Best watch faces for Garmin Forerunner 265
The Forerunner 265 brought a proper AMOLED screen to Garmin's mid-range runner — 1.3″ 416×416 on the 265, 1.1″ 360×360 on the 265S — with the training metrics serious runners care about. So it earns data-rich faces that still keep always-on cheap. Here are our picks, live in your browser.
First: which Forerunner 265 do you have?
The Forerunner 265 comes in two versions. All of them have an AMOLED screen, so the same faces fit — only the size and resolution change, and faces made for each resolution render natively:
- Forerunner 265 — 46 mm, AMOLED.
- Forerunner 265S — 42 mm, AMOLED. The smaller case with a lower-resolution screen.
Before installing, check your exact version in the compatibility list on each face page.
Our picks for the Forerunner 265
№2Modern Watch
A modern digital watch face with oversized rounded numerals, two smooth progress arcs and three data fields you choose. Steps and Body Battery on the arcs by default, weather and date above the time, battery below, seven accent colors. For round AMOLED Garmin watches.
№3Data Rich Digital
A dense dashboard watch face: bold squared time, segmented rings for watch battery and steps, Body Battery, stress and notifications, current weather with the day’s high and low, sunrise and sunset, six fields you choose and an optional second city. Cyan, Lime or Amber.
№4Camo Tactical
A camo military chronograph: tachymeter bezel, two gauge subdials with real needles, LCD data panels and a live weather porthole.
№5Altura
Altitude with today’s ascent and descent, sunrise and sunset, Body Battery and step gauges, live weather and wind — and a big two-tone time in four themes.
№6Inside Watch
Look through to the movement — a circuit-board analog with white skeleton hands and a gold hub.
The 265 and 265S are both AMOLED, so a battery-smart always-on barely costs you — more in always-on explained. Comparing models? See Forerunner 570 faces.
Forerunner 265 watch faces — FAQ
Are there free watch faces for the Forerunner 265?
Yes. The Forerunner 265 runs Connect IQ, so free faces work on it — including our free expedition dial Altura. See more free Garmin watch faces.
Does the Forerunner 265 have an AMOLED screen?
Yes — the Forerunner 265 has an AMOLED (OLED) screen, so bright, colourful faces look their best and a battery-smart always-on barely costs you. More in always-on explained.
How do I change the watch face on the Forerunner 265?
Install a face from the Connect IQ Store, then set it from the watch (hold UP/MENU, then Watch Face) or in the Garmin Connect app. Step by step: how to change your Garmin watch face.