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over 2 years ago

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onExitSleep not being called on VA4

A user has reported that using a glance gesture does not work properly for my watchface on his VA4 - I've tested it in the simulator (on VA4) and also on my own watch (Fenix 5X+) and everything seems fine - so I think it must be a problem in the firmware which is not calling onExitSleep() when the gesture is activated.

This is his post & my replies describing the problem: https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/showcase/213203/watchface-m2/1023903#1023903

And these are some other posts of similar things happening in the past on other watches:

markdotai
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  • over 3 years ago in reply to MJ

    Personally, I prefer if I can switch on backlight (display touch) and exit sleep (lower button) on my VA4 separatelly. In some usage scenarios, power consumption may be lower. After exit sleep I get 10 display updates with one second interval and on VA4 I must repaint whole display in onUpdate, because DC is cleared before every onUpdate. So I appreciate the opportunity to use backlight without unwanted onUpdates. (My personal goal is to create high optimized watchface with the best possible informations/battery ratio for my VA4.)

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  • over 3 years ago in reply to MJ

    Personally, I prefer if I can switch on backlight (display touch) and exit sleep (lower button) on my VA4 separatelly. In some usage scenarios, power consumption may be lower. After exit sleep I get 10 display updates with one second interval and on VA4 I must repaint whole display in onUpdate, because DC is cleared before every onUpdate. So I appreciate the opportunity to use backlight without unwanted onUpdates. (My personal goal is to create high optimized watchface with the best possible informations/battery ratio for my VA4.)

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