How to Customize Your Apple Watch Face

Step by step

1. 30 sec

   Enter the face gallery

   Press and hold the current watch face on your Apple Watch display until the editing mode engages. Swipe left or right to navigate through your existing faces, or scroll to the far right and tap the plus icon to add a new design from the gallery.

   Note: You can also manage your faces directly in the Watch app on your paired iPhone under the Face Gallery tab.
2. 1 min

   Initiate customization mode

   With your desired watch face selected, tap the Edit button at the bottom of the screen. This shifts the interface into the configuration view, where you can modify individual components of the face design.

3. 1 min

   Select colors and styles

   Swipe left or right to toggle between configuration screens, such as Style, Color, or Fonts. Rotate the Digital Crown to cycle through the available options within each category to refine the visual aesthetic of your watch face.

4. 1 min

   Configure complications

   Swipe until you reach the complications selection screen. Tap a highlighted complication slot on the preview, then rotate the Digital Crown to select the specific data or application shortcut you want to display in that position.

   Note: Not all watch faces support complications; choose Modular or Infograph designs for maximum data density.
5. 30 sec

   Save your configuration

   Press the Digital Crown once to exit the customization menu. Press the Digital Crown again to return to the active watch face view to confirm your changes are live.

   Note: Your changes are synced automatically to your iPhone and will persist until manually altered again.