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Unclear whether app that's recording an activity can be suspended (on devices that support the task switcher)

FlowState
- Acknowledged on Apr 9, 2025
- 1 Comment
https://developer.garmin.com/connect-iq/core-topics/application-and-system-modules/ The Application and System modules core topics doc has a lot of information about application states for devices which support multitasking / the task switcher. Specifically...
- Apr 9, 2025 7:44 AM
feature-request: resume later

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Apr 9, 2025
- 4 Comments
Many watch-apps work as an activity. It would be great if we could trigger "Resume later" programmatically to save battery. Ideally this would enable us to temporalily save the fit session and resume it later, just like it happens in built-in activities...
- Apr 9, 2025 5:56 AM
Please confirm whether data field layout differences between Instinct 2 and Instinct E / Instinct 3 Solar are intentional (wrt to subscreen)

FlowState
- Acknowledged on Apr 9, 2025
- 1 Comment
Based on the sim / device reference, it seems that: For Instinct 2... - There is no 1 field layout - Every layout includes a dedicated field for the subscreen. e.g. 2 field layout consists of a subscreen field and field that covers every part of...
- Apr 8, 2025 6:19 PM
Instinct E / Instinct 3 Solar, sim: simple data field value is right-aligned / truncated for top field, in 3 Field Layout A

FlowState
- Acknowledged on Apr 9, 2025
- 5 Comments
For the same field, the label is properly centred, as are all the labels and values for all other layouts. See comment for screenshots.
- Apr 8, 2025 6:11 PM
Vivoactive 6 Simulator problems

Jeff
- Acknowledged on Apr 9, 2025
- 32 Comments
The Vivoactive 6 simulator does not seem to respond to a Menu command, and only responds to the buttons in a very tiny area along the edge of the button where it meets the body of the watch in the simulator. The Vivoactive 5 simulator operates as expected...
- Apr 8, 2025 3:07 PM
feature-request: differentiate between crash and exit in simulator

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Apr 8, 2025
- 0 Comments
Please differentiate between an app crash and an app that exited (i.e: back button or call of System.exit())
- Apr 7, 2025 8:12 PM
SDKs run mad

1076493
- Acknowledged on Apr 8, 2025
- 5 Comments
Hi, I can't develop anymore. All SDK versions are running mad. When I use SDK 8.1.1 , the result is: java -Xms1g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dapple.awt.UIElement=true -jar c:\Users\micro\AppData\Roaming\Garmin\ConnectIQ\Sdks\connectiq-sdk-win-8.1.1-2025...
- Apr 7, 2025 6:31 PM
Simulator: If onAppinstall() or onAppUpdate() are overridden, and (BG) makeWebRequest()'s response callback calls Background.exit(), onBackgroundData() is not called

FlowState
- Acknowledged on Apr 7, 2025
- 5 Comments
This problem exists on both Windows and Mac, on SDK 8.1.1 (fr955). I also tested on 7.4.1 and 6.4.2 (fr935), and the same problem exists on those SDKs. On a real fr955 (built with SDK 8.1.1), this problem does not exist. Related discussion at: https...
- Apr 7, 2025 12:49 AM
bug: System.getSystemStats().battery is Number instead of Float

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Apr 7, 2025
- 5 Comments
According to the docs: Toybox.System.Stats.battery as Float, but on real fr965 it is a Number or at least it's value is always a Number (without decimal). function initialize() { session = ActivityRecording.createSession({ :name => "test", :sport...
- Apr 7, 2025 12:16 AM
ERROR: d2charlie: resources/menu2.xml: Menu2 is not supported by device 'd2charlie'.

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Apr 7, 2025
- 1 Comment
When I compile my app for d2charlie, it compiles and runs in the simulator, and the Menu2 is displayed correctly. But when I try to export my app, then I get the following error: ERROR: d2charlie: resources/menu2.xml: Menu2 is not supported by device...
- Apr 6, 2025 11:54 PM