# Amazfit Balance 2 update adds turn-by-turn navigation to saved places

Source: https://idevice.com/amazfit-balance-2-update-adds-turn-by-turn-navigation-to-saved-places
Published: 2026-11-12

> Firmware 6.5.13.5 also lets swimmers log kickboard and one-arm drills by distance, and it's reaching owners in waves through the Zepp app.

Amazfit started rolling out firmware 6.5.13.5 for the Balance 2 on November 12. Chinese Smartwatches published the release notes, and there's more in this one than bug fixes: new navigation, a new way to log pool drills, and a set of changes to heart rate and training data.

Saved locations now show up on the watch map, and you can start turn-by-turn directions straight from one of those Points of Interest. That's the headline change for anyone who hikes or rides with the watch. The maps look cleaner too. Contour lines are clearer and the map scale is better proportioned, so terrain is easier to read at a glance.

Pool swimmers can now log kickboard sets and one-arm drills. During a swim you mark when a drill starts and when it ends, then type in the distance you covered, and the watch adds it to the session. Your total yardage stays right even on days that are half drills.

Runners should see more accurate heart rate readings during workouts, according to Amazfit's notes. Heart rate zones are now called Zones 1 to 5 everywhere, on workout screens and in settings, in place of the mixed labels the watch used before. It's a small fix. It also means the zone on your wrist matches the zone in your training plan.

If you train for HYROX with a Helio Strap Pro, calibration now happens on its own. The watch calibrates the strap in the background during the standard HYROX Race and HYROX Simulation workouts. Custom simulations are left out, so anyone who builds their own sessions still calibrates the strap by hand.

LifeLoad, Amazfit's daily habit log, now has clearer ratings and a new Late Meal event. You can also set your own timing when you log Trouble Falling Asleep, which matters if you fill it in the next morning rather than at 2 a.m.

A first group of Balance 2 owners can install the update today through the Zepp app, and everyone else should get it over the next few days. If it hasn't shown up yet, there's nothing wrong with your watch. Check the Zepp app again later this week.