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Smart Bike Lights (Data Field) / Bike Lights Control (Widget)

maca88 — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:30:27 GMT

I've made two open source CIQ applications to control ANT+ lights:

- Smart Bike Lights (data field): https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/0d9fd828-c932-4470-9c37-fd2828881888

Configurator: https://maca88.github.io/SmartBikeLights/

- Bike Lights Control (widget): https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/fa3c2332-76e3-4ba1-8528-32a0fd617ab1

Configurator: https://maca88.github.io/BikeLightsControl/

Smart Bike Lights features:
- Automatic light control (Smart mode) based on the configured filters (sunset, sunlight, speed, ...)
- Manual light control (only for Edge devices with a touch screen or devices with CIQ 3.2 and more than 32KB memory)
- Records lights modes that are displayed in Garmin Connect

Bike Lights Control features:
- Manual light control (available to all devices)

Both applications can be installed on the same device, which can be useful for low end devices (e.g. Edge 520) where "Bike Lights Control" can be used to change light modes manually and "Smart Bike Lights" for automatic light control.

Currently registered ANT+ lights:
- Bontrager Ion Pro RT
- Bontrager Ion 200 RT
- Bontrager Flare RT
- Garmin Varia RTL500
- Garmin Varia RTL510
- Garmin Varia RTL515
- Garmin Varia HL500
- Garmin Varia UT800

in case your ANT+ light is not on the list you can help by doing the following:

1. Install Bike Lights Control
2. Pair your bike light with your Garmin device
3. Open the widget:
- Edge with a touch screen: post which numbers are displayed on the buttons and what mode each button represents when pressed
- Other devices: Select the "Light modes" menu and post which numbers are displayed in the menu and what mode each menu item represents when selected

Example for Bontrager Ion Pro RT:

1 -> High steady beam
2 -> Medium steady beam
5 -> Low steady beam
63 -> Day flash
62 -> Night flash

There are some features that could be possible to add in the future, but would require Garmin to add them to the CIQ api. In case you are interested in any of the below features, consider upvoting their feature request thread:

1. Control lights based on the ambient light sensor available on some devices:
https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/i/bug-reports/ambient-light-sensor-api-access

Known issues:

1. Unable to use Tempe Visualizer or TyreWiz Data Field alongside Smart Bike Lights:
https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/i/bug-reports/lightnetworklistener-onbikelightupdate-not-called-when-certain-data-fields-are-installed

RE: Smart Bike Lights (Data Field) / Bike Lights Control (Widget)

2608654 — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:40:04 GMT

I have the same light and bike computer and experience the same issue. The headlight turns off after a few minutes or around 600 metres. I tried all the things you did to no avail. When my headlight turns off I can turn it back on using the Smart Light Control data field. Although sometimes it takes a few button presses. I don't know if this is a Garmin or Magene issue but if I run the headlight unpaired it doesn't turn off after a few minutes. I'm thinking about trying a different brand headlight but obviously if it's a Garmin issue this will be fruitless.

RE: Watchface: Glance

9919553 — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:20:29 GMT

Hey man!

I've been using the watch face for quite a while and I've been really enjoying it.

The only thing I've recently added the move bar into my watch face and it seems that it's not connected to the right value because it shows percentage which is always equal to the better life and the bar seems to follow the same logic. Could you please check that it is okay?

Regards and good luck

Petr

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!

Nomadic Pro 2 — AMOLED flagship: 15 data fields, 7 on-watch touch zones, full AOD control (+ MIP and Lite editions)

AV82 — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:38:32 GMT

Dev Fam-

Nomadic Pro 2 went live earlier this month. It's the rebuild of my original Nomadic Pro and the flagship of the range, so I wanted to put it in front of the people who'll actually spot what's wrong with it.

Nomadic Pro 2 is built for AMOLED, with layouts drawn per resolution — 454×454, 416×416 and 390×390 — rather than one layout scaled down. 40 devices supported.

