I just bought a Spot X and the battery is not charging even thought it says that is is hooked up to the usb and plugged in????

We are trying to implement our lone worker program using the SPOT-X. The inability to set Tracking on by default is seen as an issue with the product. It would be very helpful to have the ability to turn this on by default if desired.

Not always you want to send your actual position, but a "rendez-vous" location. It would be nice to have the option of sending a waypoint in a message.
For example: Meet me at this point: 50.xxxx, -66.yyyy. Receiver can map it directly and not having to enter the position in a GPS.

Should be option to use regular batteries or rechargeable. Having just rechargeable means have to carry MORE technology to recharge. Maine winters get -30F and wilderness trips can last ten days or more. A few AAA batteries are easier to carry than a charger which can also drain in the cold. Solar charges are useless if cloudy, snowing conditions. Bad feature of the SPOT X.

I need a microscope to see read the display. Either use all, large text and ditch the icons, or just use icons that are as large as possible and eliminate the text. SOMETHING. The backlighting is poor. Imagine, in an emergency, in the dark, can't find reading glasses, iphone camera is dead, and I cant read the screen to save my life. It's like you compromised to please everyone, and the result is poor. ALLOW me to pick a GUI format, eg. LARGE TEXT ONLY

My Spot X remains on my deck bag of my kayak while I paddle. Constant sea water spray and immersion make me wonder how well it will stand up to this constant abuse. My previous Gen 3 was also kept in a waterproof nylon bag with a clear window that allowed full function while it was inside. I cannot find a bag designed for the SPOT X that serves the same purpose.

Spot X request: Please give the user an option to not have sent messages from Spot X to an individual populate on the shared map page. Would like to have ability to have a a private conversation instead of my half posted on the map with checkin's etc. Thanks, Bob

I discovered just after the purchase that the Spot X app is only compatible with Android 7 or better. My second smartphone is compatible, but my main smartphone is not. If I hadn't had a second smartphone, that would have made of me a very annoyed customer, and very vocal on the internet. This is not the only problem with the way Spot markets its devices. Please improve your ethics.

A check-in can be very useful when passing near a trail junction for a hiker. One can walk past the junction and send a "check-in" message to make clear the path which is taken, without waiting the 10 minutes. Also, getting in a wood and getting out of the wood would rationally require an immediate check-in without waiting 10 minutes. I understand there is the fear that people manually sends "check-ins" every 5 minutes, but there could be a counter to avoid the "unfair" use of the function.

I had to go to the manual to find out how to turn the device on or off. While the small button is well protected against accidental turn on, turn off, it's hard to see. Could you use an orange button?

The direction pad and button work well, with good haptic feedback. By contrast the back button is difficult to use. This needs to be a button that gives feedback. I would hate to try to operate this with cold fingers.

Beep on new message.

There should be an option to beep every (1/5/10/30 minutes) when there is an unread message.

This would seem so simple to implement and so obviously necessary that it should have been done already.

I don’t want to check the spot 300 times a day, but I DO want to know if a plan has changed.

It should also have an option to beep if a message you sent has not been marked as sent within 60 minutes - so you can attend to getting better signal.

I went through the calibration process as described in the manual, thereafter at our campsite it showed geographic north where the sun came up that morning (90 degree error)! A week later at home it showed north more or less correctly

Intergrate with onX hunt. When in onX and I share location I would like to get the spot X app as an option.

AS it is right now I have to copy the onX location and paste into SptoX

Unbelievable that you can't see the state of battery charge while charging. Have to turn it on and stop charging to see the miniature icon.

A tutorial on how to use the compass would be very helpful.

PLEASE, in the FAQ section, let it be known that if you purchase a used device and the original owner does not deactivate the account that you cannot register or use the device under a new account. I had no idea this would be an issue. Thankfully, your rep was able to contact the original owner and get the OK to deactivate their account.

Need a hard plastic screen protector, like .060 lexan. Using an easily damaged LCD screen that can puncture for a rescue device was not a good move.

I would like to be able to see other SPOT X users in my hiking party on the topo map. This may be a security concern, but if each of us gave permission to see each other's location, that would be incredible and an advantage over your competitors.