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    From Ambit3 to S9 Baro..cannot add gps coordinates manually?

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    • Tomas5T Offline
      Tomas5
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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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      • omunozO Offline
        omunoz Silver Members @freeheeler
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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 .
        Thanks

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        IPhone 13 (Sim) IOS 18.5
        Android 15.0 with Android Studio
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        • freeheelerF Offline
          freeheeler @omunoz
          last edited by

          @omunoz
          maybe in iOS, not in android

          living sideways

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          • omunozO Offline
            omunoz Silver Members @freeheeler
            last edited by

            @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

            Watch: SV Fw: 2.40.44

            IPhone 13 (Sim) IOS 18.5
            Android 15.0 with Android Studio
            macOS Sequoia 15.5 M1 & M2
            Apps IOS: 2.45.3 (19258)
            Apps Android: 4.107.2 (40107002)

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              marco9999 Bronze Member
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              Dear all, I’ve finally remembered to also check this forum (I’ve spammed this question all around internet…forgot to check this place 😅).
              Really glad to see I’m not the only “weird” 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 can’t 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 don’t 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, I’ve 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 I’m really struggling to understand such decision, and I’m sorry but I can’t find any of those arguments valid. Is the app more confortabile for most users? Excellent, happy to see it as EXTRA feature, but you don’t just ignore the rest x% of your audience because of the majority…especially if leaving such old feature doesn’t cost you anything…

              Cmon Suunto…

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              • freeheelerF Offline
                freeheeler @marco9999
                last edited by

                @marco9999
                maybe Suunto thinks we’re planning ahead?
                they give us all proper tools to do so 🤷

                living sideways

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                  marco9999 Bronze Member @freeheeler
                  last edited by

                  @freeheeler sure, and I’m 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 move…

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                    marco9999 Bronze Member @Fenr1r
                    last edited by

                    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

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                    • Umer JavedU Offline
                      Umer Javed @freeheeler
                      last edited by

                      @freeheeler said in From Ambit3 to S9 Baro..cannot add gps coordinates manually?:

                      @marco9999
                      maybe Suunto thinks we’re planning ahead?
                      they give us all proper tools to do so 🤷

                      I don’t 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+) shouldn’t 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. I’m a creative director at a product design agency in Canada and I’m involved in these all the time. All we’re trying to do here is offer feedback on those decisions and try to mention our needs. There’s no reason for us to have arguments or dismiss people’s feedback, life is more important than whether or not I can punch in coords in my wrist. We’re all spending time on this site because we all feel strongly about this brand and we’d 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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                      • freeheelerF Offline
                        freeheeler @Umer Javed
                        last edited by freeheeler

                        @Umer-Javed
                        @marco9999
                        I don’t know what’s on Suuntos roadmap and I don’t know why it was once possible to create POI in the watch and now it isn’t. I don’t know why at one point in MC we could sort our entire activity list by all metrics and now we can’t.
                        I am not against having the option to create POI’s on the watch. I just shared my opinion that there are ways to do it. I fully understand that there are situations where it’s not possible to use the phone for it.
                        Since we don’t 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 that’s not precisely working as each individual want it to 🙂

                        edit: and I hope you mention your suggestions also in surveys, not only here 😉 👍

                        living sideways

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                          marco9999 Bronze Member @freeheeler
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                          @freeheeler I’m a newbie in this forum, but i will look into this “survey” section, thanks for the tip mate 🙂

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                            marco9999 Bronze Member
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                            Dear all, I’ve created a poll here, please upvote! 😊

                            https://forum.suunto.com/topic/8398/reintroduce-the-possibility-to-add-edit-poi-coordinates-directly-from-the-watch-w-o-the-app

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                              isazi Moderator @marco9999
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                              @marco9999 I moved it.

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