Watchface: M2

This is the support thread for the M2 watchface:

 has created a Facebook group for designs here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/423319952037948

And this PDF files contains a quick visual index to the designs posted in this thread: >>>    ForumProfiles1.pdf    <<<

To create your own design or modify one, install & use the M2 Designer app on your watch. These are the steps you would go through:

  • Optionally paste a text code into the "Profile Text" setting of M2 Designer & save the settings, or load one of your previously saved designs (either via the settings or the in-app menu).
  • Run the M2 Designer app (found underneath your activities list) and create your design.
  • Once you've finished, open the Garmin settings for M2 Designer.
  • The text code in "Profile Text" will now represent whatever your design looks like, so copy the text code from "Profile Text" - and be careful to select the whole text.
  • Close the settings for M2 Designer.
  • Open the Garmin settings for M2 (watchface) instead.
  • Delete any text that was already in "Profile Text" - this step helps to avoid potential problems
  • Paste the text code into "Profile Text".
  • Save the settings.
  • Now when you view the M2 watchface it will show your changes.

A guide for accessing the Garmin settings is here: https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/w/wiki/14/changing-your-app-settings-in-garmin-express-gcm-ciq-mobile-store.

Profile text for the default display = 01Ys2525111WDPO1011WwWO020Vc121VZ11WwXw03X7C11WwVd035C13NC13XDC19010000

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Notes on 12-hour and 24-hour display options - see 4 posts down (with Oldest first) ...

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    Seconds on gesture, alarm icon when activated, phone connected

    ”0” for notifications

  • And if anyone wants to try these settings, be aware that the battery consumption is about 0.3% per hour. Otherwise, thank you to the developer for the best watch face solution.

  • That sounds about what I experience battery wise too with seconds visible - I tend to notice about 7% / day.

    Now I've seen your design I've made a note to add an option to have the main seconds color as "unset" (which I didn't allow so far) - then it wouldn't need to draw any of the seconds in between the 5 second markers. So it would be 80% less seconds drawing Slight smile

    Out of interest, what battery % / hour do the most efficient CIQ watchfaces you've tried use? I can maybe try some more optimizations.

  • One from Pamuda Pudjisuryadi - thanks!

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  • And another from Дмитрий Пролубников - thanks!

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  • Here my 2 cents:

    black (starts at sunrise)
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    white (starts at sunset)
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    Great work Mark - as always !

  • Cool, that is clean and stylish, nice to see your design at last Slight smile (And at exactly 30 seconds!)

    If anyone is wondering, the start & end times for automatic profile loading are not stored in the Profile Text (that is just graphical information), so anyone who wants to try this would need to save 2 profiles with different start & end times to get the switching. It's a nice idea having different styles for day & night Slight smile

  • Simple and battery use only 3-4% per day Slight smile

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