Fenix 6S pro watchface on Fenix 6S base model

Hello guys.

I would like to have the main watchface from Fenix 6s pro/sapphire on my Fenix 6S base model. Is there a way to extract it from the pro/sapphire firmware and somehow install it in base fenix 6? I don’t understand this garmin way of doing things, watchfaces should be installable in any device, since it doesn’t depends on hardware… and the base model and pro/sapphire doesn’t have any difference that would make it impossible to install this watch face.

I have the infocal watchface from connect iq store, but the stock watchface is slightly different.

Thanks in advance for any help or ideia..

0 MarceloSantos over 4 years ago

0 C.sco over 4 years ago

Nope, can't install factory watchfaces on watches that didn't come with them. Only option is to use a 3rd-party copycat watchface from the CIQ store.

They don't exclude the watchfaces because of compatibility issues, they exclude them to differentiate from, and incentivize buying, higher tier models.

There are lots of things they could add to the lower-end watches that would be virtually free for them - many of the Firstbeat metrics, for instance. But if they put all the software features from the higher models on the lower models, there would be less incentive to buy a more expensive one.

0 4301304 over 4 years ago in reply to C.sco

I am not happy with this decision of the marketers. And nowhere is it said about the absence of dials. Until you buy you don't know.
And when installing third-party copies of the dials, the clock starts to freeze.

0 Dr Phil over 4 years ago in reply to 4301304

4301304 said:
I am not happy with this decision of the marketers.

Two choices:

Sell the watch o return for refund if you have bought it.
Don't buy it if you haven't

Caveat Emptor.

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago in reply to 4301304

All the models have different watchfaces. They're differentiators. ANd let's be honest, when it comes to the feature set, the built in watchfaces are pretty unimportant considering you can add as many third party ones as you like.

And if your watch is freezing, thats an issue with the third party watchface and report it to the developer. Most of the third party ones work absolutely fine