GARMIN Wear for locus map. Could it be posible to developpe an application for Garmin users like wear for locus mal for Android one?
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Garmin watches (Fenix 3, Forerunner and others)
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Hello Locus team,
would you consider to extend your Locus SW to cooperate with the watches, like Garmin Fenix 3 and others?
Tracking data from watch, showing the route on-line in your map, would be great idea...
Thank you
Josef
I like this idea 
Hello Josef,
seems there will be some way for developers to create extra extensions for these watches, but I'm worried that:
1) creating extensions will be quite complicated
2) and mainly, amount of users with these watches, that will be also using Locus and not some Garmin product, will be really really low.
I'll keep topic open for voting, but to be true, do not expect it will be ever completed.
Hello Josef,
seems there will be some way for developers to create extra extensions for these watches, but I'm worried that:
1) creating extensions will be quite complicated
2) and mainly, amount of users with these watches, that will be also using Locus and not some Garmin product, will be really really low.
I'll keep topic open for voting, but to be true, do not expect it will be ever completed.
I would formulate this more general and target the garmin appstore / connect IQ.
It would be interesting to combine this with Locus on your smartphone.
I would formulate this more general and target the garmin appstore / connect IQ.
It would be interesting to combine this with Locus on your smartphone.
I bought my Fenix 3 yesterday and found it great watch except one think - ability to load gpx track from phone (neither Garmin Connect Mobile nor from Mobile Chrome via Garmin Connect site, it throws error). I think it would be great to create routes from Locus (e.g. for hiking - you created route from pc before the trail, loaded to watch, but in process you need to change the direction - you will simply do it in Locus with offline navigation) and load them to device. I read some intro about Garmin Connect IQ platform and I'll try to develop such think after a while. And as for me such Locus extension will be great addition for the Fenix 3 (and to other devices which support IQ).
About the popularity of such plugin - IMHO Connect IQ contains very small amount of really useful apps and developers underestimate its abilities. Top apps have about 15k downloads, which isn't small amount. Demand for apps is present, but platform is raw and requires a lot of work yet. But in result we can get a real smart watches.
I bought my Fenix 3 yesterday and found it great watch except one think - ability to load gpx track from phone (neither Garmin Connect Mobile nor from Mobile Chrome via Garmin Connect site, it throws error). I think it would be great to create routes from Locus (e.g. for hiking - you created route from pc before the trail, loaded to watch, but in process you need to change the direction - you will simply do it in Locus with offline navigation) and load them to device. I read some intro about Garmin Connect IQ platform and I'll try to develop such think after a while. And as for me such Locus extension will be great addition for the Fenix 3 (and to other devices which support IQ).
About the popularity of such plugin - IMHO Connect IQ contains very small amount of really useful apps and developers underestimate its abilities. Top apps have about 15k downloads, which isn't small amount. Demand for apps is present, but platform is raw and requires a lot of work yet. But in result we can get a real smart watches.
I think about buying the garmin fenix 5 watch, locus supportvia external modul would be nice.
I think about buying the garmin fenix 5 watch, locus supportvia external modul would be nice.
Hello,
maybe I'm going to repeat some info already mentioned here, but to have a plugin in locus which would be able to provide maps for garmin fenix 3 (and compatible devices) in OFFLINE mode would be great.
One app does it already (dwMap from r.485) but the problem is it requires to be constantly connected to internet, which in some cases is not possible (roaming, weak signal, battery usage during hiking...), and based on a fact that locus is able to provide maps OFFLINE it would be THE cherry on a top of the cake.
I think this would not only boost the downloads of locus pro (let's say only accessible in payed version) but could also make the garmin fenix 5 more attractive. This could also be in someway a cooperation with garmin providing you the watch for free in exchange of developing the plugin. Just some thoughts.
Nevertheless thats for great apps.
Cheers,
Jano
Hello,
maybe I'm going to repeat some info already mentioned here, but to have a plugin in locus which would be able to provide maps for garmin fenix 3 (and compatible devices) in OFFLINE mode would be great.
One app does it already (dwMap from r.485) but the problem is it requires to be constantly connected to internet, which in some cases is not possible (roaming, weak signal, battery usage during hiking...), and based on a fact that locus is able to provide maps OFFLINE it would be THE cherry on a top of the cake.
I think this would not only boost the downloads of locus pro (let's say only accessible in payed version) but could also make the garmin fenix 5 more attractive. This could also be in someway a cooperation with garmin providing you the watch for free in exchange of developing the plugin. Just some thoughts.
Nevertheless thats for great apps.
Cheers,
Jano
You have a Garmin Fenix watch, a device with a GPS receiver.
You have a phone, a device with a GPS receiver.
You don't want to use the watch's GPS, you want to use the phone's GPS and display the results on the watch.
Why?
Didn't you buy the Garmin Fenix because it has its own GPS and you can use it without a phone?
You have a Garmin Fenix watch, a device with a GPS receiver.
You have a phone, a device with a GPS receiver.
You don't want to use the watch's GPS, you want to use the phone's GPS and display the results on the watch.
Why?
Didn't you buy the Garmin Fenix because it has its own GPS and you can use it without a phone?
This is quite general topic discussing various tasks how Locus Map and Garmin watches can cooperate. We just released Locus Map for Garmin addon (https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/locus-map-for-garmin-new-app-for-garmin-devices) which is implemented while taking into consideration, that user might want to have control on which device's GPS is used for particular tasks with this combo. In case there are some features which this new app doesn't cover, please create new "idea" post.
This is quite general topic discussing various tasks how Locus Map and Garmin watches can cooperate. We just released Locus Map for Garmin addon (https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/locus-map-for-garmin-new-app-for-garmin-devices) which is implemented while taking into consideration, that user might want to have control on which device's GPS is used for particular tasks with this combo. In case there are some features which this new app doesn't cover, please create new "idea" post.
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