Updates for Suunto Spartan
Here you will find the details about the latest software releases for Suunto Spartan, as well as information on previous updates and how to complete the software update process.
Latest updates
New software version: Spartan Family Update 1.11.56
Beginning on October 17th, we will be releasing a substantial, outdoor focused software update to the Spartan family. Some features require an air pressure sensor (like storm alarm) and thus are specific to the Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport WHR Baro. We are thrilled to be delivering the following new features and performance improvements:
- New outdoor watchface that includes new views: battery %, moon phase, and sunrise & sunset.
- Navigation enhancements:
- Waypoint and POI approach notification in route navigation (based on distance/proximity)
- Estimated time of arrival (ETA) or en route (ETE) added to POI navigation (in POI view)
- Notification showing ETE to next waypoint or POI on route has been added to route navigation
- Read more on all the navigation option in the Spartan here. (http://www.suunto.com/sports/News-Articles-container-page/three-ways-to-navigate-with-a-suunto-spartan-gps-watch/)
- Storm Alarm: receive a notification when there is a significant drop in air pressure. (only Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport WHR Baro)
- Sunrise and sunset alarms
- New downhill data fields for alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark skiing
- Real-time: display fields fields for downhill distance, grade, speed, and more.
- Summary: total run count, total downhill distance and descent, longest run distance, total average and max speed, total downhill duration.
- New data fields for customization in factory sport modes
- Interval average pace
- Vertical speed
- Run counter (skiing and snowboarding)
- Estimated time to POI and route end
- % of max HR
- Sunrise and sunset
- Sleep Tracking
- Sleep summary
- 7 days sleep history
- 7 days sleep HR average (available only in Wrist HR models)
- Turkish language now available in all models and Thai language now available in region-specific model (both additions in the watch only)
- Notifications now available in Hebrew
- Countdown timer
Key bug fixes and performance improvements
- HR belt connection reliability: addressing instances of HR belt losing connection and not re-connecting during activity
- Now see power with Stryd also when paired as a foot POD
- Ascent/descent calculation fixes
- Bug fix for when GPS fix is lost while in 'Good' mode, but reconnectedwith 'Best' mode. Now returns to 'Good' mode as it should.
- Watch usability enhancements: additional options in shortcut menus
- Following software update, settings and sleep data are saved
- Do not disturb mode enhancements
- Failing sync scenarios fixed
- Navigation usability improvements
- Localization fixes
- Notification reliability improvements
- POD auto calibraiton can be disabled now in POD settings
- Stability improvements
Suunto Spartan Trainer software update 1.10.28
We are excited to release the first software update for the Suunto Spartan Trainer. The new features and improvements in the 1.10.28 version are
- Sleep tracking
- Do not disturb mode
- Improved battery indicator
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
At the same time, we are bringing performance enhancements improving pairing and connectivity to the Suunto Movescount App.
The sleep tracking functionality will continue to be developed and will be introduced to the Suunto Spartan Ultra, Spartan Sport and Spartan Sport Wrist HR later this autumn. This is planned to happen in conjunction with the Outdoor-focused update currently scheduled for October.
Upcoming Suunto Spartan plans
Our focus this summer is to bring performance enhancements to the current Spartan solution. We are targeting to deliver some of these improvements by late summer/early autumn. Following this, we will be bringing a substantial, outdoor-focused release later in the autumn, currently scheduled for late October.
As we move forward, the cadence of our software updates will be once per quarter (approximately every three months). Updates will typically include both feature updates and performance improvements.
Suunto Spartan software update 1.9.36
We are excited to share the latest update for the Suunto Spartan family. Here are the new features and improvements available in this release:
- Start planned Moves on your Spartan
- Find back navigation
- Notifications for daily activity targets (steps and calories)
- Triathlon mode customization
- Do not disturb mode
- 30-day activity sync after software update
- Enhancements to watch-app connectivity (pairing and sync improvements)
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
We continue to focus on Spartan development going forward and incorporating feedback from the community into our plans.
