Keep sensors active when app is running

[surge919]

Would it be possible to have an option in settings to keep sensors active while the app is running?

I have trouble with some sensors not getting picked up when I start recording. This is fixed by pressing pause and then resuming.

I know we can long press record to get the sensors working before starting the recording but once I pause again, it routinely loses the HR sensor.. a quick pause and resume usually fixes it.

[Sublimis]

Hi! The app connects sensors when recording starts (whether paused or not), and disconnects when recording stops. When recording is active, pausing does not change connected state of the sensors; they stay connected (if possible*).

By "pausing" we mean when the recording button changes appearance to two vertical lines like this: ⏸️. This can happen either by long-pressing the record button, or by using auto-pausing. Everything else is either "recording" or "stopped". You mention "pause" three times, but probably mean "stop"? If this is so, we suggest using the real pausing (long-pressing the record button) instead of stopping when you take a short break. Please correct us if we misunderstood something.

*Please keep in mind that sensors can go to sleep and disconnect on their own when left unused, this is a battery saving feature. It can take some time for a sensor to wake up and connect again, sometimes even 30 seconds or so.

Thanks for the feedback!

[surge919]

i had forgotten about press/hold being Pause. The auto-pause sometimes works when I initially stop at a light, but un-pauses after a few seconds with no movement so I always press the button at long lights.

Could you flip the behavior or make it a selectable option?

1) single press for pause press/hold for stop 2) single press for stop press/hold for pause

[Sublimis]

Auto-pause unpausing after a few seconds is most probably induced by GPS noise in this case. Please enable the option Settings > Tracking/GPS > Activity recognition > Reduce location noise, this should help. Do you use speed sensor?

Yes, adjustable behavior of the rec button shouldn't be a problem, we just have to find some clever place where to put the option. 🙂 Thanks for the feedback!

[surge919]

yes I do have a speed sensor. I have Garmin speed and cadence sensors. for the Speed sensor I have enabled "Use for distance and duration"

I'll enable "Reduce location noise" on my next ride

about the button, how about the dual button like you have for the Stop/Finish (with the finish flag at the top right) the main button

Main button could pause and top right button would stop

[Sublimis]

Please enable the option Settings > Tracking/GPS > Activity recognition > Reduce location noise, this should help.

Sorry, forgot to say that activity recognition won't work due to a bug present in all v7.x versions released so far. Fix for this is coming with the next release, v7.12. Alternatively, you can try using v6.11 (dated 2021-10-21) until then. Thanks!

[surge919]

Sorry, forgot to say that activity recognition won't work due to a bug present in all v7.x versions released so far. Fix for this is coming with the next release, v7.12. Alternatively, you can try using v6.11 (dated 2021-10-21) until then

no problem.. I like the added items so I'll manually pause for now.

[Sublimis]

Main button could pause and top right button would stop

Interesting suggestion, we'll give it a thought (any maybe provide a third option for this). Thanks again!

[surge919]

I noticed this was added a few versions ago. This is very helpful. The AutoPause doesn't work well (at least for me) but this button makes it easy to simply tap the screen. I like how it alerts when you start moving and forget to unpause.

thanks again