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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  • Perfect app, thank you. First try .. F6x

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  • One here from @B__S : https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/showcase/217072/sec-alti-bat-clock-next-sun-event-next-dawn-dusk-event-date

    01Ys2552211WDPO1011WwWO023Vc13QIVe21Vc51WwP035C13SC13BC13SC11XGXj13VaCO3UHO1WEVs03VjC13QC13VkC11WDXj03VvC14VW011WwYC03W1CVf1XiVs03WkC13QC13WlC1

  • Amazing watchface. Great work, Mark!

    Here's my setup:

    01Ys5225111WDPO1011WwY40b0S01bGS013WN713Q713Vk711WwXb03X7713N7135713N713XD711WwWO023VW121U11WwVw03Vd714R0Vw3N713VV714L011WwR0WMC11VqVV11XeO1VwZCI1VwZSG1VwWsF1183B0VxVw0383F0VxVw038050Vx5008N40Vx100PF10000

    At the bottom, icons for alarm, move alert, low battey, phone not connected, do not disturb, and pending notifications appear according to the watch status.

    The red ring shows the battery level and the black seconds ring indicator shows the move bar.

    The black seconds indicator only appears on gesture.

  • HI nice one...can you help me change UTC with steps ?? 

  • That's a cool one! Already enjoying it on my watch. Thanks for sharing!

  • Hello Mark,

    first of all - thank you very much for your great work, this watch face brings my experience with my Garmin watch to another level

    here is my design:

    base screen is pretty simple based on one of previous ones here from this thread. Steps icon goes red when move alert is raised and also battery icon goes red when battery is low.

    watch face turns into this when gesture is active:

    small numbers under minutes are day and week numbers

    here is code, 

    part1:

    01ZC2525111WDPO2011X6WX020Vd121VaEHX6Vn04R013VeC13NC14I013VaC13UC11X6N0WrVZF1WsF01WMC01XOE01VqVV01YQH01YQVX01ZCH0VdZCVX0VdVXX6Y90ZiL01ZSL0Vw3NC13VVC1PB50000HX6YE04Q013NC13VmC1HYpWH238313T313N313E31HVfXr14S013Vf313Q313Vg31HYXXr24T013Vh313Q313Vi31HMWG13X721

    part2:

    VXX6Vs036C13NC13XDC1HX6Yk04VW013Vv31

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    A couple of times you asked about editing on touch screens: I think it is fine, the only little annoying thing is when you changing position of the field you need to swipe down or up for single pixel movement. So if you need to change position over 50 pixels you need to swipe 50 times. I am not sure, but I suppose when you are using buttons for movement, you can hold it for bigger movement. Anyway, it is just a little detail, everything works fine on touch screen device

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    Nice one, and thanks for posting Slight smile

    And the feedback on the touchscreen usage is helpful - at least it is working Slight smile. And yes … swiping 50 times … does not sound that ideal! In fact people with buttons have to press the button … 50 times … also not that ideal!!

    For pressing and holding the button I can't think of a better way to do it yet, since long button presses tend to be used for other system things.

    For the touchscreens it "may" be possible to add an option to tap on the screen for where you want to position something - but I haven't tried to implement this yet. Maybe a tap on the screen for a rough location, and then lots of swipes after that (only 25 or so …) to get the exact position. It is on my list to try this at some point (in the simulator). Or it may be possible to test the length of the swipe and move 2 pixels (a whole 2 pixels!!!) for longer swipes - but I think the tap might work better.

  • I got your point, but I can imagine implementing would be quite difficult and I think it is not worth the time.

    Maybe suggestion: much easier would be to implement new method for moving objects over, for example 10 pixels with single swipe / button press. So under position menu there would be 2 methods for moving over single axis. One would be same as current and second would be to move over more pixels - so when I would like to move a field over whole display, I would choose the second method to get near the target and then the first method for final adjustment

  • Aha that is a great suggestion, thanks! I'll definitely add this in. Plus it will work for buttons too. In theory, maybe 16 is about the optimum value since 16*16=256 and the screens vary in size from 218 to 280.

  • Hi Ketku, can you please tell us what the numbers stand for in the first two lines? Thank you