Allow to test the app without watch
wighawag opened this issue · 2 comments
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I am considering buying a casio g-shock B5600 and would like to test the app before to make sure the features suit me
Describe the solution you'd like
The ability to pass the connection screen and check what you can do with the app
Additional context
The main reason I want to test the app is that I am not sure what are its capbilities in term of google events sync
the readme states:
The watch only supports all-day reminders. However, if the Google calendar event has a specific time, it will still be used as a day reminder on the watch.
Does it mean I cannot have the watch ring at the exact time my google event start ? (ideally I would like it to ring 5 min/10 min before)
Is it a limitation of the app or is it a limitation of the watch ?
Yes, this is correct. The watch does not support reminders at specific time, just specific date. This is a limitation of the watch. At 00:00 hour, the watch will flash "REMINDER" message in the date window. If you press the upper-left button, it will display the reminder description (your calendar event name). However, I still find this useful, because it reminds me that there is something to do on this date, but it depends on your use case. This works best for events that are far in the future.
Here is a link to the manual describing reminders:
https://www.manuals.ca/casio/g-shock-gw-b5600/manual?p=11
The app cannot work without the watch, because all information displayed on the app is obtained from the watch in real time, In the case of reminders, these are obtained from the Google calendar, not from the watch, but this is the exception. In any case, this will only show you that your Google Calendar events are obtained properly, not how they work with your watch. So, I cannot make the app work without the watch. You can try the official Casio Connected app, which basically does the same things, except for the Google Calendar functions, and get some feel for the capabilities of the watch, but it is also limited if you do not have your watch connected.
BTW, this discussion is better suited for the discussion section, not in the issues section of this repo. We can continue here next time: https://github.com/izivkov/CasioGShockSmartSync/discussions
Regards.
Thanks for the answer, I ll continue in the discussion, did not realised it was there.