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Syncing problems Ambit3 with iPhone11

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    entropia437 @Djanbgo
    last edited by 20 Jul 2020, 16:16

    @Djanbgo No yet for the App.
    You can solve the problem update Suuntolink and sinc.

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      schiggy13
      last edited by 3 Aug 2020, 09:26

      Same issue here.

      Ambit3 and iPhone XS. The synchronisation-issue costs me hours and hours. So much errors with long “large” hiking activities.

      Short walks are fine.

      I will use the usb cable and notebook in the future…

      Please fix it…

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        lkovari @entropia437
        last edited by 8 Aug 2020, 20:27

        @entropia437
        Hi I faced with the same issue on iPhone SE 2020 iOS ver 13.6

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          lkovari @Cookiemonster
          last edited by lkovari 8 Sept 2020, 08:27 9 Aug 2020, 07:58

          @Cookiemonster
          Hi All,
          With iPhone iOS v13.6 did not works the pairing at all.
          Somebody mentioned on iPad it works well, is it correct, I using iPad mini 3 iOS v12.4.8 it works as we expected.
          ! One more thing…
          I owning another Suunto watch a Spartan Ultra.
          It smoothly paired with the Suunto app on iPhone iOS v13.6.

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            benoitg Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
            last edited by 19 Aug 2020, 20:08

            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos hey Dimitrios! Since we established that there is clearly a Bluetooth connection issue between Suunto App on newer iPhone / iOS and Ambit3, do you have any news regarding this problem?
            It would be nice to know if a fix will be released or if we will have to sync via USB for the rest of our Ambit days🤷🏻‍♂️ ?
            (In my case IPhone SE 2020, pairing works fine but sync always fails, I tried to force firmware update to « clean » my watch along with any other tips found here or on suunto support pages.)
            Thanks !

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              erick86 Bronze Member
              last edited by 20 Aug 2020, 04:17

              After reading through this thread, it seems clear that the Ambit 3 is not compatible with the iPhone 11.

              Attached is a screen shot of the eternal attempt. No combination of unpairing, forgetting, uninstalling, reinstalling, restarting, smashing, banging, or cursing will make it go. Soon I will have to try an axe or sledge hammer.

              6F74E880-2745-44BD-9286-43995EA44965.png

              Is this just a fundamental hardware incompatibility that has no fix? Sadness. Nothing lasts anymore… 😒

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                benoitg Bronze Member @erick86
                last edited by 24 Aug 2020, 18:25

                @erick86 @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
                Exactly, it would be really nice to know if a software update will resolve this or if we need to think about watch replacement (even if the watch works perfectly fine…).

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                  Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
                  last edited by 24 Aug 2020, 18:28

                  Hi all here,

                  There will be at least at some point an improvement on this afaik.

                  I understand well the issues here and all feedback is transferred.

                  Some issues from my experience and you feedback are related to syncing the activities.

                  I would suggest syncing those with the cable, and deleting them so the if it’s a bug in the activity parsing the rest of those could continue syncing.

                  Could you validate that ?

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                    benoitg Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                    last edited by benoitg 26 Aug 2020, 14:46

                    @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Thanks for the feedback !
                    I’ve been syncing with cable and movelink2 and suuntolink since I changed my phone (3 weeks now) for an IPhone SE 2020, no other choice 🙂
                    I’ve tried deleting synchronized moves directly on the watch and also a complete reset of the watch through movelink2 and suuntolink without any success sadly.
                    I think the Bluetooth connection between ambit3 and newer iPhone (newer iOS ?) is genuinely faulty. It doesn’t seem linked to a broken move that has trouble syncing.
                    Is there any developer or support working on this ? It should be simple to debug and tell us if we can expect a software fix or if we need to change watch if we want to sync with our phone 😞
                    Thanks !

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                      Bryan Cook
                      last edited by 26 Aug 2020, 17:42

                      It’s crystal clear that the problem is with the Ambit3’s ability to communicate over BT with newer iPhones, either due to their hardware or software, not an issue with faulty moves or whatever. We’re just waiting for the functionality promised.

