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Bitochi games pending state 2 weeks

Bitochi — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:14:26 GMT

Hi I have a couple of apps still in pending state after ~2 weeks. I already have users and they're sending me email what's going on. I'm trying to contact support via email but no response after 3 mails. Is anyone here able to assist?

Developer name: Bitochi

RE: Bitochi games pending state 2 weeks

9421145 — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:01:21 GMT

Two weeks in pending status seems like a long time, especially when users are already waiting for the apps. I’d check whether there are any review notes or missing requirements in the developer dashboard and keep the support emails together in one ticket if possible. Hopefully someone from the Connect IQ team can look into this and provide an update soon. heardle

RE: I Monetized My Ski App, Here's What Happened

GoHardOrGoHome — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:30:08 GMT

You should focus on the global market. There are ski fields in South America and New Zealand that have their peak season in June and July.

I Monetized My Ski App, Here's What Happened

Charlie — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:17:19 GMT

Ski Pin Connect IQ Store Page

About Ski Pin

At the beginning of the 2026, I released a new data field for winter sports called Ski Pin. Ski Pin shows you the name of the ski run you're on, the run difficulty, and which lift is nearby. The CIQ app itself is straightforward, it gets your GPS coordinate and queries a custom web backend that checks the coordinate against OpenSkiMap data. Since there's a monthly cost to run the backend, I decided it'd make sense to monetize the data field to try to cover my costs. And I felt that the Ski Pin concept was unique enough in the CIQ ecosystem that passionate skiers may be willing to pay for the app.

I wanted to share my experience with monetization because I think it's valuable for other developers to see real numbers and understand if it's actually viable.

Monetization Math

For those who haven't looked into first-party monetization, there's a $100 annual fee and then a 15% service fee on all sales. At the beginning of the project, I didn't have a great understanding of how much the backend would cost to run. After doing some research I estimated that with modest adoption, it wouldn't be more than ~$20 a month. So my worst case annual cost would be around $100+$20*12months = $340/yr.

I really struggled with determining the price point for Ski Pin. I didn't want the price to be a significant barrier of entry, but I was eager to recoup my costs. To make $340, I would need to sell $400 in product to cover the 15% service fee. Since skiing is a seasonal sport, I figured a vast majority of my sales would occur in the first 4 months of the year, so I'd need to make ~$100/month. My goal was to make one sale a day on average. So monthly, $100/30 sales puts the price point at $3.33. I rounded that up to $4 to give some breathing room in case I didn't hit my target.

Ski Pin in the field

First Month Results

Looking back on January, two things worked in my favor. First, my backend cost estimate was high. My real cost was $8.46, significantly less than my $20 estimate. Second, I made a lot more sales than I expected! I sold 68 copies in January.

Below is a graph I'll be updating monthly with sales data. If I project out my monthly costs for the rest of the year with no additional sales, it looks like I'll still break even. That was my primary goal with this project.

*Updated* July Sales Analysis

Lessons Learned

The biggest thing I learned is don't be afraid to price your app at what it's worth. I was genuinely worried that no one would be willing to spend more than $2 on a data field, and I almost priced Ski Pin lower because of that concern. But it turns out that if you're solving a real problem for a passionate audience, they may be willing to pay for it. Seasonal apps can absolutely work if you price appropriately for the condensed sales window, just make sure you're not leaving money on the table by undervaluing your work.

What do you think?

I'd love to hear from other developers who've monetized their apps, how did you approach pricing? Has it been worth it? And for those considering monetization, feel free to ask any questions about the process.

Buzz Time - new Watch App - looking for interest

Jeff_Piano_Man — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:35:00 GMT

I am looking for whether there is enough user interest in this to take the time to share this app or not. It's already created but not in the Connect IQ Store yet.

When I sleep, I have a sleep mask on to keep out the light and distractions. I hate to have to wake up enough to look at my watch face to "see" what time it is, I would rather have a way to "feel" it. So now I have "Buzz Time" (well Claude helped too, but ownership is mine).

