Watchface: Glance

NEWS UPDATE:

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

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!

  • Anyone experiencing massive battery drain since yesterday?

    Everything is good on all my watches. Try writing to a forum dedicated to FR165.

    You can also try rebooting your watch first - it often solves firmware update problems.

  • It is the new Glance Ultra. The string is now longer to accommodate extra settings.

    BTW, here are the new strings that come as stock with Ultra. If you had Ultra preinstalled, they won't be updated automatically, so you can copy them from here:

    APBLCBCIIILDICELCEAPAAILJELI_________``IT
    APIBCBHIIIHDICEHCEAPAAIHJELI_________``HH
    AP[BCBH[[[[DHCEGCEAPAAHGJGK[_________``G[
    APSBCBSSSSSDICEJCEAPAAIJJGKS_________``JS
    BPAADADADDDCDCEDCEAPAADDDDDD_________``__

  • You know, I just downloaded this watch face for my new venu 3 and I have the same question. It’s very disappointing that in three years the developers have never responded to your request for information. 

  • You know, I just downloaded this watch face for my new venu 3 and I have the same question. It’s very disappointing that in three years the developers have never responded to your request for information.

    The developer (me) answered that question about thousand times in 3 years, literally everywhere - app description, this forum, direct messages. Here it is again:

    App settings (bars, metrics, colors, and more) can be reviewed and changed in the Garmin "Connect IQ" app on your phone or in Garmin Express on a computer. More details about bars and other features can be found in the FAQ:
    https://www.mobiledriveway.com/glance.html

  • Hello, thank you for the quick response. I have tried to resolve this on my own, first by going to your page you’ve linked above in your response. Regarding the top bar all I see is an explanation of the colors But not what the data field it’s referring to In the default download. I’m sure it’s different for different watches. I’m curious as to what it is on the venu 3. I also don’t know what data is being displayed in the Data field you have marked as metric in your display photo. Also I’ve gone to Garman connect on my phone and all I received there is a list of data I can add or subtract data, but no image of the watch face and explanation of what the data fields represent. Other than those 2 the other data fields are self-explanatory. I haven’t tried Xpress yet. A suggestion I might make if you have answered this question thousands of times that probably means are large number of users are having difficulty understanding these points. Perhaps it would be a good idea to do a video walk-through on how to make these changes and what all the fields represent. Thanks again

  • Look at the settings in Connect IQ. There you can see what is currently set.

  • Thanks I found it

  • I see the weather icon has stopped working on my watch face. How do I get it back again? I've updated all updates already 

  • My weather icon is no longer showing. It's pinged off. How do I get it back again? I've got premium code for it and applied all updates to the watch face too. Also tried Bluetooth disconnect and reconnect too. Thanks in advance 

  • Start a GPS activity, maybe there is no location data at the moment.