TomTom Runner / Multi-Sport watch Release Notes

Release date: 28-Apr-16
Version: 1.8.52
This applies to: GPS Sports watch 2013/2014

  • You can now create a custom race on your watch so that you can race a specific distance or time.
  • We have improved Android 6.0 compatibility.
  • For some languages the translations have been improved.
  • Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented.

Release date: 20/10/2015
Version: 1.8.46
This applies to: GPS Sports watch 2013/2014

  • When using the Cadence & Speed Sensor, you might "coast" and stop peddling, or example when riding downhill. We fixed an issue that could cause a cycling speed of 0 km/h to be shown when coasting
  • We fixed an issue that could cause the watch not to give any visual or audio alert when entering or leaving a heart rate zone in freestyle mode.
  • The shortest laps you can now set are 5 seconds.
  • We corrected some translations into Czech, Finnish, French, German and Portuguese.

Release date: 01/07/2015
Version: 1.8.42
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • We improved the GPS performance under certain circumstances.
  • Various performance improvements and bug fixes have been implemented.

Release date: 16/04/2015
Version: 1.8.35
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • We’ve fixed several bugs and made improvements to the performance.

Release date: 31/03/2015
Version: 1.8.34
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

This software update makes the Bluetooth ® Smart connection to your Android and iOS MySports mobile app more reliable.
You can now pair your watch with several Android Lollipop devices to upload your activities.
For compatibility visit the Google Play Store .

Important:

  • You must update your MySports mobile app to version 1.3.0 for Android and 1.0.9 for iOS or higher.
  • After this update you need to pair your watch with your smartphone again.

Release date: 26/02/2015
Version: 1.8.32
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • We have added language support for Polish.
  • We’ve fixed several bugs and made improvements to the performance.

Release date: 16/10/2014
Version: 1.8.25
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • The battery level indication is now more accurate.
  • The remaining time and the remaining distance are now shown again during interval training.
  • We reduced the minimum time in interval training from 30 to 10 seconds.
    Note : When you select 5 seconds the watch will change this to 10 seconds to avoid conflicts with alerts.
  • We’ve fixed an issue that could cause the watch to freeze during an activity resulting in a loss of activity data.
  • We’ve fixed an issue with the race result in the watch history.
  • Based on your feedback that the recently introduced Danish, Norwegian and Swedish languages without accents are not helpful, we’ve decided to remove them.

Release date: 25/09/2014
Version: 1.8.19
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

More and improved metrics

  • The two smaller metrics shown at the top of the screen are larger so that they are easier to read.
  • Activities longer than an hour now show time in seconds and minutes.
  • We added the following behaviour: when you scroll through your metrics, one metric will first show the type of metric, for example distance. After two seconds “distance” is replaced by the unit, in this example “km”.

Improvements to pausing and stopping an activity

  • Pausing and stopping an activity is clearer and more intuitive.

Improvements to treadmill running

  • Calibration is no longer needed for treadmill activities shorter than 500 metres.

Improvements to swimming on the Multi-Sport watch

  • Choosing left or right wrist has been removed from the swim settings because it is no longer required.
  • More pool sizes are available, and you can set the pool size in metres or yards regardless of your general unit setting.
  • The swimming pool size default has been changed to 25m/25yards after a factory reset.

Improvements to the history

  • The watch history contains more details such as your race result and time spent in each heart rate zone.

New heart rate functions

  • The watch monitors how your heart rate is recovering when pausing an activity, and gives a score for your heart rate recovery. The faster your heart rate drops after exercise, the fitter you are.

More metrics for Multi-Sport and Multi-Sport Cardio watches with integrated altimeter (serial number starting with HD or HF)

  • Your Multi-Sport watch with integrated altimeter shows CLIMB as cumulative elevation gain.
  • Your Multi-Sport watch with a built-in altimeter shows terrain distance during run, cycle, freestyle or hiking activities in the mountains. Terrain distance includes the climb and descent. This is especially useful when exercising in mountainous areas, where there is a significant difference in horizontal distance travelled and the distance over the sloped ground.

Usability improvements

  • For Training Partner Race, you can complete the race even when your ‘shadow’ has already finished.
  • Additional languages have been added: Czech, Dutch and Portuguese languages.
  • Added support for iOS 8.

Bug fixes
All the following issues have been fixed:

  • Elapsed distance was incorrectly shown instead of lap distance.
  • Swimming count stopped on long swims, for example around 2850m (57 lengths of a 50m pool).
  • Occasionally, the calorie calculation was using default height/weight/gender.
  • The altitude did not display over 9999.
  • Sometimes the crank icon didn't appear although the watch was linked to the cadence sensor.

Release date: 22/07/2014
Version: 1.8.05
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • For TomTom Multi-Sport owners, you can select a free-style, GPS enabled activity type for any non-running, cycling or swimming activities, so you keep a clean history/totals for the main activity types.
  • Race against a specific activity using the MySports Race this button.

Release date: 03/06/2014
Version: 1.7.25
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • We’ve fixed several bugs and made improvements to the performance.

