Resurrected!
IT LIVES!
After a long hiatus (7 years), I have decided to bring this app back to life.
My goal is simple: keep the app running and slowly add support for newer Garmin devices when I have the time.
Please note that this is still a solo passion project with very limited availability.
I cannot reopen active support channels or respond to emails and reviews.
Instead, my limited time will go straight into compatibility updates.
How to keep it alive: The app still relies entirely on crowdsourcing to survive. Its long-term longevity depends on your donations and contributions to fund the WorldTides API subscription.
If you want to keep the data flowing, please consider supporting the project via paypal.me/hermot.
Thank you for your incredible patience and understanding!
Official Support for TidalFace
Introduction:
TidalFace uses a scheduling mechanism to access internet services. A scheduled request can only execute as frequently as 5 minutes apart. This is a restriction imposed by Garmin to conserve battery power.
TidalFace employs the following scheduling mechanism:
- If no GPS coordinates available (initial launch after install): No update scheduled as you first have to acquire GPS or configure it.
- If no valid tide data found in internal store: Update within 5 minutes
- Saved tide data has expired: Update within 5 minutes
- Successful request: Next scheduled update after 24 hours (1440 mins)
- Failed update: Retry update after 5 minutes
- Certain error conditions will result in no update to be scheduled, like when "No location found" for your coordinates.
A single update request receives tide data for the past 7 hours (previous tide) as well as the next 24 hours.
This means that TidalFace will operate while being disconnected from your phone (up to 24 hours before it will stop displaying the next tide).
Once your device connects to your phone again, it will automatically retrieve fresh data at the next scheduled update interval.
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