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                        runnr_az
                        last edited by 27 Aug 2020, 16:28

                        I’m having the same issue as well, FWIW. Worked fine with my old iPhone 6S… Love the watch, pretty upset that it won’t sync via BlueTooth…

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                          benoitg Bronze Member @runnr_az
                          last edited by 27 Aug 2020, 17:22

                          @runnr_az Works fine with an old iPhone 7 and an old Android too…
                          It’s sad to not have any official communication about this… And the watch is still available for purchase on suunto website without any disclaimer 😞

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                            AndreaTraverseAS @benoitg
                            last edited by 27 Aug 2020, 18:40

                            @benoitg
                            Anche io che ho appena preso un Traverse Alpha Stealth vedo che in BT si collega ma NON con la App mobile dell 'iPhone… Mi sembra di impazzire perché è strano che non ci si riesce…
                            Ho un iPhone SE 2020 aggiornato!

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                              benoitg Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                              last edited by 31 Aug 2020, 20:01

                              @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Hey! No news about this issue?
                              It would be really great just to know where we are on this : support knows about it, issue found, fix already done and ready to deploy, won’t fix at all, no idea…
                              I could understand that Suunto would stop all support on Ambit3, just get rid of the legacy, but it would be nice to let users know about it.
                              And the watch is still available for purchase on the website… I can’t understand how you can let people buy something new that just won’t work with newer iPhone 🤷🏻‍♂️
                              Thank you!

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                                livia_Gmelin @JohanT
                                last edited by 7 Sept 2020, 16:18

                                Hi @JohanT, I have the same problem with the IP 11 Pro, Ios 13.7. Cannot synchronize with Ambit 3 via Suunto app v1.51.0. Forced to use serial USB and suuntolink application. Movescount is not updated with this method. Unable to retrieve GPX traces !
                                Suuto is experiencing planned obsolessance. A shame for a Nordic society claiming to be respectful of the environment …

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                                  Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
                                  last edited by 8 Sept 2020, 09:57

                                  Hi all again. I need to validate the following as I am trying to raise your voice to Suunto.

                                  So with iOS:

                                  • Pairing works ok
                                  • Syncing fails for some activities ? Right ?

                                  Syncing with the Suuntolink / cable all activities are synced right ?

                                  Community Manager / Admin @Suunto
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                                    entropia437 @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                                    last edited by 8 Sept 2020, 10:05

                                    @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos yes to all! But I think Suunto has already heard but does not want to hear.

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                                      Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @entropia437
                                      last edited by 8 Sept 2020, 10:14

                                      @entropia437 I am assigning this to me to help here.

                                      Please install the beta version 8634 1.60.0 (you can find info how to install via the FAQ here).

                                      Here is what we are going todo:

                                      • When an activity sync fails we are going to pull that activity manually out of the watch via a special method and you are going to share it with me and I with the developers.
                                      • They will analyse the issue and fix it.

                                      A few info before that

                                      The ambit / traverse can go into sleep mode if it’s not “shaken”. For example if your hand stays static for some seconds the watch goes to hybernation and thus breaking sync.
                                      So when you try to sync make sure the watch is not in sleep/hybernation mode. Just walk around.

                                      If you have tried the above and it still says: 1/x activities not synced etc then:

                                      • Go to debug menu (Tap 7 times next to profile image),
                                      • Select “Save data from watch”, Select “Export raw files”, (switch),
                                      • Then select unsynced workout (toggle above), then press start sync.
                                      • After sync finished you can select “Export” which allows you to send the files via email.
                                      • Use my email ext_dimitrios.kanellopoulos@suunto.com and send me those files.

                                      That should do the trick. It will bypass the app processing.

                                      Does this make sense to you guys ?

                                      Community Manager / Admin @Suunto
                                      Creator of Quantified-Self.io
                                      youtube.com/c/dimitrioskanellopoulos
                                      https://instagram.com/dimitrioskanellopoulos
                                      https://www.strava.com/athletes/7586105

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                                        entropia437 @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                                        last edited by 8 Sept 2020, 10:39

                                        @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos 🙄

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                                          benoitg Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                                          last edited by 9 Sept 2020, 14:02

                                          @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Hey Dimitrios!
                                          Good news, it worked for me with the beta version!!
                                          I managed to sync two activities 🙂
                                          It failed a couple of times but in the end the two activities synced.
                                          I don’t know what did the trick. I tried initializing sync from the watch, then from the « debug » menu you mentioned (save data from watch -> start sync).
                                          I’ll keep you updated as I have more activities to sync.

                                          Thank you!

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