Release Note
release note introduction release version 2 0 1_beta release date 01 september, 2021 known issues macos hotkey command+q makes program exit without asking to save current job swt issue the following psd features are not yet supported group show/hide status effects arabic language doesn't support icu format 'eeeeee' six 'e', two-letter abbreviation read-only attribute of text and combo control are ignored on macos when use specific language ex vietnam due to galaxy watch os version update to tizen 4 0, user may have to re-create distributor certificate in windows pc, if first component is text, bold and italic don't show properly in editor and preview with opacity change in mac os "about galaxy watch studio" and "preferences" in "galaxy watch studio" menu don't work designers need to use "edit -> preferences" and "help -> about" instead change history galaxy watch studio 2 0 1_beta new added invalid font popup when adding invalid font added validation of component name, app id and project name updated maximum length of component name to 50 characters updated maximum length of author certificate password to 128 characters removed psd file support when import image disabled ungroup option inside group disabled bmp and gif image import as animation frame disabled characters <, >, &, ", \ for bitmap font fixed an issue where application doesn't open in macos bug sur fixed an issue where text editing in aod mode behave incorrectly fixed an issue where name of the animation displays randomly fixed an issue where toolbar align options are enabled for locked components fixed an issue where properties ui jump when changing anything from text editing mode fixed an issue where custom font is not showing for multiple text selection fixed an issue where tag expression was enabled for opacity and rotate fixed an issue where bitmap font alignment is top in editor fixed an issue where bitmap font characters overlapped in native viewer fixed an issue where tool tip is still displayed although tooltip turned off in preference fixed an issue where properties doesn't show when component is unlcoked fixed an issue where rename a locked component was allowed fixed an issue where large animation image name gets cut off fixed an issue where user can click on any button when add device pop up still display fixed an issue where complication save with action image doesn't work fixed an issue where adding complication with bitmap font in newly unsaved project causes crash fixed an issue where invalid image can be added in editor fixed an issue where complication import in aod mode is not working as expected fixed an issue where outline of frame is showing in wrong position when editor is in animation editing mode fixed an issue where search function in timeline doesn't work for long component name fixed an issue where adding jpeg images cause unexpected behavior fixed an issue where component doesn't disappear from editor after undo the add component operation fixed an issue where components with same name exist when import same complication twice fixed an issue where undo of group operation doesn't work fixed an issue where component naming was possible with special character fixed an issue where search result in timeline does not update after renaming the component fixed an issue where palette was active in animation editing mode fixed an issue where native viewer watchface blinks while transitioning aod mode fixed an issue where "save as to original folder" and "show tool tips" in preference don't work fixed an issue where same character with uppercase and lowercase doesn't work in bitmap font character list fixed an issue where project save does not work when disable set as button fixed an issue where removed image still shows on preview for image change action fixed an issue where icu format text box is empty fixed an issue where divide by zero in tag expression is a valid expression fixed an issue where tooltip still have shown even though bitmap is deleted fixed an issue where backgroud component opened as image component when project loaded fixed an issue where saved project's backgroud open as image fixed an issue where action is not applied after save as complication fixed an issue where hide icon is missing after making a group with all hidden components fixed an issue where search text does not disappear after sort by region in language fixed an issue where 9 languages were not included to any region fixed other issues and ui improvement done galaxy watch studio 2 0 0_beta one ui applied in toolbar, properties and run preview added scrollbar for condition line layers added search feature for condition line layers added new tag "year" in tag expression dialog added sort by region feature in language setting dialog added search box in language setting dialog added lunar calendar support for digital clock component added group/ungroup button in timeline added style, gridline every, and subdivisions settings in preference view section modified preference dialog, language setting dialog and tag expression dialog fixed an issue where animation frame selection doesn't work when animation editing