Future S9 firmware wishlist summary

TheGuyFromTheSummit

@renton82
Yesss, please!

Mister PYC

@suzzlo
Excellent !!!
So let’s hope my suggestions will be appreciated and then … not too big

freeheeler

@freeheeler said in Future S9 firmware wishlist summary:

FW update by bluetooth and SA
blood oxygen saturation (in case Valencell is ready for this?)

these 2 wishes have been implemented in S9P. Moderators, I think we can close this thread. Future wishes can be suggested for S9P and if hardware allows, it might eventually come to S9B, too

isazi

@freeheeler those were not even just firmware updates, but hardware (faster Bluetooth and new HR sensor).

isazi

And I believe the S9 is going to get a new firmware at some point

stromdiddily

@isazi said in Future S9 firmware wishlist summary:

And I believe the S9 is going to get a new firmware at some point

You’re basically a clairvoyant

isazi

@stromdiddily autumn is coming

MiniForklift

@isazi
Spring for me because I’m back to front

freeheeler

@isazi
yep, that’s what I wanted to point out.
Features/Firmware have been updated and cool stuff has been implemented for the peak and came to the baro to some extend, too.
Now that we know that peak and baro share the same basis, we can wish for features/firmware on the peak and it will come to the baro, too, if hardware allows.
I highly doubt a lock function in watch mode will ever be created

Frederic

@freeheeler

I highly doubt a lock function in watch mode will ever be created

Maybe in the Suunto 2100

DMytro

@freeheeler you know what would be cool to have in a new hardware? A pressure sensitive bezzel. Similar to what pixels and HTCs used to have. It may be assigned one or two extra functions without needing to obscure the watch design by additional buttons. And it’s probably gloves friendly as well.
Never need a lock button if you don’t have any XD

freeheeler

@frederic
gloves cause me most of the unwanted button presses… in 2100 no more gloves will be necessary in central europe

MiniForklift

@freeheeler
The only unwanted button press I’ve ever had was during my muddy ultra a few weeks back, slipped over and completely hit the ground. Ran a few hundred metres before I realised the pause button had been hit and I resumed the activity. Disaster luckily averted!

Frederic

@freeheeler

For me it can be the gloves but also other reasons such as using poles and my wrist can hit a button

freeheeler

@miniforklift
@Frederic
this is both during activity recording, as I understand… we’ve got a lock function for that… it would be crazy if we hadn’t
I couldn’t do mountain biking, gym workout, skitouring, skiing etc without it
my everlasting wish is for a lock function during every day watch mode. I managed to go to activity start screens and switch on do not disturb etc… luckily most of the unwanted presses go towards HR and step screens… still annoying but not “critical”.
I simply don’t understand why there’s no option to lock the watch

Bulkan

@freeheeler locking bottom campaign… even with the bottoms of the peak you want it. I think is a good idea, I don’t need it, mostly because here is almost summer/spring all the year and I never had an issue, even wearing the s9b with large bottoms (I love that bottoms). Who knows…

Jamie BG

@freeheeler agreed. I like how garmin does it - can set it to come on automatically, and or you can use hotkey to unlock/lock.

Frederic

@freeheeler Sorry, I thought you were talking during an activity.

For me it’s worse when not in activity. Once I put it in a pocket of my backpack and because we can’t lock the screen, i guess some buttons got pushed and performed a soft reset !!!

Stefan Kersting

Last week I had the possiblity for en extended off-grid test off the S9B and SA. I hiked 70 km in the north norwegian wildernes and partly in Laponia, north Sweden. So i tried out several functions.

Concerning the firmware I have the following suggestion:

When using the trackback function it would be nice to have the same function as you have it in the ordinary navigation mode. That means showing the track back as u blue line and if you are off track(back) get a warning that you leave the track. Especially up here in the north there are often no pathes/trails and even on a trackback you can fast loose your “way”. This improvement of the trackback function would help very much

I planned the route in SA and when navigating you get a diagram that shows ascend and descend for the whole route. Information about how many kilometers left to the finish would be nice.

MdzOtt

@dmytro pressure sensitive bezel without a good lock is useless. At least for sports that you might do wearing anything with long sleeves.