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 Former Member

Hello everyone.. Can anyone tell me how to get the screen to show the approximate battery time ie how long until the next charge..

Battery in days is not available in the Free version of Glance Watch Face. You can find it in the paid apps - Glance Pro, Dual Screen, or Big Easy.

2696105 over 2 years ago

Hi, I’m a huge fan of Glance Dual Screen, and left a review earlier today so my experience may lead other people to benefit from this great watch face! Just a few suggestions for your consideration:

A day of the week value that’s separate from the date. This way in one field I could display “SUN”, and in another field I could display the date as “OCT 9”.
From Openweather API (Garmin weather pulls from too far away), a percentage chance of rain for the next hour, maybe with a cloud with rain drops icon
From Openweather API (Garmin weather pulls from too far away), a graph showing percentage chance of rain for the next three or four hours

Thanks for not only a great product, but also the wonderful enhancements!

-Barry

5835081 over 2 years ago

I really like the watch face. There seems to be a bug related to the heartrate, even when the option for HEART RATE ALWAYS ON is off it continues to stay always on. Is there a fix for this?

Giannix over 2 years ago in reply to 5835081

I think it is ok like this. When ON the field is always updated live, that consumes battery, a very little 0,000xx with Fenix or other MIP displays. When OFF it justs refreshes when you move your wrist for a few seconds then it stays with the latest measured. OFF doesn't mean...disappear. This is the behaviour for me.

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to 2696105

Thank you for the suggestions. Separate day of the week is definetly possible, I might add it at some point.

Any changes to OWM are very hard to do due to licensing issues. Current Weather API that I use now does not have a forecast.

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to 5835081

5835081 said:
I really like the watch face. There seems to be a bug related to the heartrate, even when the option for HEART RATE ALWAYS ON is off it continues to stay always on. Is there a fix for this?

As Giannix said, the heart rate updates only when the watch is in high power mode (awake). It is not a bug.

5748228 over 2 years ago

Witam wszystkich, mam mały problem od paru dni z pogodą na wyświetlaczu posiadam komunikat " NO $ " nie za bardzo wiem o co chodzi

Carmen_F over 2 years ago in reply to 5748228

Reinstall the watchface or pay for it.

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to 5748228

5748228 said:
Witam wszystkich, mam mały problem od paru dni z pogodą na wyświetlaczu posiadam komunikat " NO $ " nie za bardzo wiem o co chodzi

In BIG EASY Weather is a paid metric - you have to buy unlock code to use it after 7 day trial. Check the app description for details.

8705209 over 2 years ago

Add more date formats that include numbers, this is fine, but can week data be included, for example 01/31 MON, thanks!
In addition, can the icons and data of the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right be moved to the side? It is too close to the center of the dial. Thank you author, this is a great dial!