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Given that a newer SDK is required to build for CIQ 5.x devices, what does this mean for existing apps on devices that were upgraded from CIQ 4 to CIQ 5 (e.g. FR955, Fenix 7, etc)? Do these apps just break?

flowstate
- Acknowledged on Feb 17, 2025
- 32 Comments
Background: - it has always by my understanding that if you build an app for a device with a given SDK, then that app should continue to work regardless of future firmware updates ( in general ). This ofc excludes situations where: - the new firmware...
- Feb 6, 2025 7:14 AM
bug: invalid value (65535) in simulator.json for datafield label's position

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 0 Comments
In the following devices there are invalid values in the simulator.json for some datafield's label's x and y position: instinct3amoled45mm, instinct3amoled50mm: field 3B.0 field 3B.1 field 3B.2 instinct3solar45mm, instincte45mm: field 4.3 for example...
- Feb 6, 2025 3:51 AM
bug: nested ternary operator returns incorrect value in SDK 8.0.0

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 3 Comments
const C = 5; function onUpdate(dc) { var show = true; var display = true; var oldCode = show ? dc.getFontHeight(Graphics.FONT_XTINY) : display ? C : 0; var newCode = show ? dc.getFontHeight(Graphics.FONT_XTINY) : (display ? C : 0); System...
- Feb 5, 2025 7:28 PM
bug: simulator.json lists some strange fonts

flocsy🤠
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 1 Comment
For some devices the simulator.json has some "strange" fonts in some fontSets. For example: approachs50: in the "apac_tha" fonts: { "fontSet": "apac_tha", "fonts": [ { "filename": "bitstreamVeraSans 16", "name": "xtiny" }, { "filename...
- Feb 5, 2025 5:53 PM
Feature request: access to user waypoints

bostonwalker
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 0 Comments
I am working on a navigation app. One of the things I would like is to be able to tap into the user's saved locations to show them on a map. Right now, there is no way to access the position of a user waypoint: https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect...
- Feb 4, 2025 1:25 AM
Feature request: Allow custom rotation of MapView

bostonwalker
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 0 Comments
I want my users to be able to view objects on a map that is rotated to show them what is ahead of them. I want to do this using the compass. Right now the MapView can only be rotated according to a user setting: fixed or track view. This doesn't work...
- Feb 4, 2025 1:11 AM
Wrong months in more-activities

6905425
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 1 Comment
Bar graph in “more-activities-allcycling-1year” shows february as january etc. It is one month off.
- Feb 3, 2025 5:21 PM
Loading HLS audio (m3u8 playlist)

UrsusMaritimus
- Acknowledged on Feb 11, 2025
- 0 Comments
Ubuntu 24.04, Connect IQ 7.4.3 After loading the .m3u8 file, the responseCallback event is triggered, where the code = 200 and date = null are transmitted. At the same time, Viewing HTTP traffic shows that the media is being loaded. After loading...
- Feb 2, 2025 9:32 AM
walkingStepLength returns 0

7333528
- Acknowledged on Feb 4, 2025
- 6 Comments
var profile = UserProfile. getProfile (); var stepLengthMM = profile.walkingStepLength; walkingStepLength returns 0 on Fenix 7S, SW version 19.41 and VA4S SW version 8.3
- Feb 1, 2025 2:13 AM
no packing format supported (jpg, png) for new Instinct 3 AMOLED (45mm and 50mm)

FSeifert
- Acknowledged on Feb 4, 2025
- 1 Comment
Hi together, is that only a compiler.json bug for the new instinct3 AMOLED devices. This section is missing in compiler.json "imageFormats": [ "yuv", "jpg", "png" ], therefore the compiler warning in showing if use the packingFormat =...
- Jan 31, 2025 5:01 PM