Watchface: Glance

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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!

  • Glance Dual Screen - Bug report. fēnix 7 Pro

    => Heartbeat is remanent after the field is changed to a graph.

    1/ set "Bottom field" to "Heart Rate" + save => the heart rate is displayed and updated as expected

    2/ then, set "Bottom field" to "Graph of Pressure" + save => the graph is shown as expected but it happens the heart rate  is also displayed top-layered on the graph...

    If the watch is then restarted, everything is normal and only the graph is displayed.

    The above is only an example and I would expect to find similar issue(s) on second screen of top field, at least.

    Thoughts?    :-)

    //

  • 1/ set "Bottom field" to "Heart Rate" + save => the heart rate is displayed and updated as expected

    2/ then, set "Bottom field" to "Graph of Pressure" + save => the graph is shown as expected but it happens the heart rate  is also displayed top-layered on the graph...

    If the watch is then restarted, everything is normal and only the graph is displayed.

    The above is only an example and I would expect to find similar issue(s) on second screen of top field, at least.

    Thoughts?    :-)

    I can't reproduce the issue, can you post a picture?

  • Yes, here you are. Also, digged a little bit the issue: the initial conditions I used are => display heart rate, display arc bar (stress level) + save then replaced heart rate with pressure graph + save. Wait about ten seconds and this should display the bug (removing the arc bar, then, does not prevent the bug).

    Bottom field with layered pressure graph and heart rate

  • Thanks, I'll test it with this configuration. Meanwhile you can still use it if you don't change that setting on the fly.

  • Yes, here you are. Also, digged a little bit the issue: the initial conditions I used are => display heart rate, display arc bar (stress level) + save then replaced heart rate with pressure graph + save. Wait about ten seconds and this should display the bug (removing the arc bar, then, does not prevent the bug).

    I was able to reproduce it on my watch, so I'll try to fix it in the next update. Most likely culprit is Always On Heart rate setting - do you have it enabled?

  • Glance Dual Screen - Bug report. fēnix 7 Pro

    => Heartbeat is remanent after the field is changed to a graph.

    1/ set "Bottom field" to "Heart Rate" + save => the heart rate is displayed and updated as expected

    2/ then, set "Bottom field" to "Graph of Pressure" + save => the graph is shown as expected but it happens the heart rate  is also displayed top-layered on the graph...

    If the watch is then restarted, everything is normal and only the graph is displayed.

    The above is only an example and I would expect to find similar issue(s) on second screen of top field, at least.

    Thoughts?    :-)

    Fixed in Glance Dual Screen v2.65. I uploaded it, should be available in a few hours - give it a try.

  • G8t! Will do. Thanks!

  • Hi, I’m using the active calories goal on the top arc, it advises to set this goal, and when I hold down to use  glance pro to start widgets. I’m having trouble doing both? Any help appreciated 

  • Goals are set in Garmin Connect on the phone.