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Nova Boy XLA (Legacy)

· v1.90
★★★★★ (74) ↓ 1,000 downloads 1 Free

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⭐️ Customizable / Data rich / Easy to read ▶ Other Designs you might also like ⭐️Captain Nova ⭐️Nova Boombridger ⭐️Nova Girl ⭐️Nova Sun ⭐️Nova Coffee ▶ Complications ⭐️Health: Move meter, heart rate, calories ⭐️Current: weather, temp, date, time, battery ⭐️Goals: Steps, Intensity mins today, Intensity mins this week ⭐️To play animation on wrist turn: On your watch: Go to Settings/ System / Display / General Use/ Always On ⭐️Intensity minutes: Some Garmin devices may require you to reach or exceed 10 consecutive minutes to show any Intensity minutes. For more details: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=pNU9nnDzzGAHmEavp9rpY8 ⭐️Customization: Go to Settings on the IQ app for the watch face. Both Steps and Weekly Intensity min goals can be modified in the Connect App. I can customize the rest of the watch face for my patrons https://patreon.com/user?u=3841313 ⭐️Animation stutter: The animation sometimes might seem to stutter a bit due to technical limits of the platform. I will keep trying to find ways to make it loop more fluid. ⭐️Power efficiency: Please note that Animation consumes more power. ⭐️Tools used: This watch face is made with Figma, Photoshop, and WFB https://garmin.watchfacebuilder.com/

What's new

▶ For Questions or Concerns: www.reddit.com/r/NovaWatchFace ▶ FAQ https://ko-fi.com/post/FAQ-W7W6TQ2B5 1.90 X1 fix 1.89 Second Anim 1.86 Bug fix 1.85 Char activation 1.84 Fixed disappearing characer 1.81 Added Fenix 8 support 1.82 Added Fenix 8 support (attempt 2) 1.81 Added Fenix 8 support (attempt 1) 1.80 Fixed bottom left visibility issue (Removed VO2 Max) 1.79 Sun Times Update 1.78 Switched to "Garmin - Current Temperature" 1.77 Performance Optimization 1.76 Bug fix 1.75 Bug fix 1.74 Logo update 1.73 Beta: Streamlined colors for consistency 1.71 Beta: Show -- when HR is not detected 1.70 Beta: Improved Nova-Boy Animation performance 1.69 Beta: Nova-Boy Animation update 1.68 Beta: Nova-Boy update! 1.67 Beta: Updated HR icon activation states 1.58 Beta: Fixed Health Status Icon colors state 1.57 Beta: Long press update 1.56 Beta: Long press on character update 1.55 Beta: Stormboy Animation update! 1.54 Beta: Added VO2 MAX options in bottom bar customization 1.52 Beta: Fixed HR icon not showing when wearing watch 1.51 Beta: Fixed Health Stats icon not showing 1.50 Beta: Attempting to fix crash 1.49 Beta: Added customizable "Seconds" display 1.48 Beta: Fixed HR visibility 1.47 Beta: Attempting to fix HR disappearing bug 1.46 Beta: Simplified long press setting 1.45 Beta: Fixed long press breakage after setting change 1.44 Beta: Changed long press to character 1.43 Beta: Attempt to fix long press complication not working 1.42 Beta: Attempt to fix long press complication crash 1.41 Beta: Added notification setting & long press complication setting 1.40 Beta: Made sure colors are consistent 1.39 Beta: Added Active Calories Daily goal customization error message adjustment 1.38 Beta: Added Active Calories Daily goal customization 1.37 Beta: Fixed top dynamic bars moving too far apart on certain days 1.36 Beta: Adjusted Icon spacing & HR not showing the correct # when watch is removed 1.35 Beta: Fixed dynamic bar not shifting on certain weeks 1.34 Beta: Fixed spacing alignment & now will show last HR from sensor history after removal 1.33 Beta: Removed leading zero from time 1.32 Beta: Fixed 12/24 unable to set 1.31 Beta: Optimized Animation and added hide AM/PM option 1.30 Beta: Fixed localization issues for Portuguese 1.29 Beta: Updated distance icon & removed Respiration for performance 1.28 Beta: Pumpkin-Boy! 1.27 Beta: Updated Stress icon2 1.26 Beta: Updated Stress icon 1.25 Beta: Added Health Stats Customizations 1.24 Beta: Fix Settings page label 1.23 Beta: Fixed Dynamically bars moving too far apart 1.22 Beta: Added more spacing between bars and date 1.21 Beta: Removed Unnecessary code to improve performance 1.20 Beta: Added more spacing between bars and date 1.19 Beta: Fixed Dynamically move bars 5 1.18 Beta: Fixed Dynamically move bars 4 1.17 Beta: Fixed Dynamically move bars 3 1.16 Beta: Fixed Dynamically move bars 2 1.15 Beta: Dynamically move bars on top based on date 1.14 Beta: Fixed Animation Lag (Complication customization disabled for now) 1.13 Beta: Debugging Animation Lag4 1.12 Beta: Debugging Animation Lag3 1.11 Beta: Debugging Animation Lag2 1.10 Beta: Debugging Animation Lag 1.09 Beta: Dynamically move bars on top based on date 1.08 Beta: Fixed Text spacing for HR 1.07 Beta: Fixed repeating default complication 1.06 Beta: Changed default settings for 3 bars 1.05 Beta: Added customization for 3 bars in the middle 1.04 Beta: Added complication customization 1.03 Beta: Minor Fix 1.02 Beta: UI adjustment 1.01 Beta: Bug Fix 1.00 Beta

Permissions

PositioningComplicationSubscriberSensorHistoryUserProfile

Details

Compatible with 17 devices
Updated Apr 14, 2026
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