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- | ====== Locus Map for Garmin | + | ====== |
Created by [[http:// | Created by [[http:// | ||
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===== USER GUIDE ===== | ===== USER GUIDE ===== | ||
- | Hot shortcuts: [[manual: | + | Hot shortcuts: [[manual: |
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- | Locus Map for Garmin | + | Garmin add-on for Locus Map is an extension which provides features of **[[https:// |
- | * Android add-on | + | * Android |
* Garmin Connect IQ application **Locus Map** available on **[[https:// | * Garmin Connect IQ application **Locus Map** available on **[[https:// | ||
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==== Main Features ==== | ==== Main Features ==== | ||
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* record activities, provide their statistics via data fields and store them on Garmin Connect | * record activities, provide their statistics via data fields and store them on Garmin Connect | ||
* render maps stored on your Garmin device (on supported devices) | * render maps stored on your Garmin device (on supported devices) | ||
- | * import routes/ | + | * quick import routes/ |
- | ===== Devices compatibility ===== | + | ==== Quick setup ==== |
- | In order to use Locus Map for Garmin, you must have compatible both Android phone and Garmin device. Android | + | - If you don't using it yet, [[https:// |
+ | - Install [[https:// | ||
+ | - Install [[https:// | ||
+ | - Test connection from Garmin device | ||
+ | ==== Controls ==== | ||
+ | Controls of the app differs by various Garmin models | ||
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+ | Summary for most non-touch devices: | ||
+ | * **START button** - Access on-device activity recording | ||
+ | * **UP/DOWN buttons** - list through available screens | ||
+ | * **MENU** (holding UP button) - on map screens - zoom mode | ||
+ | * **MENU** (holding UP button) - on other screens - access app menu with settings | ||
+ | * **BACK button** - exit the app or dialog to save active activity | ||
+ | ===== Compatibility ===== | ||
+ | In order to use Locus Map for Garmin, you must have compatible both Android phone and Garmin device. Android add-on is compatible with all smartphones running OS Android 5 and higher. | ||
==== Garmin devices ==== | ==== Garmin devices ==== | ||
Due to large differences between Garmin products, please check the table below to see the compatibility of your Garmin device. In case no feature is available for your device yet, you will not be able to install the application from Garmin Connect IQ Store.\\ | Due to large differences between Garmin products, please check the table below to see the compatibility of your Garmin device. In case no feature is available for your device yet, you will not be able to install the application from Garmin Connect IQ Store.\\ | ||
- | ^ Device | + | ^ Device |
+ | | D2™ Bravo ** * ** | **YES** | N/A | | ||
| D2™ Charlie | **YES** | **YES** | | | D2™ Charlie | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
| D2™ Delta | **YES** | **YES** | | | D2™ Delta | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
| D2™ Delta PX | **YES** | **YES** | | | D2™ Delta PX | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
| D2™ Delta S | **YES** | **YES** | | | D2™ Delta S | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
- | | Descent™ Mk1 | **YES** | **YES** | | + | | Descent™ Mk1/Mk2 | **YES** | **YES** |
+ | | Enduro | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
+ | | Epix 2 (Pro) | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
+ | | Forerunner® 55 | **YES** | N/A | | ||
+ | | Forerunner® 230 ** * ** | **YES** | N/A | | ||
+ | | Forerunner® 235 ** * ** | **YES** | N/A | | ||
| Forerunner® 245 | **YES** | **YES** | | | Forerunner® 245 | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
| Forerunner® 245 Music | **YES** | **YES** | | | Forerunner® 245 Music | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
+ | | Forerunner® 255 | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
+ | | Forerunner® 265 | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
+ | | Forerunner® 630 | **YES** | N/A | | ||
| Forerunner® 645 | **YES** | **YES** | | | Forerunner® 645 | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
| Forerunner® 645 Music | **YES** | **YES** | | | Forerunner® 645 Music | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
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| Forerunner® 935 | **YES** | **YES** | | | Forerunner® 935 | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
| Forerunner® 945 | **YES** | **YES** | | | Forerunner® 945 | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
- | | fēnix® | + | | Forerunner® 955 | **YES** | **YES** | |
- | | fēnix® 5 Plus | **YES** | **YES** | | + | | Forerunner® 965 | **YES** |
- | | fēnix® 5S | **YES** | **YES** | | + | | fēnix® |
- | | fēnix® | + | | fēnix® 3 HR ** * ** | **YES** |
