SOON: update or not update

Hugues78fr

Hello,
5 months (soon) whithout improvements and bug fixes…
Don’t i have read somewhere it would be every 4 month to get new update ?

sky-runner

Even my electric car has regular OTA updates every 4-8 weeks. It is sure more complex than a Suunto watch.

I can understand that feature updates require a lot of work and may be less frequent, but I think incremental bug fixes should be released on a more frequent cadence!

Also, for comparison, Coros releases updates every 8-10 weeks.

Speed Man

@sky-runner

@sky-runner After the latest update, my Coros watch no longer turns on.

Stefan T.

@sky-runner said:

Also, for comparison, Coros releases updates every 8-10 weeks.

Garmin releases updates in even shorter cycles…is that positive?
Maybe, as long as they do not add more new errors than fixing existing ones…

Personally I prefere a slow/delayed update that’s at least working and not adding any problems/bug, thank having a rushed update that’s just being released for the sake of being released…

Elipsus

I really, really don’t understand why everyone wants updates.
As a tech guy, working in software development, I absolutely hate this trend of providing updates just for the sake of it, cramming functions in devices that were not originally planned, leaving new bugs and new “battery drain” issues.

@sky-runner said:

ven my electric car has regular OTA updates every 4-8 weeks.

OTA updates in a car sounds like hell, I buy a car, I expect it to work correctly from day one, and never stop working correctly, and sure as hell don’t want to have an extra “cloud feature” or “subscription only heated seats” or “we’ve updated our privacy policy !”

I want stuff I can depend on, I want reliable, predictable behavior, especially for something I will use every day (not to mention, something that could kill me or other people in the case of cars)
I want bugfixes only, and this is a hill I will die on !

Rant finished, you may resume your normal activities

Kraisun Tunta

I think there are always two sides to this. Some people enjoy frequent updates because they like new features, new technology, and having something new to explore. Others simply use their watch for training and don’t really care about frequent updates as long as it works well and reliably.

For me, the real issue is not how often updates are released, but whether the watch remains stable and existing bugs are fixed in a reasonable time.

aiv4r

@Elipsus said:

I really, really don’t understand why everyone wants updates.
As a tech guy, working in software development, I absolutely hate this trend of providing updates just for the sake of it, cramming functions in devices that were not originally planned, leaving new bugs and new “battery drain” issues.

@sky-runner said:

ven my electric car has regular OTA updates every 4-8 weeks.

OTA updates in a car sounds like hell, I buy a car, I expect it to work correctly from day one, and never stop working correctly, and sure as hell don’t want to have an extra “cloud feature” or “subscription only heated seats” or “we’ve updated our privacy policy !”

I want stuff I can depend on, I want reliable, predictable behavior, especially for something I will use every day (not to mention, something that could kill me or other people in the case of cars)
I want bugfixes only, and this is a hill I will die on !

Rant finished, you may resume your normal activities

100% this! I buy a watch for the features it has at that moment, and of course it is nice to get new features, but it is not a hard requirement (as long as there are bug fixes or small improvements of the features that exists)!