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HappyG(rrr) Jan 2022 10:31am, 9 Jan 2022 40,831 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Badger, if you want a widget to recommend to them at automagically turns on the backlight, Barcode Wallet that I referenced (and I think same one larks referred to?) does that. Scanned every time so far. G
Badger Jan 2022 11:11am, 9 Jan 2022 14,606 posts	Quote Pin Badger Interesting, that's what I have and it doesn't - is it a setting somewhere?
Badger Jan 2022 11:14am, 9 Jan 2022 14,607 posts	Quote Pin Badger Can only see the barcodes in the settings. What watch are you using?
larkim Jan 2022 11:25am, 9 Jan 2022 16,478 posts	Quote Pin larkim I don't think it's a setting but on my 645 the Barcode Wallet definitely turns on backlight by default. Though it does turn off again and doesn't really add a huge amount of contrast when used in decent daylight.
Kieren Jan 2022 12:12pm, 9 Jan 2022 4,273 posts	Quote Pin Kieren On my Garmin 245, I have been using these apps since end of November Barcode Wallet - by the Code Dude parkrun barcode - by gasteropod Both work fine. On barcode wallet, syncing an activity will sometimes give a pop-up that obscures the barcode. It's of course temporary but just need to save run & wait before you hand in your barcode. Barcode wallet is much larger, taking up most of the screen. FWIW - you can download the parkrun virtual volunteer app to test that it will work (or volunteer) Android: play.google.com IOS: apps.apple.com
Kieren Jan 2022 12:15pm, 9 Jan 2022 4,274 posts	Quote Pin Kieren (last post correcton) Not barcode wallet - sync obscures parkrun barcode (which displays a smaller barcode). Both work fine for me though - I prefer barcode wallet as it's a bit quicker / easier to scan in my limited experience
flanker Jan 2022 4:33pm, 9 Jan 2022 20,244 posts	Quote Pin flanker Talking to a couple of regular scanner they both said that watch barcodes tend to scan better with the scanning phone further away than you'd normally use for a physical barcode. Just a thought: is barcode wallet turning on the backlight because the watch turns on the backlight when you press a button?
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2022 7:06pm, 9 Jan 2022 40,834 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) On the VA4 it's a screen swipe. And by default eg timing screens that doesn't activate back-light.
Badger Jan 2022 7:17pm, 9 Jan 2022 14,612 posts	Quote Pin Badger A lot of parkrunners haven't really adjusted to phone scanning - the old units needed to be pretty close, usually phones can't even focus if you stick the code too close but can pick up codes surprisingly far away.
flanker Jan 2022 12:07am, 10 Jan 2022 20,253 posts	Quote Pin flanker I still prefer the wristband as it means I don't have to faff with my watch as soon as I finish and can concentrate on not dying. The watch is a fallback for when I (regularly) forget a physical barcode.