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    S9B, bad new GPS version

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    • OktanO Offline
      Oktan @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
      last edited by Oktan

      @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in S9B, bad new GPS version:

      https://the5krunner.com/2021/01/02/garmin-watches-global-gps-errors/?amp=1

      Yes!! i’m famous now 🙂

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      • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Oktan
        last edited by

        @Oktan you are always famous if you wear a SUUNTO (and join our community)

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        • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
          Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Łukasz Szmigiel
          last edited by Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

          @Łukasz-Szmigiel it can become bad if you don’t let it soak well. As it doesn’t have predictions. But if it has a clear view to the sky for a few time it should not be a problem. It should know all the data it needs for the next few hours.

          Also your next start should be faster.

          When new suunto models are tested (and that has been the case for s9/5) we testers never have agps. We test against the pure chip performance. We let the watch soak nearby the window or ie the balcony , for like 15mins , then we go run. It’s ok. 90% of the times. Agps gives the quick start, and a reassurance.

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            nseslija Bronze Member @stromdiddily
            last edited by

            @stromdiddily after a restart, because there is no AGPS file provided by Sony…

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            • isaziI Offline
              isazi Moderator
              last edited by

              Also Ray’s post on the issue: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/gps-accuracy-impacting-devices.html

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              • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
                last edited by

                Agps FYI is back.

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                  isazi Moderator @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                  @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos yes, this morning I noticed I’ve got the one for the 3rd of January.

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                  • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                    Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
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                    • surfboomerangS Offline
                      surfboomerang
                      last edited by

                      I received the new AGPS information, had almost instant fix and a clean track.

                      Does this mean it’s solved or whas I just lucky today?

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                      • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @surfboomerang
                        last edited by

                        @surfboomerang looks like solved

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                        • M Offline
                          Mi_chael Bronze Member
                          last edited by

                          For me between 27 December to 03 January, I’ve no issue with my S9 Baro, F6 pro solar and Vertix.

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                            apuka @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                            last edited by apuka

                            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in S9B, bad new GPS version:
                            “looks like solved”
                            Is really solved the week 53 issue too? Is anybody working on GPS chipset FW update in Suunto to avoid similar problems at the end of this year (also has 53 weeks)?

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                              Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @apuka
                              last edited by Dimitrios Kanellopoulos

                              @apuka we dont write the FW Sony does for all brands. That is with all chips, else Suunto would know how to produce a Sony chip 🙂 Its not like it’s opensource world here. Corps stuff and lotsa $$$

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                                apuka
                                last edited by apuka

                                I am sorry, I meant something like “is anybody in Sony working on GPS FW update and provide it to Suunto for updating the affected watches”.

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                                • Łukasz SzmigielŁ Offline
                                  Łukasz Szmigiel
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                                  It’s a consumer-level GPS chip, not an Apollo guidance computer. It’s tested but as we’ve seen how well it performs after last firmware update (compared to previous version) - it’s being released after a certain quality and performance threshold is being reached, not when it’s military or space grade.

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                                  • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                    Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @apuka
                                    last edited by

                                    @apuka I am not sure if a FW update is needed or the fault was on the AGPS. As the AGPS caused the issue.

                                    Nevertheless rest assured that this is investigated and if there is a FW update needed it will come.

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                                    • OktanO Offline
                                      Oktan
                                      last edited by Oktan

                                      If Sony decidede to release a new SW for their chip - how do watchs will get it? througth the watch update Suunto can overwrite Sony’s SW?

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                                      • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Oktan
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                                        @Oktan The FW is a piece of code that is installed on the chip lets say. Like the BIOS on your motherboard (back when BIOS was there).

                                        This piece of code is sent to Suunto/Garmin/Polar and it’s included in the watch update. The Watch FW has the Sony FW inside it and Suunto basically just says:

                                        • Ok update the watch operating system
                                        • Ok update the peripherial FWS (GPS/OHR) etc from the piece of code it got from the vendors (ie Sony, Vallencel, Qualcomm etC)

                                        Sorry for the typos 🙂

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                                        • Richard ThygesenR Offline
                                          Richard Thygesen @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                                          last edited by

                                          @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos it seems to work again with the A-GPS.

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                                            Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Richard Thygesen
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                                            @Richard-Thygesen since the 3rd (yesterday ) should have been ok

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