As happens often with major new watchOS versions, Apple’s latest release includes a selection of brand new watch faces. watchOS 26 adds four new faces total. Per Apple’s release notes: It’s always ...

Sometimes you really have to hack around an Apple Watch face to make it feel like your own. For example, California. Using Shortcuts can also be helpful. In watchOS 11, my new fave is an off-label use ...

Wear OS is unsurprisingly going all-in on the Watch Face Format introduced two years ago, with support for all other “legacy” types going away in early 2026. The Watch Face Format is a declarative XML ...

The well-known smartwatch face maker Facer had to depart from the Wear OS platform last year. However, the Facer app, with a catalog of over 500,000 watch faces, is finally making a major comeback ...

The Waypoint face for Apple Watch Ultra is one of a handful new faces available. Credit: Apple. It’s been a busy week at Apple with the drop of the latest iPhone 17 and the new Apple Watch 11. Amid ...

I review new sports watches for my job, and one of the first things I do with every single one is customize the watch face. Frankly, I'm baffled by anyone who sticks with the default face on a watch — ...