Fenix 8 V2 - FAQ

Can I change the "FENIX" branding?

Yes! You can change it to whatever you want in the settings.

See here: How to Change the Fenix Text

Can I use my old PRO key from Version 1 in this version?

Yes, you can. A key for V1 also works for V2 and the other way around.

What are the theme names?

You can see a list of all the themes here:
Fenix 8 V2 Themes

What is the difference between v1 and v2?

Version 1 was one of my first watchfaces. I learned a lot in the last months developing faces, and my code looks a lot different from the code I wrote months ago. Way more efficient and organized. In order to be able to maintain the face, I had to switch over to my new codebase. Refactoring my old code would have been a lot more work than simply starting over.

The differences:

• About 60% reduction in battery usage.
  Only data that is updated will be redrawn on the screen. The old version redraws everything every second in full power, using way more processing power. Standby usage is not much different, but instead of a full AOD, I chose to set time only as default with 40% screen dimming, using barely any battery.
• Better MIP integration
  Always on seconds is now an option, keeping your seconds running 24/7 using the minimum amount of power as technically possible. And all the same themes as AMOLED has. While MIP only has 64 colors to work with, it's challenging to making things look good, gradients jump between supported colors, and it's simply not very bright. To get the best looking face on MIP, in my opinion, is by disabling the gradients and make the colors even. This is what was default on the old version, but now you have the choice to so whatever you want.
• Color and Field Presets!
  Having a ton of options is great, but switching between what you want it to look like can become a hassle. Now you can set 5 color presets to safe your colors, and 5 presets to save your field settings. Switching can be done on the watch itself, or through the IQ app settings, and very soon you can use a touch shortcut to switch between your presets as well.
• Better looks.
  This is just an opinion of-course, v1 is charming, v2 looks sharp: better background with shading, and options to pick outlined fonts.
• Fenix 8 "Iceland" font.
  This font is not selected by default, it only works with standard latin characters [a-z 0-9, etc]. Since I can't add different settings per language, I opted to set the default font to a version of Roboto (whatever your device supports), so it works with all languages by default.
• Language support
  I'm still working on full translations, but most languages are mostly supported now.
• More data fields!
  Now this version is using my latest codebase again, all fields all my latest faces support are supported on this face as well. Dusk, Dawn, Monthly data, custom sports, and I will be able to add more in the future and share it between all my faces.
• Touch shortcuts without hassle
  Yes, v1 was confusing many people. Why is my shortcut going to the wrong glance has been asked at least 50 times. Now all fields simply go to the underlying glance (if supported on your device). You can set the center to go wherever you want, you can even switch presets with touch.

What are the Circle Gaps and Steps?

Gaps are the space between the steps, and steps is how many steps you want the circle to be. A circle is 360 degrees, so 36 gives you 10 steps. Here are some examples (gap/steps):

My data doesn't seem to be updating?

The label fields currently are dependent on the data fields they are attached to. If the data field doesn't change its value, the label will not be updated. Simply flicking your wrist to go into sleep mode and back will wipe the screen and update it.