Coros Feature Update – Jan 2025

The January 2025 update for COROS devices introduces several enhancements to improve functionality and user customization. These updates include options for personalizing accessory management, refining activity tracking, and enhancing navigation tools.

Some details…

Users can now assign custom names to paired accessories and sensors, making identifying devices during setup or activities easier. Additionally, low battery warnings for paired accessories will notify users during or after activities of the need to charge.

Group tracking capabilities have been enhanced to provide real-time location data for teammates directly on compatible devices. A new feature displays teammates’ first and last initials for easier identification, and users can now set a meet-up location directly in the app. Two obvious downsides are that this feature is most useful in cycling not running, and your teammates must also have a Coros device with this feature enabled (whilst carrying a phone).

• Turn-by-turn navigation has also been improved, with alerts available as a data field within activity profiles.
• A dedicated “Floor Climb” activity mode has been added, measuring the number of stairs climbed during workouts.
• Outdoor climbing activities now benefit from an upgraded Superlock feature, reducing the chance of unintended unlocking during use.

Additional updates include new metrics such as power-to-weight ratio (w/kg) for cycling activities, and a nice idea is an activity-specific Recycle Bin to recover accidentally deleted data in the COROS app. Users can also overlay performance data, including GPS and elevation, onto DJI camera footage for detailed post-activity visualization.

Temperature units can now be customized independently of other unit settings, catering to regional preferences. A new sleep mode silences notifications and automatically displays a sleep-focused watch face at bedtime. Multisport mode has been expanded to include up to 10 rotating or repeated activities, while indoor cardio workouts now track distance using step cadence. Other usability enhancements include bulk exporting activity files via the COROS Training Hub, improved visualization of elevation charts, and the ability to re-lock watches manually when using Auto-Lock mode.

Take Out

Nothing is headline-grabbing here, and that’s probably a good thing.

Coros needs to concentrate on packing the usefulness into features rather than adding another lightly covered feature. It’s good to see they are beefing things up.