How Do I Change My Apple Watch Face?

Changing your Apple Watch face is a simple way to personalize your device. You can easily switch between different watch faces directly from your watch.

Here's how to change your Apple Watch face:

Enabling and Using Swipe to Switch

The Apple Watch allows you to quickly swipe between your saved watch faces, especially if you enable a specific setting.

Based on the provided reference:

• You can swipe between faces on your Apple Watch.
• To enable this:
  1. Press the Digital Crown to access your apps.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Scroll down and tap Clock.
  4. Turn on Swipe to switch watch face.

Once this setting is enabled, you can simply swipe left or right across the screen on your current watch face to quickly switch to the next one in your collection.

Using Long Press to Browse and Edit Faces

Another common and versatile method to change your watch face is by using a long press (also known as Force Touch on older models). This method allows you to see all your saved watch faces, customize them, or add new ones.

Here's how to do it:

1. While viewing your current watch face, press and hold firmly on the screen.
2. Your current watch face will shrink, and you will see options to Customize or Share below it.
3. Swipe left or right through your collection of saved watch faces.
4. Tap on the watch face you want to use.

This method gives you more control, allowing you to browse your entire collection rather than just switching to the adjacent face.

Managing Your Watch Faces

Using the long press method also lets you manage your collection:

• Add New Faces: Swipe all the way to the right and tap the + New button to explore the Watch Face Gallery directly on your watch.
• Customize Faces: After long pressing, tap the Customize button below a face to change complications, colors, and styles.
• Rearrange/Delete Faces: Swipe to the face you want to manage, then long press again. You can often drag faces to reorder them or swipe up and tap "Remove" to delete them.

You can also manage your watch faces from the Watch app on your iPhone. This provides a larger interface to browse the gallery, add new faces, customize existing ones, and rearrange or remove them from your collection.

Choosing the Right Method

Method	How to Use	Best For
Swipe (if enabled)	Swipe left or right on the watch face.	Quickly switching between a few favorite faces.
Long Press	Press and hold firmly on the watch face.	Browsing, customizing, or adding new faces.

Both methods offer convenient ways to refresh the look of your Apple Watch screen throughout the day.