Luxelion Platform Versions

Platform 9 contains a minor stability improvement to address a rare crash on some devices.

The 8th gen LuxeLion platform fixes license check issues that some customers experienced due to a Garmin bug I reported. It also better communicates license status. In addition, this platform update brings wider support for non-latin characters across more watch faces. Other fixes include: - Now shows bike/run distance in miles/km instead of meters - Fixed rare crashing issue related to certain sensor properties returning bad values

Our 7th generation platform includes a compatibility mode for non-Latin languages (国语,日本語,עברית,हिन्दी,Русский язык). Our watch faces contain custom fonts for their designs, but these fonts do not contain non-Latin characters. As a result, users in non-Latin languages may not see certain text on their watch face (or will see the “▢” icon). When users select this option, the watch face uses system fonts that contain more characters.

The 6th generation platform includes support for new models: Approach S70 and epix Pro (all sizes).

The new LuxeLion Platform P5 is the companion to Data Platform 6, bringing numerous performance optimizations as well as configurable date & time options.

LuxeLion Platform version P4 bring support for Garmin’s new “Hold-to-Open” (HTO) complication experience. All LuxeLion watch faces now support the ability to tap & hold on a metric on the screen to open the related app. For example, if you have the “Stress” metric on your LuxeLion watch face, you’ll be able to tap & hold the “Stress” icon to open the “Stress” app. This platform version also drastically improves memory usage and adds more helpful messaging to the unlock experience. The improvements & memory savings from this platform version will make possible a number of new features in the future.

Platform version P3 adds a universal option to enable or disable the AMOLED protection feature on all Luxelion watch faces. This feature “jiggles” the watch face around the screen from minute-to-minute to reduce the chance of burn-in and extend the life of your display. You can access this setting from the on-device settings in the “See Advanced Settings” area.

This new platform version (P2) includes major memory savings and a new “stats” module for reporting on metrics like time on screen, paint count, and number of wakes. It also makes the on-device settings menu easier to navigate.

This is the initial platform launch (P1), with features including on-device settings and the option to print the draw time to the screen (for performance debugging).