What's in it:

Seven on-watch touch zones.Time colour, data field cycling, data font size, view toggles and quick info are all changed on the wrist. For key color/datafield changes - no phone, Connect IQ Mobile, no settings round-trip. Deeper options are in the IQ app though.

15 selectable data fields across multiple zones — weather (conditions, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation chance, daily high/low, daily precipitation,barometric pressure trend), plus elevation, dual time zone and last-known coordinates.

Six 3D time colourways, each available in 12 *and* 24 hour — New Blue, Red, Green, Red/Blue, Bronze, Steel Gray. Getting all six rendered in both formats was more work than the first version, where 24 hour was an afterthought.

Always-on display with independent element control, including a full-data AOD, so you decide what survives into AOD rather than accepting a fixed stripped-back layout.

Data font and label styling set independently of the time display.

Optional 8-phase moon phase set, light and dark variants.

$3.99 apps.garmin.com/.../b2963c11-0c3c-4a13-b9ec-08416e806ee7

The part I'd most like feedback on is the other two editions, because they're essentially the same design pushed onto very different hardware:

Nomadic Pro MIP ($2.99) is not the AMOLED build with a fallback path — it's a from-scratch rebuild for transflective displays. The 3D time digits were reprocessed for MIP's 64-colour palette, over solid backgrounds tuned for sunlight legibility, and it handles both touch models and button-only watches. No AOD, no dimming, no stripped-down layout — every field stays visible all the time, which is the entire point of MIP. 14 devices across fenix 7, Forerunner 255/955, Enduro 3 and fenix 8 Solar.

apps.garmin.com/.../c4a650d2-3b3a-4385-a998-ecdfe6ebcb93

Nomadic Pro Lite ($1.99) went the other way — same family, deliberately fewer decisions. Three 3D metallic digit sets, dual time zone with DST calculated automatically across 21 named zones, and a tap-to-cycle weather field.

apps.garmin.com/.../c9108b28-8b12-4137-beb6-4e9503a5c287

Reprocessing the 3D digits for a 64-colour palette without them going flat was the hardest single problem in the whole set, and I'm still not certain I've landed it on every background. If anyone here has shipped 3D-styled elements to MIP, I'd genuinely like to compare notes.

More images and detail for all three at https://nomadicdesigns.biz

Happy to answer anything about the touch-zone implementation or the AOD element control. And if something looks wrong on your device, tell me — I'd rather hear it here than read it in a review.

Thanks for reading -

Erik / NomadicDesigns

Music Boss - now LIVE: album art, library browse + search on your wrist (free promo codes available)

rebootsramblings — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:30:58 GMT

Hey all - quick share from a solo dev.

I make Music Boss, a Connect IQ app that turns your Garmin into a full remote for whatever's playing on your Android phone - Spotify, YouTube Music, Poweramp, TIDAL, Audible, and just about anything else.

https://apps.garmin.com/apps/73cab229-cd0f-4299-af7c-4f9ba7a09b2f

Feature highlights:

- Full-screen album art on your wrist. Getting real cover art onto a Garmin was... a journey. It works now, and it's glorious.
- Browse your entire music library from the watch - playlists, albums, folders, the lot. Drill in, tap a song, it plays on your phone.
- Search your whole library right from the watch - type in an artist or track, tap the result.
- Plus play/pause, skip, seek anywhere in a track, volume, and song rating.

Companion app:

It needs the Music Boss Deluxe companion app on an Android phone - that's where your music lives. (Sorry iPhone folks, that's a phone-side limitation, not a lack of love.)

Free to install and try; a 3-day trial unlocks everything, so you can wear it through a weekend before deciding.

I've also got a handful of free full-access codes for anyone who wants to kick the tires and give feedback - just dropped a hand full of promo codes in the comments. Grab'em while they're hot!

Happy to answer any questions, and I genuinely want to hear what works and what's clunky on your specific watch - I tune these against real hardware.