mode changed fixed an issue where auto update download percentage was incorrect fixed an issue where too long label is trimmed in editor fixed an issue where battery status action does not work with weather components fixed an issue where ip and port validation added in proxy server input pop-up fixed an issue where weather auto refresh time couldn't take minute value fixed an issue where custom complication does not work for aod mode fixed other issues and ui improvement done galaxy watch designer 1 8 1_beta added custom complication feature added support for two more islamic calendars added warning message when creating a new group disabled condition line for group components disabled resize and rotate for the components of a group removed "workout status" from preview -> health tab removed support for icu format vvv city name fixed an issue where auto update pop-up don't appear sometimes fixed an issue where remainder % operator doesn't work in tag expression fixed an issue where day of year d tag in tag expression doesn't work as expected fixed an issue where sync with device doesn't work without selecting it from time zone dropdown fixed an issue where complication -> workout -> digital_steps_b showing resource not found error fixed an issue where digital clock disappears with weather component when default language set to english fixed an issue where default language of digital clock doesn't work with weather component fixed an issue where bitmap font image modification don't appear in realtime fixed an issue where button for watch hand doesn't work with weather component fixed an issue where gyro and condition line don't work together on real device fixed an issue where view label is dimmed when ruler is grid is checked and outline is unchecked fixed an issue where clicking on project menu crashes application when project not exist fixed an issue where latitude and longitude displayed in run preview when current location has no city name fixed an issue where watchface does not launch on real device after re-installation fixed an issue where text does not show correctly in run preview while changing font type fixed an issue where component context menu is big when component name is too long fixed an issue where default language help tooltip does not work in language settings fixed an issue where precision property does not work when humidity display type set to "%d % " fixed an issue where language settings for digital clock does not work correctly with java 11 fixed an issue where id of android displayed instead of device's name in uninstall dialog fixed an issue where lightness and saturation of adjust color can take input value greater than 100 fixed an issue where city name displayed null when no city selected from map and changes the forecast data fixed other issues and ui improvement done galaxy watch designer 1 8 0_beta added watchface support for galaxy watch active 2 added multiple components property change feature for dimension, placement, rotate, appearance and text appearance property added layer color feature to draw outline of the component with layer color added horizontal scroll bar for timeline frame added show/hide and lock/unlock options in layer menu added change time zone change capability with action "time zone selector -> sync with device" added real time change in editor when properties value modified by mouse drag or arrow keys added multiple language support for bitmap font in digital clock updated layer item and component icon updated aod high enable popup text and button updated view > outlines sub menu order and functionality updated time zone selector notice popup text updated gwd help -> promote link updated opr value limit exceed warning pop up behaviour it will show each time when aod mode toggled and opr value over 15% updated tooltip texts in edit > preferences > apis removed align and font option from properties when weather type set to icon fixed an issue where gwd memory leak occurs when moon phase is used as text component or tag expression fixed an issue where bitmap font in digital clock doesn't work real device for different locale fixed an issue where bitmap font is changed to low-bit color image issue fixed fixed an issue where gwd can't connect to galaxy watch sometimes fixed an issue where application got stuck when fetching weather data from internet fixed an issue where rotated text gets distorted and much larger on watch in native viewer fixed an issue where both run preview and watch device display city name "unknown city" with icu format "vvv" for digital clock component fixed an issue where text overflows the text box if its length is higher than the text box in native viewer fixed an issue where run preview doesn't show watch hand simulation for rotation property "sync with conditions" with values step count and others fixed an issue where week number of year was shown incorrectly fixed an issue where time zone selector action doesn't work in native viewer fixed an issue where weather type icon isn't visible in native viewer fixed other issues and ui improvement done galaxy watch designer 1 7 1_beta added highlight options for