Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware

eurohiker · 9 Feb 2021, 10:02

@nshkira yess!! like strava

also being able to resume an activity when having any tech issues. Activities already save in “Diary” automatically. We should be allowed to “Resume Hike” and be allowed to actually use that information so we can finish our activity after a tech issue without having to start a new one. Strava does this amazingly as well. “Diary” information/statistics save, at the moment, is completely useless and needs to be expanded on.
Personal Example of a Technology error that can happen, this issue would have never happened if I was recording with strava

Brad_Olwin · 10 Feb 2021, 05:23

@eurohiker said in Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware:

ski resort maps!!

They are there. Is this a request?

eurohiker · 2 Oct 2021, 12:04

@brad_olwin Really?!?!

Yes, ski resort maps was a feature request. i haven’t seen any advertisements or review videos of suunto ski maps and the ski resorts aren’t open in France so i can’t really check.
On Garmin’st website i’ve seen them at least advertise it.
I have seen “Map Style” --> “Winter” and same in the app.

EDIT: OMG THANK YOU @Brad_Olwin I didn’t zoom in enough to see them! I was going to buy the ski tracks app from google play but this is awesome. I can’t wait to try it.
can’t believe no one has a video testing/using this on youtube

I guess I change my feature request for an offline map to be larger area than 62km.

Brad_Olwin · 10 Feb 2021, 14:57

@eurohiker you are welcome. I think there is a reason for the map tile limit. Likely due to usability and that all heat maps are loaded as well during map sync.

Perhaps another feature you did not know, when you load a route into the watch and the watch is on a charger + has WiFi, outdoor maps will be downloaded for all routes synced to the watch.

And another map feature. If you go into SA while inside with no sport mode activated, you can set another map download area. So if you have a favorite ski area select that. The watch will download all maps for that area as well as the local area where the watch is located.

It is a very well thought out implementation of maps.

Nigel Taylor 0 · 10 Feb 2021, 15:25

@brad_olwin said in Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware:

Perhaps another feature you did not know, when you load a route into the watch and the watch is on a charger + has WiFi, outdoor maps will be downloaded for all routes synced to the watch.

I think you don’t even need WiFI (on the Watch), just a Bluetooth connection to your phone that has data access.

I purposely disabled and removed WiFi after the first set-up on my Watch, and I get the route maps downloading when I stick the Watch on charge (plus any updates to the local area and that extra offline area that you mention).

The implementation as you suggest, is really good. If I create a route and sync it with the app, I know that the map is going to be available no matter where I am.

Brad_Olwin · 10 Feb 2021, 15:48

@nigel-taylor-0 I probably wasn’t too clear on that. I know you need WiFi for the extra downloaded area but I could be wrong, haven’t tested that in awhile.

eurohiker · 2 Oct 2021, 22:19

@brad_olwin wow awesome I did not know that. Thanks for your help!
You should make Suunto video tutorials haha.

Brad_Olwin · 11 Feb 2021, 13:47

@eurohiker Some of this is in the manual, the ski area information was not, I found that as you did, zooming in on our local ski area.

Seph Swain · 16 Feb 2021, 06:55

@jorgefd78 +1 for autolap

makzam · 16 Feb 2021, 18:20

@seph-swain said in Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware:

@jorgefd78 +1 for autolap

+10000 for autolap

eurohiker · 3 Nov 2021, 09:57

nothing to see here…

isazi · 3 Nov 2021, 09:55

@eurohiker said in Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware:

I never use wifi since i have 60gb data worldwide because i travel weekly. Hotel/b&b wifi is spotty sometimes and the watch sometimes doesn’t sync instantly. It’s just another variable that i have to think about.

Share the connection from your phone to the watch via wifi then

eurohiker · 3 Nov 2021, 09:56

@isazi like wifi direct? ohh sh** can’t believe i didn’t think about that.

isazi · 11 Mar 2021, 09:56

@eurohiker my Android phone can easily become a wifi hotspot.

eurohiker · 11 Mar 2021, 09:56

@isazi damnn thanks for making me look like a dumby thanks! i’m deleting that comment haha

isazi · 11 Mar 2021, 09:57

@eurohiker I haven’t tested it, as I have not left my house in 5 months

eurohiker · 11 Mar 2021, 09:57

@isazi i’ll give it a go next weekend

Brad_Olwin · 11 Mar 2021, 20:30

@eurohiker said in Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware:

@isazi damnn thanks for making me look like a dumby thanks! i’m deleting that comment haha

Works with iOS too, I do it all the time.

aeroild · 12 Mar 2021, 07:17

@eurohiker Be aware that wifi tethering might not work for downloading maps. A post on the Suunto 7 group on facebook some time ago suggests that downloading maps might need an unmetered connection and that some Android phones might be considered as metered by the Suunto 7.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/166698464670122/permalink/283401242999843

Aleksander H · 12 Mar 2021, 07:18

@aeroild I seem to remember a DCRainmaker article mentioning that he was unable to download maps when using wifi-hotspot.