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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  • I'm sorry, i didn't mean to answer to this post.

    I was looking for the code of a watch face. Just..don't know why my post landed here..

    Bye

  • In the SDK samples there is the Analog sample, and with both eclipse and VS Code you can do a "new project" and start with a basic sample

  • Check these 2 links, posted a couple of codes later on the page following his original images (page 95):

    Watchface: M2 - Showcase - Connect IQ - Garmin Forums

    Watchface: M2 - Showcase - Connect IQ - Garmin Forums

  • Hi Mark -- So January you say? :-)

    I actually have a calendar entry to keep coming back here and checking for venu related updates... any chance you would be willing to put on github or similar so others can contribute to the code / assets / design / etc?  I'm not a full time coder but if the source was available i care enough to learn something and see if I can help. Others (probably better than me) would likely contribute. 

    Alternately - I'd also be willing to spend a few bucks (up to $20, personally) for this watch face on my Venu ... not sure how much of a customer base this could mean, but you could try kickstarter / patreon / gofundme to see what your potential user base would be.  I think you could set it up so that you don't accept any money unless you hit a certain threshold of donations. Just some thoughts.. appreciate your consideration.

  • For the other dummies out there: the "Garmin settings for M2 Designer" are in the phone's Garmin IQ app, not on the watch.

  • Hi!
    Here is my watchface;

    Ignore the blot on the left bottom, its a defect in my watch and not part of the face.

    Shows low battery indicator, notifications icon when they appear and phone connected indicator.
    On the top in red text is heart rate, on the bottom in white text is steps.

    01Ys2525111WDPO1011WwYO03Ve7Vd1WwWu020OO21211WrWN23X7241WwW312N5Vx1WwK03VV711WrW3235441YEXp0XOM13Z9YWWf04I1VdWpOWc04F177133WwWkXL1

  • Thank you Mark for all the work here! I have a quick question - my barometer is showing in mb even though my system settings are set to in — is this configurable? Thanks!

    My Dream Face (sorry l, having trouble uploading picture)

    01ZC2525111WDPO1011X6Wc020Vn121Vn11X6YY03X7G135G11WIXq03VxG13Y2F17010X6Y01Vf1XpXq0bGT01b0S013VjG13QG13VkG17010X6YKY011WDW303VtG13XyF11XuW303VvG14VW017010X6Vk1WD7010X6VvYE11WOU03VVG14L011XjU03VaG13UF1

    Thanks,

    Bill

  • Here is the face:
    01ZC2525111WDPO1011X6Wc020Vn121Vn11X6YY03X7G135G11WIXq03VxG13Y2F17010X6Y01Vf1XpXq0bGT01b0S013VjG13QG13VkG17010X6YKY011WDW303VtG13XyF11XuW303VvG14VW017010X6Vk1WD7010X6VvYE11WOU03VVG14L011XjU03VaG13UF1


  • Hello,

    I’m new to this forum and, first of all, let me say that this M2 project is really awesome. Finally I can design my watch face exactly the way I want it… Thank you so much!

    I have a few questions concerning an idea I have for my design. In particular, I want a ring showing the 24 hours graph of daylight (pretty much the same as in Garmin sunrise sunset widget). I did this first with rings but I discovered that using dials (arc type) is much more precise and memory efficient. So, I’m superimposing an arc with dusk-dawn (start=noon) and another with sunrise-sunset (start=noon). To mark the current hour, I use a ring with 24hour witch I flipped upside down by tweaking start/end (such that midnight is at 6 o’clock).

    To mark the current hour, I believe that a better option would be to use a 24h ‘hand’ dial (more freedom to set thickness and possibly more precise). Unfortunately, that solution would work with midnight at 12 o’clock only. I could solve the problem with a dial to a 2nd time with proper offset but I guess it’ll need to be adjusted at every switch to daylight saving time and vice versa.

    Another thing is that I would like to have 2h marks on the ring. I could do that by using seconds with visible marks every 5s and refresh every minute. But these use a lot of memory and of course disappear every minute.

    My questions are then:

    1. Would it be possible to include an option to specify an offset to the hour hand?
    2. Is there any way to mark static dials at specific angles?
    3. Nothing to do with the daylight ring… Would it be possible to include moon phase data and a circle dial that fills in according to that? (Of course, I’m looking for a solution to show the moon phase)

    Thanks a lot!