Widget OnUpdate periodically (Edge)

3449508 over 5 years ago

I just made a widget for the Garmin Edge series which takes data from the Activity.Info object.

To make this information as new as possible, I would like to update this information with a loop.

I read on the forums that the onUpdate() is called every minute, but this is not happening.

Any solutions for this problem?

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jim_m_58 over 5 years ago +1 verified

onUpdate is called every minute in a watch face. In a widget, you need to set up your own timer with a callback that does

WatchUi.requestUpdate().

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+1 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago

onUpdate is called every minute in a watch face. In a widget, you need to set up your own timer with a callback that does

WatchUi.requestUpdate().

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

BTW, you likely want to use that same timer to read info from Activity.Info.

You also may want to consider doing what your doing in a data field and not a widget.

0 3449508 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

I'm trying to create a glass filling up with different colors etc...

Is this also possible with a datafield?

0 Travis.ConnectIQ over 5 years ago in reply to 3449508

Yes.

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to 3449508

With a complex DF, yes. And it could make it simpler (onUpdate() there is called every second without a timer when the field is visible), and probably easier for the user, as it's on the activity data screen and no need to go over to widgets.