NoFrills (watch face)

Support and feedback section for the NoFrills watchface



How to install and configure NoFrills

Please post any issues, questions and / or suggestions you have here and I will assist as best I can.

  • Hello
    The watch face is very good but it's possible to add altitude ?

    (I don't know if it's an excuse but sorry for my English because I'm french......)

    Sorry for the late reply!

    Unfortunately altitude is not available to watch faces.
  • Thanks for such a great watchface, everything works great so far except for when when I disable activity tracker, the hear rate stop showing as well. The only way I can get HR shows up again is having Activity tracker back.
  • Thanks for such a great watchface, everything works great so far except for when when I disable activity tracker, the hear rate stop showing as well. The only way I can get HR shows up again is having Activity tracker back.


    There are two places you can disable activity tracker:

    • On the watch in Settings (Settings -> Activity Tracking)
    • In the watch face settings in Garmin Connect or Garmin Express)

    Which one do you refer to?

    I have tried disabling both, but the HR still shows in both scenarios, so I am unable to reproduce the issue.
    Which watch do you have and what is your firmware version? (On watch go to Settings -> System -> About)

    EDIT
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    Sometimes the HR is not displayed for a short while due to an invalid reading. Not sure why this happens, but it is something internally in the watch. I have noticed this often happens after settings have been configured and saved.
    I handle the internal invalid value by not showing anything for HR until the reading becomes valid again. It potentially could be what causes the HR to disappear. Just wait for a few minutes to see if it reappears.
  • It happened when I disabled with Garmin Connect and then synced Fenix 3 HR via charging station. It seems working when I use the 2 methods you mentioned to disable activity tracker, but the HR doesn't show it correctly (constantly at 98) as when I press down button to look at my HR inside the widgets.

    As I play around with disable/enable activity tracker I notice that HR only shows correctly when activity tracker is on. If I disable it, HR shows the last number it recorded right before activity tracker is off, hence constant number
  • It happened when I disabled with Garmin Connect and then synced Fenix 3 HR via charging station. It seems working when I use the 2 methods you mentioned to disable activity tracker, but the HR doesn't show it correctly (constantly at 98) as when I press down button to look at my HR inside the widgets


    Thanks, if you meant the option under Device Settings in the Connect app, I forgot about that approach to disable activity tracking.
    I tried that with my 735xt, but still could not reproduce. It is just another way of disabling the watch's native setting (scenario 1 as mentioned before)

    I hear what you say about the hr permanently showing. Just remember that hr only updates about every 2 minutes as it is a historical reading and not a live reading. This limitation is imposed on the software by Garmin to conserve battery.
    For this reason HR on watch face will seldom match that of the widget which is always real-time. This is the same for all watch faces that display hr data.

    I will keep trying and see if I can reproduce and let you know if I find anything.
  • I hear what you say about the hr permanently showing. Just remember that hr only updates about every 2 minutes as it is a historical reading and not a live reading. This limitation is imposed on the software by Garmin to conserve battery.
    For this reason HR on watch face will seldom match that of the widget which is always real-time. This is the same for all watch faces that display hr data.

    I will keep trying and see if I can reproduce and let you know if I find anything.


    I understand the every 2 minutes update on watch face, and I can see my HR changing on watch face if I leave activity tracker on. But when I have activity disable, the HR just stays the same on watch face.
  • I understand the every 2 minutes update on watch face, and I can see my HR changing on watch face if I leave activity tracker on. But when I have activity disable, the HR just stays the same on watch face.



    No problem, I had to make sure you know all these things. Often new users have to learn and understand these concept first, but clearly you're more advanced ;)

    I will keep looking. Thanks for your patience!
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 8 years ago
    Still saying firmware needs to be updated

    I've updated my firmware (I watched it actually update on the watch), rebooted the device, and checked that the most current version is installed in the about screen in settings and I'm still unable to download the watch face as it's telling me I need to update my firmware. Any other suggestions to help me be able to download the watchface?
  • I've updated my firmware (I watched it actually update on the watch), rebooted the device, and checked that the most current version is installed in the about screen in settings and I'm still unable to download the watch face as it's telling me I need to update my firmware. Any other suggestions to help me be able to download the watchface?


    There is a confirmed bug on Garmin’s side regarding what you reported, and a lot of other users encounter this.
    It affects all apps in the app store, not just mine.

    Here is some info that I have collected from other people and Garmin about what you can try to work around the issue.

    Most users have reported success by trying some of these:

    The app store sometimes doesn't know that you've updated your FW, and here are a couple of things to try.

    • Reboot your watch by switching it off completely, and then back on.
    • Plug into your computer with Garmin Express, let it sync, and unplug it.
    • Unpair your watch from your phone and pair it again


    You don’t need to try it in this specific order. The idea is that any one of these might solve the issue for you.
  • Very nice watch face

    Hello
    The watch face is very good but it's possible to add altitude ?


    I also would like to see altitude or sunset/sunrise time. I think we could use the space of HR for watch without it or as an alternative

    Maurizio