GPX Import into SA - How To Guide (Android)

Florian Blondeau

A great new !!

It’s a really usefull functionnality that missed.
One question however: it seems that waypoint added on the route disappears when opening the .gpx file in SA.
And I did not found the way to add or create waypoints on route directly on the route editor in SA.

That’s too bad for now. The ETA or ETE to waypoints fields on the watch are still useless.

Maybe soon in a new update ?

surfboomerang

Am I missing a button?
How can I import a route from gpx?

Zdeněk Hruška

@surfboomerang Maybe read the first comment here. I suppose that is the way how to do it.

Jonathan Newby

@surfboomerang me too been looking.

ColdBeer

@surfboomerang said in GPX Import into SA - How To Guide (Android):

Am I missing a button?
How can I import a route from gpx?

No button, you must download GPX file and try to open it from your file explorer and, if questioning, ordering to open with SA.

Jonathan Newby

@ColdBeer I thought it was something new. I did that with mine last week.

Zdeněk Hruška

@Jonathan-Newby Yeah me too. But now it’s maybe official? Or I don’t know However I haven’t found any other option

surfboomerang

Even after the 3.53 update the Suunto App still isn’t selectable as Open With… app for me. Tried several file explorers, but no luck.

stromdiddily

@Jonathan-Newby said in GPX Import into SA - How To Guide (Android):

@ColdBeer I thought it was something new. I did that with mine last week.

I mentioned it in another thread and got asked to post about it. Seems like it only works for some which may be why it was kept under wraps

Mff73

Please post here for GPX import that doesn’t work.
link

Oli_Ver

@stromdiddily said in GPX Import into SA - How To Guide (Android):

On mobile, navigate to GPX file and open

works great, many thanks Dude!

cdcg82

Hi mates, try the Open it! File Explorer.

nottie

Hi,
First of all I’m very glad I found this forum and this post. Googling for GPX import for SA is very unsuccessful…

I have SA v3.54.3 and I exported a route manually created in movescount to GPX. Opening this GPX on phone (oneplus2 android 9) does open the SA but remains still just showing a zoomed out worldmap.

Just to try if it worked with another GPX I exported a route from Strava run by some random person. Opening this on the same phone configuration opened the SA and within seconds showed me the option to save the route.

Is there something special I have to do to Movescount (exported) route to make it a valid import?

sartoric

@nottie said in GPX Import into SA - How To Guide (Android):

Is there something special I have to do to Movescount (exported) route to make it a valid import?

You shouldn’t, but you can try (if not already done) to enable BT and connect watch before importing the GPX.
That version of SA sometimes get stuck during saving (an maybe import) if not connected to the watch

you can also check this : https://forum.suunto.com/topic/1476/gpx-import-doesn-t-work-for-you-post-here

nottie

No luck.
I also tried the 0_1542738001197_BigFoot40.gpx but that didn’t work for me either.

[Edit] Well,
Now I reopened my own route in movescount, changed the route to closed and the mode of routing to “Don’t follow roads” (I only have dutch, so don’t know the exact translation). Exported it again and Now it imported fine into the SA.

Almost the same for the bigfoot route. I imported that into movescount, exported, imported into SA. Now it works fine…

Felipe Pose Velasco

it works!
can I buy you a beer?
This was the main reason I did not install the suunto app until today.

FinnsAway

I finally got this working. It’s not that simple because Suunto App is not on the list to open GPX file if you using dropbox, drive etc app in your phone. This depends what Android model you have, probably.

But when I opened GPX-file from web page (dropbox) I was able to select Suunto App from the list.

I think this is huge problem because there definitely should be importing option in the Suunto App itself. Can you please add that in next version. Thank you

Oli_Ver

Hey guys, good morning.

yesterday I tried to import an exported Komoot GPX file into SA, in the same way I have done multiple times before. But I get an error that shows:
Sorry, your file can not be importet because its damaged or wrong format.
(my onw translation)

Anybody with same problems?
Brgds Olli

jordiigm

@Oli_Ver me too!! Only opens GPX with 500 points Max.

Dušan Ković

@Oli_Ver Happened to me also… I had to import GPX to Movescount and than download it again so that Suunto App recognised it as correct. Not sure what is going on in the background.