iCreate - UK (2020-05)

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Better Day StepsApp Pedometer


Customise your most important


Apple Watch complications


A


pple is often criticised for not opening up
watchOS to third-party watch faces, but
there is method in this restriction because the
end result is a platform that works reliably and which
offers a huge number of benefits. App developers
can add complications to their apps which you can
use, but there are also apps that allow you to style
complications to fit in with your preferred watch face.
The options are still limited overall although some
scouring of the App Store should bring up enough
offerings to let you tweak the complications to your
preferred taste. It is fun to do and you will also benefit
from a perceived easier to view watch experience
multiple times a day and in the absence of true
customisation it is a worthy and fun option.

You don’t have to live with the complications that Apple
bundles with the Apple Watch. You can make your own

Step-by-step Create your own customised complications


1


A better day
Download the Better Day app and take a
look at the customisations it offers. You will see
a list to select from, some of which offer very
useful visual information.

2


Choose complication
When you have set the Better Day
complication you want to use in the iPhone
app, you can then select Better Day on your
Apple Watch and your choice will be displayed.

3


Your health
The HealthFace app offers a simple
complication that can be tapped at any time to
record your weight, blood pressure, caffeine
intake and many other health-related stats.

You can add extra complications to your Watch face by
using the third-party apps outlined here

10


Time needed

Developer
Panchromatic,
LLC/StepsApp
GmbH
Difficulty

Better Day StepsApp Pedometer


Customise your most important


Apple Watch complications


A


pple is often criticised for not opening up
watchOS to third-party watch faces, but
there is method in this restriction because the
end result is a platform that works reliably and which
offers a huge number of benefits. App developers
can add complications to their apps which you can
use, but there are also apps that allow you to style
complications to fit in with your preferred watch face.
The options are still limited overall although some
scouring of the App Store should bring up enough
offerings to let you tweak the complications to your
preferred taste. It is fun to do and you will also benefit
from a perceived easier to view watch experience
multiple times a day and in the absence of true
customisation it is a worthy and fun option.

You don’t have to live with the complications that Apple
bundleswith the Apple Watch. You can make your own

Step-by-step Create your own customised complications


1


A better day
Download the Better Day app and take a
look at the customisations it offers. You will see
a list to select from, some of which offer very
useful visual information.

2


Choose complication
When you have set the Better Day
complication you want to use in the iPhone
app, you can then select Better Day on your
Apple Watch and your choice will be displayed.

3


Your health
The HealthFace app offers a simple
complication that can be tapped at any time to
record your weight, blood pressure, caffeine
intake and many other health-related stats.

You can add extra complications to your Watch face by
using the third-party apps outlined here

10


Time needed

Developer
Panchromatic,
LLC/StepsApp
GmbH
Difficulty
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