Why Should You Make Custom Watch Faces for Apple Watch
While the Apple Watch has many customization options, you can create a unique experience for your exact needs. Further, some of the available watch faces are fantastic but don’t have enough (or too many) “complications.” So in order to get the right blend of features and design, you may want to consider creating your own. There are three ways to create custom watch faces for the Apple Watch. Below we share the steps to make your wearable unique.
1. Use a Third-Party App to Create Watch Faces for Apple Watch
Face Sharing is a fantastic feature of the Apple Watch. It lets you import and add custom watch faces for your Apple Watch. One way to leverage this is through a third-party app, such as Facer. This is an online community where users can create, share and download their customized watch faces for various wearables including Apple Watch. Here’s how to create custom watch faces for Apple Watch using the Facer app: Note: You can even turn off a complication completely if you don’t want your watch face to show it. If the watch face features complications from uninstalled apps, you’ll get a notification. You can skip installing the missing app, although the complication will show an empty space instead.
Apps to Create Custom Watch Faces
Facer is just one third-party app to create custom watch faces, but there are many more alternatives to try:
WatchMaker Watchsmith AWC FacesClockology Buddywatch
2. Create a Custom Watch Face From Any Photo
You can create a custom watch face for your Apple Watch using any photo present in your iPhone’s Gallery. Follow these steps:
3. Use Image-Editing Software to Create Watch Faces for Apple Watch
You could also create a watch face using an image-editing program, such as Adobe Photoshop (or any other photo-editing software alternative you might be using, such as GIMP.) However, in its most basic configuration, the functionality of the watch is little more than a watch overlay on top of a photo. First off, select the image you want to use. Because most watches use a Retina display, you’ll want to use high-quality images and may want to go for double the dimensions and export down to the actual face size. For instance, the Apple Watch SE comes in 44mm or 40mm sizes, so we’re going for the 44mm here. In the photo editing program, you will need to set up your project using the appropriate dimensions based on the case size of your Apple Watch:
38mm: 272px x 340px40mm: 324px x 394px42mm: 312px x 394px44mm: 368px x 448px
All screenshots by Mehvish Mushtaq
