S+ parkrun

kriskus

I have installed the app and set my parkrun number in the app. However, on my watch ~~I still see the default QR code~~ [EDIT: the code is correct, but it looks different than in my 5k app] and A------ instead of my ID. Any hints?

Nikolai Simonov

hi @kriskus which watch?
could you try to re-sync?

Nikolai Simonov

@schreck It’s a bit odd. I tested this on Race 2, which should be similar in hardware/software to Vertical 2.

If anyone with a Vertical 2 (or another model) experiences the same issue, please let me know.

I’ll try to figure out what could happened.

Egika

Just tested it.
And it works well as described here.
I can enable the parkrun S+ app and another one at the same time.
A test scan with my phone showed the number.
All good here on Vertical 2

kriskus

I just rechecked. Ineed, the QR code works OK (it’s different than in my 5k app, but they both resolve to the correct UserID), although as in the picture above - the number isn’t displayed, just A------

Egika

@kriskus right. The number needs a fix. Though as I understand it is not needed for the purpose of this S+

kriskus

@Egika Right, the QR code is enough. I was misled by the fact that my parkrun code in the 5k app looks different, but that’s probably how QR works - two different QR codes can mean the same number.
@Nikolai-Simonov - thanks a lot! You just made my life a little bit better

kriskus

@Egika - and BTW if you’re concerned about privacy, you can edit your post. The QR code links to your real name

Nikolai Simonov

@kriskus, @Egika

Thanks a lot for the feedback! I’ll take a look at why the text field couldn’t update.

Regarding the difference between the 5k QR and the S+ QR that’s totally fine!

QR codes can encode the same data and still look different due to factors like ECC level, matrix size, padding, and the chosen QR mode (numeric, byte, etc.).
I believe the 5k version uses slightly different settings.

For the watch, where resources are limited, I’m using a hardly reduced version of the algorithm that includes only the essential features.

Szczepan Musiał

@Nikolai-Simonov, I am facing the same issue, I can enable other S+ app but with Parkrun app, I see the same error message. Suunto Vertical

kriskus

@Nikolai-Simonov Thanks! Every day something new (even if I’m from IT myself )

Egika

@kriskus said in S+ parkrun:

@Egika - and BTW if you’re concerned about privacy, you can edit your post. The QR code links to your real name

no worries. My real name is so generic, that it is almost anonymous

2b2bff

@Egika said in S+ parkrun:

@kriskus said in S+ parkrun:

@Egika - and BTW if you’re concerned about privacy, you can edit your post. The QR code links to your real name

no worries. My real name is so generic, that it is almost anonymous

Haha, indeed it is…

OutdoorMan

@Steven-Hambleton from a few posts I read here I can see your initial enthusiasm about Suunto faded very quickly. What happened?

Sorry for the off-topic. Well done @Nikolai-Simonov !

schreck

@Nikolai-Simonov

Just wanted to give a quick update.
Parkrun app works now perfectly fine on Vertical 2.
Not just what the initial issue was.

Nikolai Simonov

@schreck Happy to hear it!

Steven Hambleton

I love my Suunto watch thanks!

As always, people will want things that aren’t available and for me that’s two things -

Watch faces with larger, more readable complications. It’s not hard to do, just increase the size, test it on people like me, then add it to the list.

Building a cloud architecture to store watch settings in a granular fashion so for example I could do a clean install but only restore routes and custom sports - which is a much more complex undertaking!

My only other criticism is that I don’t have enough money to buy a Vertical 2

Nikolai Simonov

Hey! Here’s a small update for this small app!

Main thing - it now supports longer IDs up to 12 digits.

Another cool thing: now you can choose between a regular squarish QR and a more fancy rounded QR style, and you can change the color of the QR code, maybe to match the strap color.

! But please make sure that the QR code is readable by the volunteer app with custom colors!

Nikolai Simonov

also forgot to mention
I noticed that share from suunto app doesn’t work well…

so if you want to share this app to your friends - you could use this link - https://splus.athletica.one/parkrun

i opens the parkrun page directly in suunto app if it installed or just show the web version of app page.

Steven Hambleton

@Nikolai-Simonov Sadly Suunto still only allows two apps per sports mode so until they change, I’ll have to skip this and keep my existing ones.

It would be nice if they tiered apps in terms of how much overhead they take up. I’d imagine this is super lightweight as far as CPU cycles and memory is concerned, it shouldn’t be subject to the limit.