Watch Faces as part of new OpenSuuntoPlus

[SuuntoPartnerTeam]

@dtsdts You did not miss anything! At launch we only provide the ability to create sports apps, not watch faces. Watch face creation – including an intuitive visual editor – is in development, but is not quite ready yet. You will know when it is widely available – we don’t intend to hide it

[Squirrel]

@SuuntoPartnerTeam said in Watch Faces as part of new OpenSuuntoPlus:

Watch face creation – including an intuitive visual editor – is in development

Great news!

[Steven Hambleton]

@SuuntoPartnerTeam This is amazing news!

[dtsdts]

@SuuntoPartnerTeam Wonderful, thanks for clarifying that. I look forward to when that is ready!

[Tony Garcia]

@SuuntoPartnerTeam Will this be available for a non-Suunto Plus Partner to create? Will I be able to make a watch face myself or we this go through a similar process as open sport app development where I’d have to be a partner to create a watch face?

[SuuntoPartnerTeam]

@Tony-Garcia Partnership is only a requirement for when you wish to upload to the store. You do not need to be a partner to use our development environment or to deploy things onto your own watch. However, whenever you synchronize with the Suunto iOS/Android app, all software not installed from the official store will get wiped!

[Steven Hambleton]

@SuuntoPartnerTeam So will there be a curated list of user submitted watch faces from the app store?

Perhaps a competition for three new user made watch faces?

[James Eastwood]

Will you also add the ability to create custom widgets/apps?

[Manuel Extreme]

This the full Release Notes from SuuntoPlus Ext

1.37.0 - 12 September 2025

• Added a visual drag-and-drop watchface generation system

Release Notes

1.42.0 - 6 March 2026

• Updated some of the documentation

1.41.0 - 10 January 2026

• Added partial documentation and fixed inaccurate expressions
• Updated example applications (Graph, DynamicIcons)
• Trimmed leading and trailing whitespace from application names when creating apps
• Fixed workout-related issues in the simulator
• Added long press and long press cancel events for buttons
• Added validation to make getUserInterface a required function

1.40.0 - 7 November 2025

• Updated and completed the development documentation
• Created application-type descriptions with click-to-jump links to the docs
• Disabled several immature features
• Optimized the application rendering pipeline
• Improved application image detection
• Added support for Ocean Lite connectivity

1.39.0 - 7 November 2025

• Add support for Ocean Lite (Ylivieska)
• Add support for V4(feat_zappwf_v4) watch face
• Rename the command “SuuntoPlus: 打开SuuntoPlus编辑器” to “SuuntoPlus: Open SuuntoPlus Visual Editor (Beta)”
• Rename the command “SuuntoPlus: 使用SuuntoPlus编辑器打开” to “SuuntoPlus: Open With SuuntoPlus Visual Editor(Beta)”

1.38.0 - 12 September 2025

• Fix visual can’t load example

1.37.0 - 12 September 2025

• Added a visual drag-and-drop watchface generation system
• Added support for new dial syntax
• Adjusted command names and improved the documentation
• Optimized the missing prompt for the nema tool

1.36.0 - 26 June 2025

• Added the function to force skip application verification for Build
• Implemented the initial rendering function for complications
• Optimized the dial rendering logic and page layout to display more detailed information and support collapsing applications
• Optimized the application detection structure, supporting detection of single-application projects, adjusted the maximum number of detected apps to 1000, and set recursion to 100 levels
• Updated to the latest WUI syntax, supported the feat_zappwf_v4 version, and deprecated the zapp_wf_viewmode Token
• Supported previewing built-in watch images with Ctrl + mouse click
• Changed the dial push to push and automatically switch
• Fixed the issue where main.js could not get the input value
• Fixed other bugs

1.35.0 - 7 May 2025

• Fixed the issue of the outdated pngng-s9 library when building the application on Mac
• Simplified the way images are used, with simple adjustments to the application syntax, as follows:
• 1. Removed the displays information under manifest for images; the Editor will automatically parse and generate it, eliminating the need for developers to fill it in
• 2. Type information is no longer required in image names; it needs to be declared under image in manifest. If not declared, the Editor will prompt every time the project is opened
• 3. When using images in HTML, there is no need to add the {zapp_folder}/ prefix; they can be used directly
• Parsing <import> and <img> tags, supporting highlight prompts, validation checks, and quick navigation
• Disabled the use of document and windows under Apps
• Added more comprehensive validation checks for manifest.json
• Fixed the issue of untimely updates to main.js
• Add support for the new watch model Vertical 2
• Fixed some other bugs

1.34.0 - 28 March 2025

• Add a quick project creation page
• Optimize the watchface project template
• Support visual configuration for the manifest.json file
• Add status bar buttons for quick project creation and opening the Simulator
• Add the functionality to batch render application reports and export them
• Add support for the new watch model Race 2 (Wismar)

