From Ambit3 to S9 Baro..cannot add gps coordinates manually?
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@Umer-Javed Even without cell coverage, you can tap random point on the map (even map without any data), tap Save POI, then tap that little pencil symbol and choose Edit coordinates to enter any custom values
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- Coordinate format selection to match those on the map (or other source) from which youāre selecting the relevant coordinates. The OPās UTM, MGRS, Nat Grids, etc.
Thereās even a topic for that. Open for votes to new looneys and anyone else.
(Or, as the OP put it, make phone-juggling optional and restore the direct input function to the watchesā firmware ā¦)
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Just tried to create POI in phone while offline and it works. If that action would require to be online, i would see it as problem, but since that works offline, it is quite fine. Anyway it would be nice to sync it while in excercise. I use it for routes and thats great feature.
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@freeheeler
Hi, The Pois & Routes I think that is possible if you have the bluetooth activated in the mobile and the watch , because in the workout yo go in the setting you can add with the app more POIS and routes during the activity with the SA .
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@omunoz
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@freeheeler
Sure because I remember that this function han implemented some time ago , the S9B works but I think with the two platforms, something can try if with Android works -
Dear all, Iāve finally remembered to also check this forum (Iāve spammed this question all around internetā¦forgot to check this place
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Really glad to see Iām not the only āweirdā person who expects a gps to have a BASIC function where you can add coordinates manually!!!
I give you some another use cases explaining why this (ORIGINALLY INCLUDED) feature is needed, and you canāt really rely on your mobile:
1-Extreme weather conditions where your mobile touch screen would be hard to use due to gloves, rain, etc (you can operate the watch via its buttons)
2-Mobile battery died
3-Time sensitive situation where you donāt have time to pick your mobile from pocket, remove gloves, unlock mobile, open map, open coordinates converter app to convert from UTM/xyz to Long/Lat (thanks for the link to the existing topic, Iāve just upvoted it), open Suunto app, create poi with long/lat, save, synch with clock, re put mobile in pocket, re wear gloves, operate on the clock to set the route.Software wise this is something really trivial to implement (actually it was already implemented, they just removed it!) so Iām really struggling to understand such decision, and Iām sorry but I canāt find any of those arguments valid. Is the app more confortabile for most users? Excellent, happy to see it as EXTRA feature, but you donāt just ignore the rest x% of your audience because of the majorityā¦especially if leaving such old feature doesnāt cost you anythingā¦
Cmon Suuntoā¦
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@marco9999
maybe Suunto thinks weāre planning ahead?
they give us all proper tools to do so
living sideways
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@freeheeler sure, and Iām sure this applies for >90% of the audience if not more. But not everyone does it, in some use case you just wait for coordinates that are transmitted over radio before your next moveā¦
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proposed roadmap for the engineers to make such implementation easier/quicker:
1- implement what @Fenr1r proposes, at least this reduces the overall process by one step
2- Enable the possibility to EDIT existing POI via the watch, in your preferred coord format (like it used to be)
3- Add the possibility to CREATE new POI using your favorite format (like it used to be) via the watch -
@freeheeler said in From Ambit3 to S9 Baro..cannot add gps coordinates manually?:
@marco9999
maybe Suunto thinks weāre planning ahead?
they give us all proper tools to do soI donāt think the issue of all this is about planning in general. God help me if I decide to only rely on my watch for all my navigation needs
To me the crux is I feel watches in this segment (9B,P,PP+) shouldnāt require a phone as a gateway to basic GPS functions. Especially one that was previously implemented.
I completely understand why features are sometimes removed and it may not make sense to the outside world. Iām a creative director at a product design agency in Canada and Iām involved in these all the time. All weāre trying to do here is offer feedback on those decisions and try to mention our needs. Thereās no reason for us to have arguments or dismiss peopleās feedback, life is more important than whether or not I can punch in coords in my wrist. Weāre all spending time on this site because we all feel strongly about this brand and weād like to feel even better about it.
Until I can afford to build my own watch brand, giving feedback is all we can do. Maybe the developers leaving Twitter will be able to help with the new compnay, called Suunthree?
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@Umer-Javed
@marco9999
I donāt know whatās on Suuntos roadmap and I donāt know why it was once possible to create POI in the watch and now it isnāt. I donāt know why at one point in MC we could sort our entire activity list by all metrics and now we canāt.
I am not against having the option to create POIās on the watch. I just shared my opinion that there are ways to do it. I fully understand that there are situations where itās not possible to use the phone for it.
Since we donāt know Suuntos plans, we can suggest and wish, and a lot of requested stuff has made it to the watches eventually. But they decide and we need to accept their strategy and should not be disappointed over a feature thatās not precisely working as each individual want it toedit: and I hope you mention your suggestions also in surveys, not only here
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@freeheeler Iām a newbie in this forum, but i will look into this āsurveyā section, thanks for the tip mate
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Dear all, Iāve created a poll here, please upvote!
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@marco9999 I moved it.
