The latest Zwift update is now available on all platforms: Mac, PC, Android, iOS, and AppleTV.
Not sure if your Zwift install is up-to-date? Here’s how to check >
This update includes new routes and badges, an upcoming mission, and of course a pile of bug fixes. There are also behind-the-scenes updates we can’t yet access. Here are the details…
New Makuri Islands Routes
Two routes (and badges!) have been added to the Makuri Islands world:
- Castle to Castle: begin in Neokyo, then head up to the Yumezi Castle area before returning to Neokyo and going through the Castle Park.
Total distance/elevation: 22.4km/139m - Twilight Harbor: a short loop in the Harbor/Shopping District of Neokyo.
Total distance/elevation: 6.9km/33m
Wahoo Climbing Mission
“The mission starts on January 24th and ends February 26th. Climb a total of 20,000 feet (6,096m), and unlock various in-game prizes as well as the opportunity to win IRL prizes from Wahoo.”
The mission in itself is fun, but the bigger news from our perspective is it sounds like Zwift is looking to bring missions back to the platform on a regular basis. And that’s a carrot we’re happy to chase!
Signups begin Monday, January 17th. We’ll publish a dedicated post covering the details of this mission soon.
New Workouts of the Week
Workouts have been added to the on-demand list for the month of January. You can also see the current week’s workout, which you can do on your own or in a Wednesday Group Workout.
Localized Workouts
For English speakers this isn’t a big news item… but Zwift has a worldwide userbase! In today’s update, Zwift has upgraded 11 of their most popular workouts to include localization in German, French, and Spanish.
The workouts are: Sevens, Step by Step, Vault, Ramp Test Lite, Ramp Test, FTP Test (short), Miracle, Lavender Unicorn, Grin and Bear it, 2 by 2, and Emily’s Short Mix. If your in-game language is set to German, French, or Spanish, you will see the titles of these 11 workouts, as well as the workout content, localized for your native tongue.
Additional popular workouts will be localized in the coming months.
Zwift Launcher v1.1.1 for Windows
Today’s update includes a Zwift Launcher update for PC users. “Zwift Launcher” is the program executed when you click the Zwift startup icon on your Windows PC. It checks to make sure required Windows components are on your machine, checks for available Zwift updates, then starts the game app.
This launcher (finally!) uses the updated Microsoft Edge browser instead of the old Internet Explorer. It also fixes the annoying script error dialog that has been bugging us for a couple of months.
See Shuji’s notes about the launcher update in the Zwift forum >
Hidden Update: New Homescreen
Today’s update includes improvements to the new homescreen UI which has been undergoing internal testing for the past few months. ZwiftHQ tells us the new homescreen is going to be rolled out very slowly, to Windows users only initially. Full access for all operating systems could be several months away.
Why the slow rollout? Because bugs in the homescreen UI could dramatically impact the user experience. So Zwift wants to make sure things work well before rolling the homescreen out to all users. Seems wise.
Bug Fixes and Misc Improvements
Here’s Zwift’s list of fixes and improvements included in this update, with notes in italic from us:
- Made improvements to the automatic naming of activities. This is a welcome update. Now our Strava activities will be automatically titled something a bit more descriptive than “Zwift: Watopia”!
- Fixed an issue causing some text not to update when a new language was selected in the home screen.
- Fixed an issue where the minimum year in the date of birth UI was not correct.
- Fixed an issue causing a line to appear on the post-activity map when a Zwifter transitioned from a workout to an event.
- Fixed an issue which would cause an unexpected solar eclipse, where the entire world was in a shadow of a much larger object.
- Fixed an issue where the crankset for the Pinarello Dogma F was invisible. And if you’re wondering… yes, the Dogma F was lighter and faster for the last few weeks.
- Fixed an issue causing the Menu button to appear overtop of the Return to Me button when fanviewing another Zwifter.
- Apple TV: Fixed an issue causing improper UI layout on the edit profile screen while the game was paused.
- Fixed an issue causing all deer in the game to appear white. This seems downright frightening.
- Devices running Windows versions prior to Windows 10 are no longer supported. Read “Changes to Supported Operating Systems for Zwifters” for details.
See Wes Salmon’s notes on this update release in the Zwift forum >
Questions or Comments?