If you configure it as a Glance and set it as first in the list, then a {lower left /down} press followed by a select {upper right} press will provide you with a series of watch vibrations (buzzes) to give you the present time without needing to look at all. Can be set up for either 12 or 24 hours, and it provides one long buzz for 5, a short buzz for 1, and a gap followed by a quick double buzz for the half hours. For example, if the time is 12:30, then it would give you 2 long buzzes (5+5) and 2 short buzzes (+1+1) for the 12, and after a pause would give you the double buzz for the half hour. It stays that same setting until the turn of the hour or half hour. Nothing is needed (no permissions I believe). The only configuration choices so far are 12/24 hour and there are 3 "strengths": normal, strong, and stronger, that actually just change the duration of each buzz to give the motor more time to spin up.

This could also be something that is useful to those with a disability, so I may post similarly elsewhere if it is appropriate.

I am looking for whether I am the only one in the world that finds this useful, or if there are others with interest I will get it set up for more watches and create it in the Connect IQ store (It works on my Epix Pro Gen 2 51mm).

Thanks, Jeff

Widget: SunCalc - Sunrise, Sunset, Blue Hour, Golden Hour ...

Backslashhh — Tue, 17 May 2016 13:40:06 GMT

App: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/87b86650-a443-43ea-9dcb-29e4051a5722

SunCalc shows the sun's day for your position: sunrise and sunset, civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, the blue hour, the golden hour and solar noon. It needs only a GPS fix, with no phone connection and no account.

24-hour ring: the whole day at a glance, coloured by the sun's height, with the current time and solar noon. Sunrise/sunset and civil twilight are shown below it; choose which two rows you want.
Up/Down: look at the times of other days.
Tap or Start: every phase of the day one by one, with start and end time. Hide the ones you don't need with Menu.
Glance (fēnix 7 and newer, Forerunner, Venu, ...): countdown to the next sunrise or sunset.
Works near the poles: midnight sun and polar night are shown as such.

Runs on 147 watches, from the fēnix 3 and epix to the fēnix 9, MARQ, Instinct, Forerunner, Venu, vívoactive, Enduro, Approach, D2 and Descent.

User guide: https://github.com/haraldh/SunCalc/blob/master/docs/USER_GUIDE.md
Free and open source: https://github.com/haraldh/SunCalc
Feedback and bug reports are welcome, here or as an issue on GitHub.

RE: Widget: SunCalc - Sunrise, Sunset, Blue Hour, Golden Hour ...

Backslashhh — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:01:56 GMT

V14.1.0 is out, the first big update in years:

New front page: a 24-hour ring with all twilight phases, and sunrise/sunset plus civil twilight on one screen, as asked for here a while ago 🙂
Up/Down scrolls to other days
Glance with a countdown to the next sunrise or sunset
Choose what the ring and the glance show; dark or light theme
Translated into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese
Support for all current watches (147 devices), including fēnix 9, MARQ 3, Enduro 4 and Approach S72
More reliable times near the poles

User guide with screenshots: https://github.com/haraldh/SunCalc/blob/master/docs/USER_GUIDE.md

RE: Watchface: Glance

MobileDriveway — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:43:32 GMT

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Am I understanding correctly that HANDY IQ is the latest version and includes all the features of EASY+, meaning it can be configured to look the same, but HANDY IQ can also display an analogue watch face?

I've been using EASY Round so far, but after upgrading to the Fenix 9, I'd like to replace it. Both cost €6, so I'm not quite sure what the difference is or why I'd choose one over the other.

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You understand correctly - HANDY IQ is an analog extension of EASY+. If you don't see yourself ever using analog mode, you can stick with EASY+, the settings will be less complicated and controls easier. Otherwise HANDY IQ is much better value for the money - I recommend it over EASY+ 100%!

Watchface: Glance

MobileDriveway — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:33:45 GMT

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 [emoticon:c4563cd7d5574777a71c318021cbbcc8]! 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 [emoticon:c4563cd7d5574777a71c318021cbbcc8]

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!

RE: Watchface: Glance

Puffin79 — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:06:41 GMT

I've been using EASY Round so far, but after upgrading to the Fenix 9, I'd like to replace it. Both cost €6, so I'm not quite sure what the difference is or why I'd choose one over the other.

