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On whether the new Venu 3 features will come to the 255

StreetLight
over 1 year ago

The new Venu 3 will have some new features like:

  • Nap Detection [added in fw 17.18]
  • Sleep Coach [added in fw 18.22]
  • Daily Summary [added in fw 17.? (it was not listed in the new features list)]
  • Recents (quick switching between widgets) [?]
  • Jetlag Advisor [added in fw 19.18]
  • Switching between large and small text size [added in fw 17.18]
  • Workout Benefit [! probably an inferior alternative to training effect]
  • Wheelchair and handcycle ativities/workouts [?]
  • Guided Meditation activity [! maybe similar to 255's breathing activity]
  • Ability to see photos in messages (Android only) [added in fw 17.18]

Does anybody have informations on whether the 255 will get any of these in future updates?

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    These sleep related features sound interesting, it would be great if we got those

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    All the new software features that could come to the 255

    Sleep Coach feature, including sleep recommendation factors
    Nap detection support
    Daily Summary report feature 
    Workout Benefit feature - training effect is superior?
    Wheelchair pushes, as well as wheelchair sport-specific workouts
    Recents, quick switching between widgets - 955 already has this?
    Jetlag Advisor support - 955 users are still waiting for this?
    Handcycle Activity
    Guided Meditation Activity - more of fitness feature?
    Ability to switch between small fonts and larger fonts for text - they so need to add this to all watches
    Photos in text messages (Android only)

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to Aslam

    I've updated the post with these

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Hello! 

    The long-awaited 17.18 update has finally been released. However, according to the description, several new features introduced with the Venu 3 watch are missing (e.g. daily summary, guided meditation, etc.). Anyone who is part of the beta program and has tried this update? If so, could you share your experience with us?

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I read elsewhere that the sleep coach feature was also left out of the update. Also, the red shift function is for watches with amoled display. It was probably mistakenly put in the 255/955 change log.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to SZAMigabi

    Finally support for larger fonts. That has been deeply missed by most older people.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to ovekvam

    I was looking forward to more new features. I am a bit disappointed about that.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Agreed, I also miss the auto detect feature activities of my old Venu2. For sleep I'd rather have better sleep tracking to start with, the new Google watch seems particularly good according to the Quantified Scientist.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    It would be nice to have a road map of the expected updates. ()) 

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I've updated the opening post according to what was shown in the  fw 17.18 beta announcement post (added nap detection, large fonts support, photos in messages).

    The sleep coach feature has not even been added to the Fenix line yet, so it's expected that it's not present in this update (features almost always come to the Fenix line first). Same thing for all the other missing features (except for Jetlag Advisor).