Why do tones not play on the watch but do in the simulator?

Found a quirk, probably by design.

Sounds like a feature! The only thing I would do is to add a sentence about it to the documentation explaining that turning off key haptics also has an effect on CIQ apps using TONE_KEY

Jacquers said:

Found a quirk, probably by design.

Attention.playTone(Attention.TONE_KEY); only works if key tones are enabled on the watch

Attention.playTone(Attention.TONE_START); doesn't depend on the key tones setting.

flocsy🤠 said:

Sounds like a feature!

I agree that this seems like it was done on purpose (*), and it should probably be documented.

(* or alternatively, it is a logical consequence of the way it key tones are implemented.)

flocsy🤠 said:

key haptics

Sorry to nitpick, but "haptics" isn't synonymous with "tones". Furthermore, the concept of haptics does not encompass tones, or vice versa.

"Haptics" or haptic feedback refers to creating (or simulating) the sensation of touch via force / vibration.

e.g.

- Macbook touchpad, which actually doesn't move at all when you press it, but gives you the impression that it does by "pushing back" when press it

- touchscreen which vibrates when you long press it (e.g. smartphone, Garmin watch)

- Garmin touchscreen which vibrates when you swipe it (in certain situations)

Yes, Garmin watches have both "Key Tones" and "Key Vibe" toggles, but I'm pretty sure Jacquers meant "key tones" when he said "key tones", and not "key vibes".