Watchface: Glance

NEWS UPDATE:

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!

  • Hi, I've used Glance on my Vicoactive 4 quite a long time and installed it on my Epix 2 now. It' running and looking great!

    As my daughter was diagnosed Diabetes Type 1 recently and she's using a Dexcom G7 Sensor for reading hear blood sugar, I am getting notifications from the corresponding app. But I would love to have a dedicated field in your watch face and so would many diabetics. 

    Any chance that you would include one field showing the value? I don't know if this is possible or just a ridiculous question, but I am pretty sure that many diabetics would be willing to pay for such a great add on.

    Kind regards 

  • Thanks. There might be already apps with Dexcom G7 Sensor support. Adding it to an existing app is not a simple task (due to memory restrictions), so your best bet is to find something else.

  • That's what I feared - thanks for your swift reply!

  • Any way the theme/colors can change automatically at sunrise/sunset. That way you can have a bright day theme and then a dark night theme?

  • Hi, I am only a few weeks into owning my 7x so if this question is moronic, please let me know. So you the glance was the first watch face I downloaded. It's a great face. But here is my question. In the out of the box face, I can touch one of the glances(?) like Steps and it opens up another screen with some more detail. On your face, I do appear to be able to click on anything that opens up another screen. I do have touchscreen enabled. 

    Is it something I did or need to adjust in settings? Or is it something I really don't need because everything is already there in front of my face.

    Thanks

    HB

  • Goodness. Typing skills. I meant to say "So your glance was the first" and "I do NOT appear to be able ". 

  • But here is my question. In the out of the box face, I can touch one of the glances(?) like Steps and it opens up another screen with some more detail. On your face, I do appear to be able to click on anything that opens up another screen. I do have touchscreen enabled. 

    It only works on stock watch faces for now. Garmin doesn't allow it on IQ apps yet.

  • Thanks so much for the quick reply. And keep up the great work. Hopefully I'll be able to understand this watch as it was intended. Lol

  • I would like to get the paid version of it but for some reason I can't figure out how to buy it

  • I would like to get the paid version of it but for some reason I can't figure out how to buy it

    You can find payment links in the app description for each app that requires a payment.