How to Customize Your Apple Watch Faces

Difficulty
Beginner
Tested on
watchOS 11.2 - Apple Watch Series 10
You will need
Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later, Paired iPhone

Step by step

  1. 15 sec

    Enter the watch face gallery

    Press the Digital Crown once to ensure you are on the current watch face. Firmly press and hold the center of the display until the face shrinks and the Edit button appears.

    Note: Alternatively, open the Watch app on your paired iPhone and tap the Face Gallery tab.
  2. 45 sec

    Add a new watch face

    Swipe left through your current watch faces until you reach the end. Tap the large plus (+) sign to open the Face Gallery and scroll through the available designs. Tap a face to add it to your collection.

  3. 1 min

    Configure face aesthetics

    From the editing screen, tap the Edit button on your selected face. Swipe left or right to switch between configuration menus for Style, Color, and Font. Rotate the Digital Crown to cycle through options within each category.

  4. 1 min

    Assign complications

    Swipe to the Complications screen while in Edit mode. Tap the highlighted regions on the watch face preview to choose specific data sources. Use the Digital Crown to select from the list of installed apps that support widget-style complications.

    Note: Selecting 'None' for a complication creates a cleaner, minimalist aesthetic.
  5. 15 sec

    Save your configuration

    Press the Digital Crown once to exit the configuration menus. Press the Digital Crown a second time to confirm your changes and return to the active watch face.