Software update 2.39.20 (2024 Q4)
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@Maximilian-Mustermann I vote you for every single word.
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos IMHO a public beta program would be a great move.
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@Maximilian-Mustermann Couldnāt agree more.
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Iām still on 2.37.13 FW Version. After reading the issues people have with the Q3 and the Q4 FW releases, I donāt think Iāll ever upgrade mine. Nothing in the last two releases appeals to me and I consider it a downgrade especially with the changes made to complications. Iām happy with the features I currently have and I love my SV.
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As a Software Engineer, I very well understand the nature of bugs and how unpredictable they can be. I would not complain about those. If a company has the right values, those bugs will be fixed very soon.
What is very concerning to me with this update is the focus on accessory, unnecessary features or even features that goes against the core values, such as the new festive watch faces or the new UI zoom effect.
About the festive watch faces -> Totally unnecessary. Any minute spent on this could have been better used to do something else.
UI Zoom effect -> I think is a regression over the previous scroll effect. Itās more difficult to read, disturbing to the eye. Probably even less performant than before with all those different sizes and re-draws. Maybe looks better on an OLED screen with crown (Race family) but in my Vertical looks much worse than before.Can we have the UI Zoom effect as an option in Settings?
This seems to me that those features were lead by a product manager that is not a Suunto user, that doesnāt understand what Suunto is, and/or that doesnāt understand the Suunto core user base.
As mentioned above, Suunto user base, or should I call it the ālegacyā user based wants and values a good old Land Rover Defender, not a modern SUV full of bells and whistles. For that there is already loads of alternatives. I agree also with previous comment that this seems a move to become a crowd favourite. And that is a shame. And in my opinion, a very bad strategic decision.
Wondering if this is a signal of the future direction of Suunto and if is already related with the operations (including development) move away from Finland.
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@jjorgemoura people have different tastes . I prefer the new ui scrolling and zooming . other running partners of mine also agree . Does it really change the end experience substantially ? No ! If you like the utilitarian style or not ā¦ well the scrolling is of absolute no use (especially for those who donāt care about the looks) as you probably donāt pay over 1sec of attention there ā¦ you really focus on the activity , performance and metrics .
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This firmware is a lot more than green watch face color.
It has GPS improvements and great new navigation features.
Plus button lock in watch mode and so on.
Noone will die because of some days of missing optical heart rate.
But everyone is free to have their own preferences.t6, S6, Elementum Terra, Ambit 3 Sapphire, Spartan Ultra Copper, Traverse Alpha, S7 Graphite LE, S9B Ambassador, S9P Granite Blue Titanium, S9PP Titanium Sand, Vertical All Black, Race Titanium Charcoal,
Race S All Black - Titanium Courtney
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@Egika said in Software update 2.39.20 (2024 Q4):
great new navigation features.
Do we know what these are? It was mentioned above that the ātoothā behavior has changed, but perhaps is a bit glitchy. For sure the turn-by-turn notification timing didnāt change (and still make no sense - turn-by-turn is currently useless on Suunto). Compass auto-calibration has been working great.
@Egika said in Software update 2.39.20 (2024 Q4):
It has GPS improvements
GNSS performance has been outstanding this week. Kudos to the team for these improvements. Hereās to hoping it continues!
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@duffman19 you can add multiple ruler points on the watch and it will tell you the total distance.
Plus you can tap on the map and save the target as a POI.
Plus you can navigate to where you tap on the map.
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@Egika on that note of changes - what exact behaviour should occur with the tooth change vs what I observed? The only thing I can think of is that I deleted a couple of turns as superfluous after making the route initially, is there a logic behind it overriding the tooth in every scree
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@Egika
Ah, yes! I donāt use POIs or the ruler often, but I can see how those are welcomed features for those who do. Suuntoās on-watch mapping experience is still my favorite (save for the tbt implementation - my one pet peeve!).Speaking of maps, any news on updates? Feels like itās been a long while since anywhere outside of the Tour du Mont Blanc has been refreshed.
Edit: Looks like @pavel-samokha answered my question here - https://forum.suunto.com/post/159216
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Can anyone show what does new zoom UI look like?
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Hey first of all thank you all for the comments.
I hope itās clear that we listen and we try to make the best out of what your feedback is. There is no good or bad feedback. All feedback is good. Just to be clear.
Letās do some training tomorrow (idk I like Sundays to do some Xtra miles), and if it all goes well and internal testing shows that the build I am using (along with other testers) fixes the s9pp issue with ohr Iāll post it here so you can have it in advance of production release. Hopefully thatās the case.
Till then, rest , recover and thank you.
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Software: 2.39.20
Device: Suunto Race Titanium
Heart Rate Sensor: Garmin HRM Pro (shown as paired)
FP Sensor: Stryd (shown as paired)
Power Management: Performance
Suunto Plus: ZoneSense
Potential issue: Infrequent heart rate samples - sporadic, a few points ever few minutesWent on an easy 30min run as Iām recovering from a cold. First run with the new firmware.
Hereās an image of the samples from intervals.icu (below). Garmin Connect reports the battery as good in my HRM pro. I took the dogs on a walk with the HRM pro and the data was continuous.
Run
Walk
Dogs
Suunto Race Titanium
Suunto Vertical Titanium
Suunto 9 Peak Pro Forest Green
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@seanvk this looks bad. Is it in the app like this as well ?
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos It is odd because it appears as continuous in the app, but when looking at the watch while running, the heart rate most just ā----ā most of the time and only sporadically had a value when I happened to glance at it at the right time.
Not sure how to IM, but I can send you my FIT file.
Suunto Race Titanium
Suunto Vertical Titanium
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@seanvk said in Software update 2.39.20 (2024 Q4):
@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos It is odd because it appears as continuous in the app, but when looking at the watch while running, the heart rate most just ā----ā most of the time and only sporadically had a value when I happened to glance at it at the right time.
Not sure how to IM, but I can send you my FIT file.
It looks like the belt doesnāt work well.
