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Custom Apple Watch Face

Creating a Custom Apple Watch Face is Easy with a New Option in the iOS 11 Photos App

That iThingy You're Wearing
June 9, 2017

Creating a custom Apple Watch face will be much easier with iOS 11 and watchOS 4.

The new Create Apple Watch face choice in the Photos app Share Sheet will automatically import the image into the companion Watch app.

The new Create Apple Watch face choice in the Photos app Share Sheet will automatically import the image into the companion Watch app.

First spotted by French site Watch Generation (via MacRumors), a new addition to the Photos app Share Sheet is named Create Watch Face. After selecting an image and then that option, you’ll be taken directly to the companion Apple Watch app.

There are two different options to select from – a Photo watch face or the new Kaleidoscope face. On the Kaleidoscope face, you can select from one of two different styles, Radial or Facet.

On the Photos face, users will also be able to select 10 different images directly from the Watch app to add into the rotation.

Both watchOS 4 and iOS 11 are currently in beta testing and should arrive to the public sometime this fall.

If you’re interested in learning about other watchOS 4 features, take a look at our comprehensive overview.