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    Future S9 firmware wishlist summary

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    • stromdiddilyS Offline
      stromdiddily Gold Members
      last edited by stromdiddily

      For back light during activity…even just creating a smaller “the screen is locked” icon would work.

      You could lock the watch, press any of the buttons, watch would 1) light up and 2) show you very discreetly that the screen is locked.

      The lack of back light functionality (gesture driven or otherwise) is kind of crazy for a watch with only three buttons…

      Always carry a flaggon of whiskey for snakebite; and furthermore, always carry a small snake.

      User of pretty much every watch since the Ambit 3 Peak. Now back in the family w SV :)

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      • A Offline
        azeanic
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        1 or 2 new watch faces would be great. Also maybe ability to set intervals more specific intervals down to the seconds.

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        • andrewjknoxA Offline
          andrewjknox Bronze Member @freeheeler
          last edited by andrewjknox

          Backlight during activity my only “issue” currently, I know I can long-press middle and release early to activate it but be nice to maybe use the short-press bottom button for this as I very rarely drop into options during an activity (I do though fairly often before I start it though) and maybe leave long-press bottom button for that? That’s only me though, would depend on how most people use it! Maybe even auto-light up on wrist turn?

          And of course, SI. SI, SI, SI 🙂 One day?

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          • sealion.hrS Offline
            sealion.hr Bronze Member @andrewjknox
            last edited by

            @andrewjknox Have the same gripes…full suport from my side

            S9b titanium - latest FW
            Realme X2 - Android 11.0
            Suunto App latest beta
            Footpod: Stryd v4
            HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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              nseslija Bronze Member @andrewjknox
              last edited by

              @andrewjknox I use short press to activate backlight during activity, upper or lower button… because I always lock the watch during the workout…

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              • BulkanB Offline
                Bulkan Moderator
                last edited by

                About SI only adding pyramids would solve a lot of problems.

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                • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                  Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager
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                  I would love to get a turn-off screen more agressively or even a setting for turning it off on normal wear.

                  A lot of times I like to travel, I dont care to see the time per se so I could live with a black screen if that would give me duble the juice that I bet it does.

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                  • Fenr1rF Offline
                    Fenr1r @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                    last edited by

                    @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Or even the ability to turn the watch off, without returning it to shipping mode …

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                    • tomvivT Offline
                      tomviv Bronze Member
                      last edited by

                      A dedicated waypoint navigation screen like in Ambit3 with waypoint name, bearing, distance on route, ETE, etc etc.

                      X10, Vector, Ambit2, Suunto 9 Baro + HR smart sensor, PolarX10 HR strap (current) & SA 2.24.1
                      Walking, hiking, running, climbing & mountaineering.

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                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @Fenr1r
                        last edited by

                        @Fenr1r said in Future S9 firmware wishlist summary:

                        I’d buy an S9B if it had basic navigation features (albeit mapless) at least as good as the A3P or Fenix/FR. Preferably better. Full POI, waypoint, route handling.

                        But Suunto is trending in the opposite direction.

                        You can still use the MC app to do this with the SA app for now and this permits full Waypoint and POI functionality. I am using the S9B this way. By the time MC is gone we should have full support in SA. So, take advantage of the Black Friday deals if/when they come.

                        Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                          bbx100 Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
                          last edited by

                          @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos It would be nice to have functionality like other smart watches, screen goes off while not using it and goes on with some arm movement. That way you can conserve battery power, but on the other way you can offer different watch faces with more color and positive look (white background and color numbers) as it won’t dry too much the battery power since it is most of the time off

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                          • Fenr1rF Offline
                            Fenr1r @Brad_Olwin
                            last edited by

                            @Brad_Olwin As stated above (a few times):

                            Well aware of the apps. The thread’s about FW for the watch. My particular insane wish is for the watch to do navigation things the A3P and the Fenix series do (minus the latter’s maps). Without having to haul out and fire up a phone that might be in a rucksack, etc.

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                            • freeheelerF Offline
                              freeheeler @bbx100
                              last edited by

                              @bbx100
                              my screen goes off after one minute (?) without motion… so basically during a usual working day the screen is like 8 hours off 😉

                              living sideways

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                              • sealion.hrS Offline
                                sealion.hr Bronze Member @nseslija
                                last edited by

                                @nseslija you are right. I knew how to lock but completely neglected this way. I just ran and locked my watch and it was perfect. With upper button I get the backlight without switching the display. Spot on. I would pull out from fw feature request backlight issue.

                                S9b titanium - latest FW
                                Realme X2 - Android 11.0
                                Suunto App latest beta
                                Footpod: Stryd v4
                                HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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                                • freeheelerF Offline
                                  freeheeler @sealion.hr
                                  last edited by

                                  @morskilav
                                  with the hint of @patterbt I’ve setup custom battery mode that is equal to standard mode (the green one) and just toggled touch screen on… this way I can swipe left-right when unlocked (but I’m never unlocked…) hence it would be great to swipe when locked, too!!
                                  BUT what I wanted to mention to you is: with locked buttons (and screen…) you can with this settings tap once on the screen and the light goes on.
                                  I didn’t expect this but liked it when I noticed it.

                                  living sideways

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                                  • sealion.hrS Offline
                                    sealion.hr Bronze Member @freeheeler
                                    last edited by

                                    @TELE-HO with watch in locked mode during activity upper button activates light whereas middle button both activates light and immediately switches the display. Thanx for your hint regarding custom battery mode…will try this…although days are getting colder here so today I ran with gloves and I find handling the watch via buttons when in gloves much easier

                                    S9b titanium - latest FW
                                    Realme X2 - Android 11.0
                                    Suunto App latest beta
                                    Footpod: Stryd v4
                                    HR: Scosche Rhythm 24

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                                    • freeheelerF Offline
                                      freeheeler @sealion.hr
                                      last edited by

                                      @morskilav
                                      …true… i’m still in summermode 😉

                                      living sideways

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                                      • stromdiddilyS Offline
                                        stromdiddily Gold Members @sealion.hr
                                        last edited by

                                        @morskilav said in Future S9 firmware wishlist summary:

                                        @nseslija you are right. I knew how to lock but completely neglected this way. I just ran and locked my watch and it was perfect. With upper button I get the backlight without switching the display. Spot on. I would pull out from fw feature request backlight issue.

                                        Leave it in. Update would be the screen that tells you the watch is locked to be way less obtrusive so you can actually see the data right away as opposed to having to wait for the lock notification to disappear.

                                        Always carry a flaggon of whiskey for snakebite; and furthermore, always carry a small snake.

                                        User of pretty much every watch since the Ambit 3 Peak. Now back in the family w SV :)

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                                        • tomvivT Offline
                                          tomviv Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
                                          last edited by

                                          @Brad_Olwin Please could you explain how you do this. I thought you could not use both SA & MC app at the same time.

                                          X10, Vector, Ambit2, Suunto 9 Baro + HR smart sensor, PolarX10 HR strap (current) & SA 2.24.1
                                          Walking, hiking, running, climbing & mountaineering.

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                                          • auxinaA Offline
                                            auxina
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                                            Probable date of death \(◎o◎)/
                                            Garmin will put it soon.

                                            • Another metric.

                                            S9B Titanium Iron Man
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