I have same problem.
Problem that, when Ionic parse html, it check:
if (slides.length < 2) options.continuous = false;
and even if you run $ionicSlideBoxDelegate.update();
it's not help, because options is not checked again.
I found solution - do not allow render our slider before getting data for ng-repeat
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For example, for your code should be like this:
<ion-slide-box show-pager="false" auto-play="true" does-continue="true" ng-if="cities">
<ion-slide collection-repeat="city in cities">
<h1>{{city.name}}</h1>
</ion-slide>
</ion-slide-box>
用ng-if判断遍历的数组是否为空,不为空时再用repeat遍历该数组即可