RE: gimporter/gexporter - import FIT/GPX courses from your Android phone

Backslashhh — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:38:58 GMT

Updated both apps: gimporter 7.4.0 and gexporter 20.3.0

The biggest update in years. Highlights:

Share a place, navigate there
Found the trailhead, the car park or a meeting point on your phone? Share it to gexporter from Google Maps, Organic Maps, a chat message with coordinates or any other app. The place arrives on the watch: press Start, choose navigation and off you go. Watches with maps calculate the route there themselves.

Tap a track, it's on your watch

gexporter got a new main screen: choose a folder with your GPX/FIT files, tap a track, and it is sent to the watch. gimporter is started on the watch if it is not running.
The watch shows the track name, and Start opens the course. Until you press Start, you can send more tracks from the phone.
A watch icon marks what is already on the watch.

Manage the watch from the phone

gexporter lists the tracks and places gimporter has put on the watch, for the app and the widget, and deletes them with one tap or swipe.
Sending the same track twice no longer creates a duplicate.

More

The start screen fits every display, and the version is shown in the Instinct subscreen.
Track lists scroll and show long names in full.
gexporter is now available in 29 languages.
New devices: Approach S72, D2 Mach 2 Pro, Edge 1060, Enduro 4, eTrex Touch, Forerunner 70, MARQ (Gen 3), Venu X1.
Old and new versions of the two apps work together. With an older gimporter, pick the track from the list on the watch as before.

Details with screenshots: https://harald.hoyer.xyz/gexporter-gimporter/

As always: if something does not work with your device, please open an issue at https://github.com/gimportexportdevs

gimporter/gexporter - import FIT/GPX courses from your Android phone

Backslashhh — Thu, 25 May 2017 06:51:25 GMT

This is the support thread of "gimporter" (Connect IQ app and widget) and the Android companion app "gexporter".

gexporter and gimporter bring GPX and FIT tracks and places from your Android phone onto your Garmin device: no cable, no upload to Garmin Connect. Free, open source, without ads and without tracking.

Features

Share a place, navigate there: share a place from Google Maps, Organic Maps, a chat message with coordinates or any other app to gexporter. The place arrives on the watch: press Start, choose navigation and off you go.
Tap a track, it's on your watch: choose a folder with your GPX/FIT files in gexporter (or share files to it), tap a track, then press Start on the watch to follow it as a course.
Or open gimporter on the watch and choose from the list of tracks on your phone.
See and delete gimporter's tracks and places on the watch from the phone.
GPX tracks are converted to FIT courses on the phone, with options for speed, 3D distance, course points and point reduction.

Notes

gexporter must be running on the phone.
On some devices (like the Edge 1030) you have to disable Wi-Fi on the device so it uses the phone connection.
The Garmin Connect app needs internet access on the phone, even though gimporter does not (a Garmin limitation).
Oregon, Rino, GPSMAP and eTrex devices receive the GPX track unchanged.

What's new in gimporter 7.4.0 / gexporter 20.3.0: https://harald.hoyer.xyz/gexporter-gimporter/

ConnectIQ App: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/de11adc4-fdbb-40b5-86ac-7f93b47ea5bb

ConnectIQ Widget: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/fac50ef3-77b2-466c-9f4f-4dcb2feb49a3

Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.surfsite.gexporter

Source code and issues: https://github.com/gimportexportdevs

[Watch Face] Mariner – analog dive-watch face for AMOLED, drawn entirely in code | Updates & Feedback

8357807 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:07:18 GMT

Connect IQ Store: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/abacd1c5-13c5-4d42-8f0b-5789af9c92a7
Free 24-hour trial: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/71bba217-49d5-44de-94b9-6b7cf1bbb988

Hi everyone,

I'd like to share Mariner, an analog dive-watch face for round AMOLED Garmins. I wear a Garmin for training but missed the look of a proper diver, so I built one.

