The watch face is easily among Apple Watch’s most important features, and watchOS 26 offers big improvements to watch faces in three main ways. Here’s what’s new.
#1: Brand new watch faces
As happens often with major new watchOS versions, Apple’s latest release includes a selection of brand new watch faces.
watchOS 26 adds four new faces total. Per Apple’s release notes:
Exactograph is a modern re-imagination of a traditional regulator watch which separates out hours, minutes and seconds for more precise time keeping
is a modern re-imagination of a traditional regulator watch which separates out hours, minutes and seconds for more precise time keeping Flow uses Liquid Glass numerals that refract a fluid orb of color that responds to your wrist movements
uses Liquid Glass numerals that refract a fluid orb of color that responds to your wrist movements Waypoint acts as a live compass that will show where you are in relation to places you’ve saved in Maps or points of interest (Available on Apple Watch Ultra)
acts as a live compass that will show where you are in relation to places you’ve saved in Maps or points of interest (Available on Apple Watch Ultra) Hermès Faubourg Party features animated shorts that appear based on the time of day or movements with a series of characters (Available on Apple Watch Hermès)
It’s always great to get more watch face options to choose from, and I’m especially a fan of the new Flow and Waypoint faces this year.
#2: Improvements to existing faces
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