If you spotted any other changes or bugs in the update, please comment below!
Apple 4K new style remote interface. Very clunky and creates problems, skips routes and selects wrong routes. Also I’m game very slow for use within options screen
No Problems for me yesterday after the update
“Why the slow rollout? Because bugs in the homescreen UI could dramatically impact the user experience. So Zwift wants to make sure things work well before rolling the homescreen out to all users. Seems wise.”
What? Testing something before putting it in an update? No Way. This is a novel concept for Zwift in view of the many bugs we get on a monthly basis in our Bugdates. That said, I hope this is an indication of how they’re planning on doing business going forward. The continual foul-ups (I’m thinking of a different “f” word here) has been a tiresome tradition.
The new UI is certainly going to be a very welcome upgrade. I am truly looking forward to it!
I’m sure that they do a lot of internal testing before including it in an update.
Problem is that there’s more scenarios that can happen than they can ever test for. So once the updates/features have passed internal tests, they can release it so some people and get feedback (either from the user or telemetry).
This is distaste development. So software, especially since the internet, ever released a 100% working application due to the ability to issue updates.
Go see how many updates Microsoft does for Windows (which I might add is used by more people and is more important). Or Apple with MacOS or iOS. Heck, Linux too.
The routes are linking to the bambino and medio fondos.
Fixed!
Until we can modify our bikes, the fact that buggy parts can decrease the bikeweight is just absolutely hilarious to me.
Right?!
Sorry Eric but then will you update the tron vs chart? With the return of dogma f?
I don’t remember how it was positioned
I never changed the Tron vs chart after the Dogma was changed in December. So it should be accurate now.
Apologies, I forgot I removed it since it wasn’t one of the best frames anymore. See https://zwiftinsider.com/charts-frames/ for actual timings/rankings of all frames.
Great update from zwift. Thanks Eric.
Glad to get my Dogma F back, but why can’t we change the colour 😢.
Thanks again for the Deer, they were weird.
Can’t wait to see the new Missions n new pages.
“Fixed an issue which would cause an unexpected solar eclipse, where the entire world was in a shadow of a much larger object.”
Sounds spooky. What object large than the world could cause this?
A squirrelnado!
Jupiter – the new Zwift world in 2027!
“Don’t Look Up”
Eric, what is your thought about the bug that causes iOS/AppleTV device to crash on top of the Alpe? Do you think Zwift can fix that before Friday? Otherwise massive of people doing the long ride will not be able to save their ride…
The bug exists since July, but only now Zwift Staff have made it priority.
Based on forum posts it sounds like they’re trying to get a fix in before the TdZ stage. Can they? That’s above my pay grade. Sure hope so though.
On the forum they say it will be in the update next week. I hope they realize Stage 2 starts tomorrow…
The quick easy fix around this is to change to camera 8 once you get to the top, before you go downhill. Works every time for me, no crashes anymore.
Didn’t fix it for me yesterday !!
It just happend to me… Crash on iOS (iPad) on top of the Alpe du Zwift. In my e-mail I received ‘the completing stage 2 mail’ but the ride is totaly gone. Most disapoint of all is that i just needed this ride for the Tron bike 🙁
Apple TV crashed for my husband at the top of the Alpe after finished TdZ Stage II today. Luckily he was able to save on the companion app so he didn’t lose his ride. Update obviously did’nt fix bug. I will switch to camera 8 tomorrow when I ride it.
I thought the white deer were some sort of magical unicorn type creature, didn’t realize it was a rendering issue… Going to have to look out for groupset-less bikes in future for hill climbing, that’s an interesting undocumented fearure
Still no Wahoo direct connect compatibility?
I’m willing to bet that’s an issue on the Wahoo side. They want to use that as a carrot to get people using System.
Nah, other apps are using it fine. Just Zwift being zwift
ZI comments on the white deer but not on the solar eclipse?!?! Sounds like Elafiphobia to me.
Guilty! (Just couldn’t figure out a snappy comment for that line.)
Is there a way to enable to the new UI (edit config or xml file?). That way we can test but back out if unstable
Nope.
How do sign up for the missions? Is there webpage from zwift or on the home screen when logging in?
