CIQ data field only in black

Seems to be kind of a waste where there can only be 2 CIQ data fields in an activity.  What watch do you have as with some you can have the display go blamk after a timeout

Hello jim_m_58

jim_m_58 said:

Seems to be kind of a waste where there can only be 2 CIQ data fields in an activity. 

That's up to the user.
According to your logic, all data fields should be a kind of a waste, because everyone uses something different.
For example, I do not use any other CIQ data fields for my long Ultraruns.
I have a Fenix 6 and also know the option of automatic shutdown the display (unfortunately, but it turns on again far too easily on gesture automatically when I do not want).

If you use a black background for the activity in question, you can use AppBuilder 5 with the following settings:

Label:

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Formula: ""

^ these are two straight double quotes — long press the double quote key on your phone to type a straight double quote.

Thanks flowstate
I will take a look at this.
I would prefer to have a white background for my activity but maybe it works that way too.

If you need something more flexible you can try this “DIY data field” (not mine):

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/b0346b71-bf01-4070-96d6-3de66dcc8233

The designer is a windows pc app tho.

The other advantage with that app is it’s updated for all the latest devices (for anyone else who’s interested), but mine (AppBuilder) isn’t. 

flowstate said:

If you use a black background for the activity in question, you can use AppBuilder 5

I tested your data field and it works so far with black background.

One thought:
With this MIP display technology, doesn't a white screen consume just as much power as a black screen?

Maybe a pure white variant is not so bad for an activity with a white background, since fewer pixels are renewed when switching to a normal data field with white background.
You as a developer may be able to estimate the actual consumption better than me.

MaxR6 said:

I tested your data field and it works so far with black background.

One thought:
With this MIP display technology, doesn't a white screen consume just as much power as a black screen?

Yeah that's a good point. AppBuilder will use whatever background color you've set for your activity, so it should work either way for you.

I guess I just assumed you wanted a black background (and in general I guess that's what people would want, especially if they were using an OLED watch.)

EDIT: And also, I looked at the thread title haha.

What do you think, is the all-white screen as energy efficient as the all-black?

MaxR6 said:

What do you think, is the all-white screen as energy efficient as the all-black?

For your watch (which has a MIP display and not OLED), I would say yes.

I have tested it now.
A pure white datafield with your AppBuilder 5
consumes surprisingly more energy than the Garmin data field with only the time.
Too bad.