Spring update 2025
While your boat may have been resting over the winter, we’ve been hard at work crafting new ways to make your Q system smarter, smoother, and more enjoyable to use.
This season’s release is packed with updates designed to make your time on the water easier, safer, and just a little more satisfying. Whether it’s the newly redesigned dashboard, a smoother chart view with new overlay gauges, or the much-requested support for more integrations and languages, we’ve listened – and delivered.
And if you’re setting up a new boat? The improved onboarding experience will have you ready to go in no time, with guided steps and instant app linking to get you connected from the start.
Ready to see what’s new? Let’s dive in.
New look and feel
The redesigned dashboard offers a modern, fresh interface that enhances your boating experience.
Customizable bottom and middle widgets
The dashboard widget panels can now be tailored to display the most relevant data for you, both in the middle section and in the bottom panel.
Multi-engine support
Enhanced protocol support allows users to configure and monitor up to five engines, ensuring seamless multi-engine integration.
New widgets
New widgets have been added to support multiple drive and house batteries, as well as to display rudder angle.
New chart overlay design
The updated chart application improves navigation by integrating essential engine data directly into the chart view. Users can easily monitor key metrics while staying focused on their route.
Overlay gauges and customizable widgets
Keep essential engine and navigation data visible on top of the chart, and customize widgets to show exactly what matters to you.
Easily switch to full chart
Tap the map at any time to hide overlay gauges and switch to a full-screen chart view. Easily toggle between views to stay focused on route planning and navigation.
Limitation areas for Norway
The subscription-based limitation area feature now includes the Norwegian speed and access restrictions directly on the chart.
Disable overlay gauges
Lock the expanded chart view and keep the gauges hidden.
Switch chart orientation
Switch between head-up and north-up modes.
New minicompass
Red triangle: North
Letter in the middle: Your current heading
Anchor alarm improvements
Adjusted alarm handling to reduce false alarms.
AIS functionality improvements
Improved tracking and handling of AIS targets.
New scale bars for Windy
A new wind scale bar has been added, along with fine-tuned display settings for improved readability in different conditions.
Support for Italian, Turkish, and Greek languages
Italian, Turkish, and Greek translations have been fully integrated, along with refinements to existing language sets.
Music & media updates
You can now disable the internal amplifier and control volume boost. The music app also fully supports 16” displays in picture-in-picture mode, and internet radio scanning has been optimized for better station detection.
Refreshed app icons
The side panel application icons have been given a refreshed look and feel.
Support for multiple Q Digital Switches
Among other improvements, it is now possible to add multiple Q Digital Switches to a single Q Display, increasing the number of digital switch appliances supported as needed.
Q Digital Switch switchbank steering
You can now control Q Digital Switch appliances using external physical switchbanks, offering more flexibility for traditional-style controls.
Get onboard with Q
The updated onboarding flow provides a guided setup experience, ensuring users configure essential settings such as language, draft, engine type, and fuel tank capacity right from the start.
It also walks users through downloading the Q app and linking it to the display for seamless connectivity.
The Q system now supports even a wider range of third-party integrations, enabling smooth communication with propulsion, power management, stabilization, and control systems.
Piktronik, NT Systems and RAD dashboards available via partners
Airmar all-in-one CHIRP fishfinder
Simply plug them into the display, and they’ll deliver crisp bottom details and clear fish target images. Available in both transom and thru-hull mounting options.
Medium CHIRP frequencies: 95-155 kHz
Depth range: 0.5 – 200 meters or 0.5 – 457 meters (1 kW)
Features: Depth, water temperature, bottom tracking, fish detection, “auto” mode for sensitivity, range, and noise cancellation, zoom, and split screen.
Stay informed about important updates, new features, and other relevant information concerning your system. The notification center ensures you never miss out on meaningful news – delivered straight to your Q App.
A new notification banner highlights important system updates and key Q system-related information – ensuring you stay informed about updates that shouldn’t be missed.
Language support for Italian, Turkish and Greek
The app now includes full language support for Italian, Turkish and Greek.
Limitation areas for Norway
Norwegian limitation areas are now available as part of the subscription features.
Please note: To access this feature, your Q Display must be updated to the latest software version.
