Wear OS keeps getting better with every update. Developers have taken a liking to the platform, which is good news because it means we get hundreds of watch faces to choose from. You can add new faces to any of thebest Android smartwatchesto match your taste and style. Adding a new watch face on Wear OS is a straightforward process. You can do it from the watch or Wear OS app. Here’s how.
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Install a new watch face from your watch
The most direct way to install a new watch face is to do it from your watch. Here’s how.
Install a new watch face from the Play Store
The Google Play Store is the best repository of watch faces for Wear OS. Make sure your Wear OS smartwatch is registered to your Google account so that it shows up in the store.
Use a new watch face from your library
Next, you’ll select a new face from your library and make it your new Wear OS watch face. This process swaps your active watch face for a new one.
Third-party face libraries for Wear OS
You don’t need to stick with the small library of Google-supplied watch faces. Several third-party libraries are full of watch faces for your Wear OS smartwatch. Most are free. These are easy to find on the Google Play Store or the Galaxy Store and open a new world of watch customization. You can download these libraries directly to your smartwatch like this:
Troubleshooting
You can take a few easy steps if you run into any trouble adding new Wear OS faces to your watch. Themost common issuesinclude apps not downloading to your smartwatch from the Play Store and terrible battery drain. Here’s how to fix these issues.
This is a common issue, although it’s becoming rare since the Wear OS 4 update. Here’s the situation: you browse the Play Store from your watch and find a watch face or third-party library you want to download. You tapInstall, and nothing happens or you may get aDownload Pendingmessage.
Nobody is sure why this happens, but it’s easy to fix. First, turn your watch’s Wi-Fi off and on again. If that doesn’t work, go to the Wear OS app on your phone and resync the apps. Either of those measures should fix it, but your best bet is to upgrade to Wear OS 4.
Your battery is draining like crazy
A common cause of excessive battery drain is watch faces. The more animations and interactive tools on the watch face, the more power that face needs. You can stop battery drain by choosing a simpler watch face. If your watch has an AMOLED screen, choose a black watch face and save more power.
Show off your new watch face
Use apps such asFacer for huge librariesof watch faces created by professionals and regular users. They integrate with Wear OS, so all that is required is to find the one you like and install it. When you’re set up with the watch face that suits you, show it off to everyone you know.
