Users of the Amazfit Balance, which we have already tested and is currently available for 170 euros, can look forward to a new update. The update is 8.53 megabytes in size and updates the software to version 3.25.5.5. The update comes with a fairly extensive changelog, which not only praises bug fixes and optimizations, but also new functions. The changelog is partially identical to the update to 3.25.5.3. A new function for strength training is being advertised, which is intended to evaluate the quality of execution of the individual exercise – in particular whether the weights are moved in a controlled manner or rather torn around. Furthermore, strength athletes should now benefit from training suggestions. Ski mountaineering is available as a sport profile and snow shoveling has also been given its own activity type. Running and walking activities in the open air should now also be tracked automatically.
According to the changelog, unread notifications are now displayed on the watch face, and the display can now also be woken up with a single or double tap. Under the heading of optimizations there is apparently more of a problem finding: monitoring the steps taken should be less error-prone with the new version. This change is being discussed controversially in the community on Reddit, among others, so that some users are not yet satisfied with the quality of the step counting. Further optimizations include, among other things, the expansion of the timer function so that multiple timers can now be set at the same time. In addition, times can be displayed in milliseconds during a workout.
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