Release date: 01/05/2014
Version: 1.7.22
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • You can see your actual pace for a lap, during the lap.
  • You can see your heart rate in the GO and PAUSE screens.

Improvements and fixes

  • We improved the accuracy of the treadmill tracking.
  • We improved the watch battery life when using the MySports mobile app.
  • We’ve fixed several bugs and made improvements to the performance.

Release date: 03/04/2014
Version: 1.7.16
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

Improvements and fixes

  • We’ve fixed several bugs and made improvements to the performance.

Release date: 07/02/2014
Version: 1.6.13
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

  • TomTom MySports mobile app

    The TomTom MySports mobile app allows you to automatically upload your sports activity data from your TomTom GPS Sport watch to TomTom MySports, MapMyFitness and RunKeeper using your smartphone. In addition, the app downloads QuickGPSfix data to your watch.
    The TomTom MySports mobile app is compatible with iOS 6 and higher on the following Bluetooth Smart enabled devices:

    • iPhone 5s
    • iPhone 5c
    • iPhone 5
    • iPhone 4S
    • iPad mini Wifi + 3G
    • iPad 3 Wifi + 3G
    • iPod Touch 5

    An Android version is planned for release in 2014.

  • Air plane mode
    You can now disable Bluetooth Smart in situations where you are not allowed to use it.

  • Pace or speed
    You can now choose to show pace or speed or both when you use the run, cycle and treadmill activities.

  • Improved charging icon
    A charging icon now clearly shows you that your watch is still charging when it is connected to a computer or a wall charger.

  • Remaining interval metrics
    You can now choose to be shown how much time or distance is left before moving on to the next routine. Next to the time or distance metric, you can now also see the number of the current set.

Release date: 12/12/2013
Version: 1.5.4
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

New functionality

  • Timeouts to help improve battery life
    Some users have reported that the battery on the TomTom GPS Sport Watch discharges too quickly. To make a single charge last longer, the following features now have a timeout:
    • The GPS switches off if the GPS location is not fixed within 15 minutes.
    • An activity is stopped if it is not started within 15 minutes after GO is shown on the screen.
    • Bluetooth Smart stops searching if a sensor is not found within 15 minutes.

Improvements and fixes

  • The accuracy of swim activities has been further improved.
  • The battery charging icon now shows that the watch is charging.
  • The time that the backlight stays on in certain situations has been increased.
  • Other fixes and performance improvements have been incorporated.

Release date: 07/11/2013
Version: 1.5.1
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

New functionality

  • Pausing and stopping an activity
    You can now choose to press and hold the left button for approx. 1 second to pause or stop an activity. This helps prevent accidental pausing or stopping of an activity.

    You can turn the press and hold function on and off in the settings.

  • Stopwatch
    You can now use the stopwatch function on both, the TomTom Runner watch and the TomTom Multi-Sport watch. You can find Stopwatch on the activities screen. Stopwatch supports laps. To use laps move right from the activity screen or touch the area on the screen for the backlight.

Improvements and fixes

  • The buzz (vibration) in watch menus works again.

  • We have resolved an issue that caused watches set to languages other than English to crash when races were selected.

  • Several smaller bug fixes and performance improvements have been implemented.

Release date: 17/10/2013
Version: 1.4.1
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

Note: This update clears the history of activities on your watch.

New functionality

  • Training partner Race
    (Run, cycle, treadmill)
    Race yourself: Compare your current activity with one of your last ten performances. See in “real-time” where you are compared to that activity so that you can continue to improve, activity after activity.

  • Interval training
    (Run, cycle, swim, treadmill)
    You can create your own unique schedule using time or distance, to better your performance or speed. The watch alerts you with beeps and buzzes when you need to switch to the next interval stage.

    Interval training is short periods of work followed by rest. The main aim is to improve speed and cardiovascular fitness.

  • Improved cycle mode
    We now use the best available data from the Cadence & Speed Sensor and GPS.
    If a data source is temporarily lost, for example in a tunnel, we use data from the other sensor if available.

Improvements and fixes

  • The backlight in the clock mode now responds better.
  • Several smaller bug fixes and performance improvements have been implemented.

Release date: 28/08/2013
Version: 1.3.1
This applies to: GPS Sports watch

New functionality

  • The laps alert screen shows the last lap pace.
  • You can set the swimming pool length in feet or metres.
  • When a training mode is set for an activity, after starting the activity, the watch opens the training view immediately.
  • The watch alerts you when in demo mode.
  • When the watch is fully charged, it shows a battery full icon.
  • The watch works with the 4iiii Bluetooth Smart HR monitor (ANT+ sensors are not supported).
  • We added a set up wizard on the watch.

Improvements and fixes

  • We improved the treadmill mode to reduce spikes.
  • We improved the swim mode.
  • We improved the handling of low cadence measurements.
  • We added several improvements to GPS and distance calculation when the GPS signal is weak.
  • The battery life is improved.
  • We fixed some small issues in the user interface and improved some translations.
  • We fixed an issue that could result in a NoLangFile message on the watch.

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