Garmin Photo Watch Face

Select Add New to scroll through additional pre-loaded watch faces. Select Apply to activate a pre-loaded watch face or an installed Connect IQ watch face. If using a pre-loaded watch face, select Customize. Select an option: To change the style of the numbers for the analog watch face, select Dial. Apr 17, 2017 Problem is, I already have a nice watch! So, I want my Garmin to look like a step-counter instead of a watch. I've scoured the ConnectIQ store looking for a watch face that emphasizes steps instead of the time. Watch Face Builder to the rescue! I LOVE being able to choose what I want to have on my watch face. I've logged on to Garmin Connect and downloaded a few watch faces. They show up on the Connect software on my phone and on Garmin Express when I go to manage Connect IQ Apps so it looks like they are on the device but I see no way to choose one to display. The online manual doesn't give any indication how you would select a different watch face. Customizing the Watch Face. From the watch face, hold Menu. Select Watch Face. Press UP or DOWN to preview the watch face options. Press Enter on the desired watch face. Select an option by pressing Enter: To activate the watch face, select Apply. To customize the data that appears on the watch face, select Customize.

Not a day goes by that I don’t want to take my cat on my run with me. Ok, not in the literal sense… come on, people. I’m not some crazy cat lady (cough, cough). What I mean is, it’s hard to leave that pretty little face every morning when I run out the door to log some miles!

Well, the good news is, I don’t need to leave that pretty little face behind ever again.

That’s right. You, too, can eliminate your own separation anxiety by putting the face of your sweet kitty (or puppy, or baby, or bff) on your Garmin, for you to gaze at whenever you want to along your run. Garmin has come out with a free app that you can download to your smart phone that allows you to do just that – upload any photo and it displays on the face of your Garmin watch.

First things first – download the “Garmin Face-It” app for free through iTunes or Google Play. Through the Garmin Connect Mobile app (which you must have already downloaded to your smart device), you access the Garmin Face-It App. Then you can get creative, even uploading a library of options so you can change the face of your watch whenever you’d like.

Garmin running models compatible with this app include: fenix® 3, fenix 3 HR, Forerunner® 230, Forerunner 235, Forerunner 630, Forerunner 735XT, Forerunner 920XT, vιvoactive®, vιvoactive HR.

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At the end of the season Garmin launched Face-It, a customizable watch face creation app for its range of Connect IQ compatible products. This will allow you to be different from everyone else standing at the start line and make you the envy of your running buddies. You'll even have them thinking your an amateur hacker.

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The app can create custom watch faces for the following Connect IQ compatible wearables: fenix 3 HR, fenix 3 Sapphire, D2 Bravo, D2 Charlie, D2 Delta, D2 Delta PX, D2 Delta S, Descent Mk1, epix, fenix 3, fenix 5, fenix 5 Plus, fenix 5S, fenix 5S Plus, fenix 5X, fenix 5X Plus, Forerunner 230, Forerunner 235, Forerunner 630, Forerunner 645, Forerunner 645 Music, Forerunner 735XT, Forerunner 920XT, Forerunner 935, quatix 3, quatix 5, quatix 5 Sapphire, tactix Bravo, tactix Charlie, vivoactive, vivoactive 3, vivoactive 3 Music, vivoactive HR.

How to install a Face-It watch face

1. Turn on your phone. Download the Face-It app from the App Store(iPhone) or Google Play(Android).

2. Open the app.

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3. You'll be prompted to choose a picture from your phone's library. You can then choose whether you want the face to be analogue or digital.

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4. Once you've chosen your design, hit 'Send to device'. Garmin Connect will automatically fire up and you need to sync the your device as normal. Note: You can also connect your device via USB to a PC and sync via Garmin Express.

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5. Voila, you're customized.

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We should let you know that Garmin universally opts for low resolution screens to help extend battery life when you're on your run. This means that you'll need to choose your image wisely, and have realistic expectations. Rather than choosing a portrait with a lot of depth and colors, choose a logo with a white background, such as a Chicago Cubs logo. Less is more in this scenario.

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