https://forum.suunto.com/topic/8329/interview-q-a-with-suunto

@pilleus Yes, I rebooted the watch after deleting the data. I just went forward with the factory reset. That seems to have fixed it…this time!

This is a very common issue and design flaw with the Suunto 7’s. Many people have this issue. I’ve gone thru 4 S7’s (2 purchased, 2 RMA’s on one unit) and they all eventually have this issue. Clean the baro hole with a baby toothbrush (ultra-soft-bristle) and warm running water. If that doesnt fix it, leave it in the fridge overnight with it powered off to wick any moisture out of the hole. Good test: record an activity on your window sill after getting good GPS lock. If it stays 0/0m asc/desc, you’re good to go until the next time this happens.

Here’s what I’ve found works, most of the time: I’ve had 4 Sunnto 7’s as follows: Bought 1st in winter 2020 -> had to send for RMA/repair that first summer due to dead after swimming w it. Had altitude issues as described by many here. Replacement watch was fine for awhile, then eventually had altitude issues. Then IT bricked, and had to replace IT under warranty a 2nd time, the 2nd summer. Bought a 2ndary Suunto 7 so I wasnt without my watch/recording all summer for the 2nd summer in a row. Altitude was fine - but the replacement RMA came back too soon for it to start acting up. Now 6 months later, the altitude on the 4th watch (2nd RMA) is acting up for the 2nd time. A known 170m ascent loop read 390m yesterday… The 1st time a few months ago I cleaned it with the baby toothbrush. This time, I tried doing that 3-4 times and it didnt improve things. My test: watch is on window sill, good GPS, WILDLY jumping up and down in altitude while recording. ***Decided its probably a varying combo of moisture and/or dirt that can affect the baro hole. *** With that in mind, I put it in the fridge overnight, powered off, after thoroughly and gently cleaning the baro hole with baby toothbrush under running warm water. Now, watch has been on window sill for 30 mins with 0 ascent, 0 descent - which is night and day from yesterday’s tests which had ~100m up and down within 2 mins. RECOMMEND: clean baro hold gently with baby toothbrush whenever it starts acting up. If that doesnt fix your alti readings, leave overnight in fridge to wick moisture out.

@Kajkom according to the page linked by @sartoric Strava does not support WearOS 2 since 2021, so a while ago.

@BinoWorld-UK said in Increased battery drain: I can now confirm that after using my S7 for 2 years with location from phone and watch always enabled, the last three have been an eye opener. Since disabling this feature as well as Auto WiFi, the S7 battery now is insanely good I agree with you. I’ve got in the habit of turning the location on in the watch before my first work out, and flicking it off again at the end of the day. The battery has now dropped to between 20-40% after 24 hours so easily lasts the day I need out of it. Turning location on/off is no harder than enabling airplane/cinema mode which I do before/after my sleep. I’ll maybe try the Auto Wi-Fi too as the watch is always connected to my phone via bluetooth anyway.

@Embrun-0 Finalement ça fonctionne avec un autre parcours (je ne sais pas pourquoi

@Tomas-Fejfar I can now confirm that after using my S7 for 2 years with location from phone and watch always enabled, the last three have been an eye opener. Since disabling this feature as well as Auto WiFi, the S7 battery now is insanely good with HR monitoring, body resources, sleep tracking on & power save tilt to wake on. Using Suunto Finland watch face. The watch is constantly connected to WearOs via Bluetooth. Samsung S22 I unplugged the S7 at around 9am today and the battery is still holding above 80% in smart mode. To be fair not many notifications today all, but still remarkable result. [image: 1671990840428-5584cefa-2221-4f99-9fd6-9235c96eeba5.jpeg]

@Justin-0 Not sure if there is a better way, but if you go into Play Store on the watch it allows you to search for WearOS and uninstall it. The watch then appears to default to the previous version of 2.46.0.365 vs the version of 2.59.0.471 my watch was previously showing.

@Brad_Olwin I also find the S7 HR accuracy ( I have the titanium) really, really good. That was coming from the S9B which has a hard time being accurate. It seems like some users have complained/noted that S9PP HR is not quite as good as other sensors in past?? is this true in your opinion or is it roughly comparable?

@Zoran-Z no, it is a screen technology issue

@Balder2012 No premium, have music only so quit paying Spotify/YT Was listening to Spotify podcast and after podcast I switched to YT Music mid run, tried to play albums I downloaded previously that day, but it showed some my mix my workout etc that I never put there and no sign of my downloaded music, Had to clear cache, clear downloads and force stop start again and now it is working again because I can see them right on the menu. I still can’t download my playlists only albums says cannot download offline but I have plenty free space and app permission for storage is on.

@herlas everything is ok, that’s how I have it in my Suunto 7, my opinion is that you are still at the end of the first zone and “moving” to the next one

@MoeJito Only daily and since it varies a lot from sleep to waking it doesn’t make much sense to have a continuous graph over many days. What you might want is resting HR as a graph over time.

@kurko the wallet app is updated constantly by Google.

@Chris-Van-Sickle I feel your dissatisfaction mate, I had my S7 go for a repair / replacement last month after only three months of ownership due to condensation under the screen as I swim three times a week. My experience has been hit and miss, but the most annoying thing about this watch is the lack of support! Just disgusting that an OEM can release a one hit wonder watch and turn a blind eye on it just like that. If Suunto paid the slightest attention to this model, it would still compete today vs other brands. I do love this watch like you, it just a shame it’s does have any future to remain on my wrist for long since other watches half the price can do a lot more. I would call it a fancy looking smartwatch for special occasion. For now I rock a Garmin Instinct solar all day every day

@Balázs-Hencz @flypg answered, make sure you are connected to the charger and to WiFi. You need both to download the route map. It works for me as well.