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    Syncing problems Ambit3 with iPhone11

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    • Deirdre HewitsonD Offline
      Deirdre Hewitson @freeheeler
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      @TELE-HO I’m not sure what you mean? The Movescount app or the new Suunto app? I haven’t found any method other than going to Connectivity or Pair and unpairing the watch, going to the Bluetooth setting on the phone and clicking ‘forget this device’. I have gone through all the steps in the Suunto help pages, I’ve followed the steps sent to me by Suuntu (i.e., exactly the same steps given in the app’s help page), and I’ve followed YouTube videos. I followed all the steps when disconnecting from Movescount and connecting to Suunto when I had my iPhone X, and it worked fine most of the time. When I changed phones, i.e. from iPhone X to iPhone 11, the watch would no longer sync, and no one seems either to have an answer or can be bothered to answer.

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        freeheeler @Deirdre Hewitson
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        @Deirdre-Hewitson
        hmm… ok, maybe I can’t help either…
        but what I wanted to say is that you should go to connections in your watch settings and do either unpair or re-pair mobile app.
        It’s what I experience when I switch app connection from SA - S9B to SA - A3PS…
        My ambit usually wants to be re-paired manually. But this could also be different for iOS (I use android)

        living sideways

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        • Deirdre HewitsonD Offline
          Deirdre Hewitson @freeheeler
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          @TELE-HO Ah. Yes. I’ve done that. Just did it now again, in the hopes that the app has been debugged or something. When I repair my watch, I get sent a Bluetooth Pairing Request and I receive a code on my watch - so, basically, I do go through all the correct steps. Then the app sends the message that it’s paired and preparing to sync, and then it starts syncing, but none of the activities sync. It announces with each fail ‘Activities did not sync’ and ‘1/12 activities did not sync’.

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          • freeheelerF Offline
            freeheeler @Deirdre Hewitson
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            @Deirdre-Hewitson
            ok… I’m sorry

            living sideways

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            • Deirdre HewitsonD Offline
              Deirdre Hewitson @freeheeler
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              @TELE-HO Thanks for trying! 🙂

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              • K Offline
                Knuggen
                last edited by

                iPhone 11 Pro and Ambit 3 Peak are having the issue, and it is very annoying!
                This was not a problem with iPhone X and iOS13. So I assume Suunto are working on a fix for this, because all my runs are being added manually now 😞

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                  JohanT Bronze Member @Knuggen
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                  @Knuggen ya and it doesn’t matter what I do…all end up with the same result. I’ve stopped syncing my moves now because there’s no point.

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                    JohanT Bronze Member @Deirdre Hewitson
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                    @Deirdre-Hewitson no I’ve had no positive results. Suunto has not responded to my last message and I’m not even trying to contact them anymore because it’s quite obvious there is an issue and they’re aren’t being very helpful. I’m just manually uploading via Moveslink2 for the time being.

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                      A Former User
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                      Recently I turned auto-sync off in my Ambit3 watch, but then I cannot initiate manual sync from the watch or from Suunto app. This was working fine with Movescount app and if auto-sync is set to automatic then it works flawlessly even with Suunto app. Is this a known issue or is it just me?

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                        JohanT Bronze Member @Guest
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                        @andrasveres ya I’m not sure. I’ve never turned the auto sync off so don’t know if mine would have the same issue.

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                          mg-xpower
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                          Same issue with IPhone 11Pro an Ambit 3 - no synch with the Suunto app 1.13.0

                          I have done everything from the FAQ

                          Disconnect the watch, delete the Bluetooth connection in the iPhone settings. Turn off Bluetooth, restart the phone …

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                            A Former User @JohanT
                            last edited by

                            @JohanT Just tested another scenario: turned auto-sync on, watch syncs fine with the Suunto app, but if I initiate a manual sync it just wouldn’t sync and after a while watch notify about “Sync failed”. So I’m thinking Suunto app handles sync differently than Movescout app did (all these scenarios worked fine for me). I can only initiate manual sync only within Suunto app now.

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                              JohanT Bronze Member @mg-xpower
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                              @mg-xpower how old is your watch? Mine is about 4-5 years old, so I’m wondering if that may have something to do with the issues. Either way it doesn’t sync.

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                                JohanT Bronze Member @Guest
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                                @andrasveres mine is on auto sync and it doesn’t work. Nothing works to sync it to the app.

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                                • CookiemonsterC Offline
                                  Cookiemonster
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                                  I have exactly the same problem and have tried everything from software reset on the watch through to re-installing the app. I briefly use Movescount app again and that worked a treat as it always has. Spoke to support this morning and they could not help and have elevated it to the next level. Very frustrating and I won’t buy another Suunto in the future as I expect long term support for a product. Suunto seem to be taking their users for granted.

                                  Dragon Boat Paddler, leisure/fitness Cyclist & Scuba Diver
                                  Suunto 9 Baro
                                  Ambit 3 Peak (retired)
                                  Eon Steel + Tank pod Awesome primary dive computer
                                  Zoop - great back-up dive computer

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                                    JohanT Bronze Member @Cookiemonster
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                                    @Cookiemonster I haven’t received any positive feedback from them either. Garmin definitely is looking more and more appealing.

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                                    • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                                      Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
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                                      I am a bit confused here guys and I would really like to help.

                                      Can someone boil it down to me in a way I can communicate this for you?

                                      I have from my part raised this many times, we caught “only one” bad scenario that the move would not appear in the Suunto app.

                                      The reply was for a resolution.

                                      forget watch in App
                                      Forget Ambit/Traverse in iOS settings
                                      Unpair mobile device in Ambit/Traverse
                                      Pair the watch again with app
                                      

                                      I understand from what it’s discussed here that it’s not the only problem.

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                                        JohanT Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                        @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos I have done all of those steps many times over, all with the same result. The watch for some reason is not communicating properly with the app. The app recognizes that there are moves to be synced, and begins the process but then informs me that the moves are unable to be synced. No matter what I do (per Suunto support) it all comes with the same result. It’s like that saying: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.”

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                                          JohanT Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                          @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos It also does not allow me to pair the watch from the app. It doesn’t recognize my watch when I ask to pair the watch so I have to force the pair through the watch settings.

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                                          • CookiemonsterC Offline
                                            Cookiemonster @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos

                                            I also have this problem and have an open ticket with support but all has gone quiet despite their claims that it would be resolved. As such this is my latest reply to them as I am really getting very fed up with this.

                                            Hi Xxxxx (name removed for privacy reasons)

                                            Is there any update for this? I have had two activities randomly sync with the incomplete route but where the complete route is then sent to Strava. Seems from the Suunto forum this is a common problem for iOS users and I have to be honest that it feels like Suunto are taking Ambit3 users for granted and that we will simply upgrade to new watches. As my wife also has the same watch if we have to upgrade it will not be to another Suunto out of principle. Sad really as before this I would not have considered buying anything other than Suunto but now this has completely turned me away.

                                            Please advise what the strategy is as it is Xmas next week and I need to know what brands to buy/avoid.

                                            Dragon Boat Paddler, leisure/fitness Cyclist & Scuba Diver
                                            Suunto 9 Baro
                                            Ambit 3 Peak (retired)
                                            Eon Steel + Tank pod Awesome primary dive computer
                                            Zoop - great back-up dive computer

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