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FIT SDK Release Notes

The FIT SDK is available for download at https://developer.garmin.com/fit/download/ 

21.67

This release includes a new Objective-C SDK that is compatible with Swift. Information on using this SDK can be found at https://developer.garmin.com/fit/example-projects/objc/. This will be the last release that contains the preexisting Objective-C SDK, found under the cpp folder, that is not compatible with Swift.

Profile additions In this release:

  • Added new Manufacturer Ids
    • GeoId
  • Added new Garmin Product ids
    • Forerunner 945 LTE
    • Forerunner 55
  • Added Sub-Sport Ids
    • Breathing
    • Ultra
    • Indoor Climbing
    • Bouldering
  • Added ANT+ Device Type Id
    • Shifting
  • Dive Summary Message, added five new fields
    • avg_ascent_rate
    • avg_descent_rate
    • max_ascent_rate
    • max_descent_rate
    • hang_time

21.60

  • Added new Manufacturer Ids
    • Shimano
    • Coospo
    • Syncros
  • Added ~30 Garmin Product ids
    • Venu 2 
    • Approach
    • Backfilled missing product ids for previously released devices 
  • Added Sub-Sport Ids
    • Sail-Race
  • Java SDK
    • Setting a string with a byte length greater than 254 bytes will now throw an exception. Previously a corrupt FIT file would be created.
    • DateTime class now implements the Comparable interface.
    • Added new FitDecoder, FitListener, and FitMessages classes. These classes work together to decode any type of FIT file with a few lines of code. See the FitDecoderExample class for usage.
    • New Java Example apps that mimic the C# recipes. See https://developer.garmin.com/fit/example-projects/java/ for usage.
      • Encode Activity
      • Encode Course
      • Encode Workout

21.47

  • Added an operator=() method to the DeveloperFieldDefinition class in the C++ SDK. This is to prevent a crash when encoding FIT files with developer fields.
  • Updated the example Encode project in the C++ SDK to provide a better example of how to use Developer Fields when using the C++ SDK.
  • New ids where added to the manufacturer list
    • SIGEYI 

21.40

  • Diving has been added to the Sport enum
  • New devices have been added to the Garmin Products enum
    • D2 Air
    • Forerunner 745
    • Forerunner 745 Asia
    • Venu Square
    • Venu Square Asia
  • FIT SDK Cookbook
    • The FIT SDK Cookbook contains examples of using the FIT SDK to solve real-world problems. There are recipes for encoding and decoding Activity, Workout, and Course files; and recipes that provide tips for working with the FIT SDK.
    • For more information see https://developer.garmin.com/fit/cookbook/