Feature Request: Automatic Display Brigthness + Quarq TyreWiz

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    Ali

    Hi Kevin, setting up an automatic display is not possible as a hardware limitation on Karoo 2. It is however an option on Karoo 1 and seems to be the cause of high drain, which is why it was removed on the Karoo 2

    Tyreqiz - is on the roadmap, but below some of the other features requested by most of the community member.

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    Nico Walker

    That's one of the big cons of Karoo 2. The light-sensor seems to be missing in hardware. This reduces the allready very short battery lifetime even more. I realy don't understand the argument why automatic brightness control should reduce battery life.

    I always have to stop now when riding through a dark tunnel to manualy reduce brightness as I'm blinded by karoo 2...

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    Jörg

    If you enter the GPS data of the location, you should be able to link the setting times of the sun. If you are in a different place (vacation), you should be able to change that quickly.
    Of course, this does not replace a brightness sensor.

    I want to buy a Karoo2 in the next 4 weeks.

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    Nick Yanakiev

    Agreed- this is a big ommission. The GPS idea might work- it is better than nothing.I went out riding when it was still bright outside. As it got darker, I had to stop cycling and find a safe place to adjust the brightness of the device. Far from ideal.

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    Justin Slaten

    +1 for TyreWiz

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    Angelo Di Veroli

    news about TyreWiz?

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    Donovan Dewey

    +1 for Tyrewiz.. would be the difference of buying vs not buying.

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    Adam Pokowski

    Ok, now that SRAM has bought Hammerhead... Can we please get the SRAM/Quark Tyrewiz sensors integrated with the Karoo 2 !!! How difficult can it be to simply read and display the data from two simple pressure sensors?!  This is very frustrating!  I'm a new Karoo 2 owner and this is extremely bothersome for me.  I'm in Michigan and currently do a lot of fat tire bike riding and racing on snow and ice, the tire pressures we run are very low (like 5-7 PSI) and are very critical to bike performance on soft surfaces like snow.  To further complicate matters the pressures can fluctuate a great deal with changes in temperature and need to be constantly monitored and checked, to make this easier I had already invested in TyreWiz sensors.  It's seems like such a no brainer these should just work with Karoo and they do with Garmin and Wahoo.  I didn't even consider the possibility that my existing Tyrewiz sensors would not work before I recently switched over from Wahoo to Hammerhead.  The rest of my experience has been great with the Karoo 2, I really love the device in general!  This issue just seems like a ridiculous oversight and shouldn't really be that difficult to correct.  Come on Hammerhead!! Please make the software tweaks to support the sensors and get tire pressure fields added!!   

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    Angelo Di Veroli

    +10000000000000000000000000000000000000000 for Tyrewiz

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    Balazs Zsitvay

    +1 for TyreWiz. It's really a dealbreaker to me, and forces me to get back to my Garmin...I really wanted to love the Karoo, but I'm more about to return it, since I realised the lack of TyreWiz support...

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    Mike Ferguson

    +1 for Tyrewiz, especially since it’s the same company, and both things that early adopters buy!

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