Connect IQ Bug Reports - Connect IQ

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Fenix 8 BLE Fail

Ad Astra
- Acknowledged on Jun 29, 2025
- 0 Comments
On the Fenix 8, with SDK 8.x.x, the "service.getCharacteristic" function fails on the real device generating an IQ error but works perfectly in the emulator
- Jun 28, 2025 5:07 PM
Brings up your badges instead of your friends.

Charlie_w_
- Acknowledged on Jun 28, 2025
- 1 Comment
When you're looking at a friend's new run and Garmin connect, and they earned a new badge when you click on "see all" badges it brings up your Badgers not your friends badges.
- Jun 27, 2025 2:46 PM
feature request: “Movement-Based Alarm” / Movement to Dismiss

mer_pot
- Acknowledged on Jun 28, 2025
- 0 Comments
Dear Garmin Team, I would like to propose a feature idea for your smart and fitness watches that could be highly beneficial for many users in their daily routines: An extension of the alarm function with a “Movement to Dismiss” option. Specifically...
- Jun 27, 2025 7:38 AM
Scope error with SDK 8.2.1 but not in 8.1.1

the-ninth
- Acknowledged on Jun 27, 2025
- 1 Comment
I have the following (simplified) code that compiled without issues in SDK 8.1.1, but now fails in SDK 8.2.1 with the error: "Value 'JQ' not available in all function scopes." A similar error also occurs when calling another member function of the same...
- Jun 27, 2025 6:29 AM
BluetoothLowEnergy.registerProfile(...) crashes simulator under Linux when nRF52840 dongle isn't present

tim_angus
- Acknowledged on Jun 26, 2025
- 0 Comments
Under Linux, if you attempt to call BluetoothLowEnergy.registerProfile when the nRF52840 dongle isn't connected, the simulator crashes with no explanation. Now obviously without the dongle connected you're not going to be doing any useful BLE development...
- Jun 24, 2025 8:46 PM
Make type checker aware of constants inlining and static branches elimination optimizations

9811827
- Acknowledged on Jun 25, 2025
- 6 Comments
The following code can't be built in debug mode with "-l 3 -O 3": import Toybox.Lang; (:release) const CALL_G = true; (:debug) const CALL_G = false; function f() as Number { if (CALL_G) { return g(); // Undefined symbol ':g' detected...
- Jun 24, 2025 2:17 PM
Make type checker aware of constants inlining and static branches elimination optimizations

9811827
- Acknowledged on Jun 25, 2025
- 2 Comments
The following code can't be built in debug mode with "-l 3 -O 3": import Toybox.Lang; (:release) const CALL_G = true; (:debug) const CALL_G = false; function f() as Number { if (CALL_G) { return g(); // Undefined symbol ':g' detected...
- Jun 24, 2025 2:17 PM
Bug: dc.drawArc() when trying to draw arc less than 1 deg starting from 0 draws whole circle

6261218
- Acknowledged on Jun 23, 2025
- 2 Comments
Doing: dc. drawArc ( _centerX, _centerY, _radius , Graphics.ARC_CLOCKWISE, 0.0, // degreeStart 0.5 // degreeEnd ); This ends up with the whole 360deg arc being drawn instead. I'd assume that the arguments are Math.floored and that causes...
- Jun 22, 2025 7:34 PM
App download statistics date range selector doesn't work

BowersPowers
- Acknowledged on Jun 23, 2025
- 1 Comment
In the App Statistics there is a way to change what dates are displayed in the graph, but it always just shows the latest date range. Not the "7 Day, 8 weeks, 3 months", but the selector to the left that indicates which 7 day period you want to look at...
- Jun 22, 2025 6:53 PM
Holistic Review of CIQ Limitations for Large Applications

the-ninth
- Acknowledged on Jun 23, 2025
- 8 Comments
I'm currently developing a Connect IQ application that seems to push against nearly all of the platform’s limitations. The app is a client for openHAB , a widely-used open-source home automation platform. Users configure what they want to see and control...
- Jun 22, 2025 6:18 PM