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emulator sets sensor history samples time into future

Yeti II — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:32:17 GMT

I've switched today from SDK 7.4.3 to 9.2.0 today and was surprised why the stress history and body battery history don't work correctly. Finaly I understood that the `when` moment of every datapoint is set in the future

This only happens in the simulator, real watch seems to be OK. With the SDK 7.4.3 works fine

here the times that I get when reading the last hour of the body battery
sample:1786713990 now:1786713989
sample:1786714050 now:1786713989
sample:1786714110 now:1786713989
sample:1786714170 now:1786713989
sample:1786714230 now:1786713989
sample:1786714290 now:1786713989
sample:1786714350 now:1786713989
sample:1786714410 now:1786713989
sample:1786714470 now:1786713989
sample:1786714530 now:1786713989
sample:1786714590 now:1786713989
sample:1786714650 now:1786713989
sample:1786714710 now:1786713989
sample:1786714770 now:1786713989
sample:1786714830 now:1786713989
sample:1786714890 now:1786713989
sample:1786714950 now:1786713989
sample:1786715010 now:1786713989
sample:1786715070 now:1786713989
sample:1786715130 now:1786713989

I updated my widget MySteps. Is it possible to know the exact number of users/downloads?

1057439 — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:04:17 GMT

I created a widget that can help you with the 300,000 steps challenge every month? .

How MySteps helps you complete the 300k steps challenge:

Shows your current month’s progress towards the fixed 300,000-step goal, using a circular progress ring for 0-100% and a second ring for any extra steps beyond today’s target
Summarises the month with:
Month Challenge
- Total steps taken
- Days left in the challenge
- Required steps per day for the rest of the month
- A clockwise ring around the edge showing your progress
- Uses today’s live step count to show your daily progress by filling the feet
- If you take more steps, a counter-clockwise ring appears (100% of today’s target closes the ring)
Offers optional onboarding if you install later in the month (after day 7), so missed steps can be entered accurately
Enter only the number of steps completed before today; do not include steps taken today
Celebrates when the 300k target is reached with a one-time monthly animation. Tap it to return to the default screen
Includes a history screen where you can see totals for previous months. Tap to open it, or tap again to return to the default page

From the statistics I think I can calculate that I have now around 700 downloads. But I would like to know the exact number. Why does Garmin not show that on the statistics page?

[Update] Atlas One - AMOLED optimization and multi-device support improvements

4617860 — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:43:20 GMT

Hello Garmin Connect IQ community,

I would like to share an update about my watch face project - Atlas One.

Since the first release, I have continued improving the layout and device compatibility based on real device testing.

Atlas One is designed as a clean and high-contrast AMOLED watch face, focusing on quick readability rather than displaying too much information.

## Latest improvements

The latest version improves support for Garmin round AMOLED devices:

Supported devices include:

- Forerunner 965
- Forerunner 265 / 265S
- Venu 3 / 3S
- epix (Gen 2)
- epix Pro (42/47/51 mm)

The layout has been optimized for different AMOLED resolutions:

- 454 × 454
- 416 × 416
- 390 × 390
- 360 × 360

Changes include:

- improved spacing between elements
- adjusted typography scale
- optimized step display positioning
- smaller icon resources for compact displays
- improved readability on AMOLED screens

## Design approach

Many watch faces try to show as many metrics as possible.

For Atlas One, I wanted to keep a balance:

- large and clear time display
- important daily information
- minimal visual noise
- optimized AMOLED contrast

Current information displayed:

- Weather and temperature
- Heart rate
- Battery level
- Body Battery
- Stress
- Daily steps

## Development notes

This is my first Connect IQ project.

The watch face was developed with:

- Monkey C
- Garmin Connect IQ SDK

The biggest challenge was adapting one design across different circular AMOLED displays while keeping the same visual style.

I would appreciate feedback from Garmin users and developers:

- Which metrics do you consider most useful on a watch face?
- Which devices should receive more optimization?
- Any suggestions for future features?

Thank you for checking out Atlas One.

More improvements are planned.

App description language support should match app resource languages

trudelta — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:33:01 GMT

The selectable languages for Connect IQ app descriptions should be rationalized with the resources language selections. Right now there are some languages which are supported for languages, but not supported for the Connect IQ app descriptions, for example: Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Vietnamese.

