I love my Apple Watch Ultra, and I love having complications on my screen all the time. For example, I have complications for the weather, the positions of the Sun and the Moon, the different phrases of the Moon. I also have a whole bunch of sports and fitness related complications.
But I never have enough room to display all the complications I need on my screen. So, to satisfy my desire for complications, I found an intermediate solution. There she is.
What is a complication?
But above all, what is a complication?
A complication is an element of the watch face, which displays information or a direct link to launch an application.
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Each face of the Apple Watch offers a number of slots for complications that you can choose and customize by tapping on the slot (you change the watch screen by tapping on it, and scrolling through the options).
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How to add complications?
Since each face of the Apple Watch has a limited number of spaces for complications, how do you add more?
It’s simple: you duplicate the watch face! And you can add whatever additional complications you want to this new dial.
Duplicating your watch dial therefore allows you to double the number of complications available, and you can thus duplicate the dial as many times as you wish.
By duplicating the face of the Apple Watch, you also don’t have to redo all the modifications and customizations you have made to it: you will only change and add the complications that you want or no longer want.
But how to duplicate an Apple Watch face? In truth, Apple hasn’t made it easy, but it is possible. Here’s how.
How to duplicate the faces of your Apple Watch?
To get started, find the watch face you want to duplicate. Launch the Watch app on your iPhone, and at the top you will see a section My dials.
Choose the dial you want to duplicate. Image: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET.
Share the dial with yourself
Tap and hold the watch face you want to duplicate, and you’ll see a window pop up that lets you share the watch face.
Share your Apple Watch face. Image: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET.
Then click on Share Watch Facethen on Save to Files.
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Choose where you want to save it, then tap Register.
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We are halfway there!
Import dial
Open the app Files and find the dial you just saved.
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Select it, then add it to your watch face collection. Tap Add to my dials.
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Change the complications of the new duplicate dial
This will create a copy of your Apple Watch face. You can now customize it in other ways, with further complications.
So, now, to access the different complications, you can switch between watch faces on your Apple Watch, depending on your mood or activity. For example, you can create specific dials for photography, music, sports, weather, or any other center of interest.
Source: ZDNet.com