What do you expect from the next update?
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As an runner with less than perfect close-in eyesight who does not want to or cannot wear glasses when running (and I can’t be the only person like this) I need the ability to set up a single data field screen that shows data (for example, time of day, lap duration) in large characters. The Vertical is a great watch (display, feel, ease of use, battery life) but having a minimum of 3 data fields per screen is, to me, a weakness that could be easily fixed.
(I had originally written the following but see now that I can set a timer before a run and the timer will be available during the run, although it requires a button press to re-start it.) Also: the ability to set a reminder ‘alarm’ (through vibration) that repeats every, say, 20 or 30 minutes, during an endurance run.
Thanks.
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@GKnoll said in What do you expect from the next update?:
As an runner with less than perfect close-in eyesight who does not want to or cannot wear glasses when running (and I can’t be the only person like this) I need the ability to set up a single data field screen that shows data (for example, time of day, lap duration) in large characters. The Vertical is a great watch (display, feel, ease of use, battery life) but having a minimum of 3 data fields per screen is, to me, a weakness that could be easily fixed.
(I had originally written the following but see now that I can set a timer before a run and the timer will be available during the run, although it requires a button press to re-start it.) Also: the ability to set a reminder ‘alarm’ (through vibration) that repeats every, say, 20 or 30 minutes, during an endurance run.
Thanks.
Legibility of the display is really, really important!
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@GKnoll this is one of the main reasons I had to go back to a Garmin
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@wakarimasen said in What do you expect from the next update?:
@GKnoll said in What do you expect from the next update?:
As an runner with less than perfect close-in eyesight who does not want to or cannot wear glasses when running (and I can’t be the only person like this) I need the ability to set up a single data field screen that shows data (for example, time of day, lap duration) in large characters. The Vertical is a great watch (display, feel, ease of use, battery life) but having a minimum of 3 data fields per screen is, to me, a weakness that could be easily fixed.
(I had originally written the following but see now that I can set a timer before a run and the timer will be available during the run, although it requires a button press to re-start it.) Also: the ability to set a reminder ‘alarm’ (through vibration) that repeats every, say, 20 or 30 minutes, during an endurance run.
Thanks.
Legibility of the display is really, really important!
In fact, at that point, where I have become accustomed to functioning with certain bugs and feature limitations, I only ask of the developers:
MUCH LARGER TEXTS SIZE!!! please
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@David-l said in What do you expect from the next update?:
@GKnoll this is one of the main reasons I had to go back to a Garmin
Sorry to say it out loud, but my Forerunner 955 is much clearer in this respect. -
The first thing I expect ad soon as possible is to fix the bug which hides the first part of the track from the watch display during activity recording, which is simply unacceptable for a watch paid 800 euros. Immediately after also fix the display which turns off after battery charge and requires several time to come back. So, instead of inventing new features, what I suggest is to concentrate on bugfix
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@fobissss I have never encountered that problem
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@fobissss
you can be sure that Suunto knows about both issues. and you can be sure they do not ignore them.
the uncertainty about priority and success to find the root cause remains. -
@Frederick-Rochette dual power, cycling & live tracking.
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This is actually not a watch update, but a map update, but when will contour lines be restored?
Months pass and still silence, and there were assurances that it was only temporary.
Additionally, it is impossible to download new maps without first updating the previously downloaded ones, which will become useless to me.
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@peegee said in What do you expect from the next update?:
- Possibility to choose another widget by swiping in opposite direction.
Why not swiping through as many widgets as you please? Much like
- the touch screen functionality as well as the middle button afford,
- in the training mode faces (that you can compile and customzie on the mobile app),
- the watch OS of the older watches had it,
- it is suggested in “how to customize your widgets” on the SV,
- it used to be before it was changed to a lengthy scroll with an unnecessary layer of depth to get your information…
Just saying…
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I really wish Suunto team could add this, would be so useful for me.
Option to change UI scale in widget list. Like now i can see two options when button down pressed once. I see pulse, and weather. If i want to see more info i need to press down button few more times to scroll down and see other widgets. It would be cool option to change scale from 100% to 75% or 50% for example.
Just like in internet browser by holding CTRL + scroll mouse roll. Just by one press down button I could see current weather, pulse, altitude compass or something, everything would be just smaller. No need to press down button few times. I think its also very easy to implement.
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@mrenaude I would also love to be able to continue with the previous day’s activity, for hiking routes of several days. This way all the kilometers would appear together and everything would be seen together on the map
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@Carlos97atz That is such a useful feature! Run to barber, resume later, get haircut, run back home. Do it all the time! Years ago I did a 55km 3 day backpacking hike with the Forerunner 945, resume later was great, could recharge the watch, and end the trek with one activity. It baffles my mind that the other big sports watch companies haven’t done this (besides Coros I think).
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Automatic navigation and recalculation/redesign shortest route to a destination (like in Google Maps navigation)
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@Kostas-Zinelis This generally works in the city, park, etc. and is useful only in smartwatches.
In outdoor watches, especially in the mountains, you should generally not use such automatic routing (apart from the fact that in the mountains there are no streets along which a watch can automatically select a safe route). Often there are no trails at all or they vary in difficulty. The choice of route should be left to the user who consciously chooses his route.
The watch screen is too small to be able to check whether the route guided by the watch is safe at all.Besides, Suunto has enough problems with the software (including maps in general) to start further complicated software revolutions now.
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@gerasimos said in What do you expect from the next update?:
@Frederick-[link text]([link url]([link url](link url)))Rochette Button lock
in time mode - (same like during exercise) and bug fixes
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@maszop That’s not true. As long as there is the option in Suunto app to automatically design hiking routes (any road or path) a similar to Google maps navigation can be applied. With this option the user will have the benefit of recalculation of ETA which now is only available by track back.
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Open SDK/API for S+ apps, widgets and watchfaces.
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For me there are three major and three minor things I’d love to see in the next update:
- Contour lines - missing them at 500+ zoom level makes map useless in certain sports and scenarios. I bet some user groups may not mind this in at all (e.g. trailrunning), but for other (smaller) user groups this is a huge deal.
- Fixed turn-by-turn navigation - current implementation does what it can to get you confused and lost. I simply don’t understand why they chose this implementation and why they’re keeping it.
- Better watchfaces - not more, just better. Maybe its time to retire some old ones, give people basic ability to configure a few fields, ability to show HR/baro graphs on watchface etc. I also feel at least half of watchfaces are for designs and to look good and stylish (OK, some people may prefer that), and we’re missing a few more practical ones (optimizing for readability over design)
And three nice-to-haves if I may:
- Faster Off-track alert: Off-track alert notifying user only after 100m deviation from course is way too much on watch that can track which side of the road you’re on. Garmin has 50m in watches with less precise GPS. Can we make it say 20m? Shouldn’t be too controversial or difficult to change I hope.
- One optional, configurable field in map view Time, HR, and altitude will likely be among the most useful ones.
- Multitasking - ability to leave activity mode during tracking, without stopping, go back to watchface, be able to interact with the watch and be able to get back to activity tracked (by going up from the watchface). Useful for slower activities, like in the middle of a long hike want to check out weather widget, alti/baro widget, sunrise/sunset widget etc.
Watch: Suunto Vertical (titanium solar canyon)
