Widget not working on Fenix 6 (ok on fenix 5)

Hi,

My widget is working fine on Fenix 5 (sim & device) but when I tried to add Fenix 6 (added in Build Targets) in simulator it display only IQ icon and the app name. Is there anything different for Fenix 6? What might be the problem? (app code here)

Thanks!

0 Shent-Aurkhan (SHN) over 3 years ago

Hi, may be it is linked, but I saw on the F6 forum That an update make the widget crashes.

Try to turn off glance view

0 Shent-Aurkhan (SHN) over 3 years ago in reply to Shent-Aurkhan (SHN)

see here on the change log:

forums.garmin.com/.../fenix-6-series---17-73-public-beta

0 ArturoDeNaturo over 3 years ago in reply to Shent-Aurkhan (SHN)

Ok thanks! That makes it working. But does it mean it will work on the actual device (or does it need an update?).

Cheers!

0 Shent-Aurkhan (SHN) over 3 years ago in reply to ArturoDeNaturo

oh! you talked only about the SIM?!

if yes, that means you did not code the Glance view,

so on the SIM make the IQ logo + App name on the middle of the screen (with up/down button) then push start button,

the re is a huge diff between F5 and F6 on widget = the Glance view.

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago in reply to Shent-Aurkhan (SHN)

Yes, without a glance view on devices that suppot glances, you'll see your launcher_icon and the AppName. The defalut launcher_icon is

On real devices without glances or if glances are off, you see the icon and app name for a short time before the widget opens full screen.

on devices like the venu2 and ven2s, glances are always on, and widgets are "super apps", so you need to have a glace view if you want something in the glance loop instead of just the activity loop.

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Here's a thread about glances where I include a simple example:

https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/discussion/191347/widgets-for-fenix-6