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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  • Suggestions are always great to hear Slight smile But I can't promise to always do them as I am low in free time currently - and you should see my potential list of ideas to add!

    The Fenix 6X Pro only allows the "standard" memory for CIQ watchfaces so far as I know - so memory is pretty tight currently. The "standard" size is 98kB - whereas the touchscreen ones like Captain Marvel and VivoActive 4 allow up to 524kB which is a huge increase (more than 5 times!!). So staying within the 98kB I think it would be too hard to add unfortunately. It would need to be a new watchface with some other features removed and weather added instead.

  • Got it, thanks!

    It is pity that weather forecast is out of scope for M2 Designer on Garmin watches with the longest battery life :(.

    Could you share here your "M2 to do"  list? It would be very interesting to know your plans!

    And perhaps your user community may help you? E.g. with functionality definition for some new features maybe?

  • Although I just checked the other forums ... and it seems there is a new version of the CIQ libraries, and they now automatically include some weather information which all watchfaces can use: https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/b/news-announcements/posts/connect-iq-3-2-now-available

    I'll need to investigate, but this makes it much more feasible to add some weather info to M2 ... we'll see Slight smile

  • Wow! Look forward to this! :-)

  • phone connection, battery, heartrate, active calories, altimeter

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  • Como se pone el fondo en negro?

  • Thank you in advance, I love this design, but the step counter doesnt work well, it shows less than real (by thousands), any idea how to fix this? 

  • I'd guess he is showing distance after the footsteps icon (but haven't checked) - if you load that profile into M2 Designer you can switch it to steps instead if you prefer Slight smile

  • Q: How do you turn the background black?

    A: You would need to load the profile into M2 Designer, and then in the "global settings" section of the menu you will find "background color" which you can change to be black. You would then probably need to change the color of the text to be lighter too - this may work changing "Foreground default color" (just next to "background color"), or you may need to change each item individually.

    Tendría que cargar el perfil en M2 Designer, y luego en la sección "configuración global" del menú encontrará "color de fondo" que puede cambiar para que sea negro. A continuación, probablemente tendría que cambiar el color del texto para que sea más claro también - esto puede funcionar cambiando el color predeterminado de primer plano " (justo al lado de "color de fondo"), o es posible que tenga que cambiar cada elemento individualmente.

  • Slightly updated & polished Dashboard v8:

    Streamlined design uses icons (mostly, except time and date fields):

    - Battery icon is green / red if it is low / medium or high;

    - Phone icon is green / red if it is connected / disconnected;

    - Bed icon is green / red if DND is off / on

    - Message icon is green / red if unread message count is 0 / >0

    - Alarm icon is green / red if alarm is engaged / disengaged 

    - Heart icon is green / red if heart rate is within / above threshold.

     

    Local and Korean time zones are present. 

    The watchface code:

    1st half: 

    01ZW2525111WIFVX1117010XGYhZW21WFXJ023Q51YHXJ021Q51XGXm03QJ57010XGX7ZW21WXYo03DH11XCYo0BVWH11XTYo0BKH11XqYo03EH11Y8Yo03SH11YJYo034H11WTWV03X7J11XPWV036J11XnWV03SJ11YAWV03BJ17010XGWJZW27010XGVdZW27010ViWi2Vq7010YoWi2VqYNPWZ04I1RZ9PWZ04I1VdXLZ8WZ04E1RXbZ8WZ

    2nd half:

    04E1VdX5VuVo04F1RWpVuVo04F1VdVnXkE04J1VdW3XkE04J1R7010WGVy2Vf7010YGVy2ViWJYiVo04C1R1XGVo03WBH11XYVq03QH11XqVo03WmH11WbVo0BKH11WqVo0BRH1WZYiVo04C1Vd7010XGI2Vj1WmA04R1RdXWmA04R1Vd