diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc5bad7..57de1c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ text to paste into the **Release notes** field when uploading the `.pbw` to the
 the build, so the portal does not auto-fill it). The store **Description** lives
 in [`PUBLISHING.md`](PUBLISHING.md).
 
+## 0.0.3
+
+- Fix settings being completely ignored on a real watch. 0.0.2 sent every
+  setting by name in the `pebblejs://close` payload; on a real watch that
+  payload is length-limited, so it was truncated, the JSON failed to parse, and
+  the save was silently dropped (it worked on the emulator, which uses a
+  different return path). Numeric settings now travel positionally (values only,
+  no key names), shrinking the payload ~3.6× so it always fits — while still
+  applying every shown value (WYSIWYG preserved).
+- The loading splash now shows the real app version instead of a hard-coded
+  "3.0".
+
 ## 0.0.2
 
 - Settings are now WYSIWYG: saving the config page applies **every** value it
diff --git a/PUBLISHING.md b/PUBLISHING.md
index 184bd59..6ec5bd6 100644
--- a/PUBLISHING.md
+++ b/PUBLISHING.md
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ Rebble guides:
 **Keywords / tags:** calendar, weather, complications, date, week number,
 battery, moon phase, world time, minimal, localizable
 
-## Release notes — v0.0.1
+## Release notes — v0.0.3
 
-> First public release.
->
+> • Settings are now WYSIWYG and reliable: saving applies exactly what the
+>   configuration page shows (an earlier build could silently drop a save on a
+>   real watch).
+> • Coloured weather icons on colour watches (basalt, emery) — sun amber,
+>   rain/snow blue, lightning amber, moon pale yellow — with a Default / Colour /
+>   Black & White choice under Weather → Icon style.
+> • The loading splash shows the real app version.
 > • Configurable complication rows (status bar, above the time, above the
 >   calendar) — one centred or two side by side per row.
 > • One shared, alphabetical menu for every slot, incl. watch/phone battery,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d546e9..00ae23b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 calendar below, and fully configurable complication rows you arrange yourself.**
 
 [![CI](https://github.com/eldios/TimelyNG/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/eldios/TimelyNG/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
-![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.0.1-blue)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.0.3-blue)
 ![Platforms](https://img.shields.io/badge/Pebble-emery%20·%20flint%20·%20basalt%20·%20diorite-orange)
 ![Language](https://img.shields.io/badge/C-C99-555?logo=c)
 ![PebbleKit JS](https://img.shields.io/badge/config-PebbleKit%20JS-f5a623?logo=javascript&logoColor=white)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a757061..77db9f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "TimelyNG",
   "author": "Emanuele 'Lele' Calo",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "description": "A calendar watchface for Pebble: date, time and weather up top, a 3-week calendar below, and fully configurable complication rows. Appstore copy in PUBLISHING.md; release notes in CHANGELOG.md.",
   "private": true,
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/src/Timely.c b/src/Timely.c
index da9f62d..365b6b1 100644
--- a/src/Timely.c
+++ b/src/Timely.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "suntimes.h"
 #define DEBUGLOG 0
 #define TRANSLOG 0
-#define CONFIG_VERSION "2.6"
+#define CONFIG_VERSION "3.0" // config-protocol version (own sequence); major bump: the save wire format changed
 /*
  * If you fork this code and release the resulting app, please be considerate and change all the appropriate values in appinfo.json 
  *
diff --git a/src/js/app.js b/src/js/app.js
index 170f95b..6e5cc57 100644
--- a/src/js/app.js
+++ b/src/js/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var CONFIG_SPEC = require('./config');
 var buildConfigPage = require('./configpage');
+var WIRE_KEYS = require('./wirekeys'); // decode the positional numeric settings (see webviewclosed)
 
 // The bundled SunCalc library (below) used to attach itself to `window`; under
 // the CommonJS bundler there is no global object, so it populates this
@@ -312,18 +313,25 @@ V = waning crescent 0.25 +
 Pebble.addEventListener("webviewclosed", function (e) {
     if (!e || !e.response) { return; } // user cancelled
 
-    // The page sends every non-translation setting plus any changed translation
-    // string. Merge them into the stored settings so the config page keeps the
-    // full picture (incl. translations) and doesn't show untouched settings as
-    // reset on the next open.
+    // The page sends the numeric settings positionally in `n` (WIRE_KEYS order),
+    // plus the string settings and any changed translations by name. Expand `n`
+    // back to keys to rebuild the full desired state. (A legacy flat payload with
+    // no `n` is still accepted: its keys pass through unchanged.)
     var dict;
     try { dict = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(e.response)); } catch (err) { return; }
+    var full = {};
+    if (dict.n && dict.n.length) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < WIRE_KEYS.length; i++) { full[WIRE_KEYS[i]] = dict.n[i]; }
+        delete dict.n;
+    }
+    for (var k in dict) { full[k] = dict[k]; } // strings, translations, or legacy flat keys
+
     var stored = {};
     try { stored = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("timely_settings") || "{}"); } catch (err) {}
-    for (var k in dict) { stored[k] = dict[k]; }
+    for (var sk in full) { stored[sk] = full[sk]; }
     localStorage.setItem("timely_settings", JSON.stringify(stored));
 
