Custom faces on Versa 4

[3ric.de]

Huhu @All,

can I build a custom watch face for the Versa 4?  

I only found this ( https://dev.fitbit.com/getting-started/ ) discription for the old "fitbit"s.

Kind regards,

Eric

[My1xT]

no problem, found it by chance myself.

[topunit]

I had some success with "@fitbit/sdk": "~6.2.0-pre.1", "@fitbit/sdk-cli": "~1.8.0-pre.10" as suggested in this thread

But have the following Issues:
1. today.adjusted.steps is returning undefined
2. the heart rate update rate is erratic, sometimes delayed for upto 5seconds rather than a consistent 1second
The same code on a Versa 3 is fine

I switched to "@fitbit/sdk": "~7.2.0-pre.0", "@fitbit/sdk-cli": "^1.7.3" per Make clockfaces for Versa4 and Sense2 

This fixed issue 1 but issue 2 is the same

I also tried 
"@fitbit/sdk": "~7.1.0-pre.1", "@fitbit/sdk-cli": "~1.8.0-pre.10", which worked but didn't fix any issues

[Gondwana]

Below is a copy of a Discord post by MarkBosco (reproduced with his permission):

Got it working! Here were my steps, for anyone that needs it in the future: Creating an app for the Versa 4 (using https://github.com/cmengler/fitbit-app-versa4😞

• Replace the package.json with the one from here (https://github.com/My1/versa-4-media-clockface/blob/main/package.json). Remember to change your identifiers (appDisplayName) and app uuid.
• cd app dir, npx yarn build and yarn install
• Set PS envars: $env:FITBIT_QA_COMMANDS=1 and $env:FITBIT_DEVBRIDGE_DUMP=1
• Fix drivers using https://visualgdb.com/UsbDriverTool/: Vendor Code 2687 composite device -> Install LibUSB - WinUSB
• npx yarn debug
• connect device, connect phone
• build-and-install (or bi for short)

Comment: Logos must be 80x80 png; dev sdk 7 doesn't work with the fitbit simulator, so you might consider having two different projects, and port the index.js/resources folder around when you're ready to sideload to the physical device.

[My1xT]

I think fitbit SDK 7 has some other problems too, like not working in GAM (which is why my package.json uses 620)

so just keeping it at 6.2.0-pre1 is the best choice I guess

also if on linux you need some udev rules

[wendy1050]

I don't know anything about coding or doing anything custom. But I'm trying to get this Versa 3 Clockface on my new Versa 4. Any suggestions?

Caturra EAL by Eric Longman
It won't let me include the link, but it's shown in this screen shot. 

[Gondwana]

@wendy1050  Your only chance would be to contact the clockface developer, get him to make a Versa 4 build using the beta SDK, get him to publish it privately and provide you with a private link, and then you could install it using that link.

An alternative would be convince someone else who can use the beta SDK to develop a similar clockface for you.

[wendy1050]

OK thanks. The developer does have a Paypal for donations. I just sent him a few bucks and asked if he might make a Versa 4 version. 

Is there a thread where SDK people congregate where I might be able to post this? 

Thanks!

[Gondwana]

Alas, there isn't one specific thread. A start would be here. A search for "cmengler" will bring up others.