Teaser:

RE: Music Boss - now LIVE: album art, library browse + search on your wrist (free promo codes available)

rebootsramblings — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:56:55 GMT

Some codes so you don't have to wait (copy paste the code into the redeem link - did this to avoid the spam filter for multiple links):

https://play.google.com/redeem

Codes:

Full lifetime app Unlocks - yours to keep:

ZUDMS2SUGSW0LDRTXQJVB2Z
MKC720SVU14JBQUZZRDNH7C
GFUPKT0XQZ0DJMM7Z7UG19F
PLU8L7T8JFYF4GZTJHPFNGV
UYLXUKSZWJ4R4BYXBL2LDM1

60 day all access passes:

U4W9CXUYEYM1R5GQKDQEPHU
LBDCB16QDMYXA4TV7SHBA9D
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[New App] RecoveryTimeline – Understand your recovery over time (Looking for feedback thank you.)

9236848 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:40:07 GMT

Hi everyone,

I recently released RecoveryTimeline, a free Connect IQ app that helps Garmin users understand how their recovery changes over time, rather than focusing on a single daily score.

The goal is to make recovery trends easier to understand using data already available on your watch.

Current features include:

Recovery Score (0–100)
7 & 30-day Recovery Timeline
Recovery Velocity
Personal Recovery Records
Guided Breathing

The app works entirely on your watch.

No account required
No internet connection
No cloud sync

I'm currently planning future updates and would really appreciate feedback from the Garmin community.

I'm especially interested in hearing:

What recovery information do you check most often?
Which feature would make this app more useful for you?
Is there anything confusing or missing?
What would you like to see in future versions?

Connect IQ Store:
https://shorturl.asia/6k0KQ

Thank you for your time! Any feedback, ideas, or feature requests are greatly appreciated.

wacth face:

thank you.

DataField: MitoFlex

JimAEgirson — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:02:14 GMT

Mitochondrial Flexibility training aid.https://apps.garmin.com/en-GB/apps/04bc7b5b-65a0-4206-b015-a739bfed2b68

Zero coding skills to working DataField. [emoticon:578cee8aac0e41e9bcef50a2f8d281d5] it took a few weeks but finally made it. Please try it out, i hope you enjoy it.

It all started with a realization: interval training is crucial for everyone, regardless of fitness level, but getting it right for each individual can feel nearly impossible. I saw the potential in creating a system that adapts training in real time to a person’s own abilities—a feature missing from most conditioning programs. While strength training is often adjusted on the fly based on how you feel, conditioning rarely follows suit, despite the clear need.

This idea stemmed from a concern about public health. With declining health trends in society, I recognized the importance of an adaptive, responsive training program suitable for all—from beginners to elite athletes. That’s how MitoFlex was born: a solution to make conditioning training accessible, effective, and tailored to everyone.

RE: DataField: MitoFlex

5730072 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:14:30 GMT

This is a really interesting approach to adaptive training. Using real-time heart rate changes to guide effort could help athletes train more intelligently.

Instinct 3 Tactical Solar 45 mm

6543341 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:27:37 GMT

Hi sabeard,

Thank you for your Weather Radar App.

Would it be possible to add support for the Garmin Instinct 3 Tactical Solar 45 mm?

The app does not appear at all in the Connect IQ Store when this watch is selected, although version 1.0.20 mentions support for newer devices.

Thank you!

Watchface: Digital for TactixD and Digital for TactixD v2 Beta

tomulli — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:01:35 GMT

This is forum to streamline questions processing, feature requests, bug reporting and general discussion regarding
Digital for TactixD face: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/d4fbcc93-5e5e-4030-8278-2bd8463921db
Digital for TactixD v2 Beta: apps.garmin.com/.../15c35159-bae3-4c12-8539-5305ccd1b933
Digital for NameNotAllowed v3 Alpha (AMOLED support) https://apps.garmin.com/apps/5311adda-95af-48c4-bf2d-199ff7d15eda (yep Garmin forbid me to put TactixD into the name)

Idea behind this face is that the best face is the one which is set exactly as i want it.

*** IMPORTANT: Always include your email if you are contacting me using Contact Developer form. Without it i cannot contact you back as form will come with noreply@garmin.com as a sender address.

