watchOS 10 doesn’t allow your own watch faces – here’s why

A much-requested feature from Apple is allowing alternative watch faces, but this is not yet allowed in watchOS 10 either. Apple explains why.

watchOS 10 is coming

A major new update is coming to your Apple Watch soon! watchOS 10 includes a new smart stack with relevant widgets and a number of new watch faces. In addition, the sports functions have been expanded considerably in the watchOS update and exchanging data with NameDrop is much easier.

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The new version of watchOS therefore contains many cool and useful options. Still, one frequently requested feature is still not possible in the new watchOS version. It is also not allowed in watchOS 10 to add your own watch faces to your Apple Watch. You are again limited to the watch faces that Apple creates for you. Apple has now explained why this is not possible.

Widgets become more important in watchOS 10

According to Kevin Lynch, Apple’s chief technology officer, Apple is putting a lot of effort into creating new watch faces for the Apple Watch. Third-party watch faces are not allowed in watchOS 10, because every watch face must work uniformly and simply according to Lynch. This makes it easy to add new functions or modify existing functions.

Lynch emphasizes that as a user you do get more freedom in watchOS 10. You are not allowed to create watch faces yourself, but in watchOS 10 it is possible to add more widgets to your home screen. The new smart stacks of widgets in watchOS 10 let you control what information you see on the watch face. You can then add a total of three widgets.

New watchOS update will not appear until the fall

In watchOS 10 you do indeed get a little more freedom on the home screen of your Apple Watch, but you are limited to the space and watch faces that Apple gives you. It will take a while before you can get started with the new watchOS functions, because the update will not appear until after the summer. The update usually appears in mid-September, which will probably also be the case this year.

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Unfortunately, watchOS 10 is not coming to every Apple Watch. Are you curious if your Watch will receive support for the new update? Check here the overview with all watches that can download watchOS 10. Does your Apple Watch not support the new watchOS update and do you want a new watch? View the prices in our price comparison, so you never pay too much!