A tiny Connect IQ rest timer for Garmin watches (vívoactive, Venu, Forerunner, fēnix, epix, Instinct, MARQ, Descent, D2, Approach, Enduro — every watch on Connect IQ 3.0+).
Get it on the Connect IQ Store
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| Ready | Editing the time | Counting down | Time's up |
- The screen shows the rest time (default 30).
- A ring around the edge shows the time left: full while stopped, emptying as it counts down. It takes the same color as the number (white when stopped, green while counting down, yellow while editing).
- Top-right button: start the countdown. Press again while it's running to reset.
- At 0 the screen shows TIME and the watch vibrates with three short pulses, then it resets to the set time.
- Tap and hold the screen (while stopped) to edit the time; the number turns yellow.
- Swipe up / down to change it in 5 s steps (5–180).
- Tap the screen or press the top-right button to save.
- Back discards the change.
- Watches without a touchscreen: hold UP to edit, UP / DOWN to change, START to save.
- A small hint at the bottom shows "Tap and hold to edit" or "Swipe to change" above "Tap to save" (button hints on non-touch watches).
- The saved time is restored the next time the app opens.
Requirements: macOS, the Connect IQ SDK (use the SDK Manager
to download an SDK and the devices you want, e.g. vivoactive4), and Java 17+.
| Script | What it does |
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scripts/setup.sh |
One-time setup: installs Java with Homebrew if it's missing, creates developer_key.der, and checks the SDK and device. |
scripts/build.sh [device] |
Builds bin/RestTimer-<device>.prg. |
scripts/sim.sh [device] |
Builds, starts the simulator if it isn't running, and runs the app in it. |
scripts/install.sh [device] |
Builds and copies the app to a USB-connected watch (see below). |
scripts/package.sh |
Builds a release bin/RestTimer.iq for every watch in the manifest, for the Connect IQ Store. |
scripts/clean.sh |
Deletes bin/. |
device defaults to vivoactive4. You can also set these environment variables:
DEVICE: the default device, e.g.DEVICE=fenix7 scripts/sim.sh.CIQ_SDK: the SDK folder, if you don't want the one selected in the SDK Manager.KEY: the developer key, if it isn'tdeveloper_key.derin the repo root.
The scripts find monkeyc and Java themselves, so neither needs to be on your PATH.
Older watches mount as a GARMIN drive, and scripts/install.sh copies the app straight into GARMIN/APPS/.
Newer watches (including the vívoactive 4) use MTP, which macOS doesn't mount. For those, the script
builds the app and shows it in Finder. Copy it into GARMIN/APPS/ with
OpenMTP, then unplug the watch.
A build signed with your developer key runs on your own watch. You only need the Store to share the app with other people.