[Inspiration] Share your app ideas
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App which would show the remaining distance/time/ascent to a scrollable list of waypoints on the route would be really useful for navigation.
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@Tomas5 This would be great!
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@cpinky hope i will find time to start with reading documentation next weekend. I wish for this feature for few years so i am motivated
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Tides app, we need a widget to see the satus of tides like in other platforms.
Better definition of stress levels, resources, estimated recovery time. It would de useful showing the metrics in the widget area as percentage of basal value rather than an isolated value (TSB -17, CTL 20, what is the meaning of this?)
ECG app -
@SuuntoPartnerTeam I think I’ll start by developing a Rest Timer app which should be similar to Garmin’s rest timer in Garmin Ultra Run sport mode.
I haven’t looked enough at the documentation. It would be great if it was possible to switch to the app data screen from another data screen on demand, for example when the app handles a lap button event. I understand that most apps should never grab the “focus” like that, but in may be useful in done cases when the app needs a user attention. Perhaps there is a way to do a notification - I haven’t looked yet.
Ideally, I’d really like to implement a proper Strava Live Segments tracking app instead of the super limited S+ guide that we currently have. But that would probably require pushing the segments data from a companion phone app. This would be a far more complex project.
Overall, with S+apps being limited to HTML templates and not having custom pixel level graphics, this API feels somewhat limited to me.
By the way, how much memory and storage an S+ app can have?
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@sky-runner Great to hear that you’re considering complex ideas!
I haven’t looked enough at the documentation. It would be great if it was possible to switch to the app data screen from another data screen on demand, for example when the app handles a lap button event. I understand that most apps should never grab the “focus” like that, but in may be useful in done cases when the app needs a user attention. Perhaps there is a way to do a notification - I haven’t looked yet.
This is a level of control we do not allow – only a human may switch between different applications
Apps are also constrained to only showing things when they are in focus so there are, for example, no pop-up notifications. You can notify that something needs the user’s attention via (possibly repeated) sounds with playIndication.Overall, with S+apps being limited to HTML templates and not having custom pixel level graphics, this API feels somewhat limited to me.
The canvas element is somewhat restricted but available. You can see some of what it’s capable of with apps such as HexHunter in the store, or the FowlPlay example here.
By the way, how much memory and storage an S+ app can have?
We do not have official guidelines for this. The figures alternate between models and updates.
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@SuuntoPartnerTeam said in [Inspiration] Share your app ideas:
By the way, how much memory and storage an S+ app can have?
We do not have official guidelines for this. The figures alternate between models and updates.
If we overuse memory, will it crash just suunto plus app or it will crash whole activity?
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I would like to have more functionalities for race day
- aid stations
- cut offs
It feels a bit overwhelming to make an SuuntoPlus App. So maybe someone else can try and make this?
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@Tomas5 A heap allocation failure leads to a black screen for that application, but the activity continues. There is more information under the section “Errors” in the documentation.
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@Horizontal_2 Can the existing app “Race nutrition” help you?
I’m also developing a “Notes” app. Don’t know if that suits your needs?
https://forum.suunto.com/topic/14766/discussion-share-your-projects/2
It doesn’t support scroll, but can hold up to 10 notes with approximately 150-180 characters per note. Depending on the watch.
