App Settings - is it possible to specify a multi-line text field in settings ??

There isn't a way to do that, but what some devs (including myself) have done is provide one or more string fields that accept settings which have been encoded into a compact format by a companion web app (or some other kind of app).

The downsides are:

- These encoded strings are pretty much write only

- You can't change settings without the companion app (e.g. on the run)

- The max length of settings strings has varied from platform to platform (e.g. Garmin Connect Mobile iOS vs Garmin Express)

For cases when devs have wanted to support multi-line literal text for things like a notes app, I've seen two approaches:

- Just have one string setting per line

- Ask users to insert a literal "\n" in their text to signify a newline (I *think* I've seen this for a notes app)

Personally I have a ton of items on my wishlist for CIQ settings (that will never be fulfilled), I guess "import/export to JSON" would be another one to add to the list.

By just using what exists today, you can copy/paste say 200 characters into a text field.  the "200" may differ based on GCM/Connect IQ Mobile/GE.

For anyone who's interested, here's the related bug report from over two years ago:

https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/discussion/7988/app-settings-string-limits-differ-in-garmin-express-256-chars-gc-ios-unlimited/54909

Either way, there's no multiline text settings.

(We don't even have multiline settings labels.)

Thanks.

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