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!

  • The weather data comes from the GCM app on your phone. The specific location/weather station is no longer visible.  In my case the weather updates at 51 minutes after the hour and I know from the past it's from the major airport in town. The Instinct 2 does seem to get weather more often, using the same phone.

    There is a glance on the instinct2 that will show you the garmin weather.  There, the time is shown as just something like "8a"

  • Hello! I LOVE your Watch Design. It makes my Garmin feel really special and like it even more.

    But could you please add "Sun Position Bar" with inverted Values? This would mean the world to me!

    Currently The Value starts at 0 (visualized as grey bar) in the morning and ends with a colored bar at the end of the day. But it would be WAY more motivating to have the bar start at 100% and slowly decrease over the day.

  • How can i get temperature and feels like temperature to update frequently?

  • I bought the Glance Pro a couple of years ago. I just got a new watch, reset my old one and have it to my grandson. How do I get the unlock code for the face for my new watch? 

    You can use the code you received on all your watches. If you lost it, please use Contact Developer on app's page to contact me directly - I don't handle payment related issues in a public forum.

  • But could you please add "Sun Position Bar" with inverted Values? This would mean the world to me!

    Thank you for the suggestion, I'll keep it in mind.
    Best regards

  • How can i get temperature and feels like temperature to update frequently?

    If you use Garmin Weather as a provider, you would have to rely on Garmin - they update the weather info automatically, and you can't change it. In my paid apps (like Glance Ultra or Pro) you can use Open Weather and define your own refresh interval.

  • I Like your app Glance but have a question. I have in the notification field no number but a blinking key sign. What is the meaning and how can I Switch to the number Field?

    That is not my app on the picture - please contact the app developer who made it for the information.

  • Hi there … I purchased premium BIG EASY IQ and my wind speed is not working today … it did work yesterday … please advise and thanks!

    Garmin doesn't always provide Wind speed for some locations - you can try checking with Garmin support why, but it is hopples. You can switch to Open Weather to get a bit more reliable wind data.

  • Hello, I hope you’re still updating the Glance Pro watch face. I’m interested in it, but I have the Instinct 3 45mm Solar, which isn’t supported. Have you considered adding support for that device?

    Thanks!

    Solar versions of Instinct 3 have very low memory, that doesn't allow me to use any extra features. You can just continue to use the free GLANCE watch face.

  • I have used the Easy Round watch face for going-on 3 years since I got my Garmin Instinct 2 Solar. I love this watch face, and it's the only one I've ever used. 

    The ONLY issue I've had with it is *sometimes* (not all the time, for some reason) the weather displays don't show a reading, that just show a dash ("-") instead of a number. Now, I can't figure out why this is happening. Idk if it's because the weather app on my phone is closed, or my phone hasn't been synced in a while - IDK. The displays work sometimes, but not others - the inconsistency is part of the reason I can't figure out what's going on. 

    Does anyone know where specifically the weather data comes from so I can figure out how to troubleshoot this issue? (I assume it comes from the native weather app on my phone, but I'm not sure because the troubleshooting I've done hasn't helped) 

    Thanks in advance! 

    (I have an iPhone 15 running IOS 26.5 and my device is a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar running software 17.11 as of June 2026) 

    It is a Garmin Weather issue, please follow this Garmin guide to fix it:

    support.garmin.com/.../