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ActiveDots

· v1.1
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About

ActiveDots is a modern watchface with dots in the middle of the screen. These dots show you, how long you have been inactive (sitting). There are 15 dots in total and as you sit, you loose an one dot every 4 minutes. This means, that in one hour, your dots will be empty - this is typically when Garmin's inactivity alert is triggered. In that case, dots will change color and will show you Garmin's inactivity alert level (there are 5 levels, each represented by 3 dots). If you are moving, dots are showing your step goal percentage. The middle dots are displaying various information, depending on the mode, the watchface is. The watchface supports four modes: 1. Active mode - activity is detected (you are moving), watch will use green color by default and the middle dots show step goal progress (0 - 100%). 2. Sitting mode - no activity is detected for more than 4 minutes. The watchface will change colors with disappearing dots. Every 4 minutes, one dot will disappear, so after one hour it will reach zero (4 * 15 = 60). 3. Inactive mode - inactivity alert managed by Garmin logic was triggered, the dots are showing the level of the alert. Because Garmin supports levels 1 - 5, each level is represented by three dots (maximum level: 5 * 3 = 15). 4. Sleep mode - in the night, the watchface will stop drawing dots to save some power. Functionality Unfortunately, there is no way, how to find out, how is Garmin detecting inactivity. For this reason, the watchface use only approximation. This is done by setting the number of steps, you have to walk in one minute, or the number of steps you have to walk in two minutes, before the timer is reset (activity dots will be recharged to 15). The default setting is: * Number of steps in one minute: 65 * Number of steps in two minutes: 100 You can configure these number in the watchface setting. These numbers works perfectly for me, but it can vary with your "walking style". If you often reach zero activity dots and the Garmin inactivity alert is not triggered, your setting of steps is too high (lower it). On the other hand, if you normally still have some activity dots remaining and Garmin inactivity alert is triggered, your setting is too low (set it higher). The goal is to "match" Garmin's algorithm as much as possible. Just remember, that the active dots will get reset by completing either one of these goals. The detailed description including all setting options can be found on this link: http://www.runveg.cz/2017/12/activedots-connect-iq.html#en The watchface including all setting is completely free - no donation crap. Merry Christmas ;)

What's new

Version 1.1 Added option to display one letter description for percent fields (battery and step goal). It can be enabled in the application setting and it is displayed only if percent fields are enabled too.

Details

Compatible with 13 devices
Updated Feb 25, 2018
Developer website ↗
Open on apps.garmin.com ↗