Watchface: Glance

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

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!

  • !!! SALE !!!

    I'm running a Holidays sale on HANDY IQ watch face:

    https://apps.garmin.com/apps/3d167441-94f1-4b67-953f-e3ff6c272406

    It is down to the lowest price possible in Garmin Pay - $1.99 in the US (other countries vary due to Garmin's rates there).

    For those of you who don't know it, HANDY IQ is an enhanced version of EASY+ (and by extension of EASY Round). It can look exactly as EASY+, or switch to analog time with one touch. That is my own watch face of choice at the moment - I hope you will give it a try too!

    Happy Holidays!

  • I just installed BIG EASY IQ onto my Venu 3. I looked at all the options in settings, but I can’t find any option to set the theme! There’s an option to set the theme on the second screen, and when you click it, you can see all the available themes. However, how does one accomplish this simply on the main screen? I know this should be a very basic and simple thing, so I must be missing something. Please let me know how I can set the theme on my watch? Thanks!

  • I looked at all the options in settings, but I can’t find any option to set the theme!

    Screen 1 theme can be changed in the Watch Face > Customize menu on your watch.

  • Thank you so much. That worked. Now, one final question. I purchased the BIG EASY IQ watch face because in all the photos it shows a thicker font for displaying things like the date and various metrics. Of course, this is much easier to see than the thinner fonts. Therefore, it’s very important to me. However, now that I’ve downloaded and installed the watch face on my Venu 3, I can’t figure out how to make it display that thicker font—that is to say, I can’t make it look like all your screenshots in the App Store, having the thicker font. I took the time to carefully go through all the app settings, and I even increased the scale for the metric font there. But that didn’t work because it only made the thin fonts into a larger size, but not thicker, as desired. Also, in the BIG EASY IQ watch face settings on my watch itself, I only see about six fonts listed there, and none of those produce the thicker font. So, how can I make the date and the various metrics display with the thicker font, like you are showing in all your screenshots for BIG EASY IQ? Thanks!

  • Could you please post a picture of the face on the Venu X1?

  • Now, one final question. I purchased the BIG EASY IQ watch face because in all the photos it shows a thicker font for displaying things like the date and various metrics. Of course, this is much easier to see than the thinner fonts. Therefore, it’s very important to me. However, now that I’ve downloaded and installed the watch face on my Venu 3, I can’t figure out how to make it display that thicker font—that is to say, I can’t make it look like all your screenshots in the App Store, having the thicker font.

    Metrics font can be changed in the same place as color theme: Watch Face > Customize menu on your watch

  • Could you please post a picture of the face on the Venu X1?

    It is not optimized for a rectangular screens, so it still has a rounded shape. But it is stretched to top and bottom on X1.

  • Yes, sir, I understand that. On my watch, when I look under the BIG EASY IQ watch face settings for item “METRICS FONT”, I see the following seven options…

    - RobotoRegular/Regular

    - NanumGothicBold/GothicBold

    - NotoSansArmenianRegular/SansArmenianRegular

    - NotoSansHebrewRegular/SansHebrewRegular

    - NotoSansSCMedium/SansSCMedium

    - PridiRegular/Regular

    - YantramanavRegular/Regular

    I’ve tried all seven of these, and none of them produces the thicker, more bold-style font that’s shown for metrics in your screenshots for BIG EASY IQ.

    For example, look at your screenshots for GLANCE IQ and then compare them with your screenshots for BIG EASY IQ. You can easily see the difference in that BIG EASY IQ uses a thicker, more bold style font for metrics versus the one that GLANCE IQ uses. And that’s the reason why I chose to purchase BIG EASY IQ (because it’s much easier to see).

    So then, how can I get this same thicker, more bold-style font for metrics to show up in BIG EASY IQ on my Venu 3, in the same way that it shows on your screenshots?

    Thanks!

  • Yes, sir, I understand that. On my watch, when I look under the BIG EASY IQ watch face settings for item “METRICS FONT”, I see the following seven options…

    Each watch model has a different list of scalable fonts available. The screenshots you see are from Fenix 8, and fonts there will not match fonts on Venu 3. Unfortunately, you are limited to the fonts you see in the list on your watch.

  • Thanks.  Any plans to optimize for the X1?