- | | fēnix® | + | | fēnix® 5/5S/5X, quatix® 5 | **YES** | **YES** | |
- | | fēnix® | + | | fēnix® |
+ | | fēnix® | ||
+ | | fēnix® | ||
+ | | fēnix® | ||
| fēnix® Chronos | **YES** | **YES** | | | fēnix® Chronos | **YES** | **YES** | | ||
- | | MARQ™ Athlete | + | | Instinct 2/ |
- | | MARQ™ | + | | MARQ™ |
- | | MARQ™ Captain | + | | Venu | **YES** |
- | | MARQ™ Driver | + | | Venu 2/2S (Plus) |
- | | MARQ™ Expedition | **YES** | **YES** | | + | | Venu SQ | **YES** |
+ | | Venu SQ 2 | **YES** | ||
+ | | vívoactive® ** * ** | **YES** | ||
| vívoactive® HR | **YES** | N/A | | | vívoactive® HR | **YES** | N/A | | ||
| vívoactive® 3 | **YES** | N/A | | | vívoactive® 3 | **YES** | N/A | | ||
| vívoactive® 3 Music | **YES** | N/A | | | vívoactive® 3 Music | **YES** | N/A | | ||
- | | vívoactive® | + | | vívoactive® |
- | | EDGE bike computers | IN CONSIDERATION | PLANNED | + | | EDGE bike computers | IN CONSIDERATION | | |
- | | fēnix® 3, fēnix® 3 HR, quatix® 3, tactix® Bravo | IN CONSIDERATION | PLANNED | + | | Garmin handheld devices |
+ | ** * ** these devices are extremely memory limited. Please let us know if you experience crash of the app on those devices! It also means that some features might not be available for those watches. Fenix 3 models can't render graphical navigation instructions when garmin activity recording is active for the same reason. | ||
- | Possibility to add other devices is constantly being analyzed. | + | Let us know if you miss your device in the list! |
==== Main activity app / Import courses ==== | ==== Main activity app / Import courses ==== | ||
- | There are two main ways how to use Locus Map for Garmin | + | There are two main ways how to use Garmin add-on for Locus Map (based on the device you use). It can act as main activity application (providing navigation and activity recording while connected to Locus Map in your phone) or to provide imports of courses to device' |
===== Android add-on ===== | ===== Android add-on ===== | ||
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The main screen of the application provides information about the state of connectivity and reports if there is some problem preventing communication with the Connect IQ application. | The main screen of the application provides information about the state of connectivity and reports if there is some problem preventing communication with the Connect IQ application. | ||
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+ | Please note, that provided version info is related to Android application and not Connect IQ application which is updated much more regular. | ||
===== Connect IQ application ===== | ===== Connect IQ application ===== | ||
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==== Preview/ | ==== Preview/ | ||
- | At the first start, the app runs in a “Preview mode” | + | At the first start, the app runs in a “Preview mode”. Its “Premium mode” can be permanently unlocked for about 4 euros via **Locus Store** within Locus Map in your smartphone. |
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- | Preview Mode allows the user to get feel about application possibilities and check that app connectivity with the phone behave as expected. While in Preview Mode, screen elements shown by orange color do not provide their intended function and are there for illustration of screen layouts in Premium | + | Preview Mode allows the user to get feel about application possibilities and check that app behave as expected |
By activating the Premium mode, the user gains: | By activating the Premium mode, the user gains: | ||
- | * graphical and text navigation instructions | + | * removed Preview Mode overlays |
- | * arrow on compass | + | * no Preview mode splash |
- | * dynamic screen manager | + | * vibrations before |
- | * more data fields on Locus Map track recording screen | + | * dynamic screen manager |
- | * no Preview mode splash screen with a delay | + | * and more |
+ | === Activation of Premium mode === | ||
+ | Go to //Locus Map > Locus Store > Features > Garmin add-on for Locus Map// and purchase it from there. To do so, you will have to have at least 299 LoCoins in your Locus Store account, which can be purchased in-app. You don't need to purchase any paid version of Locus Map in order to activate Garmin add-on Premium features. The purchases of both are separated because they are developed by separate companies. | ||
==== Application start ==== | ==== Application start ==== | ||
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After every start, the application will first try to start the background process of Android add-on application which provides connectivity. This process may take several seconds. Please be aware, that app is unable to detect that user didn't installed Android addon app yet. | After every start, the application will first try to start the background process of Android add-on application which provides connectivity. This process may take several seconds. Please be aware, that app is unable to detect that user didn't installed Android addon app yet. | ||
