Safety button
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Hi!
I would suggest adding a safety feature. Upon pressing the lower button for several seconds or a combination of buttons maybe, the watch will send a signal to sa, which then will send a notification with gps position, phone and watch battery status and a short preprogrammed message to all prior specified contacts. I think this will be valuable upon many occasions: sudden health issues, an accident during activity or a stranger following in a dark alley.
Garmin has this too and I would love to have it on my s9, or at least on newer models maybe. -
@дима-мельниченко
very nice idea!
…but I uspect many many false alarms -
@freeheeler not if the threshold is 5-10 seconds.
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@дима-мельниченко Good and simple idea can save your life in mountain but also in the sea…I think for example also in the sailing activity…
Even if I always hope in the next firmware upgrade with sailing S+ button.
M
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@matteo_000 you mean like sailing? I don’t know, how often one takes a phone for surfing or diving though.
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@дима-мельниченко
my watch recently went in DND mode (again) without my purpose
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@дима-мельниченко As a windsurfer…never
Only exception is long tours or risky crossings over long distances. -
@freeheeler I wonder how come I never get this issue, not that I want to though.
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@surfboomerang in a plastic bag?
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@дима-мельниченко Something like that. A waterproof cellphone bag.
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@дима-мельниченко
strong arms, flexible wrists and an active life -
@freeheeler I wear my watch on the right hand, so the buttons aren’t facint the wrist, ever tried that? Or wearing the watch on the inner side of your forearm.
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@дима-мельниченко
both options: no… I’m conservative in that regard I only exceptional changed the arm when I broke the left one… -
@freeheeler I got injured while doing a sick dyno move (like jumping from one hold to another) in bouldering. That was worth it XD
Now I have a swelling that gets bigger every time I stress my forearm muscles, otherwise I also would use my left for the watch. -
@дима-мельниченко
I hope you could catch the hold
dynamos are killer
but we’re drifting off
I have the persistent opinion that manufacturing companies should solve issues instead of leaving it up to users to find all kinds of workarounds
A proud engineer solves issues… but I start repeating myself again and I promised myself that I will reduce that
back to original topic: yes, an emergency button would be nice! In case the phone is not nearby or has no network… well if you already have a bad day, it might not get better that way
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@freeheeler I mostly considered a semi hard fall in the mountains. Best case scenario - phone is in a pocket, so you have to reach in the pocket, unlock, trigger an imergency alarm if there is an app install. In case arm is injured - not that easy to do. Thid however is just one move action with a watch, which I imagine could be also done while fading out.
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@дима-мельниченко
I know what you mean and even we can not rely on it for 100% (by nature), it is a chance and last resort
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@freeheeler same here, more than once…man, that lock option is badly needed
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@oktan
Suunto seems to think different -
Wanted to revitalise this thread. I think this functionality is not some gimmick or a novelty, it’s a must in a watch, since on can trigger it less noticeable than on a phone.
Please consider it, if not for older watches, then at least for the PP lineup.