components when mouse is moved in editor view additional action "change temperature unit" and "update weather" added for weather components run controller values can be changed by "click and drag" on labels slider values can be changed by mouse "hover and scroll" added arrows in conditional part to scroll frames icu more popup search options updated and redesigned run preview capture implementation is changed run preview ui is slightly changed and size set to 100% enabled "set as button" when tag expression used on opacity due to platform issue, time zone selector disabled for double tap on digital clock asset creator template url is updated sdb version updated to 4 1 5 sync with device option added on time zone selector moved text styles to text properties time zones values for few cities are updated fixed an ui issue where placement expression box can be seen when group item is being resized fixed an issue where gyro effect was not working for text and digital clock fixed an issue where group item name can be renamed fixed an issue where tap action did not work on other non-overlapping components, if action used on watch hand fixed an issue where selected languages would disappear on build project popup fixed an issue where watch hand position would be wrong if rotation is used fixed an issue where "space evenly horizontal" did not work properly fixed an issue where movement effect setting did not work properly fixed an issue where steps % over 100 is discarded fixed an issue where gwd may fail to update fixed an issue where "b" bold option for text style did not work in run preview fixed an issue where "&&" was showing on application installation popup fixed an issue where "steps goal" run controller value was not reset fixed an issue where weather controllers do not reset when no location is selected fixed an issue where device cannot be connected via wi-fi due to very large network size fixed an issue where weather type "main" text on run preview did not match with editor text fixed an issue where weather type "description" text language did not work on run preview fixed other bugs galaxy watch designer 1 7 0_beta run preview has been redesigned and added directly to main window few new run controllers added all run controllers are now separated into 3 tabs "watch", "health" and "weather" added run preview controller reset options watch preview added in run controller user can see how their watch looks on real device right from run preview windows version now only supports windows 64bit java requirement for windows is also changed from 1 8 32bit to 1 8 64bit or higher support for jdk 11 is added resource preview is removed gwd license agreement has been updated components and properties window size has been reduced to give more space on editor view support for band and rectangular devices has been removed support for tizen version lower than tizen 3 0 has been removed low color aod mode has been removed movement effect for placement, rotate, opacity tag expression added google location api has been replaced with here map api new font can be added through font properties second hand sweep effect can be used without any bindings tag script dialog has been redesigned tag expression sweep effect can be viewed on run preview capture image can be taken with watch and strap also through new dialog, user can go to directory where captured image is stored when installing gwd 1 7 0, previous font and res directory will be automatically migrated fixed an issue where changed background image was set as icon fixed forward and rewind issues in timeline fixed play head position issue for 'battery %' and 'steps &' conditions tab fixed a timeline loop issue fixed an issue where text position in run preview and on-device did not match fixed an issue where build did not work properly when opr value was high fixed an issue where rotation did not work for bitmap fonts fixed 'steps %' issue on tizen 4 0 devices fixed an issue where sweep effect did not work on devices fixed background and hand color change issue on actual device when opacity was used fixed an issue where second hand is not displayed in real device when an angle is applied fixed an issue where digital clock not displayed when all language support added fixed an issue where color and opacity could not be used together on text and digital clock fixed an issue where index did not work if color was adjusted fixed an issue where images could not be copied from normal to aod mode fixed tag expression problem for text component fixed an issue where hand did not show on actual device if filters were used fixed battery drain issue on certain watchface with weather data fixed an issue where application start popup is not displayed when tapped on run preview fixed script windows scroll problem on windows 7 fixed language settings issue on where after bitmap fonts are set, returning to truetype font selects all language fixed toast "invalid character" displayed when tab on outer pivot-x/y fixed and issue where color still applied when color picker is closed by close button fixed dropdown width issue on rotation properties tab fixed text left pad issue