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UserProfile.walkingStepLength is incorrect in sim; sim behaves as if units are cm, but real units are mm (as per docs and real device)

flowstate
- Acknowledged on Jan 16, 2026
- 3 Comments
SDK: 8.4.0 / Windows (this problem also existed in 2023) Real device: Forerunner 955 (latest beta firmware) Simulated device: fr955 Recreation procedure: - Create simple data field which simply returns UserProfile.getProfile.walkingStepLength...
- Jan 16, 2026 5:57 AM
bug: DataFieldAlert.onUpdate is called every second in the simulator but not on real device

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Jan 16, 2026
- 0 Comments
SDK 8.3.0, 8.4.0, fr955, fr965: in the simulator DataFieldAlert.onUpdate is called every second, even though on a real device (fr965, FW: 26.08) it's only called once when the alert is shown. Also related: bug: DataField.compute is not being called...
- Jan 15, 2026 1:31 PM
Touch events delivered to apps even when touchscreen is disabled

Multipassionate
- Acknowledged on Jan 14, 2026
- 10 Comments
Hi Garmin Connect IQ Team, Currently, there is no reliable way for an app to detect whether the device’s touchscreen is disabled (for example when the user has turned touch off in settings or enabled touch lock during an activity). The existing System...
- Jan 14, 2026 10:03 AM
Simulator SIGSEGV on Communications.transmit w/ SDK 8.3.0 and 8.4.0

Diijr
- Acknowledged on Jan 14, 2026
- 0 Comments
Simulator sigsegv on Communications.transmit() w/ Android companion using Connect IQ SDKs 8.4.0, 8.3.0. Works with 8.2.3. No problem with physical devices. Tried several Android SDK versions with no effect. Also fails with samples/Comm System is Linux...
- Jan 13, 2026 6:30 PM
bug: Symbol Not Found Error on (:glance) const FOO = true

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Jan 14, 2026
- 3 Comments
(:glance) const FOO = false; (:glance) function test() as Boolean { return FOO; } produces: Error: Symbol Not Found Error Stack: error in SDK 8.3.0 in fr955, fr245 simulator when run as glance. Note the stack is also missing. The same code works...
- Jan 13, 2026 12:39 PM
bug / easter egg?: keyboard displayed after glance crash

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Jan 14, 2026
- 2 Comments
in SDK 8.3.0 in fr955, fr245 I have a glance, and (for demonstration purpose) the following code in getGlanceView: var a = 0; var b = 1 / a; When I run the glance it crashes as expected, but the interesting thing is what's left in the simulator:...
- Jan 13, 2026 12:30 PM
bug: simulator crashes in ActivityRecording.createSession if name is both long and has non-ASCII character

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Jan 10, 2026
- 1 Comment
In the simulator (SDK 8.3.0 and 8.4.0, any device I tried, i.e: fr55, fr955, fr965, venux1) crashes if the session name has non-ASCII characters and is "longer" (either in characters or in bytes) than some unknown length. Now I am not very surprised by...
- Jan 9, 2026 2:08 PM
Bug: WatchUi.Picker now uses white as the background color and it can't be changed (SIM only)

Andreas Huggel
- Acknowledged on Jan 10, 2026
- 3 Comments
Until sdk-8.2.3 the background color used by WatchUi.Picker was black by default (at least on the devices I tested) and could be changed. Since sdk-8.3.0 it is white, and code to change it in onUpdate() doesn't have any effect anymore. A picker implementation...
- Jan 9, 2026 9:29 AM
City field for billing in Garmin Pay for watchfaces/apps is causing errors.

VAW.BE
- Acknowledged on Jan 7, 2026
- 3 Comments
Hello, Multiple users already complained that they are not able to purchase apps/watchfaces via the Garmin Pay system. They say it gets stuck on entering the city in the billing address. Somehow the city can't be validated while users tried many things...
- Jan 6, 2026 10:13 AM
There is a malicious bug in the trending ranking of Chinese servers

8206990
- Acknowledged on Jan 7, 2026
- 1 Comment
This applies to both websites and apps. ，trending ranking system on Chinese servers has had a serious bug for years, but it remains unfixed. Many watch faces have a strange weight in the ranking algorithm, always occupying the top spots. Some even have...
- Jan 6, 2026 9:25 AM