In this article, we have discussed how to customize Apple Watch faces.Unlike an iOS device where the customization starts with home screen widgets, personalization on Apple Watch initiates with Watch faces. Slow, however, in a steady way, watchOS has accomplished the task of creating a solid library of impressive watch faces. Be it a fun-lovingMemojior a hilarious mickey mouse, or any other attention-grabbing watch face; you can access a vast number ofcool watch faces. Also, using a ton of complications offered by the Watch app, fine-tuning your favorite Apple Watch face is pretty easy. So, let’s proceed further to get started with the instructions on how to customize Apple Watch faces.
Customize Apple Watch Faces in watchOS 7 or Later: The Ultimate Guide
To customize Watch faces was never so exciting as now; a vast number of Watch faces offer personalization and using a variety of complications, you can do so very easily. What’s more impressive is that the task of customizing the watch faces can be achieved using a vast number of third-party apps that are offering impressively-designed watch face complications.So, according to on your requirements, you can choose to show activity, weather, date, battery life, and more on a watch face.
How to Customize Watch Faces Right from Apple Watch
You can get started with the Watch Face customization right from your Apple Watch with the help of the steps that we have mentioned below:
- First, click on the Digital Crown in order to jump to the watch screen.
- Further, long-press the display.
- Now, you need to select your desired watch face by swiping left or right. Further, click on Edit.
- Then, choose your preferred feature by swiping left or right. Now, you can change the Digital Crown by turning it.
- Further, swipe towards the left to customize the face complications on your Apple Watch. Now, choose a complication and again turn the Digital Crown in order to change it.
- After customizing the Apple Watch face, you need to save the changes by pressing the Digital Crown. Now, click on the watch face in order to set it as your current active face.
How to Customize Watch Faces Using iPhone
Follow the step mentioned below to customize watch faces using your iOS device. The process is easy and straightforward as you only need to have access to the Watch app on your iPhone. Further, you need to go through the steps listed below:
- On your iOS device, you need to first open the Watch app and furtherclick on the tab “My Watch.”
- Now, under the section “My Faces,” all the selected Watch faces will appear. And among them, you need to select the one that needs to be customized. Further, if you need more watch faces on your list, click on the “Face Gallery.” Now, choose a watch face and click on the Add button appearing adjacent to it in order to include that specific watch face to your My Faces list.
- You can now make use of several tools in order to customize your Apple Watch face, like choosing a decent-looking symbol, your desired color, and the available complications. Try usingthese available options so as to give your Apple Watch face a fully personalized look. Please be noted that the options available for customizations vary depending upon the watch faces.
- After customizing the watch face, you can further scroll belowtoclick on the option “Set as the current Watch Face.”That’s it! You have created a new watch face that will be shown up as your current watch face on your Apple Watch from that very instance.
How to Set Photo as Apple Watch Face Using iPhone
You can set an image as your Apple Watch face using your iOS device with the help of these steps:
- On your iOS device, you need to open the Photos app and further choose the photo you need to set as a watch face on your Apple Watch. Further, click on the Share button present at the left-hand corner on the bottom ofyour device’s screen.
- Further, select the option “Create Watch Face.”
- Now, choose the watch face type you would prefer making. You can choose from the two options available options: Kaleidoscope Watch Face and Photo Watch Face.
- Then, make use of the available complications in order to do customizationsin your Photo Watch Face. Once finished, click “Add.” That’s all you need to do, and your photo watch face will instantly appear on your Watch.
How to Set Photo as Watch Face Using Apple Watch
You can easily set a photo as a watch face using your Apple Watch with the help of the steps mentioned below:
- Click on the digital crown in order to access the watch face and further press it firmly.
- Then, swipe leftwards to head over to the option “+” for adding a new face. Click on it.
- Now, swipe down to the Photos option and click on it. Your Apple Watch will display a different image from now on every time you raise your wrist. You will be shown a different image from the photo library.
- You can also choose your preferred album to get displayed on your iPhone.For that, you need to head over to the Watch app on your iOS device. Then click on the Face Gallery and further press Photos. Now, choose your preferred album and customize the watch face accordingly.Once you are satisfied with the customization, click on “Add” to complete the process. Once done, the newly created watch face will get displayed on your list.
How to Create Custom Apple Watch Complications
If you want to dig deeper in watch face customizations, you can create custom Apple Watch complications that suit your style. There are several third-party apps that helps users create custom complications so as to set them in a way they can change dynamically throughout the day. Like the app, showing weather status in the morning and further displaying the track of your activity in the evening.
Among a list of options, we have found outa few of them that are highly impressive: Watchsmith (from the popular iOS 14 home screen widget creators, Widgetsmith, free download; however, with in-app purchases),Watch Complications Pro (free to download, in-app purchases available), Watchmaker (free download with in-app purchases).
You can easily create an Apple Watch complication just like creating a home screen widget. We will offer you a little sneak peek into its working and have referred to Watchsmith for this purpose. Simply launch the Watchsmithapp and furtherchoose yourpreferred complication for a particular watch face. Now, you can customize the complication accordingly with the help of the tools available for the task. Further, click on “Save” in order to save it. Note that you will get the option to add the custom complication while you are editing aspecific watch face.
That’s it. These were the steps using which you can fine-tune Apple Watch faces as desired. Using these personalization techniques, you can create funky looking Watch faces customize them as preferred, using the list of tools available. Do express your opinion in the comment section below.
Eva winget is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2006. As a technical expert, Bella has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites.
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