Steps 4 WF
· v1.5.0
About
SUMMARY OF FEATURES
● History for the last 7 days plus today, for
-- Steps
-- Distance
-- Floors climbed
● Content of lower chart (steps, distance or floors) can be selected by 'double gesture'
● Today's number of steps, compared to steps goal (left 'arc')
● Today's number of floors climbed, compared to floors goal (right 'arc')
● Oxygen Saturation or daily distance covered on foot (upper left corner) is configurable
● Heart rate (upper right corner). Updated
-- in High Power Mode: every second
-- in Low Power Mode: every 20 seconds
● Battery status (top middle)
● Bluetooth status (bottom middle): the Bluetooth icon is shown if connection to phone is available, otherwise the icon is absent
● Notifications number (left of time display): the Notifications icon + number is shown if the number is more than 0, otherwise they are absent
● Alarms number (right of time display): the Alarms icon + number is shown if the number is more than 0, otherwise they are absent
● 12 or 24 hour display, using either the system setting of the watch or setting it explicitly.
● Leading zero for hours is configurable
● Display of seconds is configurable
● Display format for dates is configurable
● 25 colors can be set
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CHART: STEPS/DISTANCE/FLOORS-CLIMBED HISTORY
● Bar chart or line chart. The X-axis shows the days, the more recent days more to the right.
● Updated: every minute
● Target: the average of the daily targets for the last 7 days (plus today) shown as a dashed line (distance targets are calculated based on the step targets and on the step length).
● Chart title: contains maximal and minimal value during the period.
● The user can select the data to be displayed (steps vs. distance vs. floors) by 'double-gesture' with the wrist (turning the wrist twice). 'Double-gesture' max. duration is configurable in Settings.
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'ARCS' on LEFT and RIGHT
● Left Arc: daily count of steps plus target
● Right Arc: daily count of floors climbed plus target
● The target value is represented by a dark gray arc, and the current value is represented by an arc having the current 'general color' of the watch face.
● The current value and the target are also shown as numbers on top of the arcs(target is above current value).
● Default targets can be modified using the Garmin Connect Mobile phone app.
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TROUBLE SHOOTING
In case of problems saving Settings (e.g. the Activation key) on the phone, check your Bluetooth connection, restart the phone, and try again. Otherwise, save Settings with Garmin Express, a PC app: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/windows/
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ADDITIONAL INFO
● Oxygen Saturation (SpO2 / Pulse Ox) display works only on watches with Pulse Oximeter available, programmatically accessible and measurements enabled.
● Daily distance covered is in km or miles, depending on watch Settings.
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PAYMENT
The user can try out Steps 4 WF for 90 minutes. During this time it is fully functional.
After the end of the trial period Steps 4 WF is not usable any more, until the user enters the Activation key in the corresponding slot of the Settings.
The Activation key is sent by email, immediately upon payment of 1.29 US$ into Avoima Software's PayPal account, here:
https://avoimasoftware.com/payment-for-steps-4-wf/
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
● The 24/12-hours formatting uses code from PixelPathos' Crystal watch face
What's new
1.5.0
Added compatibility for a number of new devices.
1.1.3
● Some update of processing in Lo Power Mode
● Heart rate display frequency made configurable in Low Power Mode
(update once, twice or three times per minute)
1.1.2
More minor modifications of display.
1.1.1
Minor modifications of display and default color scheme.
1.1.0
Changed the font sizes / boldness in different areas of the watch face.
1.0.1
Removed Forerunner 245 Music, because floor climbing info does not work properly on this device.