Suunto 7 in 2021! Is it a good buy?

[A Former User]

So, from my point of view neither of them work fine.

@rooldaa Didn’t accurate results?
On baro apps I got good ones, for example now my National Weather Service display 1017.3 hPa for my city and I get 1017.6 hPa on the app, a logic difference. With altimeter I had similar results but with the altimeters my bad experience was about battery consumption. I uninstalled them and posted this thread just in case that we can get a great altimeter tile from Suunto like the recent additions of the HR, Sleep, etc.

@Optics-field-Test You’re welcome!
You mean about switch the altimeter source from GPS to Baro? Some apps use directly the barometer sensor information and others also are calibrated with baro + GPS.

On my experience with the Storm Alarms, always I got false positives here, with the apps but also with S9B and A3P in their moment. But I repeat, with the apps that I tested for this, I got too much battery consumption until now. One advatage on S7 is that all of these app it’s on continue evolution and you can test one or other, and repeart the test few months after, perhaps the app that for me is great for you no, and viceversa.

[A Former User]

@flypg said in Suunto 7 in 2021! Is it a good buy?:

with the altimeters my bad experience was about battery consumption

even with this one? it works pretty well in my opinion without depleting battery (~1…3%)

[A Former User]

@g-q yes, It is one of the ones I tried and I published here. Maybe I need to give a new chance testing this apps again because this was few months back. Thanks.

[Brad_Olwin]

@optics-field-test I use My Radar Pro for weather because

[BinoWorld UK]

@brad_olwin Thanks mate!

Ordered my S7 and should have it tomorrow. Will report back once I install ABC app.

Any tips to get best battery life?

I am aiming to use it for the odd hikes on weekend and to check notification ie: text messages and ring doorbell

Thanks

[A Former User]

@optics-field-test
Congrats!
Tons of nice infos after you have your S7
https://forum.suunto.com/topic/6163/first-steps-with-the-s7
More apps to test:
https://forum.suunto.com/topic/6168/suunto-7-list-of-useful-apps-to-complete-the-several-options-via-google-play
Enjoy!

[BinoWorld UK]

@flypg thanks mate for sharing those links, very much appreciated!

Exciting times

[BinoWorld UK]

@flypg hi mate, how do I install this app Alti-Barometer please?

[Egika]

@optics-field-test said in Suunto 7 in 2021! Is it a good buy?:

@flypg hi mate, how do I install this app Alti-Barometer please?

read here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-alti-barometer-app-w-tile-auto-calibration-notifications-and-more.4136449/

[BinoWorld UK]

@egika I cannot find the third post that is supposed to have the instruction on how to install it

Please share it if you can

Much appreciated

[A Former User]

@optics-field-test https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-alti-barometer-app-w-tile-auto-calibration-notifications-and-more.4136449/#post-83143665

From “ADB Tutorial”, 8 steps.

[Egika]

@optics-field-test just scroll down. 3rd post is on the same page…

[BinoWorld UK]

@flypg Thanks i found it however, I cannot install 1.16 apk.

The direr time I was doing it I got a prompt on the watch to always allow, I did that but then I realised that I typed in the command version 1.15apk. Oops

Since that nothing seem to work. My understanding is you place the apk file Inside the ADB folder anywhere ? Correct?

[Egika]

@optics-field-test maybe it is a good idea to solve the adb issues directly in the xda developer forum?

[BinoWorld UK]

@egika sounds like a plan thanks

[BinoWorld UK]

@flypg Hiho, I sent a message to XDA today to find out why I cannot install Alti-Baro on my S7 but received no response.

I followed the instruction to the letter however when adding the last bit adb install Alti-Barometer 1.16apk I realised I typed in 1.15apk. Since this error, I always keep getting Apk not found under

I am using windows 10

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

[A Former User]

@optics-field-test Hello!, it’s difficult to give support about ADB, but you need to add the correct path to your .apk file. It’s not complicated. If you like the easy way for the barometer you can use this directly from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tugberkakdogan.weartools

PS- Correct path and filename

[BinoWorld UK]

@flypg thanks mate for the tip about Baro trend

With Alti/Baro I literally dropped the APK file inside the and folder and then followed the instruction

Not sure where it’s going wrong?

[A Former User]

@optics-field-test You’re welcome!
Sorry that I can’t help you from here with ADB.
When you have your S7 connected and execute the:

adb devices

You could see your S7 listed?
It’s a simple process, but if don’t understand at all what you do it, better not do it.
And, know that installing apps with adb command it’s not always safe for your device.

[aeroild]

@optics-field-test Do you have an Android phone? There is a nice android app for side loading apps on a Wear OS watch.