It’ll be on the home screen when setting up the ride on the left side. Currently, that’s showing TdZ progress..
Thanks to you both, was not on zwift they had the older missions.
Same place as old missions it’s just locked for now
After the update my Sterzo steering device would no longer sync via Bluetooth. Everything else worked fine.
Thought it was just me! Since the latest update both mine me my partners kickrs will show as power meters, then when we try to pair as a trainer it won’t be there and it’ll drop the power meter connection. Have had to swap to ant plus for now. Ant plus being slower to react, not ideal timing before next week’s wtrl race with a bunch of sprints!
I’m glad my days of eternal darkness are over. It was painful to see the sunny parts of the word in the distance but being unable to ever reach them. Like the end of a rainbow.
Will miss the white deer though. They were kinda cool.
How do we sign up for the wahoo challenge
Jan 17 it will be activated (and allow you to register for it)
Thx
I like Zwift but as a Software Engineer it seems really buggy, the user experience is poorly thought out, lots of minor tweaks that would make a difference. I wish they would up the code game and the speed of new features, it would benefit them in the long run.
Complaining about bugs, but want them to release features faster? Kind of contradictory?
Zwift isn’t a massive company (when it comes to developers on their payroll). Go see how many updates Windows has had to fix bugs. As well they’re trying to support various platforms.
Personally, most bugs that have been mentioned (other than that annoying IE script error, which has been happening for years, not months), I’ve never noticed or were so minor to care.
Should send them your resume
…and that’s IMHO exactly the issue with Zwift. Too much focus on pro-level events, too much focus on becoming the UCI/Olympics virtual platform, too much fancy marketing. And not not enough focus on advancing the product, both in regard of quality and in regard of features.
R117 error fixed!
How will the Wahoo mission work – will this need to be selected and temporarily stop anything like the Tron climbing task? Not sure I’d want to use 6k climbing from the Tron challenge unless the Wahoo items are worth it. If it’s a separate mission and actually help get the Tron I might give it a go though, 6 trips up the Alpe will be a good task next month 🙂
Missions are separate from Challenges. Yu can do both at the same time.
Thats’ great – never seen missions before (or not realised).
After weeks having some problems with R117 error , I totally removed Zwift from py PC after copying the cp and workout map in Zwift under Documents.
I re-installed Zwift and started up with the launcher Icon on my desk screen, result : Same R117 error!
Than I copied the content in the Zwift map created in” Downloads” to C:\program files (x86)\Zwift (accepting severals prompts) and started Zwift again by the launcher icon on my desk screen: Result: ZWIFT IS WORKING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!
Afterwards place the copied cp and workout maps again in the Zwift map under Documents!
Thank you Zwift for the new MS Edge error with the latest update.
“We couldn’t create the data directory”
Great.
The Dura-Ace bug is still not fixed, right?
Right.
why is this such an issue to fix???
i mean it cant be that hard could it?
Still no fix for the virtual drivetrain bug, eh?
Correct.
Just did a ride with Coco and my strava activity is still named “Zwift – Watopia”. So, seems like this improvement didn’t work, for anyone else ?
Same for me on a couple of rides last night, no change in naming for the ride
So weird, after i updated zwift to new version, it locked at sucess login interface everytimes. anyone knows how to fix it?
Since the update before Christmas I got unreadable avg datas in my companion app in past activities. Am I’m so only one with that issue? It seems that this is an android only problem.
I had this briefly a couple of weeks ago but after another update, it has been corrected. Are you fully up to date?
Eric – You know, i am going to have the try the Dogma before i update ….. Smile
Guessing the new two route badges bouns will be about 140XP for twilight harbor and 450xp for castle to castle. Harbor will be fun flattish long crit/circuit race for sprinters. Castle will be if the climbers/breakaway can stay away to the finish with the long flat in last half of ride.
Zou mooi zijn als hij gaat draaien op Chromebook
Sapete quando risolveranno il problema della connessione della fascia cardio con bluetooth?
I was wondering why all the deer have been white for awhile. It looked kind of cool. Reminded me of the Albino squirrels I used to see when I lived in Southern Illinois.
Will they ever fix the bug with the screen shot function on the companion app that just gives you a blank screen?
