Change the watch face on your Apple Watch (2024)

Touch and hold the watch face, swipe to the one you want, then tap it.

Tip: You can also swipe from one watch face to another. Open the Settings app on your AppleWatch, tap Clock, then turn on Swipe to Switch Watch Face.

You can add special features—called complications—to some watch faces, so you can instantly check things like stock prices, the weather report, or information from other apps you installed.

1. With the watch face showing, touch and hold the display, then tap Edit.

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2. Swipe left all the way to the end.

   If a face offers complications, they’re shown on the last screen.

3. Tap a complication to select it, then turn the Digital Crown to choose a new one—Activity or Heart Rate, for example.

4. When you’re finished, press the Digital Crown to save your changes, then tap the face to switch to it.

   

Some apps you get from the AppStore also include complications.

You can open most apps by tapping a complication on the watch face. Some complications show specific information from a particular app so you see just what you need with a glance. Weather, for example, includes complications for air quality, conditions, temperature, and more.

The following apps offer multiple complications.

Create your own collection of custom faces—even variations of the same design.

1. With the current watch face showing, touch and hold the display.

2. Swipe left all the way to the end, then tap the New button (+).

3. Turn the DigitalCrown to browse watch faces, then tap Add.

   Tip: Tap a collection such as New Watch Faces or Artists to browse a specific category of watch faces.

After you add it, you can customize the watch face.

You can see all your watch faces at a glance.

1. Open the AppleWatch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap My Watch, then swipe through your collection below My Faces.

To rearrange the order of your collection, tap Edit in My Faces, then drag next to a watch face up or down.

You can also rearrange the order of your collection on AppleWatch. With the current watch face showing, touch and hold the display, touch and hold again, then drag the selected watch face left or right.

1. With the current watch face showing, touch and hold the display.

2. Swipe to the face you don’t want, swipe it up, then tap Remove.

Or, on your iPhone, open the AppleWatch app, tap My Watch, then tap Edit in the My Faces area. Tap next to the watch faces you want to delete, then tap Remove.

You can always add the watch face again later.

1. Open the Settings app on your AppleWatch.

2. Tap Clock.

3. Tap +0 min, then turn the Digital Crown to set the watch ahead by as much as 59 minutes.

This setting changes only the time shown on the watch face—it doesn’t affect alarms, times in notifications, or any other times (such as World Clock).