Feature request: More data available to watch faces

I would like to build watch faces for people who are focused on a specific sport, like running or swimming. As an example, the Garmin Swim watch tracks only pool swimming activities, and it shows the weekly swim distance on its watch face. But for the high-end Garmin Connect IQ watch faces, this information is not yet available in the Connect IQ API.

Fortunately the information is in the watch: From the main watch face's menu, there is a "History->Activities" item that shows an entry for each Activity: Date, start time, activity type, distance, elapsed time. There is also a "History->Totals" item that shows weekly and monthly totals for running, cycling, and swimming. This information should be made available to watch face apps.

The current version of the API makes some modules available, but nothing called History shows up in the table in the section called "APIs and App Types" in https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/programmers-guide/monkey-c/

The "Activity Monitor" module is aimed at step-counting audiences and offers only daily total distance combined across all activity types including walking. These are not appropriate for this use case. https://developer.garmin.com/downloads/connect-iq/monkey-c/doc/Toybox/ActivityMonitor/Info.html

Can this information be made available in a future module that watch faces can access?
Thanks
  • Former Member
    Former Member
    Hey,

    Thanks for the suggestions. New APIs typically take a while to be prioritized and placed on the road map for development if they get the green light. However, I have put in a new feature request for you. Note that this does not guarantee that a new API will be added, but does allow for the team to formally address it as a request.

    Thanks so much!
    -Coleman
  • Hi.

    I also support that this function be included in the API. Several users have asked me to add this information to my weekly activity widget (https://apps.garmin.com/en-EN/apps/222eb4ce-8387-49c3-9560-1334ce1aebe4) but I had to tell them that it is not available in the API.

    It would provide a complete view of the three sports (i.e. Swimming, Biking, Running) for people who practise Du&Tri activities.

    Thanks in advance!!

    Toni.