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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  • >>>> is it possible to have a "seconds" hand ? thanks a lot !

    Only using the current system of "seconds indicator" around the outside - there just isn't enough free memory to add it displayed in another way Disappointed

  •   I assumed memory might be an issue with doing that.  However, I forgot about having to account for the different translations.  Thanks for the info!  Appreciate everything you do!

  • Hey that looks cool, do you have the settings code for that design?

  • Piccolo cambiamento

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  • is it possible to add lines diagonally?

  • Hello all, 

    This is my first post and first attempt creating a watch face as well.

    Love to see all those different options which made it easy to determine how mine should look like.

    Thank you Markdotai for the great work!

    My watch face shows alarm and DND when active, red phone if connection is lost and red battery if below 20% and notification icon if there are unread messages.

    Above and below the time the steps and climbed floors are shown and colon will change to movebar when move is triggered.

    The only thing I miss (not sure if this can be added?) Is the option to show the lock icon when watch is  locked. 

    My settings:

    01ZC2525111WDKO1011X6Vy0WsF111X6Ys0ZCVY1Vd1X6C0XeE1VdWJWcF04C1RVnXaK04J1R7113X6WUYo37213X6XpYk3ZVXRVd2X6X95WG1X6WY023Vc1Zg2Vc121Vc1

    Best regards,

    Bram

  • Hi, that's strange - the files you mentioned aren't there... all I see is this

    What am I doing wrong? :-(

  • Also, the SDK Manager zip file in that I downloaded is called "connectiq-sdk-manager-windows", not "connectiq-sdk-win-3.2.3-2020-10-13-c14e609bd". Can this be the reason?

  • - I haven't updated the documentation yet (or even been through a fresh install myself to remind myself of the process!) So you are very much a "developer" here Slight smile

    I have a feeling once you have downloaded the SDK manager, then you need to run that and download the latest SDK itself (and possibly the different devices too?)

    The SDK will then be somewhere like this:

    C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Roaming\Garmin\ConnectIQ\Sdks\connectiq-sdk-win-3.2.3-2020-10-13-c14e609bd

    You can either leave it there or copy it somewhere else that you prefer.

    These are the Garmin instructions you should follow:

  • >>>>> is it possible to add lines diagonally?

    It's not possible currently.

    I'd like to add this (and it would be simple to do) - but I fear there isn't enough memory. Ideally you would be able to set a rotation amount for any dial, and also for the circular ones specify a start & end angle, so they could be partial arcs. But ... memory Slight smile