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iOS -> Apple Watch

This page shows how to send your watch face to Apple Watch.

All models of Apple Watch are supported.

If you are sending to another watch, i.e. Android Wear, Tizen or Ticwatch, please read instructions here.

Turning a Watchface Into a Photos Watch Face

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  1. Use WatchMaker to save a still or animated watchface (more details on animated faces below)
  2. Open Photos in iOS
  3. If you only want one image on your Photos Watch face, select it from the WatchMaker album
  4. Tap the share sheet extension in the bottom left corner of the screen
  5. At the very bottom of the screen, scroll until you find “Create Watch Face” and tap it
  6. Choose “Photos Watch Face”
  7. Edit the Time Position and add up to two Complications
  8. Tap “Add”

See a new face with every flick of your wrist!

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  1. Ensure you have generated at least 1 Apple watchface from WatchMaker so that the WatchMaker album has been created.
  2. Open Apple Watch app in iOS.
  3. Select first tab “My Watch”
  4. Scroll down and select “Photos”
  5. Click Synced Album and select “WatchMaker” album
  6. Select second tab “Face Gallery”
  7. Choose “Photos Watch Face”
  8. Select Synced Album
  9. Edit the Time Position and add up to two Complications
  10. Tap “Add”

Use Live Photos for animated watchfaces!

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  1. Select a watchface in WatchMaker
  2. Tap the green button to create a watchface
  3. Select “Apple Watch”
  4. Select “Animated”
  5. Tap “SAVE”
  6. Open Photos in iOS

In order to make the live photo animation play when you flick your wrist …

  1. Select the live photo (check for word LIVE in top left)
  2. Tap “Edit” in top right
  3. Scroll the key frame to the right (final frame)
  4. Click “Make Key Photo”
  5. Tap “Done”

Follow steps (same as above) to send to Apple Watch

  1. Tap the share sheet extension in the bottom left corner of the screen
  2. At the very bottom of the screen, scroll until you find “Create Watch Face” and tap it
  3. Choose “Photos Watch Face”
  4. Edit the Time Position and add up to two Complications
  5. Tap “Add”
  6. The animation will play every time you flick your wrist or 3D (long) press
applewatch.1525790065.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/05/08 16:34 by alex_curran