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    • Aleksander HA Offline
      Aleksander H Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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      @brad_olwin said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

      advantage is once released you can ask us about the new firmware as we have seen many versions and done much testing

      That is a very good point!

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        isazi Moderator @SuuntoMan
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        @suuntoman the beta for the app, both Android and iPhone, is open, but at least for Android it has a maximum number of users.

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          @isazi thanks, how do you join?

          Also, if I could wish for one feature it would be to have the watch still record heart rate and sleep activity during the battery saver mode. Sometimes I don’t need the smart watch functions (e.g. sleeping, working, etc.) and it would be nice to have an option to squeeze a few more hours or even a day out of the watch by switching to that mode and still record basic activities

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            Brad_Olwin Moderator @SuuntoMan
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            @suuntoman as I said the changes to batter saver are highly unlikely.

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              @suuntoman it’s all in the forum!

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              • olymayO Offline
                olymay Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
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                @brad_olwin I can understand the want for these features, as my old TicWatch Pro (OG) could still record steps and HR (the google fit every 15 mins version) whist in the super low power ‘Essential’ mode.

                I can understand dropping the HR, as that is most battery intensive, but it would be great if it could still track steps during the battery saver mode 🙂

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                • olymayO Offline
                  olymay Gold Members
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                  My predictions (or should I call them a wish list??) are mostly similar to those already mentioned, but I would like to add:

                  External sensor support - for me this is an absolute must!

                  Auto pause during activity - I’m still shocked this isn’t there and I assume it would be an easy thing to add in

                  And one last one that has been bugging me for a while…

                  Allow the screen to go even dimmer!

                  I find that at night, even with display set to auto brightness, when my screen activates (I have screen always off and use power saver tilt to show the ambient display when I lift my wrist) it is still very bright and distracting. It could easily be 50% less bright and still be very readable in the dark.

                  🙂

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                    Aleksander H Bronze Member @olymay
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                    @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                    Auto pause during activity - I’m still shocked this isn’t there and I assume it would be an easy thing to add in

                    Might be a bit more complicated than we think. When standing still a gps watch will often hop about a bit. Might not be so easy to tell when the user is moving and not. Of course, it might be I’m just overthinking it.

                    @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                    External sensor support - for me this is an absolute must!

                    Personally I don’t think we’ll se this until there comes a Qualcomm chip capable of doing BLE on the low power core. So maybe a gen 2 or gen 3 watch?

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                      olymay Gold Members @Aleksander H
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                      @aleksander-h said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                      @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                      Auto pause during activity - I’m still shocked this isn’t there and I assume it would be an easy thing to add in

                      Might be a bit more complicated than we think. When standing still a gps watch will often hop about a bit. Might not be so easy to tell when the user is moving and not. Of course, it might be I’m just overthinking it.

                      Other devices can do it, as can other apps on the S7 (Strava for example). If an activity is using ‘best’ GPS then it should be easy to implement, although I appreciate it might be more tricky for the ‘good’ GPS mode.
                      (Personally I don’t use it, as some of my runs take me through underpasses where I lose GPS and this often causes apps to pause the activity, but I know many people want it).

                      @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                      External sensor support - for me this is an absolute must!

                      Personally I don’t think we’ll se this until there comes a Qualcomm chip capable of doing BLE on the low power core. So maybe a gen 2 or gen 3 watch?

                      We can do it with other apps on the watch (Ghost Racer, SportyGo, Strava, etc) but I want it with the Suunto App.
                      I know it will affect the battery, but as the user it would be nice to have the choice. I really want to be able to use a chest HR monitor, so that I can either mount the S7 on handlebars of a bike, or put it on the outside of my sleeve when the weather is particularly grotty.
                      I would also love to be able to use it with a Stryd sensor.

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                        Aleksander H Bronze Member @olymay
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                        @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                        We can do it with other apps on the watch (Ghost Racer, SportyGo, Strava, etc) but I want it with the Suunto App.
                        I know it will affect the battery, but as the user it would be nice to have the choice. I really want to be able to use a chest HR monitor, so that I can either mount the S7 on handlebars of a bike, or put it on the outside of my sleeve when the weather is particularly grotty.

                        Oh I agree it is possible, and would be nice. But I think Suunto might not want to explain that battery discrepancy to regular users who might be wondering why the battery gets cut drastically by using a chest HR, which in their mind probably means better battery because we’re offloading the OHRM.

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                          olymay Gold Members @Aleksander H
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                          @aleksander-h I’m sure a little screen prompt/warning during the connection process would suffice? Something like:

                          ‘Caution, using an external sensor will have a detrimental impact on battery life, tap OK to continue’

                          or similar?

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                            Cristian 0 @olymay
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                            @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                            pause during activity

                            I think it could start been implemented for cycling and running activities … I can understand that it could be a big deal for other sports… but they could start for the most common sports … they should fix a minimum speed and pause it.

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                            • JANTIKAINENJ Offline
                              JANTIKAINEN Bronze Member
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                              I read from S7 FB group that apparently Suunto is working on the sensor support. This came from Youtube video from Romain Berger (Amer Sports sales area manager) who apparently stated that it is in Suunto’s plans for future updates.
                              PS don’t shoot the messenger! 😆

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                                Aleksander H Bronze Member @JANTIKAINEN
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                                @jantikainen oh really? Do you have a link? To the youtube video that is. I don’t use Facebook.

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                                  Martin Vrska @Aleksander H
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                                  @aleksander-h video

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                                    JANTIKAINEN Bronze Member @Aleksander H
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                                    @aleksander-h
                                    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vnK8GzI_jqs&feature=youtu.be

                                    It’s in French and I haven’t watch it yet myself, though I don’t understand french that much so maybe with subtitles on. Also the guy who posted it in FB mentioned the video comments.

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                                      JANTIKAINEN Bronze Member @JANTIKAINEN
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                                      @Aleksander-H
                                      This is the actual comment from Romain Berger in the video comments. The question was about split function,

                                      “Hello Antoine. This feature is coming to Suunto 7 soon, as is the possibility of pairing a heart rate sensor. The upcoming update on S7 is mainly about everyday well-being features including a really relevant sleep tracking algorithm. Why ? As the S7 is primarily thought of as a hybrid that meets the needs of users seeking a compromise between Smartwatch and Sportwatch, the focus for this spring update has been on well-being.”

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                                        Aleksander H Bronze Member @JANTIKAINEN
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                                        @jantikainen said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                                        split function

                                        What is this split function they say is coming?

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                                        • olymayO Offline
                                          olymay Gold Members @JANTIKAINEN
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                                          @jantikainen Oh I REALLY hope this is true and sensor support does come to the S7!! 😄

                                          The S7 gets better and better and the devs are clearly listening to what the customers want. Great stuff Suunto!!

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                                            Aleksander H Bronze Member @olymay
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                                            @olymay said in Your predictions for 2021 updates:

                                            The S7 gets better and better and the devs are clearly listening to what the customers want.

                                            I was not expecting the S7 to improve this much when I read the initial reviews. I agree they seem to be listening. Very excited to see what they add next. Hoping for customizable HR zones as the training plans I follow use different zones than the S7.

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