Wind Compass
· vV2.5.0
About
Wind Compass Version 2.0
Wind Compass transforms your Garmin watch into an elegant timepiece that beautifully balances classic analog design with modern smart features. This sophisticated watch face presents traditional hour markers and customizable time hands in a clean, uncluttered layout that feels both timeless and contemporary. Rather than overwhelming you with constant data streams, WindCompass intelligently rotates essential information around the watch perimeter every fifteen minutes, displaying weather conditions, health metrics, and fitness data exactly when and where you need them.
The watch face seamlessly integrates real-time weather monitoring with comprehensive health tracking, showing temperature readings in your preferred units, humidity levels, UV index warnings, and even sunrise and sunset times with intuitive sun icons. Your daily fitness progress appears through step counts, calorie tracking with smart number formatting, estimated distance traveled, and body battery levels when available. An optional wind direction indicator provides both bearing and speed information in multiple units, perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals who need environmental awareness.
What sets WindCompass apart is its remarkable customization flexibility. Choose from twenty-four weather-inspired colors for numbers and text, ranging from Clear Yellow and Snow White to dramatic options like Tornado Red and Hurricane Orange Red. Time hands can be personalized with twenty-five sophisticated color choices, from classic Gold and Royal Blue to modern selections like Deep Pink and Dark Turquoise. The radar background offers an equally impressive palette of twenty-five options, including battery-conscious dark tones like Deep Black and Charcoal, or vibrant choices like Teal and Dark Goldenrod.
Version 2.0 represents a significant evolution based on genuine user feedback, introducing clearer setting names, improved visual hierarchy, and enhanced spacing between icons and data values. These refinements address real-world usability concerns while maintaining the sophisticated aesthetic that makes WindCompass both functional and beautiful. The advanced settings caching system optimizes battery performance by reducing frequent property access, making it ideal for extended wear during multi-day adventures or busy professional schedules.
The watch face adapts to your lifestyle with intelligent display modes. Toggle between minimalist analog-only presentation for formal occasions or comprehensive information display for active days. Hide wind and weather elements when you want pure timekeeping elegance, then enable full environmental tracking when outdoor conditions matter. Temperature can be displayed in Celsius or Fahrenheit, wind speeds in meters per second, miles per hour, or kilometers per hour, and distances in kilometers or miles, making WindCompass perfect for international travelers or anyone who values precision.
Always-On Display support ensures optimal performance on AMOLED watches, with customizable radar backgrounds that can appear continuously or only during AOD mode to preserve battery life. The thoughtful design philosophy extends to every detail, from proportional icon positioning to smart number formatting that keeps large calorie counts readable without overwhelming the display space.
WindCompass isn't just another digital interface masquerading as a watch face – it's a carefully crafted instrument that honors traditional horological principles while embracing modern technology's possibilities. Whether you're a weekend adventurer, busy professional, or style-conscious individual who appreciates thoughtful design, this watch face grows with your needs and preferences, delivering essential information through beautiful, intuitive presentation that respects both your time and intelligence.
What's new
V2.5.0:
+Critical fixes for null and divide by zero bugs/errors.
V2.4.5:
+ Critical Fix for getting battery percentage. The true percentage was being amplified by 100, which messed up the battery bar. This fix gets the current percentage.
V2.4.4:
+Changed how battery data is gotten, and spaced of battery gauge a little more.
V2.4.3:
+ Added a battery gauge size option. As well changed the gauge unfilled pegs to be fully black, not gray.
V2.4.2 Update:
+ Added a Date size option, so the date can be displayed in XTiny, Tiny or Small font.
+ Now, When Date display setting is active, The date will now only be displayed when for about 5-9 seconds when the watch face is active. This is just like the wind data and second hand... This will keep the watch face cleaner when the watch face sleeps.
+The Battery bar has been moved to be arced btween the 1 and 2 o' Clock postion. This will also only be displayed for 5- 9 seconds when the watch face is active ( AND f the battery display setting in enabled). The battery bar displayes 10 pegs which can be filled or not, and colors beween red, orage, yellow, and Green will be visable.
Both updates will not keep the face overall clearner, but provide addtional data.
V2.4.1 Update:
-Centered Battery Guage a Little more under Date.
V2.4.0B Update:
- This is the first update for some new features for Wind Compass in a little while. This version adds settings to display, the date and battery bar on the watch face. When enabled they will show up in the lower half of the watch face, towards the 6 o'clock postion. The date color is based on the Number Color setting. The Number Style settings sets the date text style as well.
- The battery bar is a little more Retro (for now). It features 10 pegs that are of a decent size, each one representing 10% charge. The battery status will change from Green, Yellow, Orange, Red as the battery gets lower.
Please Note if the update doesn't take effect right away, you may need to unisntall the watch face and reinstall it (You won't need to pay for it again though).
V2.3.1 Update:
1. Fixed issue were watch face will crash if weather condition returns null & and is displayed on the screen.
V2.3 Update:
1. Fall back protections have been enhanced. This will allow the watch face to deal with null cases much more easily.
Version 2.2.3 Update:
1. Solar Arc Placement Correction.
Core Features Detailed:
Smart Data Display: 15-minute rotation cycle with fixed positioning.
Weather Integration: Temperature, humidity, UV, wind data with sun events.
Health Monitoring: Steps, calories, distance, body battery.
AOD Support: AMOLED optimization with radar background control
Battery Optimization: Advanced caching system.
Complete Settings List:
Number Colors (24 weather-themed options).
Time Hand Colors (25 vibrant choices).
Wind Data Colors (6 visibility options).
Radar Colors (25 options including battery-friendly dark colors).
Display Control (Clean vs. Full information modes).
Wind & Sun Display (Analog-only vs. Full features).
Unit Preferences (Temperature, wind speed, distance).
Profile Selection (Weather vs. Health focus).
AOD Radar Mode (Always vs. AOD-only).
Version 2.0 Improvements:
Emphasized user feedback incorporation.
Highlighted usability improvements.
Mentioned clearer settings, better hierarchy, enhanced spacing.
Addressed user-friendly refinements