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by Marco Paland, October 25

The Release of Core 4.2.0

Core 4.2.0 is a full packed feature release with a lot of cool new things, improvements and bug fixes to the tyckr watchface, widget and app ecosystem.
So, let’s have a look at the highlights of this release:

Pollen Data Support

In the last Core 4.1.0 feature update we added air quality indexes (AQI) and ozone values to the Weather Provider.
Now we have added support for pollen data, allowing users suffering from allergies to monitor pollen levels directly on their watchface and widget. This feature is especially useful to plan and monitor outdoor activities accordingly.
Supported pollen types are Hazel, Alder, Birch, Oak, Grass, Mugwort and Ragweed.
Pollen data is provided as current value and as time series formatted data, which can be easily integrated into various Facelets like the Heatmap for visualization.

Drift Correction for the Time Provider

We completely refactored and improved the SNTP and GPS time synchronization logic of the Time Provider.
Tablets and low cost watches often have less accurate system clocks that tend to drift over time, especially during sleep or doze mode.
Our new drift correction unit automatically measures and adjusts the time based on periodic synchronizations with the system time. This ensures that the displayed time remains accurate over extended periods without GPS or network coverage.

Barometer Altitude

The pressure sensor data of the Environment Provider can now be utilized to calculate and display altitude information. This feature is particularly beneficial, if no GPS reception is available.
tyckr uses the pressure to altitude formula published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for conversion.

Additional GPS Provider Data

We have expanded the GPS data support to include additional information such as the count of receiving GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellites.
Furthermore, we now provide the SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) values for the received satellites as time series formatted data to be visualized in Facelets like the TimeSeries or Heatmap.
This data can be used to analyze the quality of the GPS signal reception.

General Improvements and Bug Fixes

  • Improved the time span handling of the TimeSeries and Heatmap Facelet.

  • Fixed an issue where the widget could crash on startup under specific conditions.

  • Update the ongoing status correctly in the tyckr app on a watch.

  • Several other minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

The latest version 1.2.0 of the Wear OS app is now available in the Google Play Store.
The latest version 3.2.0 of the widget is now available in the Google Play Store or via direct APK download.
The latest version 4.2.0 of the watchface is now available in the Google Play Store or via direct APK download.

To use the new features, please make sure to update the tyckr editor to version 2.3.0 or higher.

We hope you enjoy the new features and improvements in this release.
As always, we appreciate your feedback and suggestions for future improvements.
Happy tyckring!