One of the many nice things about the Apple Watch is how much of it is customizable. you’re able to change straps, app arrangement, complications, and, most importantly, you can personalize your Apple Watch face.
You may have thought you were restricted to the watch faces in the Watch app. But we’re here to tell you that you can create your own watch face with any image you have in your Photos app.
Creating a Custom Apple Watch Face From a Photo
The first thing you need to do is make sure that whatever photo or image you wish to use for your watch face is in the Photos app on your iPhone. If you have issues finding a photo you just downloaded, check out our guide onfinding downloaded files and photos on an iPhone.
Once you have the image or images ready in Photos, follow the steps below to send it to the Watch app:
Choose Your Watch Face’s Style
Once you tapCreate Watch Face, you’ll have two watch face styles to choose from:Photos Watch FaceandKaleidoscope Watch Face. They both appear very differently.
Photos Watch Face
The Photos watch face will preserve your image and not distort it like the Kaleidoscope watch face. Here are all the ways you can customize it:
Once you’re done, tapAddnext to the preview of your watch face to add it to your gallery of watch faces. Learnhow to customize your Apple Watch with watch facesto know how to switch between watch faces.
Kaleidoscope Watch Face
You might want to pick something a little more colorful and asymmetrical if you’re making a kaleidoscope watch face so that it has a better effect. Here are the customization options for the kaleidoscope style:
TapAddto finish here and add it to your watch face gallery.
How to Edit Your Custom Watch Face
You can change the watch faces you’ve created anytime by long-pressing it on your Apple Watch and tappingEdit. But it’s easier to do it in the Watch app on your iPhone by following these steps:
In the same menu, you’ll find that the Photos Watch Face now has an option forAlbumandDynamicin theContentsection. Dynamic will draw photos from memories, whereas Album will pick images from a specified album.
Create as Many Custom Watch Faces as You Like
There is no limit on how many of these watch faces you’re able to make, so feel free to experiment. Mix and match photos, albums, and complications to see which one works for your mood. Carry photos of loved ones, family, and pets on your wrist or make a watch face consisting of your favorite cars; the only limit is how many photos you can have—Apple limits you to 24 images.
