The best watch faces for Apple Watch smartwatches. How to install watch faces on Apple Watch

There are many watch faces available on Apple Watch. many of them you can customize. Check for software updates; The watch faces available in future updates may differ from what appears on your Apple Watch.

Astronomy

In addition to the date and time, this dial displays the phase of the Moon, the current illumination of the Earth and the position of the planets.

Chronograph

This dial shows time with incredible precision, just like a classic analog stopwatch. You can start the stopwatch directly from this dial.

Customizable Features: Divisions on the dial and time intervals Dial color

Available extensions: Activity Alarm Battery Calendar Date Moon Phase Promotions Sunrise / Sunset Timer Weather World Clock

This watch face displays the time and functions you select in a vibrant color scheme to suit your taste.

Customizable Features: Dial color

Available extensions: Activity Alarm Battery Calendar Date Moon Phase Stocks Stopwatch Sunrise/Sunset Timer Weather World Clock Monogram (This extension can only be placed in the center; to change, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to Clock > Clock Monogram").

Mickey Mouse

Cheerful Mickey Mouse shows the time and counts down the seconds by stamping his foot.

Available extensions: Activity Alarm Battery Calendar Date Moon Phase Stocks Stopwatch Sunrise/Sunset Timer Weather World Clock Expanded view of previous functions (expansion at the bottom of the screen)

Modular

This watch face displays digital time and a customizable grid where you can add many functions with useful information about the day.

Customizable Features: Color

Movement

This watch face displays beautiful animated themes.

Customizable Features: You can choose animated butterflies, flowers or jellyfish.

Available extensions: Date (with or without day of week).

This watch face can display a photo from the Photos app on Apple Watch. For variety, add multiple Photo watch faces or add a Photo Album watch face.

Customizable Features: Photo

Adding a Photo watch face. Tap the watch face you're using, tap the New (+) button, then tap Photos. Or, while viewing Photos on Apple Watch, tap any photo, then tap Create a Watch Face.

How to change a photo. Tap the Photo watch face you're using, tap Customize, and spin the Digital Crown to view more photos, then choose one.

Photos not showing? Make sure the photos are in the album that is being synced. For more details, see the section.

Photo album

Each time you raise your wrist, this watch face displays a different photo from your synced photo album.

How to choose an album with pictures. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch > Photos > Synced Album, and tap the album you want.

Check out the next photo now. Tap the watch face to view another photo from your photo album. Tap repeatedly to view more photos.

Laconic and elegant dial. Additional elements can be added next to its divisions, and functions can be added to the corners.

Customizable Features: Elements and numbers on the dial Color of the second hand

Available extensions: Activity Alarm Battery Calendar Date Moon Phase Promotions Stopwatch Sunrise/Sunset Timer Weather World Clock

Solar

Based on your location and time of day, the Sun Watch face shows the position of the sun in the sky, as well as the current day, date and time.

Those who have the opportunity to become the owner of this new popular gadget will sooner or later become interested in the question of how to give a new look to their smart watch. You can make an updated appearance with your own hands using improvised means, or using special capabilities. So, let's begin.

How to change the watch face on Apple Watch?

The fastest way update apple watch- This change watch face on the device screen. This opportunity will allow you to customize and choose the dial to your liking:

analog;
digital.

Mickey Mouse is the original look of the iWatch. All you need to do is:

click on the button on the right Digital Crown;
select the Clock app.

A window will open in front of you in which you can select the desired type. You can later customize it to your taste:

change the screensaver;
type of numbers;
much more.

Changing themes and wallpapers

The developers have come up with a new application for smart watches - Watch Faces. It allows you to make the interface more colorful and original by replacing the wallpaper. Pictures or even your own photographs can serve in this capacity. You can also select and change the wallpaper theme for your device; there are a huge number of them available on the Internet.

Live Photo is another nice addition. You can use a short video as a screensaver that will remind you of pleasant moments.