What's on the dial

60-minute dive bezel, lume pip at 12, sword minute hand, lollipop seconds hand, pierced hour hand
Day and date windows
Current temperature with a weather icon and the day's high/low
A data window at 9 o'clock and a data line below centre: heart rate, Body Battery, stress, calories, steps or floors
Battery gauge built into the emblem

Make it yours

4 bezel colours (black, navy, green, burgundy) and 6 accent colours
Every element can be turned on or off
Set it in the Connect IQ app, or on the watch with Garmin's face editor (fenix 8, FR970/570/170/70, Venu 4, vivoactive 6, D2 Mach 2)
Touch and hold the weather or a data window to open the matching Garmin widget

A few build notes, for the developers here

No bitmaps for the dial: bezel, indices and hands are all drawn with Dc calls and scaled per device, so it's sharp from 360 to 454 px.
Data is read through Complications (including Body Battery and stress), and hold-to-launch uses Complications.exitTo().
Always-on mode drops to outlines of the real hands plus four quadrant plots, and shifts a few pixels each minute to avoid burn-in.
Watches without vector fonts get bundled bitmap fonts (1.0.3), which fixed the text on a handful of older AMOLED models.

Watches: Forerunner 965/970/570/265/165/170/70, fenix 8, 8 Pro and E, epix (Gen 2) and epix Pro, Venu 2/3/4, vivoactive 5/6, Instinct 3 AMOLED, MARQ (Gen 2), D2, Descent and Approach models - check the store list for your exact watch. MIP screens (fenix 7, FR255/955) are next on the list.

It's a paid face; the free trial listing runs the full face for 24 hours so you can try it on your own wrist first.

Feedback very welcome, especially from anyone on a watch I haven't been able to test on hardware - let me know if anything looks off. I'll post updates in this thread.

Thanks for looking!

Petalia Pastel – soft pastel face that turns dark when you sleep | Updates & Feedback

AyetelKursi — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:19:27 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'd like to introduce my first watch face: **Petalia Pastel** – an elegant, light watch face for

everyone who prefers soft colors over dark "tactical" designs.

**What makes it different**

- 6 pastel themes: Rose, Lavender, Mint, Peach, Sky, Sand – each in a light and a dark version

- Automatic night mode: it reads your bed time and wake time from your Garmin Connect user profile and

switches to a gentle dark design while you sleep

- 3 activity rings + 4 data fields, 24 values to choose from: heart rate, Body Battery, steps, calories,

stress, floors, active minutes, distance, battery, notifications, temperature, sunrise/sunset,

Pulse Ox, respiration, altitude, chance of rain, humidity, wind, 7-day distance and steps, move bar,

second time zone, recovery time, air pressure

- Always-on friendly on AMOLED (dimmed time with burn-in shift), clean version for MIP screens

- 16 languages in the settings

**Links**

- Free Lite version (Rose theme): apps.garmin.com/.../b8b21f4c-6391-4825-99a2-d5b31628d05c

- Full version: apps.garmin.com/.../e404c126-b2cc-468a-a596-c8d8701e885d

**Devices:** all round color watches with Connect IQ 5 or newer – Venu 2/3/4, vivoactive 5/6,

Forerunner 165–970, fēnix 7/8/9/E, epix, Enduro 3, Instinct 3 AMOLED, MARQ 2 and more.

**Settings:** Connect IQ app on your phone / My device / Petalia Pastel / Settings.

**Privacy:** everything stays on the watch – no account, no data transfer.

I'll post every update in this thread. Feedback is very welcome: which color or data field would you

like next, and does everything look right on your watch model? Bug reports with the watch model help a lot.

Thanks for having a look!

RE: Petalia Pastel – soft pastel face that turns dark when you sleep | Updates & Feedback

AyetelKursi — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:42:44 GMT

NEW: choose kilometers or miles and Celsius or Fahrenheit in the settings (default: like your watch)

RE: Bitochi games pending state 2 weeks

NoOne — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:29:28 GMT

Since 9 October!

looks like they have issues with a lot of requests!
I saw new accounts uploading hundreds of apps in matter of weeks!

Garmin needs to take measures to protect its developers community and their customers!

why am I getting charged every year with a huge fee and also a percentage for each sale? To not be able to upload an app that took 4-6 weeks of developing, designing process, just because some people found AI tools producing slop?

RE: Bitochi games pending state 2 weeks

5638179 — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:44:26 GMT

I have an App in pending state sinc Oct 11

[Watch Face] Logbook – analog chronograph face with your training log: week, month, year per sport | Updates & Feedback

AyetelKursi — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:12:42 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'd like to introduce **Logbook**, an analog chronograph-style watch face that keeps a training log for you. Most data faces show today's numbers – Logbook shows how your training week, month and year are going, per sport, on a classic dial.