Q&A:

Why there are so many settings available? It is hard to navigate through them:
Sending watchface user defined parameters such as color, font and screen placement through app settings seems to be the only available option at this moment. Amount of settings is a tax for having many objects available. During time i've found out there are also problems and limitations coming with amount of settings, therefore version 2 is being in development where at least some of the fields configuration will be simplified.

Why are my settings changes not reflected on WatchFace ?
It seems this issue is tied to Garmin CIQ app which is not able handle huge amount of settings properly. When settings are done through Android/iOS Garmin Mobile app all should work as expected.

Will be there Weather details available ?
Yes, weather is in progress and will be included in v2 version. Currently testing various weather providers APIs and fighting with best details visualization on the screen.

Why is my language not supported i see only squares instead of characters ?
During short life time of this face 26 custom fonts have been already requested and implemented. Fonts consume a lot of available resources, therefore characters are limited to the absolute minimum => english characters and numbers only. Languages with 'special' characters such as czech, russian, japanese etc. cannot be supported until more resources will be available to watch faces. Toggle button "Force English Day/Month Name" to force most exposed fields to english has been implemented instead.

Will more features be implemented ?
Yes, i am adding more features based on incoming requests. Priority is usually set by amount of requests.

RE: Watchface: Digital for TactixD and Digital for TactixD v2 Beta

9604218 — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:20:23 GMT

Please add tactix 7 amoled to suppoted list. It is not available.

Star Wheel - Astronomical Sky Map

RootDev — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:40:57 GMT

Connect IQ store link: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/c6ce510b-c981-45f7-aad1-b3d9bdeae3ca

Star Wheel is a watchface designed to show a realtime planisphere (star map) based on the user's current location and time. The planisphere updates its rotation every minute and is labeled with cardinal directions to assist in finding visible constellations and stars. Stargazers and astronomy focused users can use this as a quick reference to the visible stargazing conditions.

The planisphere is drawn according to the current latitude, rotated according to the current time, and the viewing window ellipse is dynamically calculated based on the user's current expected stargazing visibility. (Best results are expected at latitudes beyond the tropics; users within 20 degrees latitude from the equator will experience less accuracy of star mapping due to the inherent limitations of planispheres.)

An optional fullscreen view mode renders a centered planisphere in the middle of the screen. In this view setting, rotation and the starmap image remain accurate, but all stars are displayed rather than a viewing window ellipse representing the stars currently visible in the horizon.

Additional features include: an optional second time zone location which can be set and displayed at the bottom of the star map, a lunar phase icon indicating the current phase of the moon, and a rotating month ring indicating annual progress.

A data bar in the top right can display battery status, daily steps progress, or be toggled off.

There are 4 customizable data fields with user choices to display any of the following: Sunrise/Sunset, Heart Rate, Respiration Rate, Intensity Minutes, Active Calories, Daily Calories, Pulse Ox, Steps, Floors Climbed, Distance, Altitude, Notifications, Weather High/Low Temp, Weather Current Temp, Body Battery, Stress, Barometric Pressure, Recovery Time, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Running Distance, Cycling Distance and Battery Percentage.

Further user options include radial or numeric seconds display, Bluetooth status icon, and grayscale datafield icons.

Feedback and feature requests are welcome!

First Watch Face - SIMPLES

SW88 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:57:42 GMT

Hi all,

I’ve been working on my first watch face, SIMPLES, which is live and free.

-AMOLED devices

-Clean, efficient with burn-in protection

-AOD clock-only

-Language support for English, Spanish, French and German

-Multi device compatibility, working on more.

-On-device settings menu and in-app setting menu

LINK: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/c963dd4b-c9ca-4812-b5f3-ade06f64fd01

I’d really appreciate any feedback you may have so I can improve the WF.

Thanks in advance.

Isometric Hold Lab — actual TUT and bilateral hold balance on Garmin

ProWatchs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:35:30 GMT

I built Isometric Hold Lab for static-strength sessions where the hold may end before the target. Press START when form breaks and the app records actual time under tension instead of awarding the planned duration.

