Do you want to give your Apple Watch’s watch face a personal twist? Then set up a Live Photo for your Watch. Your watch face will come to life as soon as you look at the clock.
Tip: Set Live Photo as the watch face on your Apple Watch
Live Photos bring still pictures to life. The photos also capture the second and a half before and after taking the photo, bringing the moving image to life. These photos can also be set as a watch face. For example, your friend can smile at you or your dog or cat look at you every time you look at your Apple Watch.
To take Live Photos with your iPhone, open the camera app and make sure the Live icon turns yellow. This is a circle with a smaller circle in it. Once you’ve taken a Live Photo, you’ll see it in the Photos app. You view the moving photo by briefly pressing and holding the snapshot. Here’s how to set a Live Photo as your watch face:
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone;
- Open the Live Photo you want to set as a watch face;
To see all your Live Photos, you can also scroll down in the ‘Albums’ tab and choose ‘Live Photos’.
- Then tap the share button at the bottom left of the screen;
- Scroll down and tap ‘Create Watch Face’;
- Choose ‘Watch Face Photos’;
In the ‘Create clock face’ screen that then appears, you can still adjust the time position and complications.
- Tap Add to set the watch face.
Now if you turn your wrist or tap the screen of your Apple Watch, your Live Photo will come to life. Do you want to set more than one Live Photo? That is also possible. In the album ‘Live Photos’ you can select up to ten photos. Then follow the steps above to set the selected photos as watch face. Now every time you look at the clock on your Apple Watch, you will see a different Live Photo.
More Apple Watch tips
Do you want to read more useful tips about your Apple Watch? On iPhone we regularly explain Watch functions. For example, we explain how to set a sleep schedule or how to adjust your activity goals. With watchOS 7 it is also possible to set School time for your children. You can read how that works in our School time tip. Also check out our Apple Watch beginner’s guide to get the most out of your smart watch.
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