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Prevent app from closing

JT
over 1 year ago

Hi!
We want the ability the prevent an app from being closed. Is there a way to lock an app? Or only allow it to only exit with a password? Maybe redirect the button's task?

  • over 1 year ago

    You can kind of do it. I did it accidentally last week and the only thing I could do was restarting the watch because I returned true onBack and didn't do anything. But I think it might be possible on some devices to get out of the app still with key shortcuts.

  • over 1 year ago in reply to flocsy🤠

    If you return false from onBack, it will take the default actions on the main view, which is closing the app.

    I have apps where depending on it's state (for example if there is a recording in progress), onBack returns true, while other times I return false and the app terminates.

  • over 1 year ago in reply to jim_m_58

    Great, thanks. I will check it out. 
    Is this the only method/ creative way you are aware of?

  • over 1 year ago in reply to JT

    One thing you want is a similar UI to other apps, but something you could do is always return true with onBack, then you use the menu key (onMenu) to offer a "Exit app" selection.

    I think if you make it too hard, the user will just power cycle the watch to kill the app.