Wahoo ELEMNT updates to support turn by turn navigation

And a lot of other tweaks and fixes too!

Posted on June 15, 2016 in News & Updates // 1 Comment

Wahoo released the latest update today (June 15th) for the ELEMNT cycling computer. This latest firmware version gives it a new feature: turn by turn navigation. Don’t be as silly as I was and run to your computer to hook it up, as I forgot, the ELEMNT will download and install it itself over the air using your WiFi network. You can force the update by looking for it in the settings on the ELEMNT itself. Needless to say, you need an active WiFi connection.

The breadcrumbs on routes.

RideWithGPS

Partnering with RideWithGPS you could already have breadcrumb navigation and Wahoo promised that turn-by-turn navigation was on it’s way. And Wahoo delivered. Today the latest firmware is available and the integration of RideWithGPS has improved.

I’m still to see the details on how it works as I haven’t been able to test it out yet, but I’ll update my full ELEMNT review once I have.

Also, Wahoo is working on improving the integration of Komoot and Strava and in the previous (smaller) update the dropouts between sensor or phone and the device itself were fixed.

But wait, there’s more

The list of the update is quite impressive. Besides the turn by turn navigation, routing has been improved and the maps page can now get six data fields (was two). But also, a deleted route on RideWithGPS is now removed from your ELEMNT (yes!)

The list is as follows:

After selecting a route it now goes straight back to the map view
Added a new “Selected” route view with full cue sheet if available
Added ability to sort routes by date, proximity and starred

Workout

Added notification if moving but have not started a workout
Added support powering off your ELEMNT mid-workout
Added option to delete workout if under time/distance thresholds
Scroll through workout history on ELEMNT

Configuration

Added support for mixed units. e.g distance miles, temp deg C, elevation in metres
Added support for connecting to hidden Wifi networks (using SSID/password)
Added support for manually switching between known Wifi networks with companion app
Added support for showing SSIDs longer than 16 characters
Added low storage warning

Sensor Support

Added support for configuring gear ratios (from companion app)
Improved support for PowerTap P1 and Polar Look power meters
Added support for PowerCal
Fixed issue of Normalized Power spikes
Added clock drift compensation for sensor device clocks
Fixed issue with sensor info in FIT file all having manufacturer set to Wahoo
Added support for a single front gear (Shifting profile)

UI/UX Tweaks

Optimized power calibration by skipping “prepare” page
Fixed menu selection not visible when backing out of menus
Fixed issue with P1 battery status showing incorrect labels
Remove battery status for KICKR devices
Added firmware information to sensor info page
Fixed issue with battery information not updating if status page is open