Suunto Ocean general discussion

VoiGAS

@Ben-Woodard I think with this features I would also buy the Ocean . Maybe some of them will arrive with newer software. AOD, altitude for diving and tide info should not be a big problem to implement and would be really helpful

altcmd

@Ben-Woodard have you checked if you have AoD turned off in your Display settings? I have noticed that if it is turned off, the display also turns off during activities but with it on, the display stays on.

Ben Woodard

@altcmd yes I’ve tried it with the Always on Display. The same problem. This is my biggest annoyance with the watch.

It is most annoying when I’m cycling but also when I’m doing stretches or SuuntoPlus workouts where an activity is timed and I don’t want to change position but still watch the display count down.

I understand that Suunto knows about the problem. I hope they fix it in the next firmware release.

It is taking a while to update the firmware to support ZoneSense on the watch but sometimes it does show up in the app. That is another in thing I am looking forward to in the next firmware release but since it is a dive computer firmware releases need more testing and come more slowly.

altcmd

@Ben-Woodard double check the AoD settings as they are activity specific. In each activity, you have to adjust the settings for AoD. Not sure if Ocean has some disparity with Race and Race S but the AoD setting in sports profile is independent of the general AoD watch setting.

Ben Woodard

@altcmd Where would these sport specific AoD settings be?
There is the general AoD in the watch which is under Settings - General - Display. There the AoD is just a simple (on/off) with nothing associating it with a sport.

For a sport specific mode I would expect it either in the menu when you start the sport mode’s exercise options. I would think that it would be under “Battery Mode” or maybe under a new separate item like “Display” but I don’t see it anywhere just: Battery Mode, Navigation, Map, SuuntoPlus, Intensity Zones, Target, GPS, Wrist HR, Sensors, intervals, Autolap, Voice feedback Media Controls, Autopause, feeling. Or it would be a checkbox when you make a custom sport mode.

BTW I think that they should move Structured Workouts out of SuuntoPlus with the apps and then make a Workout menu with:
Intensity Zones (on/off)
Target [meaning simple target]
Intervals [meaning simple intervals]
Structured workouts [with a list of sport appropriate structured workouts that you have created]

altcmd

@Ben-Woodard when you go in to an activity, check the activity settings before starting the activity. There is a display setting there and within that is buried the said AoD setting. This has to be set one time for each activity.

Ben Woodard

@altcmd Nope. The Ocean doesn’t have that in the current firmware. Under each activity type there are only.

Battery Mode,
Navigation,
Map,
SuuntoPlus,
Intensity Zones,
Target,
GPS,
Wrist HR,
Sensors,
intervals,
Autolap,
Voice feedback
Media Controls,
Autopause,
feeling.

No Display item on the Ocean in 2.36.18 which is the latest when I’m writing this…

altcmd

@Ben-Woodard maybe some tester here with an Ocean and Race S can confirm if there is a difference between the watch firmwares. Sorry I don’t have an Ocean to cross-check this.

RIKO14

Hello,
(I’m French, sorry for the translation).

I am going to replace my Scubapro Galileo luna with a computer watch.

Since the SUUNTO OCEAN has the compass function, is it possible to lock a heading (bloquer un un cap en français) by pressing a button or does the compass function not allow this function for the moment ?

And what other functions are visible at the same time as the compass function ?

thank you for your replies

diogao13

@RIKO14

If you really need a compass, it is not time to buy an Ocean. Wait for the next update to make your choice.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Jg_SpREfccI?si=t_ObYV2JyA3MGfpH

Flops

@RIKO14 Bearings lock and options for a full compass arch have been added in the latest update.

https://www.suunto.com/en-gb/Support/Software-updates/Release-notes/suunto-ocean-software-updates/

See images below.

I hope this helps.

Pavlas

Hi, I have the opportunity to buy a new Ocean with full warranty for a very good price. But I’m a little worried about the display burning out. I sometimes use maps with navigation all day - 12 hour bike ride (a couple of times a year) Isn’t there a risk of burning the arrow with my location, which is static? Or a zoom number?
I have a Vertical, which I am very happy with. So there’s also the question of whether this upgrade makes sense.

VoiGAS

@Pavlas For Cycling you should be aware of the differences AMOLED vs MIP. Being an AMOLED Watch the Suunto will not display Values and Maps in Full Brightness all the time. You have to use Lift to wake or push a button to read. The good news is: This should prevent the screen to burn in.

dulko79

@Pavlas what is a very good price?

Jonathan C

@Pavlas I own both and normally I would be the one advocating for the preservation of MIP tech…

But, Suunto’s UI simply wants to live in AMOLED world—text crisp, colors vibrant, and gradients dynamic. It makes for a more luxurious experience and as @VoiGAS mentioned burn-in shouldn’t be of critical concern.

Congratulations on the upgrade.

Pavlas

@Jonathan-C @VoiGAS
Thanks for the feedback. I’m still comparing both watches. It is true that the maps on the amoled display are amazing. And I thought the Vertical had great maps too. The amoled display is very addictive.

kenellis

I am looking at this watch and saw the list of issues with a lot of the functions back in November. Are there still problems with the GPS, Altitude, heart rate, no fly, sleep, and step accuracy?

roman.dolinsky

Hello all,
Thank you for latest update. I really like Oceans.
Maybe request for next update.
Maybe add volume option for notification.
Will be possible add fast switch for vibration only? Sometime beeping noise can be annoying.
Is in plan Spotify integration + Bluetooth headphones?
And last request upgrade diving watchface. There is place for more information.
In separate threat is nice idea.

Alvaro

@kenellis I just bought two (one for my wife and one for me) and even after the December update, the steps do not measure well. You have to move very markedly the arms to detect steps … even in walking mode, in 3km I counted 900 steps and should be at least three times… We are looking forward to an update to fix it because the watch is amazing and it is perfect to be able to do activities and monitor our daily life with our dive watch.

Alvaro

Hello I have detected that if I use the “weights” mode then it stops counting steps… and in the “walking” mode the step count fails too, it does not count many steps. we are talking about saying that 3km are 1000 steps…everything is correct and I have restarted several times and tried it on two different oceans (my wife’s and mine). Are you working on fixing that? It has to be a thing of the last update…greetings