Two questions: run an app while in activity, widget/data field and BLE Delegate

Hello,

I'm pretty sure that you cannot run Connect IQ watch app while in activity, even when activity is paused? Is this correct?

And a second question - can widget/datafield apps use BLE Delegate while in activity?

Thanks,

Wojtek

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jim_m_58 over 5 years ago +1 verified

You can't run a device app while in a native activity, nor can you run a CIQ widget at that time.

You can use BLE from a CIQ DF while in an activity. See the NordicThingy52CoinCollector sample in the…

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+1 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago

You can't run a device app while in a native activity, nor can you run a CIQ widget at that time.

You can use BLE from a CIQ DF while in an activity. See the NordicThingy52CoinCollector sample in the SDK.

0 5375340 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

> nor can you run a CIQ widget at that time.

On Fenix 6x, when i'm in activity and i'll long-press back-lap button, the watch will switch to the watch face and i'm able to select and run widgets...

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to 5375340

I was just going to say that running a CIQ widget does vary by device. If you have a CIQ DF's the watchface you see will be a native one, even if a CIQ WF is active.

0 5375340 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

So regarding only Fenix 6x, could widget use BLE Delegate while in activity? And referring to both DF and Widget - let's suppose that external BT HRM is connected and used during activity, will BLE delegate still work when another device is connected to watch via BT? What i want to do, is to monitor/configure Petzl NAO+ BT headlamp from Fenix 6x. I have a working code (CIQ App), but it's useless if i can't run it somehow while in activity.

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to 5375340

One other thing, is if you are running a CIQ activity, and you enter the widget loop, to run a CIQ widget, you must agree to terminate the activity.

As far as running your app along with something that is paired using BLE (like a HRM), there should be no issue unless you get to the max connections, which if I recall you can see using getAvailableConnectionCount()

0 5375340 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

jim_m_58 said:
One other thing, is if you are running a CIQ activity, and you enter the widget loop, to run a CIQ widget, you must agree to terminate the activity.

This does not seem to be the case with current Fenix 6 software. Currently i am able to:

- Start an activity (Run for example)

- Long-press back-lap button, and get to watch face

- Enter widget loop using up/down buttons, select Weather for example

- Widget starts up without any prompts, i am able to interact with it using up/down buttons

- Then go back to watch face, press start button to go back to activity, and see that it's still running

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to 5375340

Run isn't a CIQ activity. It's a native one. You'll see this with a device app like this one:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/116a5b59-29ae-4397-a70e-907d7e5f8e44

0 5375340 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Oh, ok, i understand. I think i only care for native activities to at least be able to present data gathered from headlamp (battery percent left, active lighting profile, etc..), so i can provide this data using DF app, as it can use BLE Delegate. Still, i'm curious if i could use BLE Delegate routines in a widget on Fenix 6x? Maybe i'll try to write a test widget, and see if it'll work...

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to 5375340

I have a few widgets that use BLE and work from the widget loop during native activities.

If you're thinking about a DF, remember there's no way to do input to a DF on a watch.

0 5375340 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

I should probably leave CIQ App to do headlamp setup and advanced monitoring, and write DF to incorporate basic info into native activities.