GENIUS TIPYou don’t have to stick
with the same face all day:
try having one for work
and another for weekends.
Swipe from edge to
edge to swap.ONE OF THE best things about
Apple’s watchOS is that now
you’re no longer stuck with
the default Apple Watch faces.
You can now change the colors, adjust
their individual styles, and change what
complications appear on your preferred
Watch face.
Complications are little sections that
do something. For example, you might
have a Calendar complication that tells
you what your next appointment is, or
a Shazam complication that opens that
app, or a weather complication telling
you that you need to pack an umbrella.
Complications may be made by Apple, or
they may be provided by third-party apps
such as Fantastical, Dark Sky and so on.
To see what’s available, go into the Watch
app and tap on Complications. This
enables you to copy any third–party
complications you would like to run to
your Watch.
As we’ll discover, it’s very easy to
create a custom version of any Watch face
in watchOS 6. Some of the changes are
really subtle, such as changing the color
of the seconds hand; others are moreCreate a custom Watch face
Get the look and the info you want most on your Apple Watch
in–your–face (ahem), such as the bright
complications of the Infograph face in
multicolor mode.
Not every face can contain the same
things. Some enable you to use more
complications than others, and you’ll
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available for Face X isn’t available for Face
Y. That means it’s worth experimenting
with and tweaking the many available
faces to see which one suits you best.
CARRIE MARSHALLREQUIRES
watchOS 6 (or
iPhone optional)YOU WILL LEARN
How to customize your
Apple WatchIT WILL TAKE
5 minutesThe Infograph face remains one of our favorites
because you can pack a lot of info into it without
it feeling cluttered.
Create
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