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    Give us the Back Button (Double Push/via Accelerometer?)

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    • Łukasz SzmigielŁ Offline
      Łukasz Szmigiel @Mff73
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      @mff73 I don’t have an S9 so I haven’t used it in practice - perhaps it’s not that bad but it certainly feels awkward, especially that in certain sport modes it would take 3 and in others 4 clicks (depends on the number of screens). One has to memorize it or be frustrated by cycling too much. And I believe that it’s crucial to be easy as it’s being accessed during the workout.

      I honestly don’t see an easy solution to this problem (hold middle for 1s to go back and more than 1s for options?) and wonder if it’s a matter of overengineering or overdesigning by wanting to stay on the simple side in terms of device inputs.

      I also wonder why S5 has this button? The left top is clearly needed for extra that is tappable in S9 but back could be omitted.

      Btw. how do you access secondary map view in S9 when touch is disabled?

      S9PP 2.40.44

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      • Mff73M Offline
        Mff73 @Łukasz Szmigiel
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        @łukasz-szmigiel
        What is secondary map view?
        In “map” (navigation) view, with bottom button it behaves like swipe from bottom to top. Showing navigation options. Is it that?

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        • Łukasz SzmigielŁ Offline
          Łukasz Szmigiel @Mff73
          last edited by

          @mff73 I mean the secondary action that cycles between current view and zoomed out (ie whole track).

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          • Mff73M Offline
            Mff73 @Łukasz Szmigiel
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            @łukasz-szmigiel said in Give us the Back Button (Double Push/via Accelerometer?):

            @mff73 I mean the secondary action that cycles between current view and zoomed out (ie whole track).

            oh, this one. Well, i have no S9, but Spartan, but on my model, no way to do that without touch screen (single tap on the screen) (or i didn’t find this).

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              duffman19 @Łukasz Szmigiel
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              @łukasz-szmigiel If you use a custom battery mode, there is an option to enable the touch screen. This allows you to swipe left and right across the data screens. Works great except with sweaty fingers.

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              • Łukasz SzmigielŁ Offline
                Łukasz Szmigiel @duffman19
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                @duffman19 and perhaps except for when it’s raining 😉

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                  Nikita_Gx @Mff73
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                  @mff73
                  Wait, it’s not just the sport mode.

                  From home screen you go down to HR, Energy, Sleep, etc. There are 7 screens and once you go to the Fitness level there you either have to go 7 steps back or swipe left. As you understand that it’s easier to swipe you do exactly that.
                  That’s the irritating thing.

                  If you hold middle it will give you shortcuts. I can imagine they can be given somehow otherwise.
                  If you go up from home screen then hoding middle works fine.

                  In sports mode I agree you have to scroll only 2-3 screens, it’s not as bad.

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                  • Mff73M Offline
                    Mff73 @Nikita_Gx
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                    @nikita_gx
                    effectively, this use case is OK. Left swipe is the only “back to watch face” in watch mode.
                    As i swipe left, i don’t even noticed 🙂
                    But, waiting 1min and there is auto back to watch face also 😊 😂

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                    • sartoricS Offline
                      sartoric Moderator
                      last edited by sartoric

                      For Spartan in every subview, with a longpress you go back to the “main” sub menu, then back to the sub view (like hr) and with a double tap (or swipe left ) to watch face

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                      • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Nikita_Gx
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                        @nikita_gx just double tap

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