Is there any way to disable or change what city is shown on your App page? It lists contact email and "Location"

4543085 — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:50:27 GMT

Is there any way to disable or change what city is shown on your App page? It lists contact email and "Location"

Need help with Monetization for EDGE devices

CYBERMAN54 — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:08:04 GMT

I'm trying to upload a monetized datafield for Garmin EDGE devices to the IQ store. It seems it doesn't work, because after uploading my datafield is NOT listed for newer Garmin EDGE devices. But they ARE included in the manifest.xml and this Garmin link says IQ store monetization is possible for these devices: Monetization

Affected are: Edge® 1040, Edge® 1050, Edge® 840, Edge® 850, Edge® Explore 2

All these devices are listed on Monetization.

Datafield requirement ist API level 3.20. Datafield was build with SDK 9.2.0.

What am i possibly doing wrong here?

[Watch Face] Atlas One - AMOLED watch face for Garmin Forerunner 965 and more

4617860 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:43:09 GMT

Hi Garmin users,

I would like to share my first Garmin watch face project - Atlas One.

I developed this watch face because I wanted a clean and easy-to-read AMOLED design for daily use.

The latest version supports:

- Forerunner 965
- Forerunner 265 / 265S
- Venu 3 / 3S
- epix (Gen 2)
- epix Pro (42/47/51 mm)

The layout has been optimized for different round AMOLED displays:
- 454x454
- 416x416
- 390x390
- 360x360

Features:
- Large time display
- Weather and temperature
- Heart rate
- Battery
- Body Battery
- Stress
- Steps

This is my first Connect IQ project, and I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Thanks!

Looking for advice on growing a free Connect IQ app

9236848 — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:09:39 GMT

I'm an independent developer from Thailand and recently released my first Connect IQ app, Burnout Detector.

The app is completely free and combines Garmin wellness data into a simple daily score with trends, personal baseline comparison, and insights. The first users have started leaving positive feedback, but I'm still trying to understand how people usually discover new Connect IQ apps.

I'd really appreciate advice from experienced Connect IQ developers.

Some questions:

1. Where do most of your users come from? (Connect IQ Store, Reddit, Garmin Forums, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
2. Have screenshots or app descriptions made a noticeable difference to downloads?
3. Is it worth creating a website for a Connect IQ app, or is the Store page usually enough?
4. How long did it take before your app started getting consistent downloads?
5. Are there any common mistakes new Connect IQ developers should avoid?

I'm not trying to promote the app here—I genuinely want to learn from developers who have already been through this process.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

App submission stuck in "pending" for ~3 weeks

5543077 — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:21:41 GMT

Hi, my Connect IQ data field "Pacevine — Trail & Ultra Race Pacing" (app ID: 077c3175-c0c6-4f7d-b006-a2ef65ead3aa) has been in "pending" review for about three weeks with no status change. Could someone check whether it's flagged for changes on my side or just stuck in the review queue? Happy to provide any additional info. Thanks!

Payment for watchfaces sales

Krystian — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:53:40 GMT

Hi,

I changed my bank account number for watchfaces paying sales. I didn't receive my May transfer. Where can I report this?

regards

App not appearing in search results after 1+ week — "World Cup 2026 Countdown"

1757980 — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:07:27 GMT

Hi Connect IQ community and Garmin team, I published my app World Cup 2026 Countdown — Support Your Country over a week ago and it was approved without issues. The app is live and accessible via its direct link: apps.garmin.com/.../5bae532b-376c-43dd-9ef1-a1eda75ed21a However, the app does not show up in any IQ Store search results — not even when I search the exact title or specific keywords from the description. Steps I've already taken: • Confirmed the app is live via direct URL • Waited 7+ days since approval • Searched the exact title "World Cup 2026 Countdown" and related terms — no results My questions: 1. Is there a known indexing delay beyond 1 week that I should be aware of? 2. Is there a manual step I may have missed to trigger search indexing? 3. Are there specific metadata fields (keywords, category, tags) that affect search ranking in the IQ Store that I should review or update? 4. Could a Garmin team member check whether there is a technical issue with my listing being indexed? I want to flag that timing is especially critical here — the FIFA World Cup 2026 is currently underway, so every day this app remains unsearchable is a significant and irreversible loss of visibility during peak demand. Any help from the community or Garmin staff would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Should I remove my app from the store?

MadsHK — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:41:09 GMT

Hi Garmin

I’m the developer of the Shorts weather app:

but after a minor fall, I ended up with a Garmin watch that looks like this:

I contacted Garmin support, but they could not promise that they could fix it, and in case they couldn’t, I would be paying the price of a new FR965, which would be too tight from a budget standpoint.

