Software Update 2.39.20 – design simplicity: please provide option to keep old watch menu
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@Egika this is entirely true. It’s mostly a matter of adapting… To another change
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@jrun1200 I too prefer the previous, simpler and more recognizable design.
But I imagine that Suunto thought that some users might perceive the simplicity as old-fashioned and preferred to give it a little something.
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@enriqueescoms I think that it falls into the general polishing of the UI.
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I also like the new scroll with a that small amount of zoom of the central item, the effect is well balanced and give a nice sense of dynamism, however not a huge change from the previous design imho.
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@Łukasz-Szmigiel And/or a return to skeuomorphism (your interesting crown->cylinder point) vs flat design.
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@Fenr1r good point about skeumorphism. I thought that we’re past that point, but well - maybe not
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Hi all, after Software update lose continuous heart rate measurement. I will lose my patience too. For me it is the most important funktion…that’s why I bought this watch. Suunto 9 peak pro. I have already done a factory reset which helped before. But now it just stops after a while. I read about, that many people have the same problem…why play the Company with the costumers? I paid 400 euros for it, hoping it was a quality product.
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FWIW I have an SV, I do like the look of the update but don’t like the smaller fonts. I can imagine in another few years when I’m in my 50’s and my eyes aren’t what they used to be it might be somewhat hard to read. I bought the SV because it was the largest watch available (I upgraded from my trusty old S9B); I’d rather have text that utilises more of the screen space and therefore easier to read
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@enriqueescoms Maybe Suunto wanted to add this little something as you write, I don’t know… I can only talk for myself, that I decided for this watch because of SUUNTO’s avoidance of gimmicky looks.
Sure, I understand that a lot of people like this feature, and maybe on the bigger watches it really is an improvement. But I think it would be very convenient if there was a hidden option in the menu to turn it off. I think on a small screen like on Race S with no high refresh rate, it’s already enough if items need to scroll in one axis and stay the same size – and not scroll in a curve + keep resizing in a slightly jumpy way.
So please SUUNTO, add an option to keep us old-fashioned minimalists satisfied!
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@Zdeněk-Hruška haha, yes if there was a watch that had the looks of Ambit 3 peak and the sensors of one of the current models, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it!
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@jrun1200 I believe that nostalgia would bring back much more people
I am happy with the Vertical though. Only a few details missing to be a perfect watch (like a support for more bluetooth devices). But it is pretty close to perfection for my use case 
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@Zdeněk-Hruška I honestly wonder when will such devices start popping up and being trendy again - with the old looks and feels.
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@Łukasz-Szmigiel I think that it happens already if you look at Instinct for example. But it’s just for a relatively small audience I suppose. However it would be nice. It would definitely find its audience (but it depends how many would customers would really buy it). It’s more trendy to have an AMOLED display nowadays
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Suunto should start providing free prescription glasses for us eyesight challenged, as the already small font is now barely readable for the non-active rows.
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@sracer agree. My biggest annoyance after the charger, which thankfully you don’t need very often is the lack of font sizes.
I think I can only give one watch face with seconds on it I can read without glasses
️Do love the vertical, had it over a year now and it has been my companion for many hours and miles but wish they would consider older folk with font size
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