A personal watch face gives your Apple Watch a unique look and you can create as many as you want. How to add and remove Apple Watch watch faces.
Add Apple Watch watch face
There are an awful lot of watch faces available. These are made both by Apple itself and by enthusiastic developers. Changing the watch face is an easy way to personalize your Apple Watch. Moreover, the job is done in no time. You can add watch faces from the Apple Watch itself, but you can also use the paired iPhone for this. We discuss both ways.
How to add a watch face via your Apple Watch:
- Hold the screen of your Watch firmly;
- Swipe all the way to the right and tap the plus sign;
- Rotate the Digital Crown to select a watch face and tap it to confirm your choice;
- Change the watch face to your liking, for example by changing the color of the second hand or indicators on the watch face.
Don’t you like this fiddling on a small screen? Then just grab your iPhone:
- Open the Watch app on your phone;
- Go to the ‘Watch faces’ tab and tap the face you want to add;
- Adjust these to your liking by, for example, changing the color and style, or choosing other complications;
- Tap Add at the top to confirm your choice.
Remove watch faces
Over time, the dials will likely pile up. You may lose the overview because of this. Time to put things in order! Here’s how to remove Apple Watch watch faces:
- Hold the screen of your Apple Watch firmly to make changes;
- Select the watch face you want to remove by turning the Digital Crown;
- Swipe up from the bottom of the watch face you want to discard and press the trash can.
Of course you can also do this via your phone:
- Open the Watch app on the paired iPhone;
- Tap on ‘My Watch’ and select ‘Edit’ next to ‘My Watch Faces’;
- Press the red minus button on the left to delete a watch face, then press ‘Delete’ to confirm.
More Apple Watch tips
On iPhone we regularly share tips to get the most out of your Apple Watch. Is the battery of your smart watch increasingly failing? Then consult our handy tips to extend the Apple Watch battery life. Or do you get wrong sports results? Then it is time to calibrate the Apple Watch. Take a look at our roundup of Apple tips for more helpful advice.