How to Change and Customize the Face on the Apple Watch

This wikiHow teaches you how to change and edit the clock—also known as the Watch Face—on your Apple Watch. You can do this on both the Apple Watch and the synchronized iPhone.

Method 1
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Setting a Watch Face on Apple Watch

  1. Raise your Apple Watch wrist to wake up the Apple Watch's screen, press the Digital Crown, and enter your passcode if prompted.
    • If there are notifications on the screen, press the Digital Crown twice.
  2. Doing this will cause the Watch Face to zoom out.
    • Don't worry about pressing too hard on the screen—the Watch Face will zoom out long before you run the risk of damaging the Apple Watch.
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  3. Swipe left or right over the screen to scroll through all currently available Watch Faces until you find one that you like.
  4. It's below the Watch Face that you want to use. Doing so will open the Watch Face's customization options.
    • Some Watch Faces, such as the Solar and Astronomy Watch Faces, cannot be customized.
  5. Each Watch Face will have different customization options; you can scroll through them by swiping across the Apple Watch's screen from right to left, and you can cycle through customization options (e.g., colors) by rotating the Digital Crown dial.
  6. Complications are shortcuts to apps (e.g., the Activity app) on your Apple Watch; these shortcuts appear in the corners of the Apple Watch Face. To edit Complications:
    • Scroll over to the Complications screen, which usually has a white box around each of the default Complications.
    • Tap a Complication's box.
    • Rotate the Digital Crown dial to scroll through available options.
    • Repeat with other Complications.
  7. Press the Digital Crown twice to do so. Your Watch Face will be saved and set as your Apple Watch's current Watch Face.
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Method 2
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Selecting a Watch Face on iPhone

  1. Tap the Watch app icon, which resembles a black-and-white side view of an Apple Watch.
  2. It's in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
    • If you have more than one Apple Watch synchronized to your iPhone, select the Apple Watch that you want to customize before proceeding.
  3. In the middle of the page, you'll see a row of Apple Watch Faces; swipe from right to left over these to scroll through them.
  4. Tap a Watch Face that you want to use on your Apple Watch.
  5. Each Apple Watch will have different customization options (e.g., hand color), so change the preferences on this page to your liking.
  6. It's near the bottom of the page.
  7. Complications are shortcuts to apps (e.g., the Activity app) on your Apple Watch; these shortcuts appear in the corners of the Apple Watch Face. To select a Complication:
    • Tap a position (e.g., Top Left )
    • Select a complication by scrolling to an app's name, or scroll up to the Off option.
    • Tap the position again to confirm your selected choice.
  8. This option is at the bottom of the page. Doing so sets your customized Watch Face as your current Apple Watch Face.
    • After doing this, you can tap the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the screen to return to the My Watch page.
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Method 3
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Adding a New Watch Face on Apple Watch

  1. Raise your Apple Watch wrist to wake up the Apple Watch's screen, press the Digital Crown, and enter your passcode if prompted.
    • If there are notifications on the screen, press the Digital Crown twice.
  2. Doing this will cause the Watch Face to zoom out.
    • Don't worry about pressing too hard on the screen—the Watch Face will zoom out long before you run the risk of damaging the Apple Watch.
  3. Doing so will open a list of available Watch Faces.
  4. Scroll down through the available Watch Faces until you find one that you like.
  5. Tap the Watch Face that you want to add to your Apple Watch. Doing so will both add the Watch Face to your Apple Watch and set it as your Apple Watch's default Face.
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Method 4
Method 4 of 4:

Adding a New Watch Face on iPhone

  1. Tap the Watch app icon, which resembles a black-and-white side view of an Apple Watch.
  2. It's at the bottom of the screen.
  3. The available Watch Faces are organized by appearance; you can scroll down to view each category, while scrolling from right to left over a category's row will show you more Watch Face options from that category.
  4. Tap the Watch Face that you want to add to your Apple Watch. The Face's page will open.
  5. It's to the right of the Watch Face's name. Doing so will both add the Watch Face to your Apple Watch and set it as your Apple Watch's current Watch Face.
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    How do I change the world clock on the Apple Watch?
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    World Clocks on the Apple Watch must be changed from the Clock app on the paired iPhone. If it isn't already on the World Clock tab after you tap the Clock App, tap World Clock, then use the Edit button to select a clock. Move the items around or add a new clock by tapping the + button in the top right corner, finding the clock by city in the time zone and removing the other clocks that you no longer want (swipe left until the Delete button appears, then tap the Delete button).
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      • Complications can be tapped in order to open their corresponding apps or widgets. For example, tapping the "Activity" Complication icon will open the Activity app.
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