beacon permanent link

[juroots]

hello,

i gave the beacon function a try to feel safer when commuting in winter times and i generally liked how it is implemented, but there is one thing which stopped me using it: having to manually send the link every time is just too much fiddling around twice a day.

please add an option for a permanent link which others can use to check out on you or an option to automatically send the beacon link when an activity is being started.

thanks 🙂

[Soren]

Thanks for submitting your idea. It has been reviewed by our moderation team and is now open to voting.

[plants4jim]

I support this 100%

Garmin's activity tracking generates a unique link each time, but can send out emails to people you choose when you begin an activity. I personally find this very annoying and therefor do not use it, I get frequent emails regarding one friends rides which I disregard and delete.

Wahoo on the other hand has a permanent link option, and I find it highly preferable. I believe it is an option to have a permanent one or different one each time.

[p1ersson]

Agreed, having to send (and start transmitting) every time is counterproductive. Keep It Simple, Sweety!

[p1ersson]

Simplify beacons

Safety:

* permalink

* automatic start

* send a beacon after start

I need to click a few extra time before each session, if I restart - send again. This goes against my view on safety. If im late (since im allways are.. click and GO GO GO! A new and unique url for every session is contraproductive.

Nice but not important:

* "realtime" share with friends in the app

[ChrisBerry]

I agree with this 100%. 

[Jane]

Hello. We wanted to let you know that your idea submission from January of 2023 will be archived. While this idea is interesting, we don’t have any immediate plans to implement this and currently aren’t able to prioritize this idea.

Please note that your feedback is valuable to Strava. As stated in our Community Idea Guidelines, we receive many idea submissions each week, and realistically, there may be various reasons that prevent us from including an idea on our Product Roadmap.  

We want to thank you for taking the time to submit your idea and we look forward to your continued contributions to the Strava Community.