Cannot find my published widget in the store (for a "forerunner945-asia")

I published a widget (https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/3c6110b1-6092-4af7-8803-2d63f0c9a13e). One of the devices it's compatible with is the Forerunner 945, which I own (purchased in Switzerland). When I search the Connect IQ store for this app, either via the Connect IQ phone app or via a logged-in web session, I see "No Results". I observed something unexpected in the search page URL:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/search?q=ruuvitag&device=&deviceLimit=forerunner945-asia&appType=&sort=&start=0&count=30

deviceLimit=forerunner945-asia

My app has no regional restrictions.

What makes my device a forerunner945-asia? And is it possible via the manifest to include this geographic variant?

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jim_m_58 over 6 years ago in reply to jim_m_58 +1 verified

That's likely it, as the APAC versions of the 945 are CIQ 3.0.4 per the 3.1.7 SDK

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0 jim_m_58 over 6 years ago

When you look at compatible devices, you don't always see the APAC device listed, but your app is available for it, as long as they meet things like the restrictions for min CIQ version, etc

When I search after selecting the 945 I see this:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/search?q=hike2&start=0&showAllDevices=true&device=forerunner945&count=30&sort=MOST_POPULAR

for one of my apps, I don't see the "-asia" like you do. And if I search for yours, and again select the 945 I see:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/search?q=ruuv&start=0&showAllDevices=false&device=forerunner945&count=30

0 zmullett over 6 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

I can confirm that I see your apps listed when I restrict to "forerunner945-asia". Which CIQ version are you targeting in these? I need to target 3.1 (the latest at the time of writing) because it's the first to support the BLE API.

0 jim_m_58 over 6 years ago in reply to zmullett

Hike2 was built with 3.1.7.

Are you restricting things based on a minSDK? That could be it, as the APAC 945 might not have 3.1 yet. What SDK are you using?

+1 jim_m_58 over 6 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

That's likely it, as the APAC versions of the 945 are CIQ 3.0.4 per the 3.1.7 SDK

0 zmullett over 6 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Yes, the manifest's minSdkVersion is 3.1.0. I can try publishing it targeted towards 3.0+ and handle the scenario where the SDK is absent.

Out of interest (and for anyone else stumbling across a similar issue), how did you resolve that APAC versions of the 945 are at 3.0.4?

0 jim_m_58 over 6 years ago in reply to zmullett

Many times it doesn't matter - only when you're using something that's only in a newer SDK.

If you try to run your app as is on a device with a 3.0 VM is will crash, but you can add some "has" checks and display a message instead.