What do you expect from the next update?
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Maybe the better question is When do we expect the new firmware is going to be released?
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@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!
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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
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@ortles it should be fixed
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@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!!
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@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.
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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. -
@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.
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@isazi Thanks. Yeah.
So good. Looking very much forward to the future then. -
@isazi sorry. It’s too interesting. How much will look of the app change? If you can comment on that anyway.
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@Patrick-Löffler-0 in Q2? Not much
In Q3/Q4 or 2025? Maybe more. -
@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. -
@Frederick-Rochette oh poor us, a free firmware update is a few days late, let’s find out pitchforks and burn down Suunto
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@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
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@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
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@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. -
@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.
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@Frederick-Rochette said in What do you expect from the next update?:
@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.Perhaps there is a reason for the delay and no one promised you a firmware update on a specific date. A lot of folks work very hard behind the scenes to deliver firmware that is as bug free as possible with as many features as possible. I suppose you would rather have a partially finished update with known bugs??? Or, you cannot go on a vacation you already paid for until you fix a bug? Your family can go but you cannot? BTW, one of the field test engineers was very recently let go among the employees you may have heard were terminated. Perhaps that alters timelines…
My understanding ( I am not a Suunto employee) is that Suunto does not communicate dates or descriptions of upcoming updates. -
@Egika said in What do you expect from the next update?:
@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.
This is a bit naive and short-sighted. There is no denying that Suunto watches are still far behind the market leaders.
Most people who buy Suunto watches give some time to the manufacturer to add some missing functions or improve the poorly designed/implemented ones.
If Suunto stops releasing improvements, it will lose the trust of even those who buy Suunto watches out of sentiment.I am leaving aside such obvious things as fixing many still unresolved problems with watches that have been on the market for over a year i. e. Vertical.
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@maszop my Vertical was the watch I wanted on day 1, that’s the reason I bought it. Everything else that came after is just a bonus. If you believe you can buy a product and wait for it to become something else, well, look naive in the dictionary.