Live location S+ app

Nikolai Simonov

@Efejota thanx! got it, i’ll take a look, hope it will be easy to reproduce

Łukasz Szmigiel · S9PP 2.50.28

I really like the app! It’s somewhat cumbersome to set up every time but it works.

Is there a way to change metrics being shown during running? It’s showing km/h instead of min/km.

Nikolai Simonov

Hey all! I want to share some news regarding development.

You might have noticed that the S+ app was recently updated. We’ve introduced bi-directional communication, which unlocks two major features: geoposition-based laps and sending messages directly to the watch.

Here are the details:

Geo Laps: You can now place a checkpoint and set a “LAP” action for it. When you reach that endpoint, a lap will automatically trigger on your watch.
Messages: Your watch can now receive messages! There are currently two use cases:
- From a Checkpoint: You can send a message via a checkpoint—just check if the watch icon is active, and the message will be sent to your wrist.
- Message from Live view: People watching your activity live can send messages right from the browser. For now, this is a hidden feature. they need to manually add ?messenger=true to the end of the URL. so it would lok like beta.athletica.one/live/@username?messenger=true

All these features should work on the current Live.τ app, but for the best experience, I recommend joining the TestFlight tester group.

Here’s a video example of how messages work: https://drive.proton.me/urls/PWRAQW3VE0#jI2tOqIIdfr8

I’ve also prepared an app update. It’s currently in review, but I hope it will be publicly available next week. One of the major improvements is better session restoration logic.

In situations where the watch or phone disconnects, the next version will check for any unfinished activities. You’ll be asked if you want to continue the session or start a new one. If the disconnect happens in the background, we will automatically resume the session for you.

More info coming in the next post when it hits the stores!

P.S. We are also working on live streaming capabilities! This will allow you to stream your location to YouTube, Instagram, or Twitch whatever via RTMP. Let me know in the comments if this sounds interesting to you.

Efejota

@Nikolai-Simonov, amazing!

tuxbuster

@Nikolai-Simonov That sound great! Are there any plans to allow the Bluetooth connection to work simultaneously for both the tracking app and the Suunto app? Currently, I don’t receive any notifications when live tracking is active, and I can’t sync new routes to the watch because the Suunto app loses its connection. This is quite frustrating during explorations in unknown terrain when I need to adjust and resend my route on the fly.

Nikolai Simonov

@tuxbuster

Are there any plans to allow the Bluetooth connection to work simultaneously for both the tracking app and the Suunto app?

I absolutelly understand that pain, because i also used it along side with the suunto app. however, currently it’s not possible due to so many platform limitations.

Nikolai Simonov

@Łukasz-Szmigiel Just tap on it. It should toggle between speed and pace.

not intuitive… agree. every time forgot to work on that part of ux.

Brad_Olwin

@Nikolai-Simonov Streaming would be something I would be interested in! Looks good.

Panagiotis Kritikakos

@Nikolai-Simonov Hello and thanks for the app, good job Is there any update regarding sms geographical coverage? I still can’t add a Greek phone number (+30) as emergency.

SuperFlo75

@nikolai-simonov It‘s the same problem with german phone numbers… it’s not possible to set a number with +49 as emergency contact

Nikolai Simonov

@SuperFlo75 @panagiotis-kritikakos
Thanks for reminding me about this issue.

Yes, I will open up the ability to use any number in a week, or by the end of the month at the latest.

The only thing is that for particularly expensive countries (costing over €2), this will only be available to users who have linked their Suunto accounts, just to help minimize the risk of fraud.

Nikolai Simonov

A quick web app update: Live multi-user tracking!

While working on the full-featured group tracking feature, I just added a new preview feature to the web view.

Now, if a follower opens the live map for a user /live/@username, they will find a new “+” button at the top (on desktop) or bottom left (on mobile). Pressing it allows them to add up to 3 other users by @username and track them alongside the main user.

As a preview function, it is currently quite limited. Other users will appear as just a different colored plugs with username badges, but they won’t show tracks or events or anything else yet.

By the way, this is just the starting point for full-featured group tracking.

I would really appreciate it if you shared your thoughts and feedback!

Antoine

@Nikolai-Simonov said in Live location S+ app:

Hey all! I want to share some news regarding development.

You might have noticed that the S+ app was recently updated. We’ve introduced bi-directional communication, which unlocks two major features: geoposition-based laps and sending messages directly to the watch.

Here are the details:

Geo Laps: You can now place a checkpoint and set a “LAP” action for it. When you reach that endpoint, a lap will automatically trigger on your watch.

Messages: Your watch can now receive messages! There are currently two use cases:

From a Checkpoint: You can send a message via a checkpoint—just check if the watch icon is active, and the message will be sent to your wrist.

Message from Live view: People watching your activity live can send messages right from the browser. For now, this is a hidden feature. they need to manually add ?messenger=true to the end of the URL. so it would lok like beta.athletica.one/live/@username?messenger=true

All these features should work on the current Live.τ app, but for the best experience, I recommend joining the TestFlight tester group.

Here’s a video example of how messages work: https://drive.proton.me/urls/PWRAQW3VE0#jI2tOqIIdfr8

I’ve also prepared an app update. It’s currently in review, but I hope it will be publicly available next week. One of the major improvements is better session restoration logic.

In situations where the watch or phone disconnects, the next version will check for any unfinished activities. You’ll be asked if you want to continue the session or start a new one. If the disconnect happens in the background, we will automatically resume the session for you.

More info coming in the next post when it hits the stores!

P.S. We are also working on live streaming capabilities! This will allow you to stream your location to YouTube, Instagram, or Twitch whatever via RTMP. Let me know in the comments if this sounds interesting to you.

Very good job !

graciti

Is it possible to enter more than one contact to follow the activity?

Lazar Dimitrov

@Nikolai-Simonov Thank you for this update!
I believe the messenger functionality is potentially rather useful.

I tried testing it, but I could not get it to work - in my tests the web UI says that the message is sent successfully, however nothing shows up on my watch.

Watch: Race 2 with FW v2.50.26
SuuntoPlus app v: Live.τ 1.6 R3
iOS app v: 1.0.13 (70) Beta
iOS v: 18.7.2

Nikolai Simonov

@Lazar-Dimitrov thanx for report! i’ve rechecked, yep there’s an issue on iOS, will fix it next update

Nikolai Simonov

@graciti, you can share the link with an unlimited number of people.

If you’re referring to email recipients, yes, it’s currently limited to one person, but that will be expanded later.

Also there’s option to follow via telegram if anyone use it.

Egika

@Nikolai-Simonov how can I get rid of this popup?

Nikolai Simonov

@Egika Could you describe which scenario this popup appear?

if it shows after stoping an activity it’s ok.

Egika

@Nikolai-Simonov said in Live location S+ app:

@Egika Could you describe which scenario this popup appear?

if it shows after stoping an activity it’s ok.

I have started and ended an activtity.
Then I have started a new activity. When I open beta.athletica.one/live/@username?messenger=true in the browser, the above notification pops up and cannot dismissed (at least I don’t find a way to do so).