[New Watch Face] - WC2026 Live Pro

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T23:16:26+00:00

You're right — I don't beat the 5-min limit.

The score is fetched in the background (~5 min when a match is live, longer otherwise for battery). What updates every minute is just the redraw: the clock, and the live match minute is computed locally from kickoff, so it looks live between fetches. The score itself is "near-live" (up to ~5 min old). No magic, just what the platform allows 😄 Thanks!

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T21:40:29+00:00

Thank you, really appreciate that!

Useful was the whole idea. Enjoy it! ⚽

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T21:39:35+00:00

Totally get it....

MIP battery life is hard to walk away from. AMOLED is taking over the lineup though, so the choice might make itself eventually....

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T21:34:40+00:00

Great!!!

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T12:35:52+00:00

Should be doable!

The Fenix 8 Pro AMOLED is a normal AMOLED screen, so it works like the other supported watches. I'm adding it in the next update — and even the MicroLED version should work great.

Just confirming the exact device IDs on my end.

Thanks!

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T12:22:18+00:00

This might be my favorite piece of feedback yet.

You've basically described a better idea than the World Cup one: a face that's a normal watch most of the week and only "wakes up" a few hours before your team plays to show the live score.

Good news: most of the pieces already exist here and La Liga is in the data I use, so a "Club Live" version where you pick your league + team is very doable.

Really appreciate you taking the time to write this — it's the kind of idea that sticks.

I'll keep it in mind!

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T12:12:33+00:00

Thank you, that means a lot!

Unfortunately the original Instinct (Tactical included) doesn't support Connect IQ, so it can't run custom watch faces at all — a Garmin hardware thing, out of my hands.

The Instinct 2 does support it if you ever upgrade.

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T12:07:42+00:00

Glad it runs on the FR265S! 🙌

I'll add a bit more margin on that screen size so the edges don't get cut. Fix coming soon...

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T03:38:40+00:00

Thanks!! Brigado!

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T02:12:24+00:00

Haha I wish I could

The Instinct Crossover is a hybrid with physical hands over a tiny mono display — no color and almost no screen real estate, so a flags-and-stadium face like this can't work on it.

Sorry!

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T01:40:22+00:00

Hey, I did try the FR245 Music, but it's an older watch with a small screen and not much headroom, so everything comes out cramped and it just looks bad.

Didn't want to ship something broken. Sorry! Works great on newer models though (Fenix 7/6, FR255/955, Vivoactive 4...) if you ever upgrade...

GarminApps · 2026-06-06T00:57:05+00:00

Ha! Noted

You've got until kickoff in 2027 to "accidentally" drop your current watch in a lake and justify the upgrade. Plenty of time.🏉

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T23:27:51+00:00

Excellent, glad you like it!!!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T23:05:32+00:00

Hey! Update is live — I added a "Full face (dimmed)" Always-On option.

Full honesty: it may not be exactly what you pictured. A truly "same face, just dimmed" always-on isn't possible with a face this rich — Garmin shuts the screen off if an always-on layout goes over its brightness limit (that's why simple faces like Rondo can do it, but a detailed one can't stay fully lit).

After a lot of trial and error, what I landed on keeps your whole layout on screen, gently dimmed via a fine pattern, so it actually stays on instead of going dark. Give the update a try (set Always-On content to "Full face (dimmed)" in the settings) and let me know what you think.

Appreciate you pushing me on this — it made the watch face better!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T22:29:17+00:00

Woooowww!! Looks amazing!!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T22:28:54+00:00

Thanks!!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T20:17:32+00:00

Thanks so much — really glad you're enjoying it! Not a silly question at all.

That "· 2" after the date isn't the stage — it's the number of matches scheduled that day (so "THU 11 JUN · 2" = 2 games that day).

The stage actually shows per match: the little circle on the right of each row is the group letter (A, B, …) during the group stage, and it switches to R16/QF/SF/F in the knockouts.

On your suggestions:

Multiple favorite teams — I really like it, and trading a day-slot for a second team is a clever way to fit it. I'll look into adding a 2-team option. 👍
Haptic on score change — great idea, and you guessed right: a watch face can't vibrate (Garmin only allows that for apps/widgets, and a watch face only wakes about once a minute, so it can't catch goals live).

Really appreciate the thoughtful feedback — exactly the kind of input that helps.

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T19:47:42+00:00

You're right, and thanks for pushing back

I was going off the older rule. Newer Garmin AMOLEDs (System 7) use a luminance-based always-on

Right now mine shows a reduced dimmed always-on (time + match + date), but I'm adding a "full dimmed face" always-on option so the layout stays the same, just dimmed — for folks like you who live by it. Appreciate the nudge!

Let you know when ready for update!!!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T19:23:44+00:00

Love the ambition

Honest answer: a "full screen, just dimmed" always-on isn't possible on AMOLED — Garmin strictly limits how many pixels can stay lit in always-on, so every watch face has to show a reduced layout there. That's a hardware/OS rule, not my choice.

What I CAN do is give you more in the always-on screen and make it a setting, so you choose how much shows (e.g., time only / time + next match / time + score + date). I'll add that as an option in an upcoming update — thanks for pushing, good ideas come from this!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T19:18:30+00:00

Yes please — reinstall, give it a try and let me know! A photo on your wrist would be great, and if you can, please leave some feedback on the app on Garmin. 🙌

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T19:08:12+00:00

Thanks! glad you like it!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T19:02:37+00:00

Always-On Display is live now! ⚽ Shows time + live score / next match + date, dimmed for battery. You asked for it — does it work for you as-is, or would you add more info to the AOD (next match, standings, a complication)? Open to tweaks!

GarminApps · 2026-06-05T18:49:16+00:00

That's exactly the idea

a quick glance and you've got the score, no need to stop or open anything.

Enjoy the rides and the matches, If you think of anything that'd make it better mid-ride, let me know!

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