Watchface: Glance

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GLANCE WATCH FACE app won THE BEST NEW WATCH FACE APP OF 2022 ! At the Developers conference Garmin announced nominees and winners for the best apps in different categories. Glance Watch Face was nominated and won in the best new watch face category ! Garmin didn't post the video from the conference yet, but it was already reported by other websites: https://the5krunner.com/2022/10/12/garmin-app-watchface-of-the-year-2022-ciq-winners-and-nominees-announced/

The idea for this app is simple:
- Use only large fonts, so that all data are visible at a glance (hence the name of the app: Glance )
- Put as much data on the screen as possible, without sacrificing font size above
- Make all data fields customizeable to your needs
- Make colors customizeable as much as possible, so users can create their own design

The "Glance Watch Face" app is 100% FREE - no hidden restrictions, nagging, or expiration:
https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/07ae ... 07e8035fae

There is also a mostly free app - BIG EASY: apps.garmin.com/.../86ec352b-da01-4806-8972-770c6d32a5e8

There are also two paid versions of this app - "Glance Pro":

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/ac4be3ce-f0f3-4c49-be01-5fa52614ab2b

and "Glance Dual Screen":

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/5c0fe72b-f045-4366-a878-d3e67c600868

Paid versions are identical to the free version (so no worries, FREE doesn't mean bad!), but have a lot of extra features features:

Open Weather Map support
Setting for TIME font weight
New way to use shared color themes
Support for many new metrics (like Body Battery, Stress Level, and lots more)
Extra progress bars and Graphs (in Dual Screen only)
Two separate data screens (in Dual Screen only)
A lot more - see apps description for the full list
You have an opportunity (and a small incentive) to support the development

Unique feature of the Glance apps - you can save your own Color Themes and quicly switch between them righ on the watch.

NEW: Now you can SHARE your Color Theme! You can also quickly apply Color Themes shared with you. Here is a full description of how it all works: https://www.mobiledriveway.com/glance.html#color

Here is the current Color Themes Gallery: https://www.mobiledriveway.com/glance_gallery.html

Color themes are compatible between "Glance" and "Glance Pro" (except for "inactive status icons color", which became obsolete in "Pro").

I'd love to see all color combinations you came up with. Please post your themes in the Reviews and I'll add them to the gallery!

Questions and suggestions are welcome!

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MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to KristianOe

KristianOe said:
It seems that moon phase is wrong..? At the moment, the bar is complete (only one colour), yet full moon is four days away. Or perhaps I have misunderstood how this is supposed to work?

I went for a walk today, and the moon was clearly visible during the day . Problem was - it was not completelly full, while the app showed it as such... So, I came back home and rewrote Arc Bars algorithm. Now it should be a bit better - the dot at the end of the bar won't change color untill the moon is reported as FULL. The update is published in PRO version now, but this change will meke it to Free version as well.

Few other changes to PRO version 1.1:

Added setting for Wind Speed units
Tweaked icons size to be consistent across all devices
Tweaked Arc Bars behavior
Added Russian translation

3837674 over 2 years ago

Every time that I try to download this watchface it tells me that I need to update my Fenix 6S Pro using Garmin Express. I have done that a few times now and every time it keeps telling me this. Any ideas?

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to 3837674

You need to do exactly what it says - connect your watch to a computer (not a phone) and run sync in Garmin Express (you have to install Garmin Express, if you didn't already). Install all software it tels you to. It might take a few times to bring your watch to the latest firmware.

Or you can contact Garmin support - they controll installation process, not the apps.

4942894 over 2 years ago

Hi, It would be great to have the possibility to offset the sensor temperature

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to 4942894

4942894 said:
It would be great to have the possibility to offset the sensor temperature

Perhaps. It's easy to do, but I doubt the data will be usable.

DarraghDoherty over 2 years ago

Hi, I like the watchface, I just installed it on my new watch (Vivoactive). Can you tell me though, the "metric" field (has a down-arrow and "6:07" in the illustration), on mine that has a squiggly line (or a snake) and "2.47", can you tell me what that is? Also next to it, instead of the weather I have "1640" followed by a hard to describe icon, it looks a bit like the outline of a cats head (edit (x2), it has increased to 1641, then 1647 while I was typing).

It's probably something obvious - I couldn't find a question asking it, so it must not be bothering anyone else (it's not hugely bothering me either TBH) but am curious as to what they are!

Thanks again

Darragh

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to DarraghDoherty

DarraghDoherty said:
Can you tell me though, the "metric" field (has a down-arrow and "6:07" in the illustration), on mine that has a squiggly line (or a snake) and "2.47"

To change metric values and understand what you see on the screen, you need to access app settings. Here is a sample guide on how to do it: www.youtube.com/watch

4942894 over 2 years ago in reply to MobileDriveway

The idea is that the offset would eliminate the body temperature (generally 6deg)

pysk over 2 years ago

really like your watch face!! The only issue is I consistently have issues with the weather (temp) updating. Any suggestions?

pysk over 2 years ago

I really like your watch face! Only issue I have is it updating the weather temp consistently. Any suggestions?