Instinct Pro version 4.1.0

Instinct Pro release 4.1.0

Note

  1. Thist post covers features added in releases 4.0.0 and 4.1.0
  2. The availability of the newly added features depends on the device
  3. If you get IQ! after updating, just select this watch face again from the list

What’s new

  • More background modes
Eight Garmin smartwatches displaying time, date, heart rate, and other fitness metrics.

  • Additional time font – LCD italic

    Selected by choosing ‘Opt4’ time font.
  • Adjustable LCD font ‘ghost effect’ to mimic vintage LCD screen look

    Not available on Instinct 2 family. On Instinct 3 it applies to minutes and hours, on other devices also to seconds and ‘Circle number 1’.

The effect level can be set to Off, Light, Medium, Heavy:

Four Garmin smartwatches displaying various time settings and data. Each watch shows different times: 19:37, 19:38, 19:38, and 19:39, along with date and weather information.


The color of the ghost effect is customizable and for this purpose 8 additional elements in the ‘Color setup’ setting field are recognized (2 for each new element for black and white background). So instead of the default gray, the same or a matching color can be selected for the shadow as for the corresponding element. Or you can try something different:

More information on color customization

  • Seconds, Data right 2 and Circle number 1 follow the time font

  • Weekly run and bike activity distance on Instinct 3 Solar
  • Data right 1 can display the icon for Data right 2

    In the example below, Data right 2 is set to ‘Notifications’.
Close-up of a Garmin smartwatch displaying time, date, heart rate, and various fitness metrics.

  • Time until sunrise/sunset

    Shows countdown (hours: minutes) until the next sunrise or sunset.

  • Two extra data fields in the bottom part of the screen

    This was already available on rectangular devices, now it has been added to round devices as well.

Author: Reed Works

Developer of apps for Garmin Connect IQ

9 thoughts on “Instinct Pro version 4.1.0”

  1. Thank you! If you don’t see it, that’s probably because your watch does not support it in Connect IQ apps.

  2. Excellent watch face! Only thing I’m missing is a “next calendar event time” data field. Would love to see it in a future update.

  3. Thank you 🙂

    Look at the layout https://reed.works/instinct-pro-user-manual/#a_layout and check your settings

  4. Wonderful watch face:)
    I would like to know what is the thing in circle background, I see dotted pattern gets updated on right top circle background! And I really don’t know what is it?
    In the settings I have set it to default “live HR”

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