From the user perspective.... The end user doesn't know anything about apps, widgets... He simple look into widget list and see e.g. psx-7 and build in HR widget. And they run in the different way on system level - it's simple not good and cause problem for dev to support such situation. And answer is the system limitations, I can do anything with it...
BTW, psx-7 is built as widget because it supports older devices.
Yeah, that's fair but we know that on a newer device it is a really device app. I guess it doesn't matter so much in this case. But I gave examples of how the change from widgets to device apps with glances has affected the user. One very obvious example is that if you use the Connect IQ store app, you cannot search for the "widget" app type because it does not exist.
In general, I think precision is important when discussing technical matters.
Anyway, my main point was that I extensively tested your scenarios on my FR955 with firmware 22.24, and I thought everything works as expected:
- Native activities/apps and CIQ apps which record an activity use the Display > During Activity setting
- Native apps and CIQ apps which do not record an activity use the Display > General Use setting
I should also note that if an activity is currently being recorded, then every screen on the watch will use the "Display > During Activity" setting (including native settings, native glances, the controls menu, stopwatch, timer, etc.)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're not testing this while an activity is being recorded (by returning to the watchface / glance list using a hotkey), right? Based on the following text, I don't think so:
The gesture in the stock widgets switch the light on but not in CIQ widgets.
From the user perspective.... The end user doesn't know anything about apps, widgets... He simple look into widget list and see e.g. psx-7 and build in HR widget. And they run in the different way on system level - it's simple not good and cause problem for dev to support such situation. And answer is the system limitations, I can do anything with it...
BTW, psx-7 is built as widget because it supports older devices.
I've switched off the gesture during activity because it wasn't run well and the light was all the time on during running so it dramatically draining the battery. People don't know about it because most runs in the day.
To be clear, in my original comment I also had a link to jumpjump, with the link text "JumpJump" and the forum removed that link as well (converting it back to plain text).
I guess the forum just doesn't like that link for some reason.
