Acknowledged
15 days ago
CIQQA-3070

Swipe left behavior different between simulator and device

In the simulator, swipe left is usually not associated with any behavior, at least in the devices I have checked from the Fenix 7, Epix 2, Fenix 8 and Venu 3 series.

However on my physical Epix Pro Gen 2 47mm, the swipe left triggers the onNextPage() behavior. This is not in line with the use of swipe left in the native apps, where swipe left is used to call up lower level, detail views, and only swipe up/down are used to switch between pages on the same level.

So, either there is a but on the device, and swipe left should not trigger onNextPage(), or if this is intended (contrary to native app behavior), then there is a bug in the simulator, because there swipe left is not associated with the onNextPage() behavior.

the-ninth
  • 16 days ago

    I will note that at least on fr955, swipe left is typically used to open an *action menu* [*] in native apps/activities, where one is available. (* popover menu that takes up the right 2/3rds of the screen, and slides in/out from the right)

    e.g.

    - heart rate glance: swipe left for action menu, swipe right to close action menu

    - activity data screen settings: swipe left for action menu (with Layout, Data Fields, Reorder, ...), swipe right to close menu

    The presence of these action menus is always signified with a hint next to the START button (although ofc the same hint could mean something else), and the user can also press START or tap on the hint to open the action menu.

    Iow, I don't think swipe left is a universal action in native UI (like onSelect), but more of a context-specific action (open action menu, when action menu is available). I guess you could argue that if action menus are available in enough contexts, that it becomes a universal action (same as holding UP will open a full-screen menu when one is available).