CEO Tim Cook has said the Watch will last about a day before it needs to be recharged. So far, battery life has been the biggest downside of most wearables. The Watch recharges through the magnetic system shown here.
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This watch face displays a new photo every time you raise your wrist or tap the display. Choose an album, Memory, or up to 24 custom photos.
Customizable features: Color filters • Content (Synced Album, Favorites, Photos, Dynamic) • Time Position
Available complications: Activity • Alarms • Astronomy • Audiobooks • Battery • Calendar • Compass • Heart Rate • Medications • Messages • Music • News • Noise • Now Playing • Podcasts • Reminders • Shortcuts • Stocks • Stopwatch • Timer • Weather • Workout • World Clock
Create a Photos face on your Apple Watch: With the current watch face showing, touch and hold the display, swipe all the way to the right, tap the New button (+), then tap Photos. Or, while browsing in the Photos app on your Apple Watch, tap , scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap Create Face.
Create a Photos face on your iPhone: Open the Photos app on your iPhone, tap a photo, tap , swipe up, then tap Create Watch Face. Choose to create a Portraits watch face, Photos watch face, or a Kaleidoscope watch face.
Add a color filter: On Apple Watch, touch and hold a Photos watch face, tap Edit, then turn the Digital Crown to choose a color filter. To choose from a wider selection of colors, scroll to the bottom of the list, tap “Tap to add more colors,” choose a color, then tap Done.
On iPhone, open the Apple Watch app, go to Face Gallery > Photos, then choose a color filter. Tap to choose from a wider selection of colors.
If you’re not seeing photos, make sure the photos are in your synced album. For help, see Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch.