Changing a Watch Face on device: Where does the "Preview Icon" load from?

Hey all,

Had a question as I completed my first Animated Watch Face and I'm curious where does the watch load the "Preview Icon" for the watch face?

The watchface is animated (I don't have this problem on my bitmap background watch images) so I'm curious is there a way I can set a placeholder image so it does not show a blackscreen?

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jim_m_58 over 3 years ago +1

When a watch face first starts, it's not in low power. I suspect you only start your animation in onExitLowPower,, but in the preview, you are never in low power and therefore you don't see the an…

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0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago

When a watch face first starts, it's not in low power. I suspect you only start your animation in onExitLowPower,, but in the preview, you are never in low power and therefore you don't see the animation

0 Vivoki over 3 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

I think you’re correct as always! Is there a change I should make or is this just the way it is as I can’t think of a how the animation would be sitting fully drawn.

0 jim_m_58 over 3 years ago in reply to Vivoki

When the watch face starts, start the animation and don't just do it in onExitSleep()