Watch Face
DataFace
By DataDev · v260503
Rating
4.9
Reviews
65
downloads
1,000
Price
Free
Description
DataFace - data rich yet simple and energy efficient multi-screen watch face with unique set of features, free of charge. HIGHLIGHTS * DataFace doesn't drain your battery - it doesn't work in the background, and with the default settings battery consumption is very close to the predefined watch faces, and there are a few options to make it even more energy efficient. * DataFace is fast - it switches to/from glances almost instantly and introduces no delay while toggling the LED flashlight by double-clicking LIGHT button. * DataFace supports wide range of metrics in different representations - you can choose from over 135 values, including Body Battery™, stress level and time to recovery, and some of them are available as graphs and progress bars. * DataFace has flexible layout - only the position of the hours and minutes is predefined, while areas above and below the time are grids of 4 rows and 2 columns that can contain, e.g. a large graph, or a medium graph and a progress bar, or a smaller graph and four numeric values, or two smaller graphs with one bar and two numeric values, etc. There are 68 positions on the screen where a specific value can be placed. * DataFace offers you up to 10 screens - you can customize data fields for each of them separately and switch back and forth based on the situation, or create a single screen with all the data you need, since you can display from 2 to 24 values at a time. * DataFace has rich and intuitive on-device menu - all settings are available directly from the device. * DataFace respects your privacy - it doesn't collect any personal information and doesn't have "Communications" permission, so everything it can access stays on your device. * DataFace is free - you don't have to pay anything to use all the features. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES * DataFace has advanced offline weather forecasting features: barometric pressure graph is not distorted by the altitude calibrations as it can detect and eliminate unnatural pressure changes, unlike the system pressure graph in ABC and Barometer glances. Pressure trend arrow follows the one from the system ABC glance and introduces several additional states to indicate extreme weather changes beyond the usual rate. The trend can also be configured to display the numeric value of pressure change rate over the last 3 hours. On top of that, there is the Zambretti Forecaster, that gives you pretty accurate micro-local weather forecast for the next 12 hours in text form. * DataFace can precisely calculate Sun and Moon data: rises and sets, current azimuths and altitudes, solar noon, daylight duration, Moon phase name and illumination, etc. The data may differ slightly from the one in the default glances, but it is more likely that the DataFace's values are more accurate than the default ones. For Sun rise and set you can select system values that exactly match what is displayed in default Sunrise/Sunset glance. SUPPORTED DEVICES There are two types of devices: modern (with CIQ 5.1.0 and up) and legacy. Devices without required API: D2™ Air X10, Venu® 2 / 2S / 2 Plus. DataFace on legacy devices is fully functional and contains everything described above and more (except that there are 80+ metrics instead of 135+), but unlikely to receive any new major features due to memory limitations, only bug fixes. Some features may not be available on certain devices, such as weather forecasting on devices without barometer, etc. THANKS To Matthew Carpin for testing the menu crash fix! DISCLAIMER All metrics displayed on this watch face are for informational purposes only. In rare cases, these values may be outdated or incorrect. Use specialized hardware and/or software as a primary data source. If you've been using an old version of the watch face for many months, you'll be prompted to update it. I value my time and try to keep maintenance efforts to a minimum, and if you don't agree with this, contact me to discuss your use case.
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DataFace is designed for personal use, as no other watch face in the store is capable of what I need. This is my daily driver and a tool for every occasion. I'd be glad if you like it too, and if so, please rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review to help this watch face rise higher in the rankings and get noticed by other people. Besides, it encourages me to further development. Thank you! If you happen to see watch face crashing with the "IQ!" screen, please use "Contact Developer" link and make sure to include your email address, otherwise I won't be able to respond to you. Feel free to leave your feedback, ask questions, report bugs and suggest new features on the forum: https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/showcase/411195/dataface. Q&A Q: Where are the settings? I don't see a corresponding button in Connect IQ™ and Garmin Express™. A: DataFace is configured on the device itself, and unlike other watch faces, this is the only way to customize it. If you have fēnix®, epix™, Forerunner® or other similar 5-button watch, hold UP/MENU button, select "Watch Face", scroll to the DataFace, press START button and select "Customize". If you're using Venu® or other 2- or 3-button device, hold BACK/MENU button, select "Watch Face", scroll to the DataFace and tap the pencil icon. Q: How to use data fields above and below time? A: These are grids of 4 rows and 2 columns, the cells of which can be merged into any rectangular area. Simply draw such a grid on paper, select any non-overlapping rectangles you want to fill with the required data and then select those areas from the menu. Q: Why Sun and Moon related metrics show "--"? A: DataFace needs to know your location for these calculations - just go outside, start any GPS activity, wait for the location fix, discard the activity and return back to the watch face. Q: Can I choose another fonts? A: This watch face uses system fonts, and there is no such feature right now, but things may change later. Q: How can I switch between the screens? A: You can press and hold hours to go back and minutes to go forward in the screens loop. You can also set automatic forward screens switching using single or double gesture, with optional auto-return to the first screen on the next gesture after a longer delay. CHANGELOG Venu® 2 and derivatives are not getting new features. Read "SUPPORTED DEVICES" above for more details. 260503 - Anniversary release. DataFace celebrates its first year in the store! Thank you for being part of this! - Added watch face colors auto selection, that randomly picks mutually contrasting background, text and data colors. Press DOWN / swipe up to get a new color set, press UP / tap / swipe down to swap the roles of colors in the current set, press START to apply. Due to the peculiarities of color rendering on MIP displays, achieving the best results on such devices may require several additional attempts or swaps. - Minor improvements. 260419 - Internal modifications to improve performance and stability. - Minor fixes. - Extended the list of supported devices. 260405 - Fixed an issue where outdated Sun and Moon position data could be displayed for a short time immediately after switching screens. - Fixed a potential out-of-memory error in settings menu that resulted from a previous code refactoring aimed at preventing crashes due to broken system APIs on all latest-gen devices. - Internal optimizations on legacy devices to prevent memory limits from being exceeded in the next few versions. - Minor improvements and fixes. 260322 - Added support for Approach® S50 and vívoactive® 6. All features related to altitude, pressure and internal temperature of the device, including offline weather forecasting, are not available due to the lack of necessary hardware capabilities. - Added new "training status" text data field. - Unsupported data fields (e.g., solar intensity on devices without solar charging, etc.) are now removed from the settings menu. - Internal improvements.
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