Smart notifications while running a connect iq app

GARMIN prevents smart notification alerts while in connect IQ applications (a "fantastic" new feature in the newest vivoactive firmware 4.40). This is to bad for me because I run my apps all the time and now I loose smartwatch functionality. :(
My first thought was that I had to build a smart notification listener in my apps.
BUT: Is it true that I can't integrate smart notification alerts in my apps without a (running) companion app on the smartphone?

travis.vitek over 8 years ago

I believe that you are correct. The ConnectIQ API provides no access to the notification data that is sent from Garmin Connect Mobile, so it seems that the only way to get them would be to send them from a mobile app of your own.

I'm not sure why the decision was made to completely eliminate the notifications. It seems that it would have made more sense to add a method on AppBase that took information about the notification. If the developer implements this method and returns true, the framework would assume that the notification was handled. The application could ignore the notification entirely by returning true and doing nothing, or it could display a summary of the message and use an intent (ideally included with the message) to open it in a native application if necessary.

Travis

andreas-may over 8 years ago

Travis, thank you for your message. Now I know, that it is as bad as I thought.
I hope your suggestions will be realised soon!
(Brandon, please read Travis thoughts!)