SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024

yome77

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos actually my battery dropped below 15% at the start of my race. Thanks a lot

It seems that the activities no longer remember the navigation status, this is the 4th activity in a row that the navigation is set to breadcrumb and not the one I chose previously. anyone else? S9PP

this morning I woke up with watch face rotated of 45 degrees and all the UI stayed that way until I made a soft reset. I’m using the last analog face that comes with fw update if that matters. S9PP.

ps it was a funny awakening!

Sergei Ladeishchikov

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Hi, is this a bug or is it supposed to be like this? If this is a bug, are there any plans to fix it?

jthomi

OH that would be awesome! Same here, like the analog ones more, them more customizable … maybe for christmas?

@Mff73 said in SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024:

Release Notes:

Three new watch faces

tested, and i will stay on old ones
the analog one is nice, but i would still need/want to have two customizable fields, with all possibilities (almost) on each of the two fields. For example, no way to have battery+date.

RaDeck

@cjanevate wow that’s a weird one for sure!

RaDeck

Overall super happy with the update! Update process was super smooth and no ‘changes’ on UI side, all widgets in the same place as I left them. I just had to resynchronize after the update for the Suunto Plus apps to appear in my workouts. But nothing out of the ordinary. The UI is getting super smooth and it’s superbly enjoyable!
I’ll be testing it in a workout tonight, looking forward to it!
Well done Suunto!!

ppresing

@Dušan-Ković I’ve tested it. When I used default (old wach face)
than screen goes black after some time (cca 10 sec), no matter if ‘Always on display’ is selected. If I use some of the 3 new watch faces the screen stays dimmed as at previous fw. But you still have to select sceen to ‘Always on’ before starting an acitivity! Its a BUG! This issue is also happening if you use Race on the wrist, not only on the handlebar! ??? @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos ???

gizmo

Unfortunately, it seems that Suunto is following in Garmin’s footsteps, i.e. instead of fixing obvious problems (disappearing track in navigation, too quick message about the next point, very weak WHR, no key lock outside of training, etc.), it adds new unnecessary functions and generates further problems. It’s a pity, a great pity. The only reason people choose Suunto, Coros or Polar watches is because they are tired of Garmin’s politics. Garmin watches are better in every respect, so if Suunto’s policy does not change to be different from Garmin’s, people will return to Garmin.
Suunto has always won with simplicity and reliability, and let it remain that way. Focus on the problems, solve them, and don’t waste your programmers’ time creating pointless watch faces. We already have dozens of unnecessary functions that do not work properly and dozens of errors in Garmin. Sunnto needs to create a reliable, solid alternative, not duplicate garbage.

Iceman1

@ppresing same for me. Im using a new watchface and the screen sent black during my run. I dont use always on display, but Im pretty sure that wasnt nessessary in previous fw. Quite annoying…

sartoric

@gizmo said in SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024:

Unfortunately, it seems that Suunto is following in Garmin’s footsteps […] It’s a pity, a great pity. The only reason people choose Suunto, Coros or Polar watches is because they are tired of Garmin’s politics. Garmin watches are better in every respect […]

Mmhhh … I’m a little puzzled here

gizmo

@sartoric Of course, Garmin watches are better, more technologically advanced and more accurate. The only problem is that they do not respect users, do not correct errors for years and introduce many unnecessary changes. Garmin users will sooner or later get bored with it and will look for an alternative. And if they don’t find it, they go back to Garmin, choosing the lesser evil.

@gizmo said in SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024:

more accurate

cough (been a garmin dude for years)

gizmo

@cjanevate in every aspect… WHR, GPS, sleep tracking…
It is not my intention to praise Garmin. I already had a dozen Garmin watches and the same number of Suunto, Coros and Polar. I dream that Suunto will overcome this general mediocrity and disregard of its loyal users

cosme.costa

@gizmo Well, selling numbers will tell if you are right or wrong. But I think you are wrong.

Like you I prefer simple things and very reliable but is not what the market asks and eventually Suunto needs to sell watches to survive, if not, at the end only Garmin will remain.

@gizmo said in SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024:

@sartoric Of course, Garmin watches are better, more technologically advanced and more accurate

Are you sure? Were they have better technology?
Accuracy, against what you have compared it?

gizmo

@cosme-costa
As I wrote earlier, it is not my intention to praise Garmin. I already had a dozen Garmin watches and the same number of Suunto, Coros and Polar. I dream that Suunto will overcome this general mediocrity and disregard of its loyal users

@gizmo said in SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024:

I dream that Suunto will overcome this general mediocrity and disregard of its loyal users

I think Suunto is doing well considering the resources it owns

gizmo

@cjanevate
I don’t deny that. It’s just a pity that we have to wait a few months for the update and get some unimportant function, a few pathetic watch faces and the most important bugs that haven’t been fixed.

Elipsus

@gizmo more technologically advanced in what regard ?

@gizmo said in SOFTWARE UPDATE 2.33.12 - Q1 2024:

we have to wait a few months for the update and get some unimportant function

Probably the right balance for them to cope with all with the resources it owns as said.
There are neither winners nor losers in the end, just our choices so love or “hate” it.