Thanks Garmin! Very happy so far.

Former Member
Former Member
Just wanted to say thanks for the SDK 1.1 and enjoyed knocking out a few widgets in a matter of hours that I wanted on my Fenix 3!

I have a garage door widget (Mentioned https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?217555-Fenix-3-Opens-my-Garage-Door! ) and a heart rate widget (Basically just a tweaked sensor demo app).

As for suggestions for future SDK releases, here are a few random thoughts

  • Allow an App to provide a widget for the Datascreen (So in my case the Bike App could show the door opener as a page) Similar to how virb remote works
  • Allow an App to be extended so you could customise a Bike/Run without having to code it from scratch
  • Allow a setting for end of App to show a widget


That's all for now
    • Allow a setting for end of App to show a widget



    Please explain...
  • Sounds like he wants an on-app exit callback to invoke another app/widget. In his case it seems that when he finishes his bike ride, he wants the garage door opener app to run.
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    Yep exactly what I'm after. Just a simple setting to customise an App to run a widget on completion.

    Also as you can move apps up and down in settings, seems their should be a setting for ordering the widgets also.
  • Glad you're off to a good start with Connect IQ! This is a really cool concept--thanks for sharing. :) I'll get your ideas reported for consideration as future enhancements.
  • Also as you can move apps up and down in settings, seems their should be a setting for ordering the widgets also.


    Some devices, like the fenix 3, do allow widgets to be ordered through the device UI. This isn't available on the 920 right now, but it will respect the order the widgets are loaded to the device through Garmin Express or Garmin Connect Mobile.
  • Allow an App to provide a widget for the Datascreen (So in my case the Bike App could show the door opener as a page) Similar to how virb remote works


    The "native" apps, like Bike, Run, etc., aren't Connect IQ-based apps, so this kind of thing is unlikely right now. You'd be better off writing a separate app that can pop and push its own page views. This may be possible down the road as Connect IQ matures, especially if we are able to make more memory available to Connect IQ (which is probably one of our largest constraints right now). I'll file this as more of a wish list feature for a future release, but I don't expect we'd be able to do this anytime soon.

    I don't mean to rain on your parade, because I think it's a good idea and I understand the motivation for the request--just want to be real about things. :)
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    I don't mean to rain on your parade, because I think it's a good idea and I understand the motivation for the request--just want to be real about things. :)


    Appreciate it and to be honest it's more a "nice to have" if you can do it. Great to hear how the internals work from you guys.

    I would much rather you added the POST ability to JSON requests :-)
  • A little feedback for you:

    Allow an App to provide a widget for the Datascreen (So in my case the Bike App could show the door opener as a page) Similar to how virb remote work

    This is something we're not going to be able to accommodate right now.

    Allow an App to be extended so you could customise a Bike/Run without having to code it from scratch


    This idea was accepted as something we need to do, so it's on the books.

    Allow a setting for end of App to show a widget



    We have future plans for something that should fit your needs for this request. I don't have any specifics yet that I can share.