on gear device fixed hsl values not updated issue when style copy/paste is used for images includes various ui updates fixed various other bugs galaxy watch designer 1 6 2_beta fixed opr check error issue fixed gyro not working on the native viewer fixed gwd exception fixed km/mile condition add code to check resource available when building tpk disable opacity for group fixed bugs galaxy watch designer 1 6 1_beta fixed x,y coordination error for grouping hot-fix galaxy watch designer 1 6 0_beta changed application name gearwatchdesigner > galaxywatchdesigner add tag expression on rotate, placement, opacity add build option for target platform api to provide runtime permission popup changed mac installed style changed the latest tizen library add build option for changing app preview image fixed gyro opacity value error fixed mac freezing issue fixed km/mile display error on the lock screen modified circle hands resource name fixed bugs galaxy watch designer 1 5 4_beta added a floor condition in the run preview added the dummy value on preview image battery 100, battery level 4, pedometer steps 3457, floor 3 added and fixed shortcut keys zoom in/out, fit in window, actual size, locking added selecting action at edit text field in the properties window added a range label to indicated meaning of gyro xy range added an unloop menu for multiple layers fixed the opr check stopping issue fixed x, y coordination error with action fixed a "weather gwd" build stopping issue fixed errors of image component with action and condition status in the run preview fixed a gyro effect for weather gwd sample galaxy watch designer 1 5 3_beta fixed hand component editing guideline issue when button action enabled fixed image component location issue in the device when button action and timeline condition enabled together fixed 'precision' field not display issue for temperature text component fixed all component display issue in the native viewer that has 'loop' condition when aod -> normal mode fixed animation and second-hand sweep stop issue in the native viewer at midnight fixed 'maximize' button not working issue on the mac pc fixed crash issue in the device if bitmap font is not filled fully added gyro property to text, digitalclock components fixed 'step %' not working issue on the device if the group is used fixed tpk file generate failure issue even after the build galaxy watch designer 1 5 2_beta added gyro x and y property to support individual control added new sample projects and complication preset that includes gyro effect increased text component left-pad property range max from 4 to 6 added steps/distance/heart rate/speed/calorie injectors to the run window fixed precision property not working issue on temperature text in the device fixed 'select all' language property issue that property is cleared when reloading the project added watch face uninstall functionality on the device fixed value roundup issue when 'step %' condition used in the condition window fixed 1 sec delay issue in the device when loop is used fixed version compatibility popup text not correct issue when installing watch face that km/mile or multi-language is used to the gear fit, fit2 pro device fixed native viewer flickering issue after 3 0 fota changed a gwd file schema to increase functionality therefore, a new project can't be loaded in v1 5 1 or previous version fixed build stop issue at 40% that happens on the specific pc added button action support for hand component galaxy watch designer 1 5 1_beta increased 'change image' button action limit from 12 to 100 added km/mile condition tab that changes accordance with device ‘s health’ setting fixed project reload failure issue when bitmap font used that special character is assigned added 12h/24h and km/mile controls to the run window display overwrite option when try 'save as' with the same project name fixed combo dropbox width issue on the mac pc added bitmap font support in the low-bit color mode added 'on-next-second', 'on-next-minute' and 'on-next-hour' as animation play option support for multi-language digital clock when selected language type is not 'sync to device' galaxy watch designer 1 5 0_beta added unit, precision support for 'distance', 'speed' text sources fixed run in device failure when a native viewer is enabled and a package name has been changed in the build window added loop/unloop functionality in the condition window fixed a watch restart issue on a bitmap font enabled native viewer when switching from always on mode to normal mode added a 12h/24h condition tab changed a gwd file scheme to increase functionality therefore, a new project can't be loaded in v1 4 1 or previous version added gear sport model support added play/pause functionality in the run window galaxy watch designer 1 4 1_beta fixed bugs and compatibility issues in 1 4 0 version fixed a hand component loading failure when sweep property is applied in the previous version fixed a project loading failure when a project is generated with a previous version of 1 2 0 fixed a locked image loading failure which was locked with a previous version fixed a hang or terminate issue when