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    Proposal to change UI for Suunto Race

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    • herlasH Offline
      herlas Silver Members
      last edited by herlas

      S9PP and SV share menu layouts as SR but they don’t have the crown, coming back to this “old” conversation on where END should be, just realised that maybe the design decision to put END higher on the list to avoid having those users needing an extra button press to get to the last option,especially for END option that’ll be used a lot more than DISCARD 🙂

      In my opinion, having END at the bottom makes sense for RACE but it’s not the best UX for the other two ✌️ watches ⌚.

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      • Olaf GottschalkO Offline
        Olaf Gottschalk Bronze Member @herlas
        last edited by

        @herlas you’re right. My proposal is for Race only for that exact reason.
        I expect Suunto to be able to ship different menu ordering on different models.
        It’s not the customer who should have to suffer for the wrong choice of architecture.

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        • MiniForkliftM Offline
          MiniForklift Platinum Member @Olaf Gottschalk
          last edited by

          @Olaf-Gottschalk said in Proposal to change UI for Suunto Race:

          I expect Suunto to be able to ship different menu ordering on different models.

          Are you actually serious? Different models should be given different menu layouts? Sorry but that is ridiculous

          It’s not the customer who should have to suffer for the wrong choice of architecture.

          That’s just your opinion. There are many people on here that are happy, and I for one have stuck with Suunto because of their architecture. If there’s something that’s glaringly wrong and a large percentage of people make it known it’s generally been rectified in a future update

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          • Todd DanielczykT Offline
            Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Olaf Gottschalk
            last edited by Todd Danielczyk

            @Olaf-Gottschalk said in Proposal to change UI for Suunto Race:
            .

            I expect Suunto to be able to ship different menu ordering on different models.

            I can say from a business standpoint this is exactly what YOU DON’T DO. You create a bunch of unnecessary complexity and dilute your resources. From a product management standpoint it becomes unwieldy. You want business simplification in all areas.

            Putting as many of your products on a single focused architecture is what all businesses strive for.

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            • AudaxjoeA Offline
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              I certainly don’t feel I am “suffering” with Suunto. I can’t get over just how good the Vertical is. An amazing bit of kit. Others may prefer Garmin or other brands, the choice we have are fantastic.
              As a 57 year old who can still remember map, compass and handheld barometer and purchased the first Suunto Barometer watch (Vector?) I have to pinch myself at the tools we have available and just how good they are.
              I’m certainly a long way from suffering.

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              • babychaiB Offline
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                last edited by

                @Olaf-Gottschalk is actually looking for custom made smart+sport watch for himself

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                  Mauerwegler @babychai
                  last edited by

                  I think @Olaf-Gottschalk is not asking for a different watch OS or architecture for the Race – I believe he suggests that Suunto should differentiate between watches with and without crown. That is also what @herlas wrote above:

                  In my opinion, having END at the bottom makes sense for RACE but it’s not the best UX for the other two ✌️ watches ⌚.

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                  • AudaxjoeA Offline
                    Audaxjoe @Mauerwegler
                    last edited by

                    @Mauerwegler yes, a very good request which I don’t disagree with or to be fair really care about, either would be fine. It’s more I’m being told I am suffering if I do not have the exact opinion.

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                    • Olaf GottschalkO Offline
                      Olaf Gottschalk Bronze Member @Todd Danielczyk
                      last edited by

                      @Todd-Danielczyk do you know how the world of embedded devices works?

                      Of course developers differentiate during build time as to what target the build is for. This is not unnecessarily stuff, it is essential - it’s call build variants.

                      Without it a Race could not even have a digital crown while other models based on the same OS have not.

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                      • Olaf GottschalkO Offline
                        Olaf Gottschalk Bronze Member @babychai
                        last edited by

                        @babychai said in Proposal to change UI for Suunto Race:

                        @Olaf-Gottschalk is actually looking for custom made smart+sport watch for himself

                        This is just a completely unnecessary comment. Just like this one. If you don’t want to contribute to the matter, why not just leave it?

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                          A Former User @Olaf Gottschalk
                          last edited by

                          @Olaf-Gottschalk bad or good it’s his own opinion… c’mon

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                          • zhang965Z Offline
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                            last edited by

                            What should we do now? Vote for mute someone?

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                            • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                              Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Olaf Gottschalk
                              last edited by Todd Danielczyk

                              @Olaf-Gottschalk buddy, I know how efficient companies run.

                              What you are asking for is a bespoke product from Suunto that is specific to your wants.
                              As far as I’m aware; they do not offer that.

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                              • off242O Offline
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                                While I kind of like the options we have and where we have them, color coding them would be of benefit:

                                • resume: green
                                • options: blue (or something other than yellow or red)
                                • end: red
                                • discard: leave monochrome(?)

                                Or switch them around somewhat, but for those of us with aging eyes, the color coding goes a long way in ensuring we select what we intend to select.

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                                • David lD Offline
                                  David l
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                                  I’d really like the ability to turn off vibration alert for notifications but still have it on for laps whilst in sport mode. Oh and be able to read the screen with just 2 data fields please 🙏

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                                  • fabula670F Offline
                                    fabula670 @David l
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                                    @David-l said in Proposal to change UI for Suunto Race:

                                    I’d really like the ability to turn off vibration alert for notifications but still have it on for laps whilst in sport mode. Oh and be able to read the screen with just 2 data fields please 🙏

                                    seconding this: having the vibration on in sports mode is very useful, as when you train in quite noisy environments it’s quite difficult hearing beeps…
                                    It could be also useful having the possibility to change (most of the time: increase) the volume of sound alerts during sport modes.

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