Make your own watch face!
Photo or portrait as a dial
Since the very first Apple Watch, it has not been possible to make your own watch faces. Everyone has to stick to the watch face designs devised by Apple, but luckily you can still make it a little more personal with your own photo or portrait. Read here how to do this on the iPhone or Apple Watch.
- Set up on Apple Watch
- Set up on iPhone
- Customize photo watch face info
Also read our tip about setting a photo album as a watch face on the Apple Watch if you want to see a changing photo.
Set photo or portrait as a watch face on your Apple Watch
You can set the photo from your Apple Watch itself. You have fewer options than on the iPhone, but it is a bit faster.
Here are the steps:
- Open the Photos app on your Apple Watch.
- Scroll to a nice photo and tap the share icon at the bottom right.
- Scroll down and tap Watch face.
- Choose Photos and your new watch face is ready and set up right away. You could also opt for Kaleidoscope, but then the photo is less visible.
Create Apple Watch watch face on your iPhone
You can compile your own watch faces for the Apple Watch from your iPhone. You have just a little more options. How to proceed:
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone and find a nice photo or a portrait.
- Tap the share button below the photo.
- Choose the Create watch face option (see image).
- Choose from a portrait, plain photo, or a kaleidoscope inspired by the photo.
Customize photo watch face info
The good thing is that this is not all. After all, there are many more possibilities. This way you can decide for yourself which information will appear on the dial and where.
- Give a nice color filter to your watch face. With portraits you can ensure that the background is colored differently, so that the person stands out even more.
- For normal photos you can choose above or below at Time position. This determines the position of the time. You will immediately see your choice on screen.
- Above or below the time you can add some extra information, a so-called complication. For example, choose the current date and a stock price.
- When you are satisfied, tap Add. The self-made watch face is now available as an extra option in your collection.
You can set the new watch face via the Watch app on your iPhone or on the Apple Watch itself. If you want to go all out, you can choose from 24 different photos, which will be shown alternately.
Alternative: Facer can find Apple Watch watch faces
You can also find Apple Watch watch faces with the Facer app. This app became popular on Android Wear, the smartphones that run on Google’s smartwatch platform. A Facer app for the Apple Watch is now also available. You can choose from a large amount of free options and exclusive content.
Facer collaborates with well-known brands and includes pictures of cartoon characters such as Garfield or Betty Boop, but you can also compose your own watch faces. You can use photos from your Instagram or Tumblr as wallpaper and there are themes such as planets and NASA. Please note that you have to pay for certain content. However, it is not much.
Have you set a nice picture and would you like to share it? Then read our article on how to share Apple Watch watch faces with others.
