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over 1 year ago

bug in editing settings groups

I uploaded a beta datafield to the store to be able to debug the new settings groups: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/8cfc5bd9-0835-4522-b3a0-fd3dfbfc58d2

When I edit the settings in Connect IQ Store Android the settings are "lost".

To reproduce:

1. this is my settings.xml:

<settings>
  <group id="mainGroup" title="@Strings.AppName" description="@Strings.settingsIntHrGroupTitle">
    <setting propertyKey="@Properties.hrmAntID" title="@Strings.settingsExtHrmAntId" prompt="@Strings.settingsExtHrmAntIdPrompt">
      <settingConfig type="numeric" min="0"/>
    </setting>
    <setting propertyKey="@Properties.showIntHr" title="@Strings.settingsShowIntHr">
      <settingConfig type="boolean"/>
    </setting>
  </group>
  <group id="intHRGroup" title="@Strings.settingsIntHrGroupTitle" description="@Strings.settingsIntHrGroupDescription" enableIfTrue="@Properties.showIntHr">
    <setting propertyKey="@Properties.intHrSide" title="@Strings.settingsIntHrSide">
      <settingConfig type="boolean"/>
    </setting>
    <setting propertyKey="@Properties.intHrPrefix" title="@Strings.settingsIntHrPrefixTitle">
      <settingConfig type="alphaNumeric"/>
    </setting>
    <setting propertyKey="@Properties.extHrPrefix" title="@Strings.settingsExtHrPrefixTitle">
      <settingConfig type="alphaNumeric"/>
    </setting>
  </group>
</settings>

2. start to edit settings in android

3. enable showIntHr. This will correctly (though very inconveniently*) display intHRGroup as it's dependent on it (enableIfTrue="@Properties.showIntHr")

4. enter the group settings

5. go back to the main settings (either using the left arrow in the top-left corner or by using the android device's back button)

6. you'll see that the previous changes in the settings are lost

*) I would also argue that the way the grouped settings seems to be implemented is not user friendly. I think it would be much better if the group would be displayed in the same page (in the main settings page) instead of opening them in a new page. For example when I see now the group's title, and the ">" in the right side, clicking on it I would expect to see the group settings opened below it (probably changing the right arrow to a down arrow)

See also: https://forums.garmin.com/apps-software/mobile-apps-web/f/connect-iq-store-android/289708/bug-in-editing-settings-groups

Parents
  • I guess this is not directly related to ConnectIQ SDK but rather to GCM app implementations, but do you know if this bug is taken care of? Can you ping the relevant teams at Garmin? It's a pity that this feature was announced more than a year ago and it never functioned. Should we keep our hopes, or the fact that this is not addressed for almost a year is kind of an unofficial "un-announcement" of this feature from Garmin's side?

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  • I guess this is not directly related to ConnectIQ SDK but rather to GCM app implementations, but do you know if this bug is taken care of? Can you ping the relevant teams at Garmin? It's a pity that this feature was announced more than a year ago and it never functioned. Should we keep our hopes, or the fact that this is not addressed for almost a year is kind of an unofficial "un-announcement" of this feature from Garmin's side?

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