As LiveTrack evolves, I would like to request a couple of features that will make the system even more useful. I hope with the advent of LiveTrack directly from the watch (the new Verizon powered Forerunner) that these are possible or even in the works and can be rolled out to the entire line up of devices.
1. LiveTrack failed message remains on screen. If LiveTrack fails to start, there is about a 5 second message that pops up. This would be more useful if it stayed on for at least 30 seconds and ideally required a button press to clear. That way, if LiveTrack did not begin, the user knows for sure of the issue. And the message should be clearly formatted differently from the LiveTrack success message to help differentiate them.
2. On device screen icon. I would love to see an icon on the watch face that shows LiveTrack is working. Or, if not possible as an icon, then to have a data field we can apply to a screen showing the status.
3. Multiple LiveTrack devices. Currently, only one LiveTrack device can autostart. Please enable multiple ones. I realize this requires sorting if both watches start an activity, but I think it's pretty easy to give a message saying "LiveTrack already in progress via another device."
4. The ability to start and stop LiveTrack from the watch (or Edge).
5. On mobile devices, please badge the icon when LT is active.
6. Within Garmin Connect, when LT is active, please put a way to jump to that screen from the dashboard without digging into submenus.
Thanks in advance for considering these. The first 2 I would call high priority and easy to do. 5 should be easy too. The others can roll out over time, but I would argue from a privacy POV, showing clearing notifications when data is being shared is pretty important. On the flip side, knowing that those following the LiveTrack have the data is also important.