The question is then; now that I can’t maintain the app properly, should I just remove it?

is myIQ App visible in the Connect IQ Store

5638179 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:40:00 GMT

I launched my first 2 Apps in the Connect IQ store - and have the feeling that no one can see them outside of Germany.
I asked a friend in US and he did not find it and I asked a friend in Ukraine and got the same feedback

the App is released worldwide and I checked the apporval email and i cannot see any restrictions.

I am launching the Apps as "DreamDoc" so they should be visible

Any feedback about visibility will be helpfull

Thanks

Looking for testers — new paid & freemium watch faces (Venu 4) — happy to return the favor

4374015 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:03:53 GMT

Hi everyone, I'm a new developer on the Connect IQ Store —
I just published my first paid/freemium watch faces under the FYRO.studio brand (Venu 4 / 41mm + 45mm).

Since I'm identified as the app owner, Garmin grants me full access to my own apps, so I can't test the actual purchase flow myself. Would anyone with a Venu 4 (or compatible device with Garmin Pay set up) be willing to try purchasing one of my watch faces and confirm that:

1. The price is displayed correctly before download

2. The payment screen appears properly

3. After purchase, the premium features unlock correctly

The watch faces are free to browse:
- FLEUR.liseron (free)
- Fleur.wild (paid — €3.49)
- Lumen Neon Gods (freemium — free download, premium variants €2.99)
- Lumen Gang (freemium — free download, premium variants €2.99)

Store: https://apps.garmin.com — search "FYRO Studio" Happy to return the favor and test your apps in exchange!

Thanks in advance. — Hary / FYRO.studio

App not available for purchase for a random user

4999179 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:39:35 GMT

What could be the reason for the store to claim "The app is not available for purchase" to a random user? No pending updates, visible in the store, has previous buyers. The user reporting this has a supported device with up-to-date firmware.

Cannot upload app update

trudelta — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:06:44 GMT

I have been getting this error trrying to update an app for the last few hours:

Sorry, your message couldn’t be submitted because we’re having trouble communicating with our servers. Please try again later.

The .iq file is not big, about 2MB.

UUID not accepted

1537643 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:14:56 GMT

I published a new Connect IQ application on June 1, 2026. The application was previously distributed through the Beta channel and uploaded successfully using the same project and the same signing key.

The Store URL is: apps.garmin.com/.../1679c143-4f3d-44cb-b933-bb8f38636025 The application manifest contains: 1679c143-4f3d-44cb-b933-bb8f38636025

When uploading an update (both as the public and as beta version) , Connect IQ Store reports: "The app ID contained in the manifest file differs from the ID originally registered for this application."

The UUID in the manifest matches the UUID in the Store URL.

No changes were made to the signing key or application ID.

This started immediately after the publication process, during the period when Connect IQ upload services were experiencing communication/server issues.

Could someone please verify whether the application record in the Store is correctly associated with the manifest UUID? Or what else shall I do to actualize the application?

Merchant onboarding stuck at legal disclosures: “No task status for this account”

1367752 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:53:39 GMT

Hi Garmin Connect IQ team,

My Merchant Onboarding is stuck on the final legal disclosures step.

Current status:

- Personal details: Verified
- Payout bank account: Verified
- Business setup: Individual
- Country: Spain
- Final step shown: “Review and sign legal disclosures”

The issue is that the legal disclosures page does not render any actionable UI. There is no checkbox, signature field, Continue button, or anything else that allows me to complete the step.

In Chrome DevTools console I see:

“No task status for this account”

This appears to come from AcceptTermsOfService. The Adyen onboarding context appears to load successfully, but the disclosure/signing task itself does not render.

I have already tried refreshing, Chrome, another browser, incognito/private window, and clearing browser state. The onboarding page remains stuck.

I also emailed connectiqappadmin@garmin.com on May 26 with screenshots and details, but have not received a response yet.

Could someone from Garmin please check or reset/unblock the merchant onboarding state for my developer account?

Brandon.ConnectIQ

Merchant onboarding blocked – valid Wise SWIFT/BIC rejected

Signal.Labs — Thu, 28 May 2026 11:25:40 GMT

Hi,

I’m currently blocked at the final stage of Connect IQ merchant onboarding and wanted to check whether others have experienced something similar.

Context:

Non-US tax resident
Trying to configure USD payout account
French IBAN cannot be entered because the account number field only accepts numeric values up to 19 digits
I then tried using Wise USD account details instead

The Wise USD account number is accepted, but the SWIFT/BIC is rejected with:

“Swift code has an unsupported format.”

