Suunto Ocean SW update 2.38.42 (2024 Q4)
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@Jamdog2477 maybe it helps if you don’t wait too hard.
Then the update will arrive as a positive surprise
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Hello
I just got the Suunto Ocean last week and had my first freediving session. It is also my very first smart watch of any kind. I like it for it’s simplicity and clean interface but I would appreciate some slight improvements in the freediving mode that I have seen requested by other divers as well:
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Surface screen to have an alarm that is twice your last dive time, it would be nice if the arch represents this time too. I am a novice diver so I do t really go to depths where the other rules apply but they should be included as this is advertised as a dive watch. I currently just set an alarm for 2 minutes as I don’t exceed 1 minute but it would’ve been nice if the arch could also represent this surface time.
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I’ve seen many complaints about the fields in the screens or lack of specific fields. For me I would like to be able to see the last dive time on the surface screen, otherwise I am happy with everything else on the screens and having the heart rate and temperature etc on the cyclic field. However, I believe the easiest way to satisfy all complaints on this topic is to just have the same customization of the screens for the freediving mode like you can with the basic modes when creating a new sport mode.
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It would be nice if one could disable the touch screen for a sport mode. My touch screen freaked out when I was on the surface trying to mark a POI using the buttons.
A few bugs I have noticed:
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While freediving, the default field in the cyclic fields is the max depth, it did not update after the next dive with a deeper max depth. Even after cycling through all the fields and landing back on the max depth field, it still showed the max depth from my first dive. It did at least record the max depth correctly in the logbook.
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After ending the freedive activity, on the watch face, the surface time was displayed instead of my date complication while using the shark face. Even after changing the complication to something else it kept displaying the surface time. This was fixed after I changed to a different watch face.
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@Jamdog2477
I’d have to agree in what is written blow, Suunto indeed was very clear that the Ocean would be subject to a slower software release schedule. For me, that actually was one of the reasons I bought the Ocean.My D6i is on its last legs, and having seen what the Software updates did to my Vertical, I though, the Ocean would be a good bet. I was hoping that they are not fiddling with things so much. But I was wrong.
You need to be careful what you wish for. A Suunto Software update may not necessarily make things better. They can either cause a certain battery drain, or update your watch with features and Software not to your liking.
My Ocean is now at V2.36.18 and my Vertical is at V2.33.16.Any versions after that, doe not suit me.
For me, I very much question on where Suunto is going with their Software/Firmware. My first Suunto was the D6i followed by the first Ambit, II, III and so on.
Buying the next or a new Suunto Model was not a question for me. But now I am at a point where I go, hmmm…
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@Norbert
I agree with that, but on the other hand, it would be great if Suunto released a new firmware for the Ocean watches just before the holiday season, improving functionality, adding new features, or fixing bugs… Because if not now, when would be the best time to introduce such changes? Around Christmas at the end of the year?
I’m all for well-thought-out and thoroughly tested software, but it would be nice to have updates at least twice a year (whether bigger or smaller fixes).
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We’re quickly coming up on one year since we’ve had an update for the Ocean. Is it a dead product in your opinion? Features released in the new 2.44.46 update would be nice to have.
Edit: I asked the support bot and received this answer
“Suunto Ocean does not have firmware updates in the same way as other Suunto dive computers do. The Suunto Ocean has been designed to maintain the same high level of accuracy and reliability throughout its lifespan. Therefore, there are no plans for firmware updates for the Ocean at this time.”
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@Kevin-Major time to shift to Garmin, either G2 ou MK3i.
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@Kevin-Major Is it a dead product?
I took my Ocean diving two weeks ago and it performed as it should. Plus, it does give you a visualized dive log.
The ocean swim it recorded was also reasonable. !
Where it sucked, was with the snorkeling.
I cannot remember with swimming, but with snorkeling, the screen is not always on. And that is really annoying too. Even more so, as when you turn the wrist and the screen does not turn on.
While there is lots of room for improvement, is it a dead product, not really.
In my opinion, one needs to be careful with Suunto updates anyway. You may not like what you get. I kept my Ocean at V2.36.18. The following update completely destroys the Complications. While you now can select the complications you like, you cannot have multiple complications. If the Ocean is your primary watch, you then wear the watch more outside your activities. And in that regard, for me, they destroyed the day to day user experience.
I bought the Ocean to replace my ailing D6i. The Ocean is rechargeable, as a dive computer it performed as it should, with safety stops and all, it has a colour screen which works very well under water, plus you have a visualized dive log.
It performs as advertised.
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Sounds interesting, but it’s really about time Suunto makes an official statement. Will there be an update with new features or at least some bug fixes—or is nothing coming at all? Someone here already mentioned three weeks ago that “an update is coming very soon.”
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@tinten.addi There was a major update released today.
https://www.chinesesmartwatches.com/suunto-releases-new-software-update-2-44-46-2025-q3-for-race-race-s-vertical-and-9-peak-pro-smartwatches/But again, it does not say anything about the Ocean.
I have to agree with you though. As a whole, Suuntos communication strategy is not the very best. It leaves much to be desired. After many years of being a loyal Suunto Customer, I am starting to get fed up as well.
In terms of software, I also don’t particularly like the direction they are going.
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@Norbert
Thanks for SharingI agree with you 100%. On the other hand, the truth is that we just have to live with whatever Suunto decides to do with the Ocean watch.
For me, it was meant to be a dive computer. I’ll wait for the next update and then decide… whether I’ll switch to another brand. The market is big.
