Does anyone actually use the scroll on the crown?
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how fascinating to see the variety of answers
Maybe Iāll use the crown more when Iām wearing gloves in winter. It is harder to use when the watch is on your right wrist though.I notice I swipe to scroll, press the crown to select rather than tap the screen, and mostly swipe to go back rather than use the bottom button.
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@olson917 said in Does anyone actually use the scroll on the crown?:
I do not. Iām one of the 10% or so who is left handed, so the watch is on my right wrist. Iād need to be able to flip the watch upside down to be able to rotate the crown with my left hand index finger and thumb. I can sort of do it with my left thumb but itās pretty awkward.
Iām in the lefty 10%, wearing it on my right wrist, and I roll the wheel like a fiend. That said, it is easier on my left wrist, but needs must.
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Iām right-handed but wear my watches on the right wrist. I navigate with thumb and crown, and hardly ever swipe the screen.
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@Alejandro Now Iām just really curious how you managed to take that photo
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I also use the crown more frequently than swiping the screen, itās faster and more efficient (requires less finger movements)
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@far-blue I used a marvelous little invention called a ātripodā.
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I almost exclusively use crown and buttons on my Race. Itās much nore convenient plus I donāt have fingerprints on the screen.
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I never use the touchscreen. Using the crown feels so satisfying.
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I use it for short/small scrolls, map zoom and choosing activity.
Since i have vibration on, it gets a bit over stimulating to feel a vibration when flicking through each menu with the crown scolling haha.
I wished /If there was an option to disable scroll vibration Iād use the crown so much more.
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@Bastienhere Ido
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Late reply. I have had my Race S for a month now and I find the crown really useful when Iām pouring sweat or when itās raining. Makes scrolling so much easier and Iām not fighting the touchscreen. Extremely useful in these situations.
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I never use it to scroll. It is āheavyā to scroll and there is haptic featback, which I donāt like (I look at the screen when I scroll, so I see what happens. I donāt need other feedback)
But in maps, to zoom, itās brilliant. But I was used to garmins zoom implementation, which was always a struggle.
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The issue is that the crown on my wifeās Race S is extreeeeemely stiff. Itās really hard to turn and itās not getting any better by using it. So she is not using it. On my Race itās super easy to turn, so I am using it really often. I kinda feel sorry for her, because it feels like a faulty product in a wayā¦
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@timecode contact support, the crown should not be stiff
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@timecode the crown from suunto race s is definitely much more stiff than at the race.
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Strangely enough, I use the crown more often than the touch screen. Somehow I almost never use the touch screen and instead use combination of pushing buttons and spinning the crown.
But I should mention that the main function of the crown - to zoom the map - doesnāt work reliably.
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@timecode said in Does anyone actually use the scroll on the crown?:
about 15 hours ago
The issue is that the crown on my wifeās Race S is extreeeeemely stiff
Iāve noticed that too. Race S crown is more difficult to spin compared to Race. Maybe that is because of the smaller diameter.
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@isazi I had a couple of Race S before I decided to stick with it. The first two had a crown that was uncomfortable to use. The third one that I kept has a crown that is lovelyā¦
And for the topic: I use the crown a lot and wouldnāt mind to be able to disable touch screen outside of mapsā¦
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I have Race S titanium and use crown very often. I prefer crown over the touchscreen. Sure, touchscreen is perfect in map.
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I use it just to zoom in on maps. I had completely got it could be used for anything else
