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 4 months ago in reply to Federico

Federico said:
So i use big easy on my watch and when i try to see the weather on the watchface using open weather i get these numbers 5::5 or 6::6 or 11::11 always in this format instead of the temperature, same with glance.

You are using OWM diagnostics" metric, not the temperature. That metric is meant only for troubleshooting, not for users.

5013249 4 months ago

Hi l get rge weather then after two or three days it go on to say NO$ instead of the weather. Could someone please help. Thanks

MobileDriveway 4 months ago in reply to 5013249

5013249 said:
l get rge weather then after two or three days it go on to say NO$ instead of the weather. Could someone please help. Thanks

In BIG EASY Weather is a premium metric - please check the app description for details and payment instructions (you have to click "more" to see the full description). You have 7 days trial period.

SH 4 months ago

Hi, thanks for a fantastic watchface. I am using the Easy Round and accurate moon phase illumination is crucial for me. Are you able to represent the percentage illumination with a decimal point so it doesn't round up or down?

MobileDriveway 4 months ago in reply to SH

SH said:
accurate moon phase illumination is crucial for me. Are you able to represent the percentage illumination with a decimal point so it doesn't round up or down?

Moon phase algorithm used on the watch is not precise enough to rely on decimal points - it would be misleading.

derek87 4 months ago

After all these years, Big Easy is still my daily driver. easy to read, with tons of helpful information at a glance.

i'm contemplating an OLED watch for my next Garmin (currently sporting a MIPS based screen) but wondering if anyone or the developer can post pictures of what the AOD OLED watch face looks like. i am assuming a lot of the screen info is turned off to save against burn in and only time is shown? or ?

thanks!

MobileDriveway 4 months ago in reply to derek87

derek87 said:
i'm contemplating an OLED watch for my next Garmin (currently sporting a MIPS based screen) but wondering if anyone or the developer can post pictures of what the AOD OLED watch face looks like. i am assuming a lot of the screen info is turned off to save against burn in and only time is shown? or ?

I switched to AMOLED a while ago, an it is awesome. My apps have different levels of AOD, including the full size AOD, so they look great all the time !

More over, I'm working on some new features specific to AMOLED watches. It's coming soon and it looks amazing!

derek87 4 months ago in reply to MobileDriveway

are you saying that all the fields can be shown (and update once per minute, by user setting) on a AMOLED watch for Big Easy? i guess that's really the heart of my question: it would be great if i could see the data, as i currently do, on a low brightness screen without gesturing my wrist. it wasn't clear whether or not that was the case from my reading of the watch face settings i currently see. (i was not sure what the L2 comment meant and how that related to the AOD brightness setting)

thanks for your explanation/clarification.

MobileDriveway 4 months ago in reply to derek87

derek87 said:
are you saying that all the fields can be shown (and update once per minute, by user setting) on a AMOLED watch for Big Easy?

Yes

derek87 4 months ago in reply to MobileDriveway

super, thanks for confirming.