Working example of Array Settings (kind of)

I struggled more than an hour to get the "Array Settings" work. The documentation and the example in https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/core-topics/properties-and-app-settings/ are missing some info, and have bugs, and the compiler also have some bugs. So I opened a bug report, where you can also find the last example that kind of works:

https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/i/bug-reports/confusion-and-bugs-in-array-settings

Please also add your own thoughts / things that are missing from the docs or are not clear / bugs in the comments of the bug report.

flocsy🤠 over 4 years ago

Well, after a few days of struggling in the simulator I finally decided to try it in the store (beta app) with ConnectIQ Android. Total failure: forums.garmin.com/.../bug-we-were-unable-to-update-your-settings-at-this-time-please-try-again-later-in-connectiq

flocsy🤠 over 4 years ago

Well it turns out that some things do work, but if I have an app and the only change I do is to add a new array property and the array settings for it, then it doesn't work for any user that already had the older version of the app!

They have to delete and reinstall!

Continuing to QA this for Garmin...

jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to flocsy🤠

You will run into issues about any time you change anything in settings. The .set on the device waas created with the old version of the app, and the new settings may not be compatible. There are a number of thread about this,

flocsy🤠 over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

You mean any change? Not related to array settings?
Until now it looks that it worked when I did "backwards compatible" changes, like adding new properties (not array, just simple string/number/boolean)