Suunto Spartan software update 1.8.26
We are excited to bring another substantial software update to the Suunto Spartan Ultra, Spartan Sport, as well as an update specifically for the new Spartan Sport Wrist HR.
On March 30, the release will be available to an initial, limited number of Suunto Spartan Ultra and Spartan Sport and to all Spartan Sport Wrist HR. Beginning April 3, the update will be made available for all Spartan owners. This process will help to ensure the quality of the updates released. (If you have not received the update on Thursday March 30, you will receive it earliest on Monday April 3).
This release brings bring rich new functionality to the Suunto Spartan family including interval training, Points of Interest in exercise, and altitude profile navigation. You can now create and complete interval training sessions on the go, directly on your Spartan. You can decide in the middle of your run to do a new set of intervals and define the repetitions, distance or duration, including the possibility to edit still during the exercise.
In addition to these features, we also bring new power-saving options, including low color mode and display timeout, as well 30 days/7days insight elements on Suunto Movescount.com (daily steps and energy consumption).
Specifically for the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR, you now have a new view to track your daily heart rate trend.
Details for March 30 release:
New features
- Interval training on your Spartan
- Points of Interest navigation in exercise
- Route altitude profile navigation
- New power-save options in sport modes (low color mode and display timeout)
- Power pod calibration support
- Power pod crank length setting
- 10 minute and 12 hour HR displays (Spartan Sport Wrist HR)
- 30 days/7 days insight element on Suunto Movescount.com for steps and energy consumption
Improvements
- More dynamic move summaries
- Improved accuracy of energy, recovery time and EPOC calculation
Bug fixes
- Fixed problem with distance in pool swim summary if pool-length changed during swim session
- Fixed inaccurate (too large) ascent values from GPS altitude
- Fixed problem with declination synced from Suunto Movescount
- Fixed time zone update (Turkey, Cyprus and Tonga)
- Watch blocked after receiving notification
- Fixed watch face preview images
- Added missing icons to lap views
- Language translation fixes
- Fixed direction of heading arrow route/POI overview screen
Suunto Spartan software update 1.7.30
We are excited to offer a significant update today for the Suunto Spartan Ultra and Suunto Spartan Sport.
New customizations are now available for sport modes, including seven-field displays, tracking power and editing pool length. Activities in factory modes now include heart rate, altitude and speed data shown in graphs so you can follow your progress and trends during your activity and after. Also, you can now identify and save Points of Interest in Navigation view.
Suunto Spartan software update 1.6.14
25th January - We are excited to bring you a GPS-focused update.
GLONASS is now available to use for activities in conjunction with GPS in BEST accuracy mode. This update also brings a new GPS firmware to improve general tracking accuracy. We will continue to monitor overall GPS performance as we know it is an important part of your experience.
Updates in 2016
Suunto Spartan software update 1.6.10
19th December – We are excited to deliver the first phase of sport mode customization. You can create and customize new sport modes on your Suunto Spartan from Suunto Movescount.com. You can sync up to 19 new custom modes on your Spartan at a time. Each activity type (i.e. trail running) can have several different custom modes, including newly added metrics like altitude, temperature and PTE. Additional functionality will be added to sport mode customization in the new year.
This update also allows you to view planned moves on your Suunto Spartan, see altitude barometer graph in daily view, sport-specific summary screens, as well as set daily step and calorie goals on your Spartan.
As we release this update, we are testing a GPS-specific update to address inconsistent GPS behaviour experienced by some users. This update is planned for January 2017.
Suunto Movescount 30th November release
30th November – We are excited to bring you the Progress Tool and Personal Bests to Suunto Movescount. You will now be able to see your progress and personal bests in a range of endurance sports, as well as peer-group comparisons to show you how your performance stacks up. These features, in combination with our earlier release of Community Training Insights, will inspire you to get more out of your training and adventures.
