Beta ...tester

hi,

I don't think so,

but what you can do is to create a "new app" with different serial number and put it on the store saying is a beta version

(i.e: on description and on the picture )

and if you want to "protect" it, put a password in the code and send it through email.

beta apps are indeed only accessible to yourself.

one way around this is as shn has written.

another way around it is to create a new garmin account with a new email address, share that email address and pwd with your testers and upload a beta app to that account.

thanks for your answers.

I was planning to make a new app,  delete it after what would be cleaner...

The pb, Peter, with your (good) way, is that i do not know with who i could share...

I have a watchface, using up to 89kb on MK1, for instance, and i'd like some 280x280 owners (Fenix 6 pro) to try the app.

I will probably add a new APP, saying it is a BETA app only for tests, and asking for some to test it and mail me if it's ok.

Thanks.

How does it look in the sim with a 280x280 target?  Use "view memory" in the sim and look at peak memory.  While testing in the sim, use the "App settings editor", as that will cause an increase to "peak".  At 89kb on a mk1, you could have issues when you use the app settings editor too, based on how many/how complex your settings are.

Hi Jim,

It seems in my simu that 280 has the (exact) same mem peak and usage than in 240...Not reliable for me.

I'm trying to go under 87kb, but i'm also trying to push the watch over limits (!)

at 89kb, MK is ok but the pb are on my phone CIQ !

the max for the mk i noticed was 90.5/90.7 +   => crash or freeze, no cnx, etc...,

Understand that what you see on the phone under "Manage Storage" is the size of the prg file, which isn't the amount of memory used when it runs.  You really need to look at the memory it takes to run.  And if you change app settings while running, you'll increase the peak memory it uses.

So run it in the sim, view the memory, then change settings while it's still running in the sim and look at peak again.

Yes of course.

MK1 :

Mem Usage : 84.0/92

Peak Mem : 89.4 (after a App Setting Change)

object 157/ Peak 221

Fenix (280x280) :

Mem Usage : 84.0/92

Peak Mem : 89.4 (after same App Setting Change, and even after a BG / makeWebRequest event)

And some users with Fenix reports me some pb (white transparent overlay, fuzzy text, no cnx ...) that's why i wanted some beta testers...

(adn i still have "File not found error", with Str SetValue in View when reading in BG at the same time, but that's another trick...)

Hi Marco,

did you ever get a solution to this?
I too want my beta testers to be able to load the app via the store; but only them.

Regards,

Owain 

there are several solutions / workarounds as written above

I think the easiest workaround is to have an extra app setting 

"Secret Key"

which has to be set to your

"Secret Password"

In your onUpdate handler you check if the key does match your secret password. If it doesn't you show a black screen, if the key matches your secret password you show your actual app running.

It is the solution... but it depends!

If you refactor all you app and you want a beta tester you can face to memory limitation or instance number limitation because you need to load both current app and the refactored app.