Watch OS 8 brings new looks to Apple Watch with world time and portraits faces.
Cupertino’s selection is still far more limited than those available on Google’s rival Wear OS.
Customize With Limits
You’ve got some more choices with Apple’s latest watch faces.
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The new Portraits watch face, for example, uses portrait photos shot on iPhone.
This new face tracks the time in 24 time zones around a double dial.
Apple Watch users say they want even more options, however.
The Neo Watch face for Wear OS.Rich Face
Amy Jacksondescribes herself as a busy mother and business owner.
“Ideally, I wouldn’t have to choose.”
“A photo of my kids would be the icing on top,” she said.
The available Apple Watch faces quickly get boring, many observers say.
“People enjoy customization,” Apple Watch userKyle MacDonaldtold Lifewire in an email interview.
Apple has always been selective about watch faces and has taken ‘a less is more’ approach.
MacDonald says he prefers theBreathe watch face.
Android owners can enjoy a wide variety of watch faces that can be downloaded from the app store.
However, the functionality of Wear OS is limited when used with an iOS equipment.
Daivat Dholakiatold Lifewire in an email interview that he likes options when it comes to Wear OS smartwatches.
He recommendsPixel Minimal"for those who like minimization and simplicity."
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The watch face Google Fit is a good option for those who like to track their health.