-    Pebble.sendAppMessage(dict,
+    Pebble.sendAppMessage(full,
         function (e) {
             console.log("Delivered config with transactionId=" + e.data.transactionId);
         },
diff --git a/src/js/configpage.js b/src/js/configpage.js
index 39c5ab0..1530e34 100644
--- a/src/js/configpage.js
+++ b/src/js/configpage.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var WIRE_KEYS = require('./wirekeys'); // numeric settings sent positionally (see below)
+
 // Builds the offline settings page as a self-contained HTML string from the
 // config spec. No external CSS/JS/host: app.js serves it via a data: URI, so it
 // works with no network. On submit the page redirects to `return_to` (provided
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ function buildConfigPage(spec, current) {
     'return m?decodeURIComponent(m[1]):d;}' +
     'var RET=qp("return_to","pebblejs://close#");' +
     'var BASELINE=' + JSON.stringify(baseline) + ';' +
+    'var WK=' + JSON.stringify(WIRE_KEYS) + ';' +
     'var LANGS=' + JSON.stringify(LANGS) + ';' +
     // Language selector: resolve the chosen code, fill the (hidden) translation
     // fields from the table, and toggle the Custom editor.
@@ -239,14 +242,17 @@ function buildConfigPage(spec, current) {
     'els=document.querySelectorAll("[data-key]");for(var i=0;i<els.length;i++){' +
     'o[els[i].getAttribute("data-key")]=val(els[i]);}' +
     'if(augment(o)===false)return;' +
-    // WYSIWYG: always send every non-translation setting so the watch matches the
-    // page exactly (a drifted phone-side baseline must never leave a shown value
-    // unapplied). Translation strings (trans_*) are bulk; keep them delta-only so
-    // the payload stays within the watch's 1280-byte inbox — the language picker
-    // already resends them whenever it changes them.
-    'var send={};for(var k in o){' +
-    'if(k.indexOf("trans_")===0){if(String(o[k])!==String(BASELINE[k]))send[k]=o[k];}' +
-    'else{send[k]=o[k];}}' +
+    // WYSIWYG: send every numeric setting positionally (in WK order) so the watch
+    // matches the page exactly — a drifted phone-side baseline must never leave a
+    // shown value unapplied. Encoding values-only keeps the pebblejs://close
+    // payload tiny so a real watch carries it without truncation (the old verbose
+    // per-key dump got dropped). The two short string settings ride along by name,
+    // and changed translation strings are appended (delta — they are bulk).
+    'var n=[];for(var wi=0;wi<WK.length;wi++){var wv=o[WK[wi]];n.push(wv==null?0:wv);}' +
+    'var send={n:n};' +
+    'if(o.strftime_format!=null)send.strftime_format=o.strftime_format;' +
+    'if(o.language!=null)send.language=o.language;' +
+    'for(var k in o){if(k.indexOf("trans_")===0&&String(o[k])!==String(BASELINE[k]))send[k]=o[k];}' +
     'document.location=RET+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(send));};';
   return '<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8">' +
     '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">' +
diff --git a/src/js/wirekeys.js b/src/js/wirekeys.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e98eeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/wirekeys.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Ordered list of the numeric (uint8 / int8) settings sent on EVERY save. They
+// travel positionally — values only, no key names — so the whole desired state
+// fits in the tiny pebblejs://close payload a real watch can carry (the verbose
+// per-key JSON of the full state gets truncated by the phone and the save is
+// silently lost). configpage.js encodes values in this order; app.js decodes
+// them back to keys. This order IS the wire contract between the two: never
+// reorder or remove an entry — only APPEND new numeric keys at the end.
+//
+// The two non-translation STRING settings (strftime_format, language) and any
+// changed translation strings travel by name alongside the array; they are few
+// and short, so they do not blow the payload.
+module.exports = [
+  'theme', 'theme_mode', 'style_day_inv', 'style_grid', 'intl_fmt_date',
+  'slot_stat_l', 'slot_stat_r', 'slot_ctr_l', 'slot_ctr_r', 'style_week', 'style_am_pm',
+  'batt_style', 'intl_fmt_week', 'clock2_tz', 'intl_dowo', 'cal_week_pattern',
+  'weather_fmt', 'weather_update', 'weather_icons', 'show_stat_bar', 'show_stat_batt',
+  'vibe_pat_disconnect', 'vibe_pat_connect', 'debugging_on', 'debuglang_on',
+  'vibe_days', 'vibe_hour', 'vibe_start', 'vibe_stop', 'dnd_noaccel', 'dnd_start', 'dnd_stop'
+];
diff --git a/src/splash.c b/src/splash.c
index 90655d9..3e3d031 100644
--- a/src/splash.c
+++ b/src/splash.c
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #include "theme.h"
 #include "layout.h"
 
+// Version shown on the loading splash. Keep in sync with package.json "version".
+#define APP_VERSION "0.0.3"
+
 static Layer *s_splash_layer;
 
 static void splash_render(Layer *me, GContext* ctx) {
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@ static void splash_render(Layer *me, GContext* ctx) {
   int w = layout_get().slot_bot.w; // full width: center the splash on any screen
   setColors(ctx);
   graphics_draw_text(ctx, "TimelyNG", fonts_get_system_font(FONT_KEY_GOTHIC_28_BOLD), GRect(0,0,w,36), GTextOverflowModeWordWrap, GTextAlignmentCenter, NULL);
-  graphics_draw_text(ctx, "3.0", fonts_get_system_font(FONT_KEY_GOTHIC_28), GRect(0,32,w,36), GTextOverflowModeWordWrap, GTextAlignmentCenter, NULL);
+  graphics_draw_text(ctx, APP_VERSION, fonts_get_system_font(FONT_KEY_GOTHIC_28), GRect(0,32,w,36), GTextOverflowModeWordWrap, GTextAlignmentCenter, NULL);
 }
 
 void splash_create(Layer *parent, GRect frame) {