Looks like you need to add the two new routes to https://zwiftinsider.com/makuri-islands/
Never mind … I didn’t see them there 5 minutes ago, but now I do!
Aww man I could’ve sworn major club features was included in this update.
Did this annoying constant chain noise came with the update? Never noticed it before.
I noticed that too. I use earphones and with the trainer noise, fans and some music that chain noise just sounds like some background static buzz, it’s horrible! After starting the game I actually thought there might be a problem with my earphones! I turned the 3D World Volume right down which is a shame because I kinda like the general world and nature sounds.
I find it really annoying and frustrating as well.
There’s a ticket for this on the Zwift Forums here: https://forums.zwift.com/t/game-sounds-messed-up-after-update-january-2022/569392/18
Can you please add your comments and upvote the ticket? I don’t think that without letting Zwift know this is not a desired feature, they’ll do anything about it.
Seems to be new badges for Climber’s Gambit and Legends Lava routes. I assume they are new as I’ve done both more than once, but haven’t got the badges.
I believe those were given route badges on the previous update. I got the badges for both a few weeks ago – they were formerly event-only routes, as you may know.
Is the ATV bug fixed on the Alpe climb?
The app isn’t up-to-date and won’t do it automatically although set to do so….how can I get the app updated to Jan 2022? Last updated in playstore Dec 2021….do I have to reinstall?
Thought the white deer was just a Christmas thing!! Who knew..
Do I spot a new Felt FR 2022 in there too?
“data\bikes\Frames\FeltFR2022”
As for “slow rollout” this is quite normal in software development. Better to have called it a “soft rollout” or “targetted rollout”
https://www.atlassian.com/continuous-delivery/principles/feature-flags
Embarrassed for Zwift they didn’t fix the already know Apple TV crash at the top of ADZ before the Tour De Zwift. It’s been a known issue and now the notification rolls out where they hope they can fix it before the makeup week. Literally hosted a stage of their main tour and it doesn’t work.
I’m not usually on the bash Zwift bandwagon because I really do enjoy the platform, particularly compared to any competing platforms… but c’mon, this is ridiculous.
Agree. This does seem a step above the usual bugs/problems.
Any plans to enable people to talk to each other like on other games? Not just message each other.
for multiple users of the app, you used to be able to toggle between users/usernames and passwords would automatically load, now we have to type the username and password in each time, anyone else seeing this or know a fix (Windows 10)
Same problem here! Also Win10
First, the Cervelo S5 2020 was too light, then it got heavier. Has a final solution been found to this?
I think you’re thinking of the Canyon Aeroad 2021, which was too light when launched. The Cervelo S5 2020 was never tweaked except for this groupset change.
But how is it ranked now after it has had its groupset changed, before it was one of the fastest frames?
and also one of the best for climbing
Hello,
on Linux, update impossible, and new install crash 🙁
Any peaople have solution?
Thank’s
After doing this update, Bluetooth no longer works on my Windows 10 laptop. It worked fine before the update. So now I can only connect my devices using the ANT+ Dongle.
What happened to Windows 10 Bluetooth support?
Is the new felt fr frame part of this update
I want to change my question to – How is the Cervelo S5 2020 performing in terms of climbing up after it has got a heavier groupset, before it was one of the fastest to climb up?
Can’t tell for sure if it happens after the January release or not, but my TrainingPeaks workout aren’t in Zwift any more 🙁
(and yes, I’ve removed -> reconnected Zwift and TP).
Is it possible to opt-in to the new homescreen UI?
iPad Pro with Wahoo Speed & CAD sensors and a Wahoo HRM
After the recent update (which I might add on the iPad was forced with a message stating it had to be done) I now have issues with the speed & HRM sensors not connecting at all, I have rebooted devices, changed batteries etc etc and nothing works . . it seems the ‘improvements’ in Bluetooth for the expensive trainers have come at the cost of the less fortunate riders that don’t have them . . is there any updates as to when this will be fixed.
I see 5 new route badges but cannot find the rides?
Three little sisters
Triple flat loop
Downtown Titans
Eastern Eight
Handful of gravel
Please advise
Current rebel routes by same name. Maybe for Tour of Watopia first then either event only or free ride after.