Suggestions for Suunto (sorry if this isn't the right place)
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Hello everyone,
I’m coming here from Reddit after being advised to share some suggestions regarding Suunto gear.
I apologize in advance if this isn’t the right place or if my translation is poor.
I recently bought the Suunto Race 2, switching from a Garmin; I really like it, but a few minor issues regarding ergonomics bother me.
I’ll start with a few points, and you can contribute to the discussion by commenting on things that interest you.
1 - The menus don’t loop. I did notice that, thanks to the latest update, the numbers now loop, but the menus still don’t (unless I’m experiencing a bug on my end?).
2 - Unable to use certain watch-related menus in the app while navigating the watch’s menus.
3 - Alarms for different days of the week (I didn’t see the option to set different alarms for different days of the week).
4 - Losing the connection to external HRM sensors, with the watch failing to take over using its own sensor.
5 - A nice little feature would be having estimated race times for the 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon in the app (not crucial, but it would be nice!).
It might not seem like much to some, but I feel therecommon-sense aspects—like the user experience when cycling through menus—that should just be a given. I switched to Suunto for the simplicity, but I still expect a certain baseline standard.
Thanks for reading; I’ll share more thoughts as I continue to explore the world of Suunto.
Happy training, everyone.
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1: The main widgets menu does not loop, because you enter it through scroll up swipe, or crown rotate. Down enters the Sport modes list. So how would you make it loop without changing the control logic?
Other menus, e.g. Settings, are linear as well, but I don’t see that as a problem when you have a digital crown and a touch screen available to quickly navigate the menu structure.
One can also argue that looping text menus can be perceived more complex and confusing due to infinite length.3: Under specific alarm, use Repeat > Customize to select days, then scroll back up and press Select
5: Available in the watch under Progress widget
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