Wishlist for a future Suunto 7 firmware

eurohiker

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

@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

@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

@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

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

Brad_Olwin

@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

@jorgefd78 +1 for autolap

makzam

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

@jorgefd78 +1 for autolap

+10000 for autolap

eurohiker

nothing to see here…

isazi

@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

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

isazi

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

eurohiker

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

isazi

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

eurohiker

@isazi i’ll give it a go next weekend

Brad_Olwin

@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

@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

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

eurohiker

@aeroild @Aleksander-H
You guys are right.
I can sync routes over wifi-direct (hotspot) but not offline maps. Using my OP7pro with Android 11.
Also, it doesn’t connect to my wifi hotpsot on 5g band only 2.4g band.

Feature Request: let us download offline maps via wifi direct or bluetooth internet connection hotspot. Preferably without being hooked to a charger as well.

Brad_Olwin

@eurohiker You need an iPhone, I can download maps anytime:)