Watchface: Glance

NEWS UPDATE:

HANDY IQ:

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/3d167441-94f1-4b67-953f-e3ff6c272406

BIG EASY IQ:

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/1c8d4883-b4b2-49f3-b30c-954698cef794

EASY+: 

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/7c993e2b-70b3-459a-bbe0-db48a89af5a8?tid=0

With introduction of Garmin Pay, I am starting to add a new payment option for some of my apps. The system is not flexible enough to just add Garmin Pay to existing apps, so I'll publish a copy of an app, with the same functionality but Garmin Pay as the payment provider.

The first one out is Glance Ultra (a copy of Glance Dual Screen):

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/1bed8f69-2e34-46e4-9786-3166fa3c6ab2?tid=0

EASY Round - 2023 #1 watch face of the year (by Garmin):

apps.garmin.com/.../9a619d99-3e5b-4eec-81e7-006655d797cc

EASY Round

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 Slight smile! 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 Slight smile

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!

  • what the symbol next to the time is on the central part of the screen? It looks like a small circle with a line in the middle. It’s just under the Bluetooth icon.

    That is DND (Do Not Disturb) status icon.

  • Could I ask if it's possible to add a leading '0' in front of the Custom Time, especially when it is set to UTC, please?

    I can only do it if you set "Leading zero" time for the main in app settings. Right now it is ignored for the custom time, but I can add this one. There were some issues with fitting though - I'll have to double check.

    I've been also asked several times to also remove colon ':' based on the main time setting. Since there is no icon for the custom time (it doesn't fit), that would make it difficult to understand the value meaning visually. I am on the fence about this one.

  • I do have the ‘leading zero’ set in the app settings. However, as I alluded to, Garmin only used the leading zero in the main time, and if you select UTC in the sub-window. For some reason if you have created another time zone (I have created one which is the same time as UTC but I label it ‘Zulu’ because that is hhow it is referred to in military and commercial aviation. What I’m asking here is could you please add the leading zero to the custom time window in your app? I use the custom time window for Zulu time and if you add the leading zero to it, it will be perfect - and make more sense to aviators everywhere Thumbsup tone1Relaxed

    A️s for removing the colon, PLEASE DON’T!!

    I can assure you that modern commercial wide-body jets such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner always display the time WITH a colon, and if it were removed then I for one would find the indication meaningless (I agree with you, it would make it difficult to understand the meaning of it if there is no colon)

    To be fair, in written form we will often miss out the colon, so we might write 7am as 0700L (‘L’ = local time - see my post below) however on a watch or clock it would be displayed as ‘07:00’.

    I hope that has helped you climb off the fence Relaxed️ 

  • Thanks for the replies. I didn't realise the tide status was complicated to implement, since its available on the stock watch faces for the Descent G1. 

    On a different question, how difficult would the heart rate graph be (last 4 hours if my memory serves me correctly) to show on the top field? or even any single field.

    I read your posts about reviews and will leave one shortly.

  • I do have the ‘leading zero’ set in the app settings.

    I'll check the fit at some point and if it is ok, I'll add leading "0" option to custom time. It will follow main time setting though.

    And thanks for confirming necessity for colon!

  • On a different question, how difficult would the heart rate graph be (last 4 hours if my memory serves me correctly) to show on the top field? or even any single field.

    Doing graph would be better in a separate project, not as an extra option. I'll release Universal Widget for Instinct 2 soon - it will have HR graph.

  • NEWS: Big update for Instinct 2 series watches:

    Version 1.4 (2022/05/16)
    System 5 firmware update is out for Instinct 2 watches. Use Garmin Express to get the update faster. I updated the app to include System 5 metrics (they will work with the new firmware only):
    -Body Battery
    -Stress Level
    -Respiration Rate
    -Time to Recovery
    -Battery in Days
    By popular request added a separate MONTH metric (in addition to the existing Date metric).

    The Glance Instinct app is still 100% free (and will remain so). Please leave a review if you like the app - it helps A LOT to improve app visibility in the IQ store!

  • Hi! Since last update i have a problem, ciq error apears after a second of select the watchface 

  • Hi! Since last update i have a problem, ciq error apears after a second of select the watchface 

    Hi, thanks for reporting it. I don't see any errors reported from Glance Instinct by Garmin yet. Are you able to run any other IQ watch face apps? If not, it is a Garmin bug and you need to reset your watch or contact Garmin support (which will probably tell you to reset it).

    Either way, please message me through "Contact developer" and when I reply, please send me the log files from GARMIN/APPS/LOGS on you watch (you need to connect it to a computer).

    Thanks

  • NEWS: Very exciting update for Glance Pro, so many new features!

    Version 2.3 - 17/05/2022

    • Stock font is back on Glance Pro, and I must agree, it looks great on the newer watches! On older watches TIME with stock font is not centered properly, so there is a now a setting to adjust the position.
    • Added 5 new "Light" colors to Glance Pro. Colors are coming from stock Epix 2 faces and they look gorgeous on AMOLED screens. For MIP screens they are a nice addition too.
    • Redesigned graphics for Arc Bars. I think the bars are way more intuitive now, and look better too!
    • AOD enhancements for AMOLED screens. Now there are 4 diffrent modes from time only to FULL screen AOD. Also 2 separate options for Burn-in protection / brightness.
    • Added Battery in Days metric. It can be Zero on many watches due to a Garmin bug (should start working when Garmin fixes it). Requires System 5 firmware.
    • Line thickness setting is back (as requested by a few users).

    Also, a small update for Universal Widget: added VO2 Max fields