Changing the strap

An interesting and pleasant aspect of this popular device is that the strap is removable. Considering that this manipulation is performed only:

by pressing and holding a special button;
after which, with sleight of hand, the strap is removed.

Apple brand stores sell a huge number of similar accessories in a variety of variations.

The most popular are men's straps for the “Sport” model; they are made of high-quality rubberized material and come in a variety of color variations: from classic black to bright blue.

Agree, this opportunity is very cool!

Hull painting

On the Internet you can find many videos in which different craftsmen manage to repaint the body of a gadget. As a rule, in the same budget version of watches in the “Sport” line, the case is made in black.

In order to transform the device, you can paint it with gold or silver special paint to make the watch look more presentable. To do this you need:

coloring matter (aerosol);
insulating tape;
special knife;
paper (whatman paper or wallpaper);
your hands.

Photo: How to change the appearance of your Apple Watch? Procedure:

The screen is covered with electrical tape (cut along the body).
The strap must first be removed.
Seal the sensor holes on the inside of the case.
Place the gadget on whatman paper.
Spray the paint using an aerosol.

How to change the time on a smart watch

Directly on the watch itself, find the gear icon - the “Settings” application.
Go to the “Time” tab.
Calibrate time using the Digital Crown.
Click on "Select".

How to choose a different watch face and set it up on Apple Watch

After turning on the watch face (to do this, click on the wheel), swipe left or right.
Stop swiping when you find one you like.

To customize the watch face.

Yesterday, October 3, journalist Jason Snell from Macworld published an article in which he expressed his opinion regarding the mess in the watch faces of Apple's smart watches. He mainly addressed the issue of backward compatibility of watch face extensions.

The new dials are more divided into fragments, which, according to the journalist, are difficult to interact with. He thinks the Siri watch face, introduced last year, is very functional but a bit underdeveloped. Infographics in Apple Watch Series 4 have a completely new set of additions that are not available on other watch faces, and vice versa - old additions are not available on the new watch faces. This lack of backward compatibility negatively impacts the user experience. Apart from this, Apple has not created new extensions for its applications to enable them in the watch face you are using.

Snell suggests several solutions for Apple to focus on:

Every watch face should be modernized to support new styles of extensions, at least on the Series 4. Core system apps and features like Messages and cellular status should be available on all watch faces. Each watch face should be more customizable.

Apple should give developers more freedom to create extensions. Extensions should appear during notifications and then disappear from the watch face. For example, I would like the Timer extension to appear when I start the timer, but the rest of the time I don't want to see it.

Each of these ideas makes perfect sense, and Apple should clean up its watch faces and functionality. Perhaps the Cupertino corporation will listen to users and make changes, but only next year with the release of watchOS 6.

WWDC will take place on June 13 in San Francisco. Traditionally, Apple presents new versions of operating systems for its devices there. The company will probably show the next version of the OS for Apple Watch - with new features for application developers.

The site's editors have prepared a selection of interesting applications for smart watches that have appeared in the year since Apple Watch sales began: for sports, productivity, games and travel.

Performance

Elevate

Brain training app - every day Elevate offers new challenges to develop memory, improve focus and more.

Spark

The Spark email app allows you to quickly reply to emails or dictate them using your voice.

Keynote

An application for managing presentations created in Keynote.

Quartz

Quartz has released an application for Apple Watch that shows the state of the stock market in the form of a smiley face on the watch face. In addition, Quartz may send haiku about market conditions.

Drafts

An application for quickly creating and viewing notes.

Babel

"Speak and Translate"

Another translator app for Apple Watch.

Reminders on Watch

An application by Russian student Ivan Grachev, which displays a to-do list from the built-in iOS Reminders application on the watch.

Cheatsheet

An application for storing frequently used data - for example, a car registration number, a hotel number, a luggage lock code or a key combination in a game.

Things

Things Diary for Apple Watch lets you mark completed tasks, track their progress, and create new ones.

Streaks

An application for forming healthy habits. The user selects tasks that he wants to complete - for example, read a book for 10 minutes, walk the dog or eat carrots - and the application reminds about them and shows the current status.