- | Messages shown on Garmin screen under application logo during this process are only informative and don’t affect initializing as the application is trying to connect repeatedly. | + | In case connectivity is not initialised |
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- | In case connectivity is not initialized | + | |
==== Course import ==== | ==== Course import ==== | ||
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Open in Locus Map in Android track you want to work with and click to Share icon > Send to Garmin. Then confirm the automatic start of Locus Map on your Garmin and wait for import completion. You can then select whether to automatically start navigation along this route by some of the native activity app or save it on the device for later. | Open in Locus Map in Android track you want to work with and click to Share icon > Send to Garmin. Then confirm the automatic start of Locus Map on your Garmin and wait for import completion. You can then select whether to automatically start navigation along this route by some of the native activity app or save it on the device for later. | ||
- | This functionality | + | This functionality works only if Locus Map in Garmin isn’t already running. If the app is already running, track import will be ignored by the Garmin app to prevent possible loss of activity data. |
==== Data screens ==== | ==== Data screens ==== | ||
- | To prevent confusion, activity screens which show data generated by Android Locus Map are with white background, while activity screens showing data from the Garmin device have a black background. | + | To prevent confusion, activity screens which show data generated by Android Locus Map are with white background |
In Premium mode, data screens except devices info screen are automatically hidden unless related features are turned on. | In Premium mode, data screens except devices info screen are automatically hidden unless related features are turned on. | ||
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In case the user doesn’t get valid direction by the arrow, it is advisable to calibrate compass of Garmin device by main device settings. | In case the user doesn’t get valid direction by the arrow, it is advisable to calibrate compass of Garmin device by main device settings. | ||
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=== Garmin Map screen === | === Garmin Map screen === | ||
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- | Recording can be paused or restarted by another press of the START button. If paused, the app will show a menu where user can save activity and prepare it for export to Garmin Connect. This is done automatically by Garmin device during next synchronisation with Garmin Connect Mobile or with Garmin Express desktop app. | + | Recording can be paused or restarted by another press of the START button. If paused, the app will show a menu where user can save activity and prepare it for export to Garmin Connect. This is done automatically by Garmin device during next synchronisation with Garmin Connect Mobile or with Garmin Express desktop app. During inactive activity recording, GPS is automatically turned off to safe battery (based on app setting with 5 minutes timeout or immediately). |
By pressing the BACK button (or sliding to right on touch-enabled devices) on this menu or selecting “Keep paused”, user can go back to data screens while activity recording is paused. | By pressing the BACK button (or sliding to right on touch-enabled devices) on this menu or selecting “Keep paused”, user can go back to data screens while activity recording is paused. | ||
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- | User can affect the behavior | + | User can affect the behaviour |
- | * Garmin GPS autostart - turn on or off automatic starting of GPS in Garmin | + | On device menu is available only on devices with Connect IQ 3.0 and higher. On older devices, |
- | * No record alert - turn on or off showing a red alert on edge of the screen which indicated that user doesn’t record activity. | + | |
- | * Vibrate on connect - turn on or off vibration if connectivity is initialized or lost. | + | |
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- | This menu is available only on devices with Connect IQ 3.0. On older devices, settings can be changed via Garmin Express or Garmin Connect Mobile. | + | |
==== Losing phone connectivity ==== | ==== Losing phone connectivity ==== | ||
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If the application loses connectivity with the phone or Android companion app was forced to close, the app will automatically try to reconnect and continue. Garmin activity recording is not affected by losing connectivity, | If the application loses connectivity with the phone or Android companion app was forced to close, the app will automatically try to reconnect and continue. Garmin activity recording is not affected by losing connectivity, | ||
- | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | + | |
+ | ===== FAQ & Troubleshooting ===== | ||
==== Garmin application keeps loosing connectivity ==== | ==== Garmin application keeps loosing connectivity ==== | ||
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- | If you experience loosing of app connectivity with the phone while staying in its Bluetooth range, the reason is that Battery Saver Management in Android is set too strictly and keeps closing background process of Android add-on. | + | You can get this error for several reasons: |
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+ | 1) **You leave range of your phone Bluetooth connectivity**\\ | ||
+ | - once you go back the error will hide automatically | ||
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+ | 2) **Bluetooth on one of the devices was turned off**\\ | ||
+ | - turn it on again and app will automatically reconnect | ||
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+ | 3) **Locus Map for Garmin app in you phone is killed by Android battery management**\\ | ||
+ | If you experience loosing of app connectivity with the phone while staying in its Bluetooth range, the reason is that Battery Saver Management in Android is set too strictly and keeps closing background process of Android add-on. You can verify this by manually opening Locus Map for Garmin in your smartphone. If the watch is connected after this, it is this case. | ||
Smartphones from various brands - for example, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi doesn' | Smartphones from various brands - for example, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi doesn' | ||
* **Huawei & Honor**: Settings > Battery > App Launch > set manual for Locus Map for Garmin and Garmin Connect | * **Huawei & Honor**: Settings > Battery > App Launch > set manual for Locus Map for Garmin and Garmin Connect | ||
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+ | For more smartphone brands or more guides, please go to: https:// | ||
You can also access native Android battery optimization settings via the top-right menu in Locus Map for Garmin. | You can also access native Android battery optimization settings via the top-right menu in Locus Map for Garmin. | ||
+ | 4) **Garmin Connect connectivity lock itself**\\ | ||
+ | This is known bug on Garmin Connect IQ platform which we are still waiting to be fixed by them. Sometimes connectivity can fail without obvious reason or possibility to automatically reconnect by application itself. During this issue Garmin device still can synchronise with the smartphone or receive notifications, | ||
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+ | ==== Getting code/error 0 when track import or on map screen ==== | ||
+ | Recent versions of Garmin Connect which provides connectivity between Garmin device and smartphone are unable to transfer binary data to Connect IQ app if Internet is not available even if transferred data is stored on smartphone. In such case, the app now throws error 0. We are in touch with Garmin team about this issue and hope it will be solved soon. | ||
==== Unable to connect - MORE FOUND device status ==== | ==== Unable to connect - MORE FOUND device status ==== | ||
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==== Keep getting " | ==== Keep getting " | ||
Due to issue in Garmin Connect Mobile, it may rarely happen that you get this error while trying to start application. From this error app usually do not recover by itself. In order to initialise app properly, please disconnect your Garmin from phone and reconnect it again. You can quickly do it by opening round context menu on your watch (by holding light button on non-touch devices or select button on touch devices) and use Phone connection option. After that the app should initialise properly. | Due to issue in Garmin Connect Mobile, it may rarely happen that you get this error while trying to start application. From this error app usually do not recover by itself. In order to initialise app properly, please disconnect your Garmin from phone and reconnect it again. You can quickly do it by opening round context menu on your watch (by holding light button on non-touch devices or select button on touch devices) and use Phone connection option. After that the app should initialise properly. | ||
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+ | ==== Application show only IQ sign on start (crash) ==== | ||
+ | Please update firmware on your device to latest version (via Garmin Express). | ||
===== Contact us ===== | ===== Contact us ===== | ||
If you didn't find the answer to your question or you will be so kind as to let us know your feedback, please write to us! | If you didn't find the answer to your question or you will be so kind as to let us know your feedback, please write to us! | ||
Email: < | Email: < | ||
- | Facebook: https:// | + | Facebook: https:// |
Community platform: https:// | Community platform: https:// | ||
Locus Map Forum: https:// | Locus Map Forum: https:// |