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Cannot day month / month day option be exposed to connectiq?

ruperthawkes
over 9 years ago
In the garmin app on the iphone there is a setting DATE FORMAT where you can set the format to be day month or month day. As there is option already why cannot this setting be added to the connectiq ? perhaps in the DeviceSettings?

For example in the garmin app there is TIME FORMAT 12 / 24 hour and that IS available in the DeviceSettings
For example in the garmin app there is UNITS and that IS available in the DeviceSettings

Why not DATE FORMAT too? Ta
  • over 9 years ago
    but you can make it as a user option. With SDK 1.2 can do it :-)
  • over 9 years ago
    but you can make it as a user option. With SDK 1.2 can do it :-)


    Yes but you have missed my point entirely!!!!
  • over 9 years ago
    Yes but you have missed my point entirely!!!!


    I'm not sure the watch knows the mm/dd vs dd/mm setting, as I don't know where it's used in the native FW. It seems to be only used in GCM/GC right now. 12/24 hr and units are something that is used on the watch, and therefore is available.

    It would be a simple boolean in user settings and easy to add if you want it.
  • over 9 years ago
    Jim has explained it well. This is a Garmin Connect option, and something the watch isn't aware of (there's nothing in the user settings for it on the device, either). However, if you want to offer this option to you users, then App Settings is the way to go.
  • over 9 years ago
    So what is the point of the date format (day/month, month/day) option in Garmin Connect on the website for the 920 device?!

    And what it the point of the same option on the app in the 920 device settings?

    Perhaps they should be removed to avoid confusion - or a message added next to them 'these do not to anything, ask the app developer to add this option to their app'

    Ta.
  • over 9 years ago
    The date format setting in Garmin Connect simply sets the date format used on the site. Remember, this site was around before the release of Connect IQ, and there was never intended to be a 1:1 relationship between everything on Garmin Connect. There's no number format available in Connect IQ, either, though that's also used for display purposes in Garmin Connect. I'm certain you would not want us to restrict your number formatting options to the two available in the Garmin Connect settings.

    There's not a comparable setting on the devices that I'm aware of, unless I'm missing something (there's start of week and 12/24 hour toggle). We do have date formatting options for Time::Gregorian::Info objects so that you can get a date in a format that fits your preference.

    This says nothing about whether we should have a date formatting option that links to the preferences in Garmin Connect. I think it would be a nice option to add. The problem is that since devices don't have this setting available natively, it's not something we can expose through Connect IQ. We would need this capability in the firmware first, then we could make it available in Connect IQ.
  • over 9 years ago
    Rupert - even if Brandon said "mm/dd vs dd/mm" setting info was a priority, and all the FW groups said the same, it would take some time to work it's way into the SDK and FW.

    If you're going to use "user settings", having your own setting for this could be done in less than 5 minutes, and removed at a later point if you can get the status by way of CIQ...