Updates for V1
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@Brainicus
Pssst, careful with that negativity or they’re going to bury you in downvotes ^^@tieutieu
Improved a lot’? One of the most ‘exciting’ updates was simply getting the system to run smoothly, just because Suunto couldn’t even bother to properly optimize their own software for launch day. Navigation is still struggling, the maps are still limited compared to the competition, the weather forecast is still limited, and smartphone connectivity is still severely lacking (just look at the missing DND sync). Setting an alarm is a century behind the competition (even a basic Casio does it better), even a simple timer function is terribly executed, and let’s not even bring up watch face customization.Sure, you can always excuse all of this with a simple: ‘well, it’s strictly a sports watch, not a smartwatch’ – but if that’s the case, given the ratio of capabilities and features to the price tag, it must have been one of the most overpriced watches on the market, considering it launched at €800.
It’s just sad.
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@Wojciech-Kubica as I said : I’m not a developer myself (but I work in a software company…). It’s always easy to critises, sarcasmes don’t lead anywhere, and it’s not constructive. And yes to me it’s been improved a lot since it was launched (as well as the suunto app).
(And please note that downvotes are very rare on this forum ; I don’t use it myself).
I don’t know what you guys are doing with your SV1 to say it’s garbage. And also about updates, it has been written here several times either for Ocean or with the latest update for SV1 that updates will come but need time.
All the points you mentionned as cons are known, described and tested on many reviews. Every brand has his direction and makes choices.
Suunto is what it is ; ihmo it’s vain to keep turning in circles on the same things…
If those cons are « no go’s », some other brands could probably satisfy you.
I personally have all I need for my training, adventures and races.And yes, talking about empathy, comprehension among us and towards those working to bring us leasure tools, I prefer someone that says « I’m disappointed and hope that some features or corrections will arrive » VS « suunto developers are lazy guys and things we asked are easy to do »
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@Wojciech-Kubica I’m very satisfied with my V1, 976 activities 1752 h duration, 32.8k km, no issues. Great sport watch from my opinion… Can it be better? Sure… everything can be better, nothing is perfect…
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@nseslija Same for me, by far the best sports/GPS watch I’ve ever owned - and I’ve owned plenty! Sure there’s been a few glitches and bugs but overall it’s one hell of a tool. It’s kept me on pace during my ultra’s and kept me safe and on track during many adventures in unknown territory
I’ll have had it for 3 years next month, and the fact that over those 3 years it’s continually being worked on and improved is not lost on me. I’ve been part of this forum for years and this is just another nice extra… good job Suunto -
Hi. I also think the Vertical is still a good sports watch. I hope that in the next v1 update they’ll be able to include the altitude in the elevation contours in the maps at zoom resolutions that the MIP screen can display. Having them is useful in some conditions.
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Any news on this topic?
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@Thomas-Gaggero from the features of the latest Q1 update, I hope the V1 at least gets:
- custom fields on map screen
- improved alarm (days of week)
- looping number picker
the rest of the features would be nice too, but the above are the ones I’m missing. Other than those, I’d really like an ‘up ahead’ screen, so I can see the names and distances of upcoming way points along a route.
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@LitchiMonster said in Updates for V1:
@Thomas-Gaggero from the features of the latest Q1 update, I hope the V1 at least gets:
- custom fields on map screen
- improved alarm (days of week)
- looping number picker
the rest of the features would be nice too, but the above are the ones I’m missing. Other than those, I’d really like an ‘up ahead’ screen, so I can see the names and distances of upcoming way points along a route.
Climb v3 is my only addition wish
About alarms my only wish (concerns all watches) would be to be able to setup it during exercice (dedicated thread here)
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These delays in updates make it seem like the “new” Suunto is abandoning watches older than 2 years… not a good look, especially since the Suunto Vertical is still featured on the official homepage.
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@Manuel-Extreme Just a reminder: even when the Vertical 1 launched, it had serious performance problems – Suunto had to strip out full widgets, contour lines, map details and so on. So they managed to add a lot of things in the end, despite the hardware limitations
