diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/ChangeLog b/apps/simplebgclock/ChangeLog
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+0.01: New Clock!
diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/app-icon.js b/apps/simplebgclock/app-icon.js
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diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/app.js b/apps/simplebgclock/app.js
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+Graphics.prototype.setFontAudiowide = function() {
+  // Actual height 33 (36 - 4)
+  return this.setFontCustom(
+    E.toString(require('heatshrink').decompress(atob('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'))),
+    46,
+    atob("CiAsESQjJSQkHyQkDA=="),
+    48|65536
+  );
+};
+Graphics.prototype.setFontAudiowide12 = function() {
+  // Actual height 12 (11 - 0)
+  return this.setFontCustom(
+    E.toString(require('heatshrink').decompress(atob('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'))),
+    32,
+    atob("BAMFCQYKCAMFBQcGAwcCCAsECQkJCQkICQkDAwYHBggICgoJCgkJCgoDCQoJDAoKCgoKCQkKCQwJCQkECAQ="),
+    12|65536
+  );
+};
+
+{
+  let settings = Object.assign({
+    ypos : 88
+  }, require('Storage').readJSON("simplebgclock.json", 1) || {});
+  const background = require("clockbg"); // image backgrounds
+
+  // timeout used to update every minute
+  let drawTimeout, widgetTimeout;
+
+  // draw everything
+  let draw = function() {
+    // queue draw in one minute
+    if (drawTimeout) clearTimeout(drawTimeout);
+    drawTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
+      drawTimeout = undefined;
+      draw();
+    }, 60000 - (Date.now() % 60000));
+    // draw properly
+    var x = g.getWidth()/2;
+    var y = settings.ypos;
+    var h = 27;
+    // fill background
+    g.reset();
+    background.fillRect(0,y-h, g.getWidth(),y+h);
+    // work out locale-friendly date/time
+    var date = new Date();
+    var timeStr = require("locale").time(date,1);
+    // draw time
+    g.setFontAlign(0,0).setFont("Audiowide");
+    // draw a shadow by shifting left/right/up/down
+    g.drawString(timeStr,x-6,y)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x+6,y)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x,y-6)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x,y+6)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x-4,y+4)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x+4,y+4)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x-4,y-4)
+     .drawString(timeStr,x+4,y-4);
+    // finally draw in the foreground color
+    g.setColor(g.theme.bg).drawString(timeStr,x,y);
+  };
+
+  // Show launcher when middle button pressed
+  Bangle.setUI({mode:"clock", remove:function() { // free memory
+    if (drawTimeout) clearTimeout(drawTimeout);
+    if (widgetTimeout) clearTimeout(widgetTimeout);
+    var e = WIDGETS["simplebg"];
+    g.reset().clearRect(e.x,e.y,e.x+63,e.y+23);
+    delete WIDGETS["simplebg"];
+    require("widget_utils").show();
+    delete Graphics.prototype.setFontAudiowide;
+    delete Graphics.prototype.setFontAudiowide12;
+  }});
+  // Load widgets (make them swipeable)
+  Bangle.loadWidgets();
+  WIDGETS["simplebg"] = {
+    area:"tl",
+    width: 52,
+    draw : function(e) {
+      g.reset().clearRect(e.x,e.y,e.x+e.width-1,e.y+23);
+      var d = new Date();
+      // day of week
+      g.setFontAudiowide12().setFontAlign(-1,0).drawString(require("locale").dow(d,1).toUpperCase(), e.x+2, e.y+8);
+      // date without year
+      g.setFontAlign(-1,0).drawString(require("locale").date(d,0).replace(/\d\d\d\d/,"").trim().toUpperCase(), e.x+2, e.y+18);
+      widgetTimeout = setTimeout(function() { // redraw every hour (it's just easier that working out timezones)
+        widgetTimeout = undefined;
+        WIDGETS["simplebg"].draw(WIDGETS["simplebg"]);
+      }, 3600000 - (Date.now() % 3600000));
+    }
+  };
+  require("widget_utils").swipeOn();
+  // Clear the screen once, at startup
+  background.fillRect(Bangle.appRect);
+  // draw immediately at first, queue update
+  draw();
+}
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diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/icon.png b/apps/simplebgclock/icon.png
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diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/metadata.json b/apps/simplebgclock/metadata.json
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+{ "id": "simplebgclock",
+  "name": "Simple Background Clock",
+  "shortName":"Simple Bg Clk",
+  "version":"0.01",
+  "description": "A simple clock using 'Clock Backgrounds' to allow custom colour or image backgrounds. The date is in the widget bar which you can swipe down.",
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "screenshots": [{"url":"screenshot.png"}],
+  "type": "clock",
+  "tags": "clock,clkinfo,clockbg",
+  "supports" : ["BANGLEJS2"],
+  "dependencies" : { "clockbg":"module" },
+  "storage": [
+    {"name":"simplebgclock.app.js","url":"app.js"},
+    {"name":"simplebgclock.img","url":"app-icon.js","evaluate":true},
+    {"name":"simplebgclock.settings.js","url":"settings.js"}
+  ],
+  "data": [
+    {"name":"simplebgclock.json"}
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/screenshot.png b/apps/simplebgclock/screenshot.png
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diff --git a/apps/simplebgclock/settings.js b/apps/simplebgclock/settings.js
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+++ b/apps/simplebgclock/settings.js
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+(function(back) {
+  const SETTINGS_FILE = "simplebgclock.json";
+  let settings = Object.assign({
+    ypos : 88
+  }, require('Storage').readJSON(SETTINGS_FILE, 1) || {});
+
+  function save() {
+    require('Storage').write(SETTINGS_FILE, settings);
+  }
+
+  var positions = {
+    /*Lang*/"Top" : 36,
+    /*Lang*/"Middle" : 88,
+    /*Lang*/"Bottom" : 140,
+  };
+
+  E.showMenu({
+    '': { 'title': 'Simple Bg Clock' },
+    /*LANG*/'< Back': back,
+    /*LANG*/'Position': {
+      value: Math.max(0,Object.values(positions).indexOf(88)),
+      min: 0, max: positions.length - 1,
+      format: v => Object.keys(positions)[v],
+      onchange: v => {
+        settings.ypos = Object.values(positions)[v];
+        save();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+});