Live location S+ app

Nikolai Simonov

Meanwhile…

Live.τ has been live for one week!
Thanks to everyone who has already tried the app and shared impressions!

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Huge thanks and happy training!

Sebastian Wagner 0

@Nikolai-Simonov thx for the live Location App. Great Feature. One of the few i missed from my garmin. I could only test shortly the Connection. A run or bike activity will follow.

Keep up the Great work

Nikolai Simonov

A little update announcement:

This morning we rolled out an update (1.0.9) for those using the app via TestFlight or who downloaded the APK (you need to download the new one) directly.

In this update, we’re testing email sending functionality.
You’ll find a new section under:

Settings → Emergency Contact → Email Settings

it will be available in play and app store later

Antoine

@Nikolai-Simonov said in Live location S+ app:

A little update announcement:

This morning we rolled out an update (1.0.9) for those using the app via TestFlight or who downloaded the APK (you need to download the new one) directly.

In this update, we’re testing email sending functionality.
You’ll find a new section under:

Settings → Emergency Contact → Email Settings

it will be available in play and app store later

Very good functionality !
Idea: add up to 5 email contacts instead of just one

Nelson Adão

Thank you for your hard work to put this to work.

I was thinking to switch to Garmin watches because of livetrack functionality, but now I don’t think to change

Finally I can share my activities to my loved ones when I go alone on the trails

brechtvb

@Nelson-Adão a 1 on 1 example how Suunto should keep up with Garmin on such things.

Egika

@Nelson-Adão I still don’t get it.
There are dedicated apps for this on phones alone.

Have not seen a side by side comparison of those regarding phone battery…

Nikolai Simonov

@Nelson-Adão Thanx so much for warm words! feedback like this is incredibly motivating!

So, I hope Suunto will thank me someday for saving a loyal user!

Nikolai Simonov

Happy Sunday everyone!

Here’s a little developer diary update:
I’m currently working on track loading and display on the built-in map. You’ll be able to upload tracks from GPX/KML files.

Once a workout starts, the current track will be drawn on the map, and the app will show deviation from the preloaded route, projecting your position onto it.

In the future, this feature will also include:

Alerts when significantly off-route,
Customizable checkpoints and geofences with notifications if you don’t reach them in time,
And many other improvements!

Here’s a short preview of the new feature in action:
https://drive.proton.me/urls/1ADRB81188#wZAcJ1AGp877

SODIUM

@Nikolai-Simonov I have a question. If we turn on the Live T function with the watch only, without carrying a mobile phone, will it work?

Egika

@SODIUM no

SODIUM

@Egika OK thank you.

Ecki D.

Great work @Nikolai-Simonov

This reduces the need of opening Komoot when get lost while navigating along a route quite a lot.
I can simply have a look at the map in your app and don’t need to waste battery for geolocation on the phone.
I often ended up on 2 or 3-way forks not nowing wich one to choose on the 9PP cause there are no maps.

larrybbaker

Used yesterday for the first time to test it out! What a great app! Thank you so much!

I wanted to confirm - on my phone - I would only see the current location? Is that correct? The link sent to the contact shows the route when I checked what my wife was able to see?

Nikolai Simonov

@larrybbaker Thanx for kind feedback!

Yes the in-app route display is currently available only in the TestFlight beta version. but not in the regular one.

larrybbaker

@Nikolai-Simonov I’d be happy to be a beta tester if you need more

Nikolai Simonov

@larrybbaker There’s no limit for testers. Just follow the steps via link - https://testflight.apple.com/join/n3nqcarb

larrybbaker

@Nikolai-Simonov perfect! Thank you!

droopsio

@Nikolai-Simonov
First of all congrats for making this app for Suunto. For many of us it was sth, which was missing, when we go to trails - to have kind of buck up in case which we hope will never happen.

Unfortunately for me, current implementation of live tracking as it is with you app and S+ is having 2 major downsides caused by in my understanding BT connections limitations. In my case these are observations based on Suunto Race S & iOS 18.5 - both official not beta:
-> first one: when you have live track active, you get no notifications form the phone to your watch. For me, when I go for a run, I get pretty often quite a lot of phone calls (kids, work), and few app notifications. Now, being able to to see who’s calling (my kids or someone who I don’t know), I know when I can answer the call on my headphones, and when I can call back. It is also matter of safety as I told my kids that if anything will happen during my run, they can call. But I’m not keen to answer calls related to work during my runs This I will handle after workout.

-> second which in my case is deciding to do not use LT, and which I have noticed today during long run: when you have connection taken by LT, you cannot connect any HR belt to the watch In case of any watch, I use hr belt, as OHR sensors are pretty ‘unstable’, especially when you do some intervals during the run. In case of Suunto, as a bonus, you’re loosing possibility to use Zone Sense, which is basing on the hr belt. For me, who trains based on zones, TBH it is must have to have hr readings from the belt, and very demanded to be able to train according to Zone Sense.

I don’t know, is it possible to get over this limitation, but I think that for quite a lot users, above might be a big problem.

duffman19

@droopsio said in Live location S+ app:

when you have live track active, you get no notifications form the phone to your watch.

I commented on this above, but thought it might be due to my using an older operating system. Interesting that you are experiencing this as well.

Can anyone comment on whether or not they are recieving watch notifications while using the Live.t app? This is also a big issue for me as I need to see specific incoming calls/texts.