**What's on the dial**

- 3 sub-dials: this week's distance per sport against your own weekly goal – 20 choices: running (incl. treadmill), cycling, swimming, walking, hiking, cross-country and alpine skiing, skating, rowing / kayak / SUP, water sports, golf, strength, HIIT, cardio machines, climbing, racket and team sports, boxing, all sports

- Window under 12: month and year distance – **new in 1.1: your yearly goal**, shown in percent and as a bar

- Bezel ring: your weekly training time against your goal

- Date, temperature and Body Battery

- 9 designs with a metallic sunburst dial: cream / red, black / orange, navy / gold, sage / copper, salmon / graphite, ice blue / silver, midnight / rose gold, graphite / neon, aqua / black

- Switches to the black design while you sleep (bed time from Garmin Connect)

- Touch and hold the running or cycling sub-dial, the weather or Body Battery to open the Garmin widget

- Always-on with burn-in protection, own layout for MIP screens, 16 languages

**How it counts:** Logbook adds up the activities recorded on your watch (from the watch's activity history). Activities from other devices only count if they are synced to the watch.

**Links**

- Logbook Free (all sports sub-dial, training time, weather): apps.garmin.com/.../286bc242-b640-44d6-9e73-287defe24a3c

- Logbook (all sub-dials, month and year, yearly goal, 9 designs): apps.garmin.com/.../149c3e81-24de-4364-b25e-e909b7d32111

**Devices:** Venu 4 / 3 / 2 / 2S, vivoactive 6 / 5, Forerunner 970 / 965 / 955 / 570 / 265 / 255 / 165, fēnix 9 / 8 / 7 / E, epix Pro, Enduro 3, Instinct 3 AMOLED, MARQ 2 and more.

**Settings:** Connect IQ app on your phone / My device / Logbook / Settings.

**Privacy:** everything stays on the watch – no account, no data transfer.

I'll post every update in this thread. Feedback is very welcome: which sport or value would you like on the dial? If a number looks wrong, please tell me your watch model and the sport, and I'll look into it.

Thanks for having a look!

[Watch Face] Petbook – a virtual pet that lives on your watch face and is fed by your steps | Updates & Feedback

AyetelKursi — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:08:18 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'd like to introduce **Petbook**, a watch face with a little virtual pet that lives on your wrist. You don't feed it with buttons – you feed it by moving: your steps, workouts and intensity minutes keep it happy, and your Body Battery decides how lively it is.

**How it works**

- Hatch an egg on your first active day – it grows with every fed day: baby (day 1), young (day 7), adult (day 30), stars at 100, 200 and 365 days

- A day counts as fed when you reach your step goal or record a workout (minutes adjustable)

- Lazy days make it hungry, then weak, then sick – after 14 days without sport it is gone (difficulty adjustable: gentle never dies, hard = 7 days). A new egg in the settings starts again, your record stays

- Pause mode for holidays or illness: the days simply don't count

**What you see**

- 5 animals: cat, dog, panda, dragon and – new in 1.1 – the bunny, each with its own food

- Moods: happy, hungry, tired, strong after a workout, asleep at your bedtime, weak, sick, "2 days left!"

- It moves when you raise your wrist: breathes, blinks, hops, wags its tail

- Touch and hold the pet to pet it (hearts!), touch and hold a ring to open the Garmin widget

- 3 rings: food (steps), strength (workout + intensity minutes), rest (Body Battery)

- **Halloween (24–31 October):** your pet wears a witch hat and a pumpkin sits next to it – in the free version too

- 4 designs, a name for your pet, always-on with burn-in protection, 16 languages

**Links**

- Petbook Free (cat, grows up to "young"): apps.garmin.com/.../bfd4b61e-5535-4462-9257-2f50895c7aae

- Petbook (all animals, adult stage, stars, designs, name, difficulty): apps.garmin.com/.../04eb10a1-b7e7-48db-8644-0e7e46f01ce3

**Devices:** fēnix 9 / 8 / 7 / E, epix Pro / Gen 2, Enduro 3, MARQ 2, Forerunner 970 / 965 / 955 / 570 / 265 / 255 / 165, Venu 4 / 3 / 2 / 2S, vivoactive 6 / 5, Instinct 3 AMOLED and more.