It supports dead hangs, planks, wall sits, side planks, grip holds and a configurable custom protocol. Bilateral sessions compare left/right TUT and asymmetry, while the watch keeps adherence, best hold and the last completed session.

I am the developer. The app is completely free, offline and requests zero permissions. It is a manual timer, not automatic exercise/drop detection or medical, rehabilitation or safety equipment.

Store: apps.garmin.com/.../23f723a1-30bc-42f4-ae92-774757713dcb

Race Ready Pack — offline event gear checklists on your Garmin

ProWatchs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:30:19 GMT

I built Race Ready Pack for the last gear check before leaving home or transition. It includes concise Run Race, Ride Day, Triathlon and Court Day lists, highlights unchecked critical items, and saves progress independently for every sport.

Buttons, touch and swipe are supported. Progress recovers locally after closing the app, and users can reset one list or deliberately clear all lists.

I am the developer. The app is completely free, works offline, requests zero permissions and records no activity or health data. The built-in lists are practical reminders rather than complete event instructions; organizer equipment and safety rules always come first.

Store: apps.garmin.com/.../0f07e30f-a432-410c-badc-973f54105f16

Court Ledger — free tennis and padel scoring with golden point

ProWatchs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:20:59 GMT

I built Court Ledger as a fast on-watch scorekeeper for tennis and padel. It supports best-of-one, best-of-three and best-of-five matches, traditional advantage or golden-point/no-ad scoring, standard tie-breaks, and an optional deciding-set super tie-break.

The app keeps service rotation, offers one-step undo that restores point/game/set/server together, and automatically recovers an unfinished match after the app closes. Buttons, touch and swipe are supported.

I am the developer. Court Ledger is completely free, works offline, requests zero permissions and sends no data. It records only the score you enter; it does not officiate line calls or create a Garmin activity/FIT file.

Store: apps.garmin.com/.../211a97e7-1f9a-45ff-bdef-8b12b990f3f5

Lift Tempo Coach — four-phase lifting tempo and real active TUT

ProWatchs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:05:47 GMT

I built Lift Tempo Coach for controlled strength sessions where the cadence matters. Configure eccentric, bottom hold, concentric and top hold timing (for example 3-1-1-0), then follow the phase and vibration cues from the watch.

It supports reps, sets and rest, includes four on-watch presets, and reports active time under tension per set and for the full session without counting rest or paused time. The last session summary stays on the watch.

I am the developer. The app is completely free, works offline and sends no data. It guides the timing you configure; it does not detect motion, judge form or replace professional coaching.

Store: apps.garmin.com/.../0487acd8-0c10-4718-b3ae-323f0d8209b3

Blood Donation Tracker — private offline history and reminder countdown

ProWatchs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:04:37 GMT

I built Blood Donation Tracker as a simple, private way to keep donation dates on a Garmin watch without an account, phone connection or server.

It can log today or an earlier donation, keeps the last 24 dates plus a lifetime total, and shows a countdown to a reminder date using the interval you select. Duplicate and future-date protection are included, and everything stays in on-device storage.

Important: the date is a personal reminder only, not a medical eligibility decision. Rules vary by country, donation type and individual health, so users should always follow their blood center and qualified medical advice.

I am the developer. The app is completely free and requests zero permissions.

Store: apps.garmin.com/.../e8ea0594-bbaa-4236-a2e0-05b2f2efad29

HillFactor — Naismith pacing for hiking and trail running

ProWatchs — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:30:39 GMT

I built HillFactor as a focused Naismith pacing data field for hill walking, hiking and trail running. It shows your cumulative Naismith factor, compares it with a target you choose, and makes the result explicit as AHEAD, ON TARGET or BEHIND with a signed time delta.

A lower factor means faster progress. HillFactor works offline, needs no account, and only writes its optional factor series into your saved FIT activity. It supports a wide range of current Garmin devices and is available in English and Spanish.

HillFactor is a pacing aid, not navigation or a guaranteed finish-time predictor. Elevation quality depends on the watch and the activity.

