With the advent of Apple Watches came a wide variety of watch faces you can choose from, personalized to your unique style and requirements. With successive updates, this aspect of Apple Watches has become even more advanced, with so many different faces to select whether you use your device for work or play.
Here we’ll answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning Apple Watch faces, so you’ll always have the best solution for you when you glance down at your wrist. We’ve also covered the safety of Apple Watch faces in a separate post if you’re interested in reading more about this.
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Which Apple Watch Face Shows Steps?
There’s no easier way to keep track of your steps than with an Apple Watch, but if you want to hit your 10k daily steps and see how close you are to achieving that, you need to open the Activity app to view them. This is good but not ideal; you can actually download an app that will allow you to see your daily steps right there on the watch face as a complication.
The first app which lets you track steps on the Apple watch face is Pedometer++. Once downloaded (it’s free), simply click on My Watch and then select which watch face you desire to have to display the complication – you can have it just about anywhere you want. Then you just add the Pedometer selection to it, making sure to choose ‘Steps & Distance’ to get a complete analysis.
The Duffy app also works similarly, adding various data such as Flights Climbed and Steps as a complication. Just go to the Face Gallery, choose which face you need, and then just add any complication you need to swap out with the total number of steps.
Which Apple Watch Face Uses The Least Battery?
Although Apple Watches have a life of around 18 hours, there are always things you can do to extend this time. An excellent way to use the least battery is to choose a watch face that is energy efficient. But which watch face actually uses the least amount of battery?
Any face that has an animation will drain your battery fast, so always stick to the basic ones. Also, a black face uses less energy than one with colors due to the OLED display. Remember to turn the brightness down to a more comfortable level too.
Examples of such minimal designs include:
- The round version of California, which is mostly black with white time arrows.
- Numerals for a sleek yet basic style
- The Simple design, which only shows white hands (don’t use any complications for the most energy-efficient option)
- Gradient when used in Dark Mode.
Which Apple Watch Face Has The Most Complications?
Looking to discover a hundred different metrics from a single glance at your wrist? Then you need an Apple Watch face that can display lots of complications. Most Apple faces allow you to display around 3-5 complications, which is enough for most, but if you’re a multitasker, you really need to check out the Infograph Apple Watch face, which boasts eight complications.
Not only will you be able to tell the time, but you can also check your blood oxygen, know the date, use a compass, select your messages quickly, start a timer, open maps, see your heart rate and even know which phase of the moon it is!
Which Apple Watch Face Shows Seconds?
Most Apple Watch faces show just the minutes and hours. However, if you frequently need to know the time spent in seconds, then there are a few official faces you can choose from, such as:
- Activity Analog
- Activity Digital
- California
- Chronograph
- Contour
- Count Up
- GMT
- Infograph
- Liquid Metal
- Meridian
- Numerals
- Simple
- Stripes
- Typograph
- Utility
- Vapor
- World Time
Which Apple Watch Faces Have Roman Numerals?
While many analog watches have Roman numerals, surprisingly, only two official watch faces support them: California and Numerals Mono.
However, if you want to be extra creative, you can choose a picture as the background of your watch face, which has Roman numerals circling around, so when the hands are displayed, they actually point to the correct numerals.
Which Apple Watch Face Is Without Hands?
Sometimes it can be tricky to determine the exact time when the hands aren’t pointing exactly where they should be, leaving it difficult to discern between the hours. The alternative is to go fully digital, and you can choose a regular or 24-hour clock to be displayed.
A handful of official faces have digital, including Activity Digital, Artist, Astronomy, Memoji, Modular Duo, Motion, Numerals Duo, Photos, Portraits, Siri, Timelapse, Toy Story, and X-Large.
Which Apple Watch Faces Are Without Numbers?
Suppose you prefer the sleeker style of watch face that isn’t cluttered with numbers surrounding the frame, leaving you more room for additional complications. In that case, you should be considering the following awesomely simplistic styles of official watch face such as:
- Color
- Fire and Water
- Gradient
- Infograph
- Kaleidoscope
- Liquid metal
- Meridian
- Numerals
- Simple
- Stripes
- Toy Story
- Vapor
Which Apple Watch Faces Display Weather?
Wondering if it’s sunny or cloudy outside? Just take a look at your watch, which has the Weather complication added.
There are many Apple faces where this is displayed alongside other information; it’s practically on every face, including:
- Activity Analog
- Astronomy
- Breathe
- California
- Chronograph
- Color
- Contour
- Count Up
- Explorer
- Fire and Water
- GMT
- Gradient
- Infograph
- Kaleidoscope
- Liquid Metal
- Memoji
- Meridian
- Mickey Mouse
- Modular
- Motion
- Numerals
- Photos
- Portraits
- Simple
- Siri
- Solar Dial
- Solar Graph
- Stripes
- Timelapse
- Toy Story
- Utility
- Vapor
- World Time
- X-Large
Which Apple Watch Faces Come With A Compass?
A highly popular complication, especially for those who need to find their bearings quickly, whether navigating the big city or the open wilderness, is the compass.
The compass complication, which can also display elevation as well as direction, is available on the following Apple Watch faces:
- Activity Analog
- Activity Digital
- Astronomy
- Breathe
- California
- Chronograph
- Color
- Contour
- Count Up
- Explorer
- Fire and Water
- GMT
- Gradient
- Infograph
- Kaleidoscope
- Liquid Metal
- Memoji
- Meridian
- Mickey Mouse
- Modular
- Motion
- Numerals
- Photos
- Portraits
- Simple
- Siri
- Solar Dial
- Solar Graph
- Stripes
- Timelapse
- Toy Story
- Utility
- Vapor
- World Time
- X-Large
Which Apple Watch Face Is Like Casio?
Just love the retro feel of a classic Casio watch? Then relive those glory days when Casio was the big name on the digital watch scene by getting an Apple Watch face that looks exactly like it.
Unfortunately, none of the current Apple Watch faces can mimic this unique style. Still, you can download a third-party app such as Clockology, which lets you head back to the past in seconds with its Casio Space face, or Jingwatch, which can give you the beloved Casio style as well as a more modern G-SHOCK version.
Which Apple Watch Face Is Like Rolex?
Want the look and expensive style of a top watchmaker on your smartwatch but without the price tag? While Apple has partnered with Hermès in the past, it has yet to team up with Rolex. But suppose you’re looking to change your Apple Watch into a sophisticated timepiece. In that case, you’ll have to download a third-party app such as Clockology or Jingwatch, both of which will let you mimic the high-end fashionable watch faces loved the world over.
Hopefully, this has answered some of your questions. However, if you have more, just drop them in the comments.
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