Data Field cannot access sensor data ?

Former Member
Former Member
I'm trying to build a simple data field to display pace from footpod.

But when I add the Sensor permission to the manifest.xml, it says:

BUILD: ERROR: The following permission is invalid for a Data Field: Sensor

SDK ver 1.1.1
  • Simple data Fields can't get the data from sensors. You need "DataField" (not Simple). ;)
  • unfortunately the SDK sample for the complexDataField is not there even tho it's in the readme.
    I was told that one can still find it in the OLD OLD SDK versions.

    Just FYI....
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    The sensors module is for controlling the users paired sensors and is only available to the Widget and WatchApp types. We cannot allow a data field to modify the sensors a user has configured for an activity. Data Fields can access activity data from the Activity module. Most of the sensor data is available there.
  • hi NIKEOW, please do you have the complex data field sample? I need an information how to set a positioning of data in different DataFields (like upper right = Text Align Left....). Thanks, Tomas
  • Positioning of displayed information (text, bitmaps, ...) is covered in the layout example.
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    The sensors module is for controlling the users paired sensors and is only available to the Widget and WatchApp types. We cannot allow a data field to modify the sensors a user has configured for an activity. Data Fields can access activity data from the Activity module. Most of the sensor data is available there.


    I understand sensor data should not be modified during an "official" activity. But garmin should allow people to read the data.
  • Positioning of displayed information (text, bitmaps, ...) is covered in the layout example.


    Thanks Travis. You are a big support. I was blind. I missed it in all Samples.