running preview of the watch face added a warning for the not supported ttf font which is a 'symbol' type encoding 'unicode bmp' type encoding is supported only added fahrenheit, kelvin unit types to the ‘current temperature’ source galaxy watch designer 1 4 0_beta fixed a watch face display failure when an icu format string "h", "e", "e", or "ee" are used in gear s fixed a watch face bitmap font display failure when 'others' or 'custom' category items are used in gear s fixed a gear s wgt install failure when project name includes ' ' or ' ' fixed a gyro effect issue that happens when a timeline condition is added to a component added a weather support openweathermap apis are used fixed an icon resolution issue on a mac dock bar fixed a 15 frame animation sync issue 'jump hour/minute' property is added to hour/minute hand 'frequency' property is added to a sweep effect of second hand added a preference setting galaxy watch designer 1 3 2_beta fixed ' ttf' custom font import failure issue fixed gwd project file corruption issue when deleting files in the resource window fixed samsung account login failure when additional agreement is required for that account fixed gyro effect to become more smoother in the device fixed broken help link for gyro effect property added 4k monitor support windows pc only fixed deleting 'font' folder issue during version upgrade fixed sluggish animation in the device after updating firmware to 2 3 2 3 version fixed button action setting failure issue when custom app id is used galaxy watch designer 1 3 1_beta fixed component id renaming issue during always-on mode auto migration fixed install failure issue during 61% added appearance property in high color always-on mode fixed digitalclock dst issue in the preview window fixed 'package_not_found' issue during install fixed bitmap font display location issue that is not same with preview fixed to select layer window entry even if component is locked new project dialog concept has changed removed redundant resources in the project file fixed certificate creation failure issue when samsung account id is a phone-number added bluetooth connection to the device via android device fixed 'step %' condition issue that component is not displayed in the device added 'floors' app support for gear s3 open app button action added iap support added custom color functionality on the color picker window added gyro property support fixed battery drain issue when use 'alarm' app as button gear s3 only galaxy watch designer 1 3 0_beta added project custom location support added calendar & timezone property support on digitalclock component added snap, grid, ruler support in the editor window added gwd file clean up when close the project added experimental support for bluetooth direct connection support to the device if pc supports bluetooth windows os pc only added experimental support for importing photoshop file format psd the following features are not yet supported group, 2 show/hide status added complications support in the always-on mode fixed digitalclock issue that height become 9999 added drag & drop support to the editor window added new splash added mouse wheel scroll support in the editor window added group/ungroup support added gwd file encryption option added always-on mode analyze support in the run window galaxy watch designer 1 2 1_beta fixed adjust color property issue when happens turn on always on mode fixed image component angle issue that look is not same with preview if it is rotated fixed 'day of year' source issue that value is not correct in the preview fixed custom app id update issue in the open app action property fixed gear s issue that image component disappear when battery % becomes 100 fixed text component issue that location is not same with preview if it is rotated fixed 'minutes in hours' select fail issue that happens in the high color always on mode added low-bit color always-on mode analog watch automatically if high color always-on mode is turned on only galaxy watch designer 1 2 0_beta added gear s3 model support added 'schedule', 's-health today' and 'floor' to openapp button action gear fit2 only fixed tpk build fail when project includes text/digitalclock components only fixed tpk build fail when resource file name includes specific character like 'e acute' 'adjust color' property concept was changed similar to photoshop 'hue/saturation adjustment' fixed gear s issue that battery condition doesn't works for the image component opr onpixelratio limit in the always-on mode has changed from 20% to 15% added overwrite option to the file conflict warning popup added shortcuts - show pivot ctrl + p , send backward ctrl + '[' , bring forward ctrl + ']' , send to back ctrl + shift + '[' , bring to front ctrl + shift + ']' , align center ctrl + e , component copy alt + drag , multi select shift + click increased 'change image button action max count' from 6 to 12 gwd file schema was changed to increase functionality therefore, v1 1 1 or previous version can't load it fixed gear s issue that 'm', 'mm' icu format, and 'day of week' source shows 1 small value than normal in the device added 'day of