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!

  • Love your watch faces. Especially the new Easy Round. One question. Do you think you could add an option for Time Until Sun Event/Next Sun Event? A countdown until.. That'd make your faces PERFECT in my opinion. Keep up the great work! Thanks! 

  • Love your watch faces. Especially the new Easy Round. One question. Do you think you could add an option for Time Until Sun Event/Next Sun Event? A countdown until.. That'd make your faces PERFECT in my opinion. Keep up the great work! Thanks! 

    1. It's a great app but I've found a bug. When it is set to "Body Battery %", it will display as "No $" after a period of time. The only way to solve it is to reinstall the software. Please help solve this part, thanks.
  • Hallo MD, I'm currently using the Glance Dual, and I noticed right now that the notification box is suddenly gone, regardless of any setting and colour changes. I'm using the Fenix 6Pro Solar, could you please check? Of course I have notifications that should be listed, and I did not change any setting regarding notification box since my final configuration, which was 100% working. Thanks a lot ;-)

  • Hallo MD, as in my previous post, I noticed right now that the notification box is gone in the Glance Dual, installed on my Fenix 6Pro Solar. Notif. box is not visible regardless of any setting and colour change, and I did not change any related setting since my final configuration, which was 100% working. I noticed also, that the notification preview (e.g. email or WhatsApp) is shown on the screen, but the Garmin notification widget reports 0 notification. So maybe it is an OS bug after the latest updates, or simply a different way of managing notification count. Can somebody please confirm if this behaviour is present on some other device, even different models devices?

    EDIT: Sorry, I figured out. It is simply a different (improved??) method of managing push notifications on my Samsung phone. No issue on WF or Garmin OS. Simply a Samsung behaviour. Keep the good job going! GrinWink

  • Are you talking about Big Easy? Yes, after a certain time some metrics require payment.

  • Do you think you could add an option for Time Until Sun Event/Next Sun Event? A countdown until..

    Thank you for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind. Please leave a review if you like the app!

  • When it is set to "Body Battery %", it will display as "No $" after a period of time.

    I also have a question. App description explains in details that some metrics require a payment after 7 days trial, yet some people still think it is a "bug". Is there something I can do to make it more clear for everyone?

  • Maybe show 'PMT' in the display?

  • It already says "No $" after 7 days evaluation period.