Suunto Ocean SW update 2.36.18 (2024 Q3)

[danieleridoo]

@Brad_Olwin @sacrevache

Yes, you are both right!!

Just look at the compass on my 6 year old Suunto Eon. It is miles better than what the Ocean offers:

SuuntoEon.jpg

You are right, @Brad_Olwin , they need to make the dive screen customizable.

Yes, @sacrevache, I saw this YouTube video showing what you are descibing.

I was holding back on this computer, but after seeing what Suunto has come up with after so many months of the anticipated compass, I got so tired of waiting that I ordered a Shearwater Peregrine Tx today and will not look at Suunto for a while. This has been such a let down and such a shame since the Ocean is so beautiful and has a great display and great feautres.

I hope Suunto will see this and do better!

[danieleridoo]

@diogao13
This is hilarious after I found out that it is a digital camera.

https://youtu.be/yFijwwocY4Y?si=gaFcmIlIon5WL1Iy&t=67

[diogao13]

@danieleridoo said in Suunto Ocean SW update 2.36.18 (2024 Q3):

@diogao13
This is hilarious after I found out that it is a digital camera.

https://youtu.be/yFijwwocY4Y?si=gaFcmIlIon5WL1Iy&t=67

I still hope that Suunto will revert this situation in future firmwares. The hardware is great (screen and battery are amazing), the software includes a lot of good features, but still needs a lot of polishing and improvements.

Just an example. Considering Suunto expertise with RGBM algorithm, there should be an option for the user to choose: Suunto Bühlmann, pure Bühlmann, or Suunto RGBM.

Why did they abandon RGBM?
Why did they choose that beautiful, but poor screen layout?

Probably diving activity is not the main focus. I don’t know…

[Maximfreediver]

@Brad_Olwin found, thanks. As for application Suunto, i want to step in each certain dive, but i can’t. I only see table and graphic.

Hope that you add it in next updates

[Frank Scholer]

Hi everyone,

I see the update as available in the Suunto app and it says, it could take some time to download. However there‘s no progress and I gave it the whole night to complete the download, but nothing. Pressing the ‚Update Now‘ button doesnt do anything…

As I am currently on diving holiday, I would love to get the update! Any idea what I can do to force or expedite the download/installation?

Thanks Frank

[danieleridoo]

@diogao13 Indeed. So many questions and very few answers. Suunto lost and oppurtunity to make a great product from launch!

[diogao13]

@Frank-Scholer,

• check your watch is connected with the app via Bluetooth
• in the app, check that your watch is connected to wi-fi
• start the update in the app to transfer the file to the watch (the update is a hotfix, the download takes less than a minute)
• go to update settings in the watch and starts the 2nd step of the update procedure

[Simon Mongeau]

@diogao13 said in Suunto Ocean SW update 2.36.18 (2024 Q3):

issue for divers using tank pod. Here there is a thread about it:

It would be nice to remove some information on the “trash bin” in the bottom, even without customization.
I mean: there is no point of having air pressure, SAC rate AND Gaz time when I don’t have a Tank pod!

[diogao13]

@Simon-Mongeau, exactly.

Having more info on the screen, it could automatically present only the remaining infos on the switch window.

[Arturro]

Hi, there is a problem with measuring distance in open water swimming. I just bought Suunto Ocean, I have been using Spartan Ultra for 6 years, mainly ocean swimming over 4000 times. I compared Suunto Ocean with two other computers, how they handle ocean swimming and the results are surprising https://youtu.be/WLeTcv6Fqxw?si=b0ZBoaW8zeVbFK_l , Ocean was the worst… Ocean has a software problem. I tried 7 times, the results are always wrong.

[Arturro]

@Arturro There is a answer to the question: “Measured distance in swimming is wrong”. Summary of Suunto Ocean tests, after the update 2.36.18. Tests for 9 days and at the end a summary of the discrepancies in Excel.
https://youtu.be/entlRf_P3B0?si=HYwMMBMGjmsDNIP0

[Egika]

Yes. This is currently being addressed in the upcoming firmware for Ocean

[Ze Stuart]

@Egika I can’t tell you how delighted I would be if this arrived before 0600 Pacific Honolulu time, on the 21st. The ‘big’ firmware update arrived for my Vertical literally as I was about 5km of the start of a nice, long hike in Scotland, so I’m available for a repeat of that.

[dreamer_]

@EzioAuditore What keeps me out of buying the Ocean (Vertical Amoled and without wheel), are exactly the same things you say:

• Climb Guidance
• Zonesense

With the development already done and after the waiting period of further testing, I understand that those things will probably be pushed on 2024 Q4.

Then the yet pending bug fixes I posted for the rest of the watches (no need to duplicate posts):
https://forum.suunto.com/topic/9472/what-do-you-expect-from-the-next-update/446

[EzioAuditore]

@dreamer_ Sure but as I stated in other posts and since I own the 3 latest releases of Suunto watches. The Ocean has been the most reliable so far (except of the missing race/lactate predictions - this though I think is due to the fact I never run without a belt). One should note that I mostly use the Ocean mostly for ground activities and very little for water

[Jonathan C]

@EzioAuditore I can confirm about reliability. Race prediction works on my Ocean but as per Suunto is a bit too optimistic especially with the longer distances.

I suspect it doesn’t include the Lactate Threshold algorithm licensed to the Race which looks like the only watch to have it—if anyone knows.

[RIKO14]

Bonjour,
(je suis français, désolé pour la traduction).

Je vais remplacer ma Scubapro Galileo luna par une montre ordinateur.

La SUUNTO OCEAN disposant de la fonction boussole, est-il possible de bloquer un cap (bloquer un cap en français) en appuyant sur un bouton ou la fonction boussole ne permet pas cette fonction pour le moment ?

Et quelles autres fonctions sont visibles en même temps que la fonction boussole ?

Merci pour vos réponses

[RIKO14]

Hello,

hello, no one to answer ?

[Mystv36]

@RIKO14 bonjour pas possible de bloquer le cap pour l’instant.
On voit les degrés et la flèche qui indique la direction.

[Egika]

@RIKO14 sorry. don’t speak French.
maybe asking in English will improve the probability of answers