Suunto, a leading manufacturer of sports watches, has released a major software update for its Suunto Ocean smartwatch. The new update, version 2.36.16, introduces a range of exciting features and improvements designed to enhance the diving and water sports experience.
One of the standout features in the update is the addition of a compass in dive modes. This allows divers to navigate underwater with greater precision and confidence. Additionally, the update includes a new lap view for freediving mode, providing users with more detailed information about their performance.
To make diving even more convenient, the Suunto Ocean now features autostart with the last dive mode. This means that users can dive seamlessly by simply starting the watch in their previously used mode. The update also introduces new safety stop settings, allowing divers to customize their safety stops based on their individual preferences.
For those who enjoy freediving, mermaid diving, and snorkeling, the Suunto Ocean now offers a low battery alarm. This ensures that users are always aware of their battery status and can take appropriate action if necessary. The update also increases the range for surface time duration, providing more accurate tracking of surface time.
In addition to these new features, the update includes several improvements and bug fixes. These include access to the brightness menu during freediving, a fixed gas icon layout, a resolved issue with blank exercise dive summary lists in Snorkeling, and improved pool swim distance tracking.
Change Log:
New Features
- Compass in dive modes: Navigate underwater with precision using the built-in compass.
- New lap view for freediving mode: Track your performance with a redesigned lap view.
- Autostart with last dive mode: Dive seamlessly by automatically starting in your last used dive mode.
- New safety stop settings: Customize your safety stops for a more personalized diving experience.
- Low battery alarm for freediving, mermaid diving, and snorkeling: Stay informed about your battery status.
- Increased range for surface time duration (show days): Track your surface time more accurately.
- Average gas consumption summary in real time: Monitor your gas usage in real-time.
Improvements and Fixes
- Access to brightness menu during freediving: Adjust the screen brightness even while diving.
- Gas icon layout fix: Improved gas icon layout for better readability.
- Blank exercise dive summary list in Snorkeling after firmware update: Fixed a bug that caused blank dive summaries.
- Pool swim distance in activity summary: Accurately track your pool swim distance.
- Surface time in dive widget: View your surface time directly on the dive widget.
- Heart rate icon search before exercise/dive start changed to belt icon when optical heart rate is disabled: Improved heart rate icon behavior.
- Gas switch recommendations during descent fixed: More accurate gas switch recommendations.
- Surface pressure update also when not doing water sports: Updated surface pressure even when not in water sports mode.
- Fixed behavior of buttons, pressure gauge, and free dive alarms: Improved button responsiveness and alarm functionality.
- Improved pressure gauge behavior for safety and decompression stops: Enhanced pressure gauge accuracy.
- Prevent next alarm from playing if cleared alarm was not playing at the time: Optimized alarm behavior.
- Fixed distance accuracy during snorkeling and free diving: Improved distance tracking.
- Fixed dive path for missing dive paths in app: Corrected dive path issues.
- Removed safety stop penalty for fast ascents: Eliminated unnecessary safety stop penalties.
Overall, the Suunto Ocean software update version 2.36.16 is a significant upgrade that offers users a more comprehensive and reliable diving and water sports experience. With its new features and improvements, the Suunto Ocean continues to be a popular choice for divers and water sports enthusiasts around the world.