1.33.0 - 16 February 2025

• Preload application data sources, supporting data source modifications in stopped and paused states
• Refactor the underlying framework of the Editor to improve performance and flexibility
• Optimize screenshot logic to enhance accuracy and success rate
• Add a component position hint feature
• Introduce the nextgen-ignore.json file, which allows explicitly ignoring specified CSS class styles, and add a new green theme
• Add some automated configurations that allow setting whether to automatically start the application, switch the Debugger, switch the Logger, and switch the developer window functions
• Add quick buttons to open the developer tools, development documentation, and Editor configuration settings page
• Add validation for capabilityRequirements. When capabilityRequirements is 1, a maximum of 4 complications are supported; when it is 2, a maximum of 8 complications are supported
• Fix several watch face parsing issues, and fix the bug of caching non-existent applications that users try to open
• Add a new APP type filter option

1.32.0 - 7 October 2024

• Responsive layout for the Editor Simulator panel
• Disabled preview for watchface app
• Added a template for creating SuuntoPlus WatchFace applications
• Optimize compiling multiple languages to the watch
• Cache the user’s last selected application and watch configuration
• Fixed the issue of directory confusion when creating application workspace directories
• Add open suuntoplus simulator item to the right-click menu

1.31.0 - 4 September 2024

• Add the watch face page switching function
• Add the functionality to switch watch faces
• Add the quick view feature for the complications file
• Optimize the dropdown menu items for the watch model
• Optimized the error prompt
• Optimize the sorting of applications in the SUUNTOPLUS APPS section
• Update developer documentation

1.30.1 - 14 August 2024

• Fix the abnormal version number of the Editor

1.30.0 - 13 August 2024

• Optimize code structure and fix known issues
• Optimize the implementation logic for tags and attributes such as eval, object, svg, and range
• Add validation for image names, quantity, and format, and fix image display issues
• Support manual modification of input data values for enum, boolean, and timestamp types
• Add functionalities and UI effects for cloud watch faces, along with managing watch faces
• Add the ability to build for all languages button and check all SuuntoPlus apps functionality

1.29.0 - 23 April 2024

• Add SuuntoPlus Sport app Reference documentation, it can be opened in VS Code
  with “SuuntoPlus: Open Documentation” command
• Add and update SuuntoPlus example apps
• SuuntoPlus simulator fixes

1.28.0 - 21 December 2023

• Add localization support for ext*.js files
• Add missing resources to simulator (e.g. Navigation/State)
• Simulator bug fixes
• Add examples to VS Code extension (previously they were links in developer doc). Add
  “SuuntoPlus: Open Examples” VS Code command that opens examples in a new VS Code window.
• Add “Set Watch Language” command to “Suunto watch” view’s context menu

1.27.0 - 3 November 2023

• Add sp-b-cjk CSS class, it uses a font with all supported characters
• Verify used character set in HTML
• Add SGEE update command to “Suunto watch” view context menu
• SuuntoPlus simulator fixes
• Add Suunto Race name

1.26.0 - 12 September 2023

• Add HTML include element that includes another HTML file in SuuntoPlus build
• Add Visual Studio debug runtime for UiXmlConv.exe, fixes building SuuntoPlus
  apps when you don’t have Visual Studio installed

1.25.0 - 7 September 2023

• Enable BLE in macOS only if at least a partial serial number is specified in
  SuuntoPlus extension settings
• HTML preview and simulator fixes
• Add Repetitions, Volume, OneDecimal, TwoDecimal and ThreeDecimal formatters
• Add watch selection to context menu in Suunto Watch view

1.24.0 - 18 August 2023

• Improve HTML canvas support
• Improve localization support
  • Add language selection to HTML preview and simulator
  • Add “Build and Add to Watch for Language…” command to context menu in
    SuuntoPlus apps view
• Add IS_NG1 and IS_NG3 template tokens that can be used in main.js or HTML.
  They are replaced with 0 or 1 depending on display ID.
• Check Handlebars templates (manifest, main.js, HTML) and log a warning if
  there is an unknown token
• Simulator: Add support for onLongPressStart, onLongPress and
  onLongPressCancel event handlers in pushButton element
• Try to generate unique application ID for apps and cache ID values by
  application directory
• Add zone gauge support, i.e. <import src="#zone-g" />

1.23.0 - 29 June 2023

• Add DISPLAY_ID token to main.js, it’s replaced with display ID when app is built

1.22.0 - 26 June 2023

• Simulator: Improve HTML svg element support
• Simulator: Add support for HTML graph element
• Add command to create app source package
• Add command to build app in all languages
• Add localization support for manifest (app name, description etc.)

1.21.0 - 22 May 2023

• Fix CSS for light theme in latest watch firmware
• Fix optimizing images by display (image.displays property in manifest)
• Include png files in source package
• Improve SuuntoPlus simulator
• Bug fixes

1.20.0 - 5 May 2023

• Add support for multiple SuuntoPlus Apps in VS Code workspace
• Add “SuuntoPlus Apps” panel to VS Code Explorer view
• Include workout files in simulator (running, cycling, openwater swimming,
  pool swimming and cross country skiing)
• Add “up”, “next”, “up left” and “down left” buttons to simulator
• Implement invisible lap in simulator, i.e. lap without popup
• Read temperature, cadence and power from FIT file in simulator
• Add image.displays manifest option to optimize images in SuuntoPlus App package
• Bug fixes and improved error checks

