Multi-sport activity app - DSWatch

Operation

You can choose to have either the current time or the current activity timer as the central display element. You can also choose to have the GPS turn on when you start the app so that your activity starts immediately, rather than waiting on a GPS fix.

Before starting an activity, tapping the screen will bring up an activity menu to set your current activity to walking, skiing, hiking, cycling, cardio and two custom activities. The statistics displayed can be customized.

Recording

To start recording an activity, press the right button. Once you start the activity the screen will roll through your specified data without any interaction. Total vertical ascent and descent will be added to your recording for all activities except cardio workout.

During activity recording, pressing the start button will enable you to end a recording and save or discard it, pause recording or continue recording.

• Save -> save and end recording
• Continue -> continue recording
• Pause -> pause recording
• Discard -> end recording without saving
• Show map -> display current map

After recording an activity, press the 'next page' button to view a summary of your activity. Use the next/prev or swipe up/down to scroll through summary

Each interval, specified in settings, will set a lap indicator in the recording as well as provide an interval status. While skiing, the app will detect riding the lift to add a lap interval.

App Permissions

The app requires the following permissions:

• FIT files (activity recordings)
• Record additional information into activity files
• GPS location
• Sensor data (i.e., ANT+, heart rate, compass)
• Heart rate, barometer, temperature, and altitude history
• Your Garmin Connect™ fitness profile - this is used for heart rate zones

App Settings

Using the app-settings function from your phone you can change a few attributes:

• Update speed in seconds (1-60), how often the screen is updated
• Start GPS on app launch or only when activity is recording
  • To conserve battery life, turn on GPS only when activity is recording. There is some delay between starting the activity and acquiring a GPS fix.
  • For immediate activity start, turn on GPS at app launch. The current GPS fix status will be displayed, once you have a fix, activity recording will start immediately
• You can choose to display current time and date or activity timer in center of screen
• Lap timer for walking. 0=disable, 1=distance based, 2=time based
  • Walking lap time in minutes or distance in miles/km, a lap will be recorded every interval of the entered distance or time
• Lap timer for hiking. 0=disable, 1=distance based, 2=time based
  • Hiking lap time in minutes or distance in miles/km
• Lap timer for cardio. 0=disable, 1=time based
  • Cardio lap time in minutes
• Lap timer for skiing. 0=disable, 1=time based, 2=distance based, 3=run based
  • Skiing lap time in minutes or distance in miles/km
• Fields rotate through 4 pages. The data displayed on each page may be configured
  • The fields displayed are different for each type of activity - slow activity, no GPS; slow activity, with GPS; and fast activity, with GPS

Display Field Names

Field names:
Alt - Altitude in ft/m
Dsnt - Descent, vertical loss, in ft/m
Asnt - Ascent, vertical gain, in ft/m
Dst - Distance traveled in ft/m
Time - Time since start of recording (hours and minutes)
Start - Straight line distance to position at start of recording in degrees in ft/m
Brng - Bearing to position at start of recording in degrees
Lat - Latitude in degrees
Long - Longitude in degrees
Max - Maximum speed recorded in mph/kmph
Spd - Current speed in mph/kmph
Steps - Steps taken during current day
Floors - Floors climbed during current day
​Pace - minutes per mile/km

Customize your app

Change settings with your phone or computer within Garmin Connect Mobile (GCM).
1) select the device icon shown in the upper right area
2) select the appropriate device in the list
3) select Activities and App Management
4) select Activities and Apps
5) select Dwatch
6) select Settings
7) modify settings
8) select Done