.prg names from the app stor

When something is installed from the app store, the .prg file has been given a new name - 8 characters of letters and numbers.

How consistent is this name? If something is available for multiple devices, is that 8 characters the same for all devices?

If a new version of something is submitted to the app store, does the name remain the same?

My own take is they should all be the same and somehow based on the ID in the manifest.xml file, but I wanted to check.

My goal here is to make it a bit easier to configure something in the store, without creating a number of versions of the .prg. I wish I knew when "user config" would be available, but all we know seems to be "sometime".

If the name of the .prg from the app store is consistent, it would make it easier to give instructions as to how to copy the OS onto a device.

"While your device is connected with USB, copy this file to '\garmin\apps\data' on your device".
  • When something is installed from the app store, the .prg file has been given a new name - 8 characters of letters and numbers.

    How consistent is this name? If something is available for multiple devices, is that 8 characters the same for all devices?

    If a new version of something is submitted to the app store, does the name remain the same?

    My own take is they should all be the same and somehow based on the ID in the manifest.xml file, but I wanted to check.

    My goal here is to make it a bit easier to configure something in the store, without creating a number of versions of the .prg. I wish I knew when "user config" would be available, but all we know seems to be "sometime".

    If the name of the .prg from the app store is consistent, it would make it easier to give instructions as to how to copy the OS onto a device.

    "While your device is connected with USB, copy this file to '\garmin\apps\data' on your device".


    Frustrating hey...I'm in the same boat
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    I believe the filename generated by Garmin Express is based on the app ID, but the filenames generated by Garmin Connect Mobile are simply randomized.
  • Brian - that seems odd! It seems the GE and GCM developers could come up with a common scheme. Are the developers so isolated they can't talk to each other?

    So, no easy way to provide an OS to users to tailor things while we're all waiting for user configuration.... Bummer.