Tested with:

TRWIUS35XXX
TRWIUS35

Both are valid Wise SWIFT/BIC identifiers.

The onboarding form only requests:

account number
SWIFT/BIC

I already emailed ConnectIQAppAdmin@garmin.com with screenshots and technical details several days ago but have not yet received a reply.

I have already paid the USD 100 merchant registration fee and am now fully blocked at the payout setup step despite being ready to publish paid apps.

Has anyone encountered this before?
Does Garmin merchant onboarding support Wise/Revolut-type institutions, or only traditional banks?

Thanks All.

Developer replies

gasteropod — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:25:26 GMT

Are people seeing Developer Replies to reviews in the IQ store?

I can see them on the web, and in version 2.39 of the iphone store, but on the latest version 2.46 on android, my replies do not show up. I cannot upgrade to 2.46 on my iphone as it's too old and I'm locked on 2.39 there.

This is really not good news as when I get unreasonable reviews, there is no way to give a reply to help or give additional information. Well, I can reply, but the replies do not show up in the IQ app! I'm not sure if the submitter is notified of replies either or if they have to look in the app to actually see them?

Adding a 7-day trial to a Garmin Pay paid app: what's the official path?

Meridian — Sat, 23 May 2026 15:50:29 GMT

I publish RuckTrack, a paid Connect IQ device app on Garmin Pay at $2.99 (store URL: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/201e9e43-f33c-4b56-b3f5-8a67184e3d1c). I'd like to offer a 7-day free trial so users can try the app before committing to purchase.

What I've checked so far:

Application.AppBase.isTrial() and getTrialDaysRemaining() exist in the API docs, but it's unclear whether they integrate with a Garmin Pay paid listing, or only with the older Garmin-native paid-app system. The "Trial Apps" core topic page doesn't say either way.
The developer portal for our listing doesn't appear to expose an "enable trial" toggle, but I may be missing it.
The Aug 2024 Garmin Pay launch press release mentions the 48-hour refund window but says nothing about trials.
KiezelPay-using apps (Crystal Reborn, Lumeo, etc.) offer trials, but they list on Connect IQ as free entries with KiezelPay handling payment outside the storefront, not as Garmin Pay paid listings.

My questions:

Is there a current way to enable a trial period for a Garmin Pay paid app? If yes, what's the developer-portal step, and does it tie into isTrial() / getTrialDaysRemaining() in code?
If not, is trial support on the Garmin Pay roadmap?
If the only path today is to migrate off Garmin Pay to KiezelPay (or to run a paid + free-with-KiezelPay sibling pair), is that the official recommendation?

Thanks for any clarity here.

Native Monetization: License paid on April 12, still pending (Support unresponsive)

8195672 — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:28:41 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am posting here as a last resort because I am currently stuck and hoping a Garmin employee can help look into my account.

I paid the license fee for the native Garmin Connect IQ monetization on April 12. The stated processing time was 2 business days, but as of today, my status is still not validated.

I have double-checked my developer dashboard: there are no notifications, no pending requests for tax forms, and no missing banking details on my end. I have also tried contacting developer support via email regarding this issue, but unfortunately, I have received absolutely no response for weeks.

Could an admin or a member of the Connect IQ team please look into this? It seems my application is stuck somewhere in the system. I am ready to provide my transaction ID and developer account details via private message.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Selling Watch Faces when you're not in an 'approved' country ?

PerrysNZ — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:50:51 GMT

I live in New Zealand. I've been playing around and spent quite a bit of time and effort developing a couple of watch faces I think would be quite well received (Well I hope so anyway). I'd like to sell them for a small amount anyway but New Zealand is NOT on the 'approved' countries list. What can I do ?

Letting Merchant Account registration lapse - what happens?

zmullett — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:08:38 GMT

I've received a notification that my Merchant Account annual payment is coming up. To be honest I've been pretty disappointed in the deal; a relatively high yearly fee with minimal support or improvement in the store ecosystem (one could argue that it has even degraded). So I'm thinking about not renewing.

I'd like to understand what happens with the apps sold via the Merchant Account;

Will the users continue to have access to their apps?
Will those apps disappear from the app store?
If they will disappear, how could a user who paid restore them if desired?

Error requesting sales report

beva — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:05:42 GMT

When I try to generate a new sales report I get 'There was a problem with your request. Please try again.' Trying again makes no difference.