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Sunscreen Timer

Press START when you put sunscreen on, and your watch tells you when to reapply.

Coming to Connect IQ Unlock €4.99

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30-day free trial

The app works fully and for free for the first 30 days after you first open it. After that you can buy a one-time unlock code below. No subscription.

Sunscreen Timer reads the UV index from your watch weather, estimates how long your sunscreen is likely to last for your skin type and SPF, and counts down to the time to reapply. On watches that allow it, the reminder also arrives when the app is closed, though the watch may delay it by a few minutes.

  • UV index in the WHO colour bands (low to extreme), taken from the weather data your watch already has
  • Skin type 1 to 6 and SPF 15, 30, 50 or 100, set on the watch or in Garmin Connect
  • One press starts the timer; at higher UV the time to reapply is shorter, never more than 120 minutes
  • Countdown, the clock time to reapply and a progress bar, with a strong vibration when time is up
  • Glance shows the minutes left or the current UV
  • No UV data on your watch? Set the UV index by hand in the menu
  • Everything stays on the watch: no account, no cloud

Limits: the reapply time is an estimate from UV, skin type and SPF, not medical advice. Reapply after swimming, sweating or towelling off. Automatic UV needs a watch with Connect IQ 5.1 or newer and a phone connection; older watches use the manual UV setting.

How to use it

Add Sunscreen Timer to the widget loop (swipe through widgets on the watch).

Controls: START starts the timer, or opens the menu while it runs. MENU opens the menu, BACK leaves. Touch-only watches: tap instead of START.

Permissions and privacy

This product asks the watch for the permissions below. Connect IQ shows them when you install it.

  • Background process: Lets the app run short tasks in the background, for example reminders.

This product does not use the internet and sends no data to our servers.

Compatible watches

51mm, D2 Air X15, D2 Mach 1 Pro, Enduro 2, Enduro 3, epix (Gen 2), epix Pro (Gen 2) 42mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 47mm, epix Pro (Gen 2) 51mm, Forerunner 165, Forerunner 165 Music, Forerunner 245, Forerunner 245 Music, Forerunner 255, Forerunner 255 Music, Forerunner 255s, Forerunner 255s Music, Forerunner 265, Forerunner 265s, Forerunner 55, Forerunner 570 42mm, Forerunner 570 47mm, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 970, fēnix 7, fēnix 7 Pro, fēnix 7 Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 7S, fēnix 7S Pro, fēnix 7X, fēnix 7X Pro, fēnix 7X Pro - Solar Edition (no Wi-Fi), fēnix 8 43mm, fēnix 8 47mm, fēnix 8 Pro 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 47mm, fēnix 8 Solar 51mm, fēnix E, Instinct 3 AMOLED 45mm, Instinct 3 AMOLED 50mm, Instinct Crossover AMOLED, MicroLED, quatix 7, quatix 7 Pro, quatix 7 Sapphire, quatix 7X Solar, quatix 8 47mm, quatix 8 Pro 47mm, tactix 7, tactix 7 – AMOLED Edition, tactix 8 47mm, tactix 8 Solar 51mm, Venu 2, Venu 2 Plus, Venu 2S, Venu 3, Venu 3S, Venu 4 41mm, Venu 4 45mm, Venu Sq 2, Venu Sq 2 Music, Venu X1, vívoactive 4, vívoactive 4S, vívoactive 5, vívoactive 6

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FAQ

What happens after the 30-day free trial?

The app shows a screen asking for a one-time unlock code from dialforge.dev instead of opening normally. Buy the code once below, no subscription.

Does the app send my data to Dialforge?

No. The app works fully offline, and the unlock code is checked on the watch itself, without contacting any server.

The app does not work as described on my watch. Can I get a refund?

Yes. Write through the feedback form below, or to the e-mail in the footer. If we cannot fix it, we refund you, as described in the terms.

Changing your watch?

Write to me and I will move your code for free.

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Unlock

€4.99

One-time payment. No subscription. The code works on the watch whose UID you enter.

  1. Install the app from the Connect IQ store. It works fully and for free for the first 30 days.
  2. Find your 10-digit UID: Connect IQ app on the phone > My Device > Apps or Data Fields > this app > Settings > Watch UID.
  3. Enter UID and e-mail, pay with PayPal (cards work without a PayPal account). The code appears here at once.
  4. Type the code into the same settings page, field "Unlock code". The watch checks it offline.

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