year' source fixed to do not display decimal point for the 'steps %', 'speed', 'distance', 'calories' sources high color always-on mode supported gear s3 only galaxy watch designer 1 1 1_beta added experimental support for gear s model the following features are not yet supported on gear s launch after install, 2 always on mode, 3 button action, 4 hands tension, 5 steps % source, 6 adjust color hsb filter , and 7 text attribute bold, italic, strike-through fixed 'moonphase type' and 'moonphase position' display issue in the run window support for multi language text when selected font is 'sync to device' fixed 'copy device id to clipboard' issue fixed am/pm issue in the 'digital_neon' sample fixed loading v1 0 3 index components failed issue support for use of '-', '_' and shift key in the property name edit box display more detail on installation progress galaxy watch designer 1 1 0_beta gwd file format was changed to increase functionality therefore, v1 0 3 can't load it added gear fit2 model support changes in the editing window is automatically reflected in the run window 'frame' scale was removed in the timeline window whenever tool crashes, last project status will be restored in the next launch author certificate password will be required during build pivot concept was changed so that only supported by hands and index component display more readable device name on the runondevice dialog 'lock' and 'visible' status are shown when loading the project support for multiple devices distributor certificate added battery charging source added background component will be placed in backward automatically ctrl + and ctrl - key works for the editor zoom added kilo x1000 unit support for 'burned calorie' and 'moved distance' sources fixed icon file issue on macbook pro retina galaxy watch designer 1 0 3_beta added moonphase position and moonphase type source fixed runondevice installation failed issue when project name includes space character sdb update 2 2 72 —> 2 2 78 fixed runondevice installation stop issue on mac sync text component font fallback policy with the device change 'temp' font folder location; only those with admin rights can write to that folder fixed 'merged_' prefix issue on index component image file added 'disconnect' and 'copy device id to clipboard' shortcut in the runondevice dialog in the runondevice dialog, device that doesn't have a distributor certificate will be prompted with a warning replaced text box with combo box in the distributor certificate dialog, supports multiple devices increase device scan timeout from 10 to 12 seconds updated help —> tutorial menu link added 's-voice' in the button action galaxy watch designer 1 0 2_beta fixed crash that happens during change rotate/movement property updated sdb executable to fix connection issues on mac 2 2 67 —> 2 2 72 updated sdblib to fix installation issues on mac new version works for double quoted string parameter fixed ‘from_air’/’hippity_hop’/’climb1’ sample timeline condition fixed crash that happens while handling custom font fixed crash that happens during change button image action fixed crash that happens during copy/paste image after undo fixed crash that happens when ‘outline with label’ is turned on in some conditions fixed crash that happens during modify pivot removed not supported app list running, s-voice in the button app launch action fixed image disappearing issue while style copy fixed crash that happens when a non-numeric value is entered to start/end rotate property fixed crash that happens when a device is selected in the runondevice window without generating distributor certificate for that device fixed random crash that happens because of ‘no more handle’ exception fixed focus issue on edit —> image submenu fixed step% condition issue where the image/text is not showing on the device when the value exceeds 100 fixed text component rotate angle load fail issue when text has source add warning popup & texts for the author certificate overwrite case change icon file name policy to fix gear manager thumbnail issue icon png —> [project_name] png galaxy watch designer 1 0 1_beta fixed timeline condition issue where the last condition item close to 24 hour is not showing on the device fixed timeline condition issue that saves a wrong value for the condition item that has a resolution time under a minute added scan device progress ux in runondevice added ‘connect by ip address’ ux in runondevice added help —> community, help —> tutorial menu fixed on pixel movement issue when hand component become 180 degrees fixed launch fail issue that happens when a non-image file exists under the ‘res’ folder fixed launch fail issue that happens when the default font failed to load fixed crash that happens after adding swap image button action removed font popup during installation changed certificate relay server port number 8443 —> 443 to remove proxy setting updated index component preset that shows yellow color fixed crash that happens when loading specific complication more than two times fixed style copy issue when the button action is copied together galaxy watch designer 1 0 1_beta initial version