I am the developer. The app is completely free on Connect IQ:
apps.garmin.com/.../d172e58d-c6f0-4ece-876b-8f39b0c8eb33

If you try it, device-specific feedback is very welcome.

NDR-One — Premium AMOLED watch face with 24h HR chart, hand-built AOD, 4 themes

1257447 — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:07:31 GMT

Hi everyone,

Just released my first Connect IQ watch face after months of work and wanted to share it with this community since you're the ones who actually care about getting watch face design right.

NDR-One is built specifically for AMOLED Garmin devices (Fenix 8, Epix Pro, Forerunner 965, plus 16 more). Designed around instrument-cluster typography with true-black backgrounds and a single accent color at a time.

What's in v1.0:

- True 24-hour rolling heart-rate chart, color-banded by Garmin training zones (Recovery blue, Aerobic green, Threshold yellow, VO2 orange, Max red). Storage-backed so the chart is never blank, even minutes after install.
- Hand-built always-on display, redrawn from scratch with thin-line numerals and per-frame palette swap. Pixel jitter every minute to mitigate burn-in.
- 11 widgets, each independently toggable from on-watch settings. No phone or Connect IQ Mobile required.
- 4 color themes: Atlas Prism (multi-color), Signal Amber, Glacier Cyan, Embered Red. Switch on the watch.
- Battery-aware state colors that shift green/orange/red as charge drops.
- All data pulled from Garmin native services (Activity Monitor, SensorHistory, ComplicationSubscriber, native Weather). Zero third-party API keys.

Store link: apps.garmin.com/.../93d7958b-f82b-4cd5-87b5-092e47e91508

Price: $3.99 one-time.

Planned for v1.1+: HRV Status, Notifications, second time zone, Training Readiness when Garmin exposes the SDK.

This is the first face from NDRLabs. Genuinely interested in feedback from the community — what works, what doesn't, what you'd add. Open to hearing the hard parts.

Thanks for reading.

RE: NDR-One — Premium AMOLED watch face with 24h HR chart, hand-built AOD, 4 themes

SW88 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:03:09 GMT

Great WF. I'm a fan of the MAX version myself.

Constructive feedback:
- Is there a way to simplify date field to just one date (today) if someone chooses? Looking at 3 feels too busy on such a clean watch face.
- This might just be a MAX thing, but I can't see how to enable small essentials like, notifications, alarms and bluetooth?
- Clock is smooth and clean and I am a fan of clock-only AOD.
- I also like your on-device menu layout, looks good.
- Only issue I have had so far is slow to wake at times from AOD (Epix Pro).

Hope this helps.

Not sure why people don't comment/assist more on here, I thought that was the whole point of the forum.....

keep up the good work.

Row Estimate — split /500m + distance on gym ergs that don't pair

ProWatchs — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:40:25 GMT

If you row on a "dumb" gym erg that won't pair with your Garmin, you normally get stroke rate and HR but no split or distance. Row Estimate is a free data field that estimates your split /500m, total distance and distance per stroke from the watch's own energy-burn estimate (using the Concept2 calorie/power-pace relationship).

It writes the estimated distance into the FIT file, so Garmin Connect shows a distance chart afterward, and there's a 50–150% calibration if you know your real pace. It's an estimate, not a power meter — but it's consistent workout to workout.

Free on the Connect IQ store; feedback and device requests welcome.

apps.garmin.com/.../92ddb9af-6a94-4d94-bb19-af4a1c7e5ae8

Big & Clear — a high-contrast watch face you can actually read

ProWatchs — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:33:31 GMT

I built Big & Clear for anyone who has to squint — or reach for reading glasses — to read their watch.

It shows the time in the largest digits the watch can render, with high-contrast color schemes, a large date and two optional data fields. You can also turn the fields off for a completely clean face. Seconds and leading zero are optional; 12/24-hour format follows your watch.

It is free, requests no permissions, and collects no data. If your device is missing or you want another color scheme, tell me and I’ll add it.

apps.garmin.com/.../34556fa7-54e5-4b00-8d38-876c53d2553c