What do you expect from the next update?

rooldaa

Just recently I went mountaineering. I had an activity for about 6 hours and when I was returning from the summit I discovered that my breadcrumbs trail in the navigation screen is partially missing.

So basically I didn’t see which way I got to summit.

I remember someone was posting about that and I got a feeling that the issue is well known by Suunto.

So I hope it will be fixed with the next update. It could be actually a question between life and death in some cases.

ortles

@rooldaa

Here‘s the thread about that:

https://forum.suunto.com/topic/10325/uncomplete-track-during-activity/57

I fully agree with you, track back / breadcrumb is a core function for an outdoor / mountaineering watch. Right now, there’s always half of the track missing which has already been reported to suunto several months ago. So it should be a well known issue.

Someone wrote there that a fix was probably scheduled for the last update, so I hope it will at least come with the next update.

GiPFELKiND

@rooldaa official Statement would be great from some suunto nerds - if the Problem now is fixed or Not! Seems a little bit Like if there is no accident we have time and time until we will fix this KNOWN Problem.
@rooldaa the Problem here is knowing since Februar this year (Look in the linked Post) now we have May… Seems not like first priority in the suunto software Team…but hey what new Features we can Bring Out emojiis for example? Really cannot believe this prioritys

thailon

Maybe the better question is When do we expect the new firmware is going to be released?

Egika

@GiPFELKiND maybe it is not the best idea to draw conclusions about things you don’t know the background about?
How do you know that emojis got priority about this one?
Do you have an idea what was behind the disappearing start of the breadcrumb?

thank you!

ortles

Hey,

does anyone of you have an idea whether the issue of disappearing breadcrumb line / missing track back feature will be addressed with the next update?

Everybody‘s so excited here about the upcoming update and it would be super cool to know something more about that

isazi

@ortles it should be fixed

ortles

@isazi said in What do you expect from the next update?:

@ortles it should be fixed

Wow, thanks a lot, that’s very good to hear!!

isazi

@ortles what I know for sure: there was a software change to address this, and some testers said the issue is fixed for them. As you know the issue was not happening always, so I cannot be sure that there are no corner cases where this still happens.

If it happens with the new firmware, it is important to report it as soon as possible (with logs and everything) to have it fixed as soon as possible.

Patrick Löffler 0

Another super valuable question. Will there be an app update as well? There were some features rumored that would probably need some new room in the app, like cycle tracking or floors climbed.

isazi

@Patrick-Löffler-0 menstrual tracking is already in the app, and about floors climbed I never heard about it

But yes, there should be also an app update to bring said features from beta to production.

Patrick Löffler 0

@isazi Thanks. Yeah. So good. Looking very much forward to the future then.

Patrick Löffler 0

@isazi sorry. It’s too interesting. How much will look of the app change? If you can comment on that anyway.

isazi

@Patrick-Löffler-0 in Q2? Not much In Q3/Q4 or 2025? Maybe more.

Frederick Rochette

@isazi
Too late for Q2… and now it’ll be Q3, or not… you never know with SUUNTO as there’s no official communication, only rumors.

isazi

@Frederick-Rochette oh poor us, a free firmware update is a few days late, let’s find out pitchforks and burn down Suunto

Todd Danielczyk

@isazi That would be very short sighted… we would then lose out on our free firmware updates moving forward.

Well that, and I am a fan of random (good) surprises so I am good with WHENEVER timeframe. I’ll sit and play the long game on this one

A Former User

@isazi said in What do you expect from the next update?:

@Frederick-Rochette oh poor us, a free firmware update is a few days late, let’s find out pitchforks and burn down Suunto

free is 100% marketing bs, you should know that

manufacturing a watch is cheap, support, hosting and maintenance are the costs

Frederick Rochette

@isazi It’s not free, because for the price of a watch (the top-of-the-range SUUNTO) at 800€, you can expect regular updates so you can benefit from new features for 2 years. We still don’t have all the SUUNTO Race ones, for example.
I’ve been a fan of SUUNTO watches since the Spartan, which was a disaster with nothing inside, and I’ve been patient because I’ve bought (with my wife) all the top-of-the-range models that have come out so far, with the SV and the SR for my wife. What we like most is the design of the watches and the fact that it’s a European company, because in terms of software, there’s a lot of catching up to do. SUUNTO has been chasing its tail for 8 years now, finally producing a finished watch, and the pace has quickened since the company was taken over by a Chinese group. It’s a shame, but the
consumer benefits. However, some interesting features are still missing, such as on-board music (consistent with SUUNTO headphones) or NFC and complete sleep tracking.
This is a step in the right direction, but unfortunately without clear and reliable communication, which can lead to frustration.
I remain a SUUNTO fan, but more clarity would be welcome.

Egika

@Frederick-Rochette you should actually not buy a product with the expectation of it to one day become what you like it to be. Better buy what you want today, and regard every feature update as a free gift.

If you need music playback in your watch, better get one that has it.