Hi --
Searched the forums, but I can't seem to find a relevant response (aside from removing a PRG).
I used to be able to sideload a PRG on to my watch for testing purposes by following:
https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/w/wiki/4/new-developer-faq#testing-purposes
This no longer works as the PRG files are no longer there. Is there a new way to sideload watch faces for testing purposes?
Thanks!
Sideloads still work, it's just that PRGs (whether installed from the store or sideloaded) are immediately moved into inaccessible storage on the watch. This started with music-enabled watches for music…
The last one is really an annoyance! I don't know why they're doing steps backwards all the time...
Thanks! That was helpful. The fact that the PRGs are immediately removed is what was tripping me up. The PRGs still go in the /Garmin/Apps directory (as stated in the documentation).
Thanks for the clarification!
Yes, I was interpreting what you said in the context of the comment you replied to, which said that you must close GE before opening OpenMTP.
I didn't say any of those things in my original comment. I only said that :
I always get the warning that there might be problems and I have to exit, but I never exit, and there are no problems
Right before "I always get the warning", you also said "Do you really have to exit?", which made me doubly sure you were referring to exiting GE. What else would you be talking about, given the comment you were replying to? For the record, this is it:
> OpenMTP worked today for me on a m1 mini, but you do need to exit GE before using it, which takes a minute for GE to check for updates etc
I see now that in the comment I replied to closing GE was mentioned.
But again it's kind of hard to believe you're only seeing this now when you literally replied "Do you really have to exit?". Nbd either way I guess.
Anyway, my point is that, yes you have to exit GE (or alternatively, you have to disconnect your device from GE if it works for you.) What you can't do is just concurrently use GE and AFT/OpenMTP without taking some sort of steps to avoid having both apps try to talk to your device at once.
(And the simplest way to do so is to completely exit one app before using the other app.)
