Viewing a workout sent from Garmin Connect

Former Member over 4 years ago

Hi,

I'm trying to get a watch app to display a workout that i've sent from Garmin Connect.

I've been reading on the forums and it looks like FIT files can't be accessed locally in the watch, and I believe the workout is sent in a FIT file.

But, i've also seen in the API docs that there are a few functions that retrieve data such as Activity.WorkoutStep() and PersistedContent.getWorkouts().

My question is - how are workouts normally read and displayed on a Garmin watch? Is it possible if one has been sent over Garmin Connect to access it with another IQ app?

Cheers!

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago

In a CIQ DF, you can see the info if the native activity is using the workout. You can't access what's in a workout from a CIQ device app.

A CIQ app can launch a native app that uses the workout

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Sorry, I'm a bit new at Connect IQ so need some clarification:

I take it that native apps on the watch can read and display FIT files then, and CIQ apps don't have the same permissions?

So if I understand right, if the workout FIT file has been read by a native app i.e. the standard workout viewer, you can then access this in another CIQ DF?

I'm assuming this means that to load up a workout on a custom app, you'd launch the native app to read the FIT file and then pull in the data you need somehow?

Thanks for the help, appreciate it

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Native apps are different than CIQ device apps. In a native app, you have data screens with data fields. So a native app can have a CIQ DF (2 at most on most watches). The native app can use the workout, and the CIQ DF can access some things about that workout as the native app uses the workout..

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Thats super helpful, thank you!

One last question then - you mentioned CIQ apps can launch native apps. I'm not familiar with data screens and data fields yet, but does this mean you'd launch your CIQ app as a data field in a native app? And that you can somehow add data fields to any native apps?

0 jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Use something like the native run app abd the manual for your devices to understand data screens and data field. Then download a CIQ Df and see how that's used.