1.19.0 - 6 April 2023

• Add support for watch display type ‘q’
• Improve activity window (lap etc.) resources in simulator
• Bug fixes

1.18.0 - 31 March 2023

• Add onEvent callback function
• Add “SuuntoPlus: Create Source Package” command

1.17.0 - 24 March 2023

• macOS: Fix showing icons in HTML preview and simulator
• Fix simulator data views when time speed is increased
• HTML fixes in preview and simulator
• Get temperature and power from workout file in simulator

1.16.0 - 17 March 2023

• Fix parsing JSON workout files exported from Suunto app
• Sport app settings fixes
• Check that “out” values are numbers
• Add limited HTML canvas support
• Improve watch resources in simulator
  • Calculate ascent, descent, ascent time and descent time from altitude data
  • Calculate pressure trend from pressure data
• Call onAccelerometer function in simulator
• Bug fixes

1.15.0 - 13 February 2023

• Add option to use workout file in simulator as source for watch resource data
• Add option to generate screenshot in original size or 2401 x 2401 pixels
• Improve error checking for images in HTML

1.14.0 - 30 January 2023

• Add HTML preview and simulator screenshot buttons, remove
  “SuuntoPlus: HTML Screenshot” command
• Add “SuuntoPlus: Open Log Files” command
• Fix HTML preview issues
• Fix HTML view handling in simulator, fixes for example overriding lap popup
  with “z-popup” view

1.13.0 - 13 January 2023

• Add SuuntoPlus App settings support to editor and simulator
• Fix loading watch system events when they contain invalid UTF-8
• Improve SuuntoPlus simulator
  • Show getSummaryOutputs after stopping simulator
  • Move outputs and JavaScript variables to separate panels
  • Add pause / continue exercise button
• Add CSS classes: sp-vertical-center (same as existing sp-vc), sp-scale-display, sp-text-bottom
• Improve HTML and CSS validation

1.12.0 - 20 December 2022

• Add localization support for main.js
• Improve SuuntoPlus App simulator
• Fix non-ASCII characters in app name
• Bug fixes

1.11.1 - 9 December 2022

• Add watch Bluetooth connection support in macOS
• Improve SuuntoPlus App simulator
  • Add lap button
  • Add activity selection
  • Add watch images
• Warn about unknown CSS classes when editing HTML files
• Bug fixes

1.10.0 - 28 November 2022

• Improve SuuntoPlus App simulator
• Improve HTML layout in watches
• Add support for watch display type ‘o’

1.9.0 - 11 November 2022

• Improve HTML layout in UI2 watches
• Add “Enable Debug Logging” setting

1.8.0 - 4 November 2022

• Add display independent HTML support. This allows using one HTML template for
  all watch displays (s, m, n and l). Display specific HTML templates are still
  also supported.
• Improve SuuntoPlus App simulator
• Improve HTML validation

1.7.0 - 29 September 2022

• Improve SuuntoPlus App simulator
  • Allow changing watch input resource values
  • Add settings for unit system (metric / imperial) and time format (12h / 24h)
  • Add option to change time speed
  • Add more simulated watch resources
• Improve HTML preview

1.6.0 - 9 September 2022

• Add SuuntoPlus App simulator that runs application in VS Code
• Add outputFormat auto completion to HTML editor
• Add new SuuntoPlus App type “device”
• JavaScript minifier fixes
• Improve JavaScript and HTML error checks
• Remove unnecessary JavaScript warnings

1.5.0 - 23 August 2022

• Improve HTML preview
• Add command to save HTML preview screenshot
• Add compile time localization support
• Add support for optimizing application size for different watches and display types
• Show workout summary when workout is clicked in watch tree
• Remove unnecessary warnings about watch resources and JavaScript code

1.4.1 - 16 August 2022

• Fix JavaScript syntax error when toString function is used

1.4.0 - 12 July 2022

• Improve JavaScript error checks
• Improve HTML preview
  • Use correct fonts
  • Add support for value formatters and units
• Add HTML example links to README
• Improve HTML examples to use CSS classes
• Show an error to user if SuuntoLink is running
• Add refresh button to watch view
• Add command for adding SuuntoPlus App binary (.fea file) to a connected watch

1.3.0 - 15 June 2022

• Windows: Add support for connecting to Suunto watch with BLE (requires 64-bit
  Windows 10 or later)
• Add SuuntoPlus HTML preview
• Add support for watch display type ‘n’

1.2.0 - 1 June 2022

• Windows: Add missing Visual Studio runtime dll files
• Improve error checking and warnings when building Suunto Plus Sport App

1.1.0 - 25 May 2022

• List SuuntoPlus Sport Apps in connected Suunto watch, allow deleting Apps
  from watch
• Improve error checking and warnings when building Suunto Plus Sport App
• Improve SuuntoPlus JavaScript editor

1.0.0 - 11 May 2022

Initial release

[Manuel Extreme]

@SuuntoPartnerTeam said in Watch Faces as part of new OpenSuuntoPlus:

However, whenever you synchronize with the Suunto iOS/Android app, all software not installed from the official store will get wiped!

And how can you make apps persistent without being a Suunto partner?