How to add paramaters on Garmin Connect App

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hi,
how to add paramaters on Garmin Connect App ? I don't see anything in the 'Communication' page of the developer guide.

And I think, this is certainly a thing like a xml to fill ...

I wanted to add (if possible), as parameters an array (or Vector) , in fact more than one array ...

Anyway, let's start with the first need : access to the parameters.

Thanks,

Former Member over 8 years ago

After a long search,
it seems happen in the properties.xml file ..

- Does creating this file is sufficient ?
- Do we have an explanation of the kind of type we can add in it ? Because I see something like settings section that was possible, but not very clear for me ...

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

See the "App Settings" section in the Programmer's Guide (it included with the SDK) to start.

Also, look through the "New Developer FAQ" stickys at the top of the forum, especially part 2.

Former Member over 8 years ago

Can you give me the links please ?
because in the programmer's guide, I don't see "App Settings" , and when searching the FAQ, I have a search screen for looking into the FAQ, and this is certainly not that.
I just see the post : https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?359183-New-Developer-FAQ-2
but this is a question , and not a guide

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

The programmer's guide in the the root directory of the SDK you downloaded (search for "App Settings").

Here's a link to that part of the programmer's guide on the web:

https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/programmers-guide/resource-compiler/

The "ObjectStore" sample in the SDK demonstates both the ObjectStore (screen 1) and settings(screen 2)

Former Member over 8 years ago

The programmer's guide in the the root directory of the SDK you downloaded

ah ok, for me the developer guide was the web one you gave ...

I'll have a look on it then.

and regarding the FAQ ? Is it in the same place ?

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

The New Developer FAQ's are Sticky posts at the top of the forum you're posting in....

Former Member over 8 years ago

ok, seen :) , sorry for my dummy question ...

Former Member over 8 years ago

I create my properties file, but I don't see it in the Garmin connect app ...
I don't see neither the icon app that I have updated.

I don't know how to update the Garmin Connect app, maybe there is a thing to do, because, I just copy my .prg file in apps folder of my watch, and I synchronize with Garmin Connect App.

maybe there is not sufficient ?

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

See the New developer FAQ:

7. I have side-loaded an app as described above, but app settings won't work. Why is this?

App settings allow user to configure an app via Garmin Express or Garmin Connect Mobile, and rely on the Connect IQ App Store to function properly. When an app is side loaded, this connection to the Connect IQ App Store is never established. If you have an app that uses app settings that needs to be tested, you may submit the app to the Connect IQ App Store and test out the settings features while the app is still pending approval.

You can test your app in the sim with the "App Settings Editor" in the Eclipse 'Connect IQ" menu.

travis.vitek over 8 years ago

That is not sufficient. You actually have to upload the app to the store before your application properties will be visible in Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express.

If you already have a published version of your app, you might want to upload a new version with a different UUID (in manifest.xml) and publish it with the string DO NOT APPROVE in the title. That way you can test app settings without affecting users of the existing app. Once you get things working, switch the UUID back to what is used by the existing application, and publish an update to that app so your users can get the new version.

Travis