If you're looking for a fun, colorful face on your Apple Watch, you might want to check out the Kaleidoscope watch face. Or, if you want to be technical: watch face(s), as there are multiple permutations of the Kaleidoscope pattern.
Each looks cool and colorful; Apple offers eight default photos and three different kaleidoscope options, but you can also make your own from any photo on your iPhone.
How to create a kaleidoscope watch face
There are two ways to create a new watch face: Through the Watch app on your iPhone, or through the Apple Watch itself.
From the Watch app
- Launch the Watch app from your Home screen.
- Tap the Face Gallery tab.
- Scroll down to the Kaleidoscope section.
- Tap the style you want to use.
- Tap the preset image you want to use.
- Tap on the kaleidoscope style you want to use.
- Choose the Complications you want on the watch face.
- Scroll back up and then tap the Add button.
From the Apple Watch
- Navigate to your current watch face on your Apple Watch.
- Press firmly on the watch face.
- Scroll all the way to the right.
- Tap on New.
- Scroll until you find the Kaleidoscope option.
- Tap on the Kaleidoscope face.
- Press firmly on the watch face to enter Edit mode.
- Press Customize.
- Choose which preset photo you'd like to use.
- Swipe to the left to choose your kaleidoscope style.
- Swipe to the left to choose your **complications.
- Press the Digital Crown to finish.
How to make a custom kaleidoscope watch face
- Launch the Watch app from your Home screen.
- Tap the Face Gallery tab.
- Tap Kaleidoscope.
- In the Image section, scroll all the way to the left and tap Custom Photo.
- Choose the photo you want to use.
- Tap the Style you want to use.
- Choose the Complications you want on the watch face.
- Tap Add.
You can alternatively create a watch face directly from the Photos app:
- Launch the Photos app from your Home screen.
- Tap on the photo you want to use.
- Tap the Share button.
- Swipe right on the list of actions at the bottom of your screen.
- Tap Create Watch Face.
- Tap Kaleidoscope Watch Face.
- Tap the Style you want to use.
- Choose the Complications you want on the watch face.
- Tap Add.
Another option is to create a custom Kaleidoscope face on the Apple Watch itself. However, you'll need to have a photo album synced with your Apple Watch through the Watch app on your iPhone, and the Watch can only store from 25 photos up to 500.
- Launch the Photos app on your Apple Watch.
- Use the Digital Crown to zoom in and out of the photos stored on your Apple Watch.
- Find the photo you want to use and firmly tap on it.
- Select Create Watch Face.
- Select Kaleidoscope Face.
What do you think of the kaleidoscope watch faces?
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May 2019: Updated with iOS 12 and watchOS 5. Serenity Caldwell contributed to an earlier version of this guide.
