How to check if the watch is round or square

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Is there a possibility from the connectIQ API to check if the watch is round or square?

My app is drawing a progress bar for a timer and I could make it generic if I find a way to determine if the screen is round or square

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 14 '20 at 15:55

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The class Toybox::System::DeviceSettings has the method screenShape().

With the following possible return values:

SCREEN_SHAPE_ROUND = 1
SCREEN_SHAPE_SEMI_ROUND = 2
SCREEN_SHAPE_RECTANGLE = 3

edited Jan 14 '20 at 15:55

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '15 at 20:40

It is possible to use the resource compiler to specify resources for different screen geometry. This can be leveraged to identify on which device an app is running.

In your project, specify a unique set of resources (which includes things like strings, images, and menus) for each device you intend to support by creating device-specific directories in the root of the project (e.g. resources-vivoactive or resources-fenix3).

Next, create a string resource in the resources.xml file within each devices' resource directory that specifies the device type:

<resources>
    <bitmap id="LauncherIcon" filename="images/launcher_icon.png" />
    <string id="AppName">MyApp</string>
    <string id="deviceType">vivoactive</string>
</resources>

When the app starts, do a simple check to get the device on which the app is running:

function onStart() {
    deviceType = Ui.loadResource(Rez.Strings.deviceType);
}

Then, check the deviceType whenever if you need to do something unique for a particular device:

function drawProgressBar() {
    if (deviceType.equals("vivoactive")) {
        // Do vivoactive-specific stuff here
        ...
    }
}

You could abstract this a little if you prefer, buy using more generic deviceTypes like 'round', 'square', etc., so you wouldn't have to write logic to handle every unique device model.

You can check the shape of the device screen by checking the value of `Sys.getDeviceSettings().screenShape`. The documentation for it can be found [here](http://developer.garmin.com/downloads/connect-iq/monkey-c/doc/Toybox/System/DeviceSettings.html#screenShape-instance_method). — Travis Vitek, Dec 28 '15 at 23:01

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 02 '15 at 20:05

There doesn't seem to be a direct function but you can always check for watch face's width and height:

dc.getWidth(), dc.getHeight()

If they're equal, say, 218px, you have a Fenix 3 and obviously a round face. If they're 205px x 148px, you're dealing with a square-faced vívoactive.

Maybe write a function you can call from onLayout:

function isRoundFace (dc) {
    return dc.getWidth() == dc.getHeight();
}

How to check if the watch is round or square

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