Upgrade the Watch OS system of Apple watch to version 2.0 first (iPhone should be upgraded to iOS 9 first).
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In the Apple watch software on iPhone, go to my watch >; Photos > sync album.
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Select the album you want to sync to Apple watch.
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In the dial interface, use the Force Touch function to press the dial hard to enter the dial setting interface.
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Slide left and right to find the photo turntable, and click the "Customize" button below the turntable to enter the custom settings.
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In the custom interface, scroll the digital crown of the circular crown and gently select the photo to be wallpaper.
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After all selections are made, press the digital crown of the circular crown twice to confirm. The first time is to confirm the custom settings of the dial, and the second time is to confirm the use of the current dial.
Although Apple Watch provides more than 25 different designs of native dials, it still seems to be unable to meet the needs of users. If you want to make your iPhone more distinctive, you just need to change the wallpaper and shell. However, there are few ways to realize personalized appearance customization on Apple Watch. Below we have compiled some practical methods to make your Apple Watch very personalized immediately.
Photo turntable
Take photos, videos, live photos, etc. As the dial of Apple Watch, it may be the easiest way to realize personalized dial. If you happen to have a little design foundation, you can completely make your dial different.
@HALFYUAN- We designed a collision picture with the classic elements of Poké mon, added it to the photo dial of Apple Watch, and matched it with a red and white contrast silicone strap, which looks like a customized version of Apple Watch Poké mon. In addition, there are Mario, Iron Man, Harry Potter and Angry Birds. Has become his design material. Different pictures with different straps make it easy to play unlimited tricks.
Display custom characters on the dial
Apple Watch Series 4' s unique Infogragh dial can accommodate up to eight complex functions, among which the letter pattern allows you to input some characters for display. If you want Apple Watch to show it? Or other interesting characters, you can use Infogragh dial or "color”dial that supports displaying letter patterns. Just follow these steps.
Copy characters.
Open "Clock"-"Letter Pattern" in the watch application and paste the characters. Please note that only four letters are allowed in alphabetic mode.
Customize components to display letter patterns in infographics or color dials.
If you can't think of a suitable role for a while, you can find inspiration in apps such as Yan characters, pattern characters and symbols.
Dynamic contrast dial
In addition to joining the exclusive dial of Apple Watch Series 4 this year, Hermes also has a brand-new customized dial, which is very eye-catching. Hermes dial adopts two-color contrast design, and the background color will move in real time according to the movement of the minute hand. Just like macOS Mojave's dynamic wallpaper, this dial is also dynamic and the effect is very moving.
In order to enable the standard Apple Watch to use a similar contrast dial, @Steve Troughton-Smith has specially developed a watchOS application, which imitates Hermes' dynamic contrast dial and has dozens of colors.
Although this application is not on the shelves, you can download the source code, compile and install it on GitHub. It doesn't matter if you have never written code or compiled a project. Yves (not Mr. Guo) compiled a compilation tutorial in his blog. Let's briefly list the operation steps below.
Preparatory work/about to start work
Download Xcode and log in to the developer account in Preferences-Accounts (you can register the application on the Apple developer website without paying).
Download the project package in GitHub and open it with Xcode.
Modify engineering properties
If we compile Steve's project directly, Xcode will report at least eight errors, because the project uses Steve's developer credentials, and we need to change them to our own credentials.
Click the search button on the left, enter team in the search box, and change the column of Development Team to our own. Then search for highcaffein and replace it with your own code. You can fill it in at will, for example, I changed it to ElijahLee.
First compilation
Now we can start the compilation process. In the upper left corner of Xcode, we first select "Desktop Him"-"My MAC".
Then click Run on the left? Button, after a while, DesktopShim.app will appear on the Mac, and the contrast dial will be displayed.
Analog compilation
Next, we can try to simulate an iPhone XS and an Apple Watch Series 4 on the Mac to verify this dial. We choose "Spritekitwatchface Watch Kit App"-"iPhone XS Max+Apple Watch Series 4".
Then click the play button on the left. If all goes well, an iPhone XS and an Apple Watch will be simulated on the Apple computer. You can operate them by sliding and clicking the mouse. On the last page of this iPhone's home screen, an application named Duotone will appear. When you open it, you can see a full-screen contrast dial. On the Apple Watch, it will take five or six minutes to display the two tones. Opening it will also display a full-screen contrast dial. (Note: The result of my compilation shows that the dial UI is offset and misplaced, but it is displayed normally on Apple Watch. )
Running on a real machine
After all the above steps are successful, we can connect the iPhone to the Mac and select "Spritekitwatchface"-"Your iPhone" to compile (unpaid developer accounts can only be run on the real machine 10 times every 7 days). After success, the Duotone app will appear on your iPhone and Apple Watch. When it is opened, the dial can be displayed. We can also rotate the digital crown on the Apple Watch to modify the color matching of the contrast dial, which is very convenient.
At this time, you should be able to understand the principle of this contrast dial. It is actually a watchOS application, which displays a full-screen dialing page after opening. As long as the application stays in the foreground, it can replace local dialing. Therefore, we can turn on "General"-"Wake up the screen"-"Show the last used application when waking up the screen"-"Always" in the watch application to ensure that Duotone will be displayed every time we wake up the Apple Watch by lifting our wrist.
Redefinition
Steve also set many dial style parameters for us to modify, such as dial shape and pointer style. , which can be modified in FaceScene.m of the project. For example, you can put one of them
self . usebackgroundimageoverlay = NO；
self.faceStyle = FaceStyleRound
self . numeral style = numeral style all；
self . tickmarkstyle = TickmarkStyleAll；
self . major tickmarkshape = tickmarkshape rectangle；
self . minortickmarkshape = tickmarkshape rectangle；
self . majortickheight = 6；
self . majortickwidth = 2；
self . colorregionstyle = ColorRegionStyleDynamicDuo；
self . date style = DateStyleDayDate；
self . date quadrant = datecadrantright；
be revised as
self . usebackgroundimageoverlay = YES；
self . face style = facestylerectangle；
self . numeralstyle = NumeralStyleNone；
self . tickmarkstyle = TickmarkStyleNone；
self . major tickmarkshape = tickmarkshape rectangle；
self . minortickmarkshape = tickmarkshape rectangle；
self . majortickheight = 6；
self . majortickwidth = 2；
self . colorregionstyle = ColorRegionStyleDynamicDuo；
self . date style = DateStyleDayDate；
self . date quadrant = datediquarttop；
After compiling, you will find that the dial becomes square, the numbers become white strokes, and the date moves to the middle position.
Think about different dials.
On the basis of Steve's work, @Naituw, the developer of Maipo, a well-known third-party microblog client, also transplanted two classic Apple-style dials, namely Think Different style and System 7.5 operating system style. You can also download the project on GitHub and run it on Apple Watch.
In fact, on the basis of Steve, many developers have participated in the team that customized the Apple Watch dial. @Aaron, @David Smith, @Cosmo-Devran Uenal, @ spoonystraws, etc. Or design your own styles or copy classic watches, so that all your Apple Watch use a unique dial.
summary
Although every Apple Watch user wants to use a smaller and more appetizing dial, and the developers have also shown amazing creative design, I don't think Apple will open the function of fully customizing the Apple Watch dial in a short time. Just as every iPhone is accompanied by a new color scheme, the exclusive watchOS new dial is likely to become one of the marketing strategies of the new Apple Watch in the future. In addition, design copyright issues, functional practicality, etc. It will also be an important reason for Apple to maintain control over the dial.
In any case, developers such as Setve provide us with a relatively convenient way to customize the dial, and you can try these distinctive designs.