18-07-2018 09:48 AM
Why cant the screen stay on when swimming?
Its anoying that I cant just glance at the watch to see how many lengths I have done. It also means that I have to press the pause button twice (once to activate the display and a second time to pause) at the end of a set. Its also anoying that the swim app does not track sets.
I have been told by support that its not possible to get the display to stay on but I cant be the only one that finds this very frustrating. Is there a way to submit feature requests (I have plenty of other issues I would like to see fixed)?
So far I have been very underwelmed by this watch and wish I had got another Garmin device.
09-08-2018 01:30 PM
Hi @msearancke. I've pitched your suggestions for an always on display and set tracking to our software R&D team. I'll let you know how it goes.
14-09-2018 11:43 AM
Hi @msearancke.
Some positive feedback from our devs. on your suggestion regarding the Gear Sport when swimming:
"To save battery life, the gear turns off if there is no user interaction (bezel, touch) for a certain period of time. If the LCD is turned on continuously, it will consume more battery and hence shorten the time it can track the user's exercise.
For future wearables we will keep this suggestion in mind (we have also been tuning "wrist up" to detect wrist up more faster during exercise)."
10-03-2019 04:37 PM
@ChrisM wrote:Hi @msearancke.
Some positive feedback from our devs. on your suggestion regarding the Gear Sport when swimming:
"To save battery life, the gear turns off if there is no user interaction (bezel, touch) for a certain period of time. If the LCD is turned on continuously, it will consume more battery and hence shorten the time it can track the user's exercise.
For future wearables we will keep this suggestion in mind (we have also been tuning "wrist up" to detect wrist up more faster during exercise)."
10-03-2019 04:44 PM
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