Suunto Movescount 3rd November release
3rd November – Today, we are excited to release an update bringing you the Community Training Insights in Suunto Movescount.com. With this update you will get the individualized benefits of one of the world's first training tools to leverage big data based on real-world activities. We've analyzed more than 100 million training sessions of the Suunto Movescount community so you can get more out of all your moves. In our commitment to deliver updates as soon as possible, we are releasing this feature separately from the Progress Tool and Personal Bests, which will be delivered as soon as we ensure they will meet your expectations and ours.
Suunto Spartan software release 1.2.4
- Default settings of existing sports modes can now be adjusted
- Cadence is displayed in running modes
- A new sport mode for pool swimming without a heart rate belt
- A new sport mode for trail running with Stryd power meter
- Bike POD calibration
- Fixes to route synchronization issues
Suunto Spartan software release 1.2.0
- Alarm clock
- Battery life indicator during exercise
- Track feeling to avoid overtraining
- Delete logs that you don't want to keep
- Read full notification content
- Watch face color selection
Suunto Spartan software release 1.1.30
- General stability improvements
- Improvements to watch synchronization with mobile devices and connectivity with different computer operating system - architecture combinations.
- Fixes to known issues: particularly related to navigation and swimming, and open water swimming sport modes
- Triathlon sport mode improvements based on user feedback:
- Long presses needed for transitions are shorter
- Possibility to proceed from transition view to next activity using the top right button
- Strong vibration and sound in all transitions (to and from transition view)
Suunto Spartan software release 1.1.24
- Possibility to answer upcoming phone calls on the watch
- Multisport support for selecting a new sport mode during training
- Triathlon sport mode to support swim-t1-bike-t2-run sequence
- Favorite modes shown when starting exercise with an option to select other modes
- All sport modes updated to show the most relevant values
- New sport modes e.g. running with power, running on track, interval mode for cycling etc.
- Vertical speed values available in selected sport modes
- Breadcrumb view shown in modes where GPS is used
- New activities: obstacle racing
- Summary displays autolaps/manuals laps which can be browsed
- Summary doesn’t show laps if those weren’t used
- Multisport has some activity specific values
- Better visual look and feel for displays during sport
- Move type (i.e. race, interval) stored based on the sport mode type
- Touch enabled for interactions to go back and forth in various displays
- Several bug fixes and performance improvements
Share your feedback
We want to hear about your experience with Suunto Spartan. Community feedback is an important part of how we work, and develop solutions for today and in the future.
Make sure you have the best solution available!
Update your Spartan with 3 easy steps
1. DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL SUUNTOLINK
After the download, install the software by double clicking the downloaded file
Get your SuuntoLink here
2. CONNECT YOUR WATCH TO YOUR COMPUTER
Connect your Suunto Spartan watch to your computer with the provided USB cable.
SuuntoLink opens automatically after the watch has been connected.
3. CONNECT TO SUUNTO MOVESCOUNT
Select Connect to Movescount and sign in to your Suunto Movescount account or
sign up if you don’t have an account yet.
After connecting to Suunto Movescount, SuuntoLink transfers your Moves to Movescount and keeps your watch software up to date.
Watch the video on how to connect Suunto Spartan and update its firmware.
Support
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Training World
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Go to Suunto Traning World and stay tuned for updates!
Suunto Spartan Collection
Take your training and racing to the next level with Suunto Spartan. See the full Suunto Spartan collection of GPS watches for athletic and adventure multisport.
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Spartan watches bought in 2016 benefit from extra year of warranty
All Suunto Spartan watches purchased in 2016 benefit from 3 years of warranty coverage. The extra year can be applied by registering your Spartan watch to MySuunto and presenting proof of purchase dated in 2016 to a Suunto Authorized Service Center in case service is required.
Go to www.suunto.com/support for more warranty information.
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