Watchface: Glance

MobileDriveway over 3 years ago

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

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 7077889

7077889 said:
Is it possible to make a square version for the Sq and the sq2? The corners are wasted space. Cheers. I love it!

It is possible, but square screen requires a lot more redesign - it is almost like designing a new watch face. Migh even have 2 metrics at the top and bottom instead of 1. I might do it if I ever get Venu SQ myself.

HermoT over 2 years ago

Recently discovered Easy Round and really like it and have also paid for the full version.

I have an issue with the next sun event being wrong.

It displays the icon for sunrise, but with a time 20:03 in the evening.

For my current location the sunrise is 06:50 and sunset 17:23 as per the sunrise and sunset widget.

I also tried the GPS fix in the hope to correct it, but I suspect you get the location from the mobile phone?

Could you please look into this?

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to HermoT

HermoT said:
I have an issue with the next sun event being wrong

What watch model do you have? Is it Instinct by a chance? Please post a picture of this if you can. Thanks

HermoT over 2 years ago in reply to MobileDriveway

Reboot fixed it. Sorry for the inconvenience!

3102216 over 2 years ago

What is the "Top Arc" represent. It it either green or red, and occasionally a combination, but I don't know what it is telling me? Thanks.

The_Jacob over 2 years ago in reply to 3102216

Activity bar. Colors can be modified in the connect app.

After one hour of non movement it will ask you to get up and stretch. The first big segment will change color. Every additional 15 minutes after that you get another notification and the next smaller segment changes color. You have to walk longer for each bar that changed color to change the bar back to its original color.

3102216 over 2 years ago in reply to The_Jacob

Thank you!! Mystery solved. Now it makes perfect sense, and it's useful!

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to 3102216

3102216 said:
What is the "Top Arc" represent. It it either green or red, and occasionally a combination, but I don't know what it is telling me?

App settings (bars, metrics, colors, and more) can be reviewed and changed in Garmin "Connect IQ" app or in Garmin Express. I suggest you start there and set up the metrics you actually need. Thanks

Thijs over 2 years ago

I am trying the easy round watch face but I have a few questions.

- what is the function of the 2 bars left and richt of the time?

- does the payed version allow customizing fields?

- I noticed that the values on the screen are slowed down from the actual counters in the watch. I was doing a walk and while looking at the watchface I noticed that the counting of the steps and the heart rate figures seem to have some delay. when you quickly scroll down you see the numbers are different and when going back tot he watch face, they were updated again to the latest values

MobileDriveway over 2 years ago in reply to Thijs

Thijs said:
I am trying the easy round watch face but I have a few questions.

- what is the function of the 2 bars left and richt of the time?

- does the payed version allow customizing fields?

Check the post right before you: App settings (bars, metrics, colors, and more) can be reviewed and changed in Garmin "Connect IQ" app or in Garmin Express.

All data you see on the screen are updated by Garmin at their own pace. The app shows it right away.