Facer

The app shows a different wallpaper on the watch screen every time the user looks at the Apple Watch. The service has a large library of images, but does not allow you to change the type of watch face.

“Buy a loaf! »

Shopping list for Apple Watch, synchronized with a similar list on iPhone. A project by Russian developers, which drew the attention of The New York Times.

1Password

Storage of passwords, credit card data and other important information.

Fantastical 2

Fantastical 2 lets you view and create calendar events directly from your Apple Watch.

Utilities

Just Press Record

Voice recorder for creating quick audio notes. Saves recordings directly to iCloud.

Clicker

An application for counting something.

Communication and dating

Slack

The Slack corporate messaging app for Apple Watch lets you read and respond to chat messages.

Pavel Durov's messenger allows you to view dialogues and respond to messages using pre-prepared responses, emoticons or audio.

Tinder

Version of the popular dating service for Apple Watch. Allows you to view user profiles and messages.

Health

Headspace

Pocket Yoga

Yoga apps. Suggests poses, tracks exercise time, calories burned and heart rate.

HeartWatch

The app shows your current heart rate, as well as average, minimum and maximum values for the day. The service also allows you to monitor the duration and quality of your sleep.

Carrot Fit

A set of daily 7-minute exercises to keep fit. Motivates the user with inspiring phrases, threats and various rewards.

Seven

A similar application for daily workouts at home.

Runtastic

Fitness tracker for running and sports training.

Nike+ Running

Fitness tracker for running - shows distance traveled, route and friends rating.

Sleep++

Free sleep tracker. Tracks all movements throughout the night and shows how restless your sleep was.

Strava

Application for running and cycling. The developers offer the user to control workouts using GPS, complete tasks and compare achievements with the results of friends.

Waterbalance

Waterbalance helps you monitor your body's water levels based on your individual parameters: height, weight, age and lifestyle.

Cycles

An app for women to track their menstrual cycles.

Weather Underground

Weather tracking app. Can send push notifications and receive data from more than 180 thousand weather stations.

Meetup

A service for finding nearby users with similar interests.

Trips

App in the Air

Service for tracking flights - shows the terminal, time until boarding and check-in, as well as other information useful for travelers. There is also a watch face extension.

TripCase

TripCase is designed for planning trips and tracking important information - terminal number, hotel reservations, excursions, etc.

They offer several options for watch faces, from which the user can choose the appropriate one and customize it at their discretion (choose colors, add an extension, or change the time shown on the screen).

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How to customize or choose a different watch face on Apple Watch

If you want to change a watch face, swipe left or right from edge to edge until you find the one you want. Next, press and hold your finger on the screen until a gallery opens with available options. Swipe right or left to select a watch face and tap " Tune».

Swipe left and right to select the item you want to change and turn the Digital Crown to select items.

If you want to change extensions, follow similar steps. Pressing the Digital Crown will save any changes you make.

To set the selected watch face as the current one, click on it.

Customizing the watch face can also be done using your iPhone. To do this, open the Watch application and go to the “ Dials».

How to add additional information (extensions) to the watch face

Apple Watch allows you to add extensions or data from apps to your watch faces, such as battery usage, date, and more. You can also add extensions from some third-party programs. To find out which programs have extensions, open Apple Watch on iPhone -> " My watch» -> « Extensions».

To add or remove extensions, click on the " Change", then use the buttons " + " And " — “, and if you want to change the order, touch and hold the three horizontal stripes icon and drag the extension.

The extension can then be added to the watch. To do this, go back to the device's watch face and press firmly on the screen until the option " Tune».

If desired, the user can create several options for any dial. To do this, go to the desired watch face and press firmly on the screen, then swipe all the way to the right and tap “ + " Select a watch face by turning the Digital Crown and tapping the option you want (the created watch face will be set as your current one). Customize your watch face.

To remove a watch face, switch to the current watch face and press firmly on the watch screen, select the option you want, swipe up and select the option " Delete».