Garmin and EU argh!
“Starting in February 2024, developers submitting apps for the first time who want to have their apps visible in the European Economic Area will need to verify their identity with Garmin.”
Obviously we now know this does not just apply to “submitting apps for the first time”, but for existing apps too. I’ve done the registration form Connect IQ | Developer Registration | Garmin. Not sure how long this will take. So we’re waiting for them… I only found out after submitting the update.
I feel rather stuffed by Garmin. They could have given me advance notice so that I could have been prepared in advance of the update. I do not have time to monitor Garmin announcements and would not have known where to look. Garmin made no effort to contact me about this change affecting my application, not even with an automated email. Some of us developers do it for fun in our “spare time”, for no money and solely to be helpful to the community so should not be expected to have picked up on this change through osmosis.
I’m really sorry that some users have been denied access, but hopefully only briefly. It is out of my hands for now. Perhaps it is reassuring that so many have contacted me, but I fear the annoyance may put people off using it (Garmin that’s on you…)
Thank you all for reporting this as I now know I have been adversely affected.
Philip