Connect IQ SDK 8.4.0

beva 5 days ago

I just saw there is an update available since December 4th.

What I wonder is,

1) how do I get notified of updates other than manually starting the sdkmanager.exe as it also was not announced on the forum.

2) do these updates only effect the development environment, or also the api and/or the compiled end product? -edit, I see there are api change, but still wonder if I need to recompile my existing products to deliver a 'better' product

3) where can I find a change list? -edit, just found them: /AppData/Roaming/Garmin/ConnectIQ/Sdks/connectiq-sdk-win-8.4.0-2025-12-03-5122605dc/doc/docs/Readme/History.html

Tia

flocsy🤠 5 days ago

Sometimes there is an announcement, but not always. I realized there's a new version only because I get emails about every new bug report and someone already opened a bug report for 8.4.0. But I also open the SDK manager about once a week, because sometimes there are also updates to devices.

You don't need to recompile anything. In the future if new devices will be added or the CIQ version of some of the devices will be upgraded, then maybe you'll get a compile time error telling you tho use a newer SDK. It's hard to compare the output of the compiler, but sometimes I do compare it, when it comes to datafields with memory very close to the limit. Sometimes the new compiler compiles slightly smaller code+data, but there was at least one counter example. However even this also depends on your code, so it's possible that in one of your projects you'll see a decrease, but not in another.