Is it possible for a watch face to get data from a widget ?

eau_de_vie 10 days ago

Say, we have a widget that keeps track of some custom statistic. That's where all the logic is.

And then we have a watch face that wants to display this statistic by siphoning it from the widget.

Is this possible to do in principle?

TIA.

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jim_m_58 10 days ago +1

If the watch supports complications, they can be published by the widget/device app and then displayed on the watch face. Here's a simple sample of a publishers and watch face.

https://forums.garmin…

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jim_m_58 10 days ago

If the watch supports complications, they can be published by the widget/device app and then displayed on the watch face. Here's a simple sample of a publishers and watch face.

https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/discussion/353286/sample-of-ciq-complication-publisher-and-consumer-of-those-complications

eau_de_vie 10 days ago in reply to jim_m_58

This is spot on. Thanks a bunch, Jim !

flocsy🤠 10 days ago in reply to jim_m_58

Do you know if a datafield would be able to register to complications, or only watchfaces?

jim_m_58 9 days ago in reply to flocsy🤠

From https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/core-topics/complications/

At the heart of the complications system is a publisher/subscriber system. The system publishes complication data for subscribers to consume. Connect IQ device apps and audio content providers can publish complication data, but only watch faces can subscribe to complication information.