@GTPune wrote:
I got the upgrade notification and call me stupid but I have decided to to take the plunge so wish me luck. Charging my ionic in preparation to upgrade while posting this message to document what is currently working before the upgrade. Lets see what happens after the upgrade (or if I am able to upgrade it at all):
1. GPS accuracy is ok. Getting consistent 8.0 to 8.2 KM distance reading on my neighborhood run route. Part of the route is close to tall buildings and covered with trees which throw the GPS accuracy off a bit.
2. BT connectivity to headphone (QY7) is rock solid and sound quality is good. That's the only thing I am happy about.
3. Phone sync and notifications are working reasonably well.
4. Music transfer is a pain but after taking a 1000 precautions (stay at same place in clear sight of router every time I transfer music, keep BT off etc), I have been able to get success rate to 1 in 10 attempt from 1 in about 100 attempts initially.
5. HR monitor is ok although I have no other way to measure its accuracy nor I care about it too much. Although once I noticed that HR monitor was not turning off (the green blinking light at the back) even when the tracker was lying on the table for night. Had to reboot the tracker couple of times to get that sorted.
6. Don't wear it while sleeping so cant say anything about sleep tracking feature.
7. Fitbit pay is not available in India.
8. Was able to to download one app (flashlight) but Coach app is not updating on the watch even after several attempts.
9. Battery life is reasonable. With 2 one hour runs with GPS and music on, I am able to get 4 days of life from a single charge before the battery drops to about 30-35%. That's when I recharge it. Note: not wearing during the night so HR monitor turns off and I disconnect it from phone and laptop in the night to preserve the battery.
So that's basically it. Will be upgrading it now. Wish me luck 🙂
Update 1: Upgrade process
Kept Ionic on charge and attempted the upgrade via Android phone.
After about 15 min of "updating your iconic" message, upgrade fail. It gave me the option of "retry" or "retry on BT". I "retried". Failed again after 15 min.
Disconnected Iconic from phone, connected to laptop and tried again. Failed again after 10 min. Gave me option of "retry" or "retry on BT". This time I retried on BT. Took about 45 min to complete the upgrade.
Update 2: Post upgrade behavior
Notification (SMS and calls) still seem to be working and with enhanced functionality (call accept / reject, quick replies, clear/delete notifications etc). Will keep monitoring the behavior and report back.
Music previously loaded on Iconic is safe and Iconic to BT connectivity is also working. Will monitor BT/Music performance with GPS on during running and report back.
Update 3: During/After Run
GPS reading was more or less same as before upgrade
BT Music connectivity was rock solid as before
In last 5 hours, including 1 hour of exercise with GPS/Music on, lost 17% of battery which probably is a little higher than before upgrade but I have been notification testing and turning screen on / off more that usual so lets see how it goes in next 3-4 days.
Was able to sync the run with phone
Battery life seems to have reduced slightly but that may be because I wake up my screen more often now to answer the calls and reply to messages.
Call and message notifications are working fine and I am able to accept/reject calls and do quick replies albeit with a small quirk which is described here. I am unable to figure out if this is phone issue or Ionic issue.
"Custom stats not saving" issue is not fixed. The selections that I make for "middle stat" get reset every time. It will be great if the selections are retained across running sessions (minor annoyance)
Have not tried transferring music post upgrade yet. That's something I shall test soon.
GPS reading is more or less same for my running route before and after upgrade and is in +-2% range of actual distance. May not be great if you professional athleate but is ok for me. Also part of my route is close to tall buildings and covered with trees and I have noticed that GPS tracking goes wayward in those sections and that may be the contributing factor in inaccuracy.
Noticed a strange issue that same run route when done on bike was showing a different (incorrect) distance reading. It was my first bike ride on that route wtih watch so can not say if the issue is related to upgrade or it is a general issue.
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