**Settings:** Connect IQ app on your phone / My device / Petbook / Settings.

**Privacy:** everything stays on the watch – no account, no data transfer.

I'll post every update in this thread. Feedback is very welcome – which animal should come next? And if something looks wrong on your watch model, please tell me the model and I'll fix it.

Youtube Video: [View:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xBGF8OYq6Lk:320:240]

Thanks for having a look!

Watchface: Panoptic

Alluvion — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:25:33 GMT

Hello!

This is my first post here, and I wanted to introduce myself and share a watch face I’ve been working on called Panoptic. I’ve used the Data Lover watch face for years, and it inspired me to create my own.

Real-Time Astrology Calculations Based on Your Location

I’ve seen watch faces that show the positions of the planets, and I wanted to take that a step further by turning those positions into practical astrological indicators.

I included a sky database, called an ephemeris, so the watch can calculate the planets’ current positions. Panoptic checks their major astrological relationships, called aspects, and how close each relationship is to exact, called the orb. Your location and selected house system also feed into the calculations. Everything runs directly on the watch and doesn’t need an internet connection.

The results appear as four 0 – 100 scores in segmented radial gauges around the perimeter:

Wealth — check it before dealing with money, reviewing financial goals or planning your next step.
Love — check it before a date, reconnecting with someone or having an important conversation.
Vitality — reflect on your energy, exercise and recovery when planning the day ahead.
Career — check it before starting a project, submitting an application, presenting an idea or tackling demanding work.

Cryptocurrency and Precious-Metal Prices

I’ve seen Bitcoin prices on a few watch faces, but I wanted to take it a step further and let the user choose any cryptocurrency they want. I also added gold and silver since they’ve been popular recently.

More Information, Bigger Text

My first version displayed a ton of information, but everything was too small to read. So I enlarged everything and added a cycling view system so I could squeeze everything in while keeping it readable.

Features

Panoptic can automatically cycle between the weather forecast and three configurable Move Rings at intervals you choose. The upper gauges can also alternate between sunrise/sunset and UV/humidity. You can keep either view fixed if you prefer.

You can customize the health and activity fields, choose a three-day or five-day forecast, change themes and time colors, and configure the always-on display. There’s also moon phase support, and the settings are available in six languages.

Panoptic supports 67 round Garmin models, including MIP and AMOLED displays. Astrology is available on 57 models; the remaining ten use an alternate layout with additional data fields.

Feedback

I’d love to hear what you think, particularly about the astrology indicators, whether you find the cycling views useful, and how readable everything is on your watch.

Suggestions, questions and bug reports are all welcome here. Please mention your watch model when reporting an issue, and feel free to share screenshots of your configurations.

Thanks for taking a look!

It’s free to download: Panoptic on the Connect IQ Store

RE: Watchface: Glance

O5h3a — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:01:11 GMT

Thank you so much I see it! Purchasing now!

RE: Watchface: Glance

MobileDriveway — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:52:45 GMT

[quote userid="2000185" url="~/developer/connect-iq/f/showcase/279043/watchface-glance/2072794"]Glance ultra is mine if at all possible! thanks so much[/quote]

Done - Glance Ultra v1.34. It might take some time to be available to all users.

RE: Watchface: Glance

O5h3a — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:18:15 GMT

Glance ultra is mine if at all possible! thanks so much

RE: Watchface: Glance

MobileDriveway — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:04:06 GMT

[quote userid="2000185" url="~/developer/connect-iq/f/showcase/279043/watchface-glance/2072782"]OMG! Thank you! going away on a trip tomorrow so hopefully its ready today!. My fave face of all time happy to purchase again to support the dev. Thanks again![/quote]

I published BIG EASY IQ (that is what you use, right?) v1.12 with support for Enduro 4 and more.

Other apps will be updated later today and tomorrow.

RE: Watchface: Glance

O5h3a — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:25:03 GMT

OMG! Thank you! going away on a trip tomorrow so hopefully its ready today!. My fave face of all time happy to purchase again to support the dev. Thanks again!