Anyone Else Getting Bored With The Watch Faces?

[Binarymix]

I agree.
Software wise there should be no real reason.
Unless of course Apple use an excuse of limited memory which does not allow this to happen on the 1st watch.

If we feel the design is nice so far. Really all they could do it minimise the bezel, but Apple are not known for doing that.
So I would imagine it would be more internal specs/speed/memory with perhaps another sensor or more accurate one.

Not a LOT else you can do.

Memory is not a factor.

The watch face just loads some image assets, hardly a huge memory draw.
The only watch faces that could draw a lot of memory are truly 'animated' watch faces, with constant transitions or changing/shifting elements.
There is technically no reason why apple cannot allow simple static asset watch faces.

I'd like to see some fancier faces, as well as some geekier ones like binary, flip clock, polar clock etc.

I'd also like them to allow a grid of complications over the whole watch face, and let us choose what we want, and where we want them placed.

 

[C7 POWER]

I agree. I am no tech expert but wouldn't making more watch faces be a simple thing? Maybe it's a hardware limitation.
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I do like that watch but Android Wear makes my stomach churn.

After a few days of getting used to it, I really enjoy it, I just leave the app running in the background and have no connection issues at all, and it gets all my texts, FB messages, etc with no issues. Only big difference is on my Apple Watch I can answer the calls, But when I miss that I can just switch back lol.
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Nope. This is what Apple was able to offer in 2010:

See even then they had a few "Real Watch Faces" in the mix on the ipod version, so why not in 2015-2016?

 

[bmac4]

Memory is not a factor.

The watch face just loads some image assets, hardly a huge memory draw.
The only watch faces that could draw a lot of memory are truly 'animated' watch faces, with constant transitions or changing/shifting elements.
There is technically no reason why apple cannot allow simple static asset watch faces.

I'd like to see some fancier faces, as well as some geekier ones like binary, flip clock, polar clock etc.

I'd also like them to allow a grid of complications over the whole watch face, and let us choose what we want, and where we want them placed.

While I don't think there are any limitations to Apple offering custom watch faces and complications. If the iPhone and iPad are any indication, we will never see truly customizable watch faces. Putting complication anywhere we would like will also probably never happen. I am not saying I would love to see it, but with Apple's past products, I don't see this happening. I think they will offer more as time goes on, but I don't think we will ever see the customization everyone is hoping for.

 

[FireWaterEarthAir]

I'm completely bored with the watch face selection. The amount of customization is also disappointing. There should at least be a "Watch Face" category in the App Store.

 

[C7 POWER]

There should at least be a "Watch Face" category in the App Store.

TRUTH

 

[BSben]

So after seeing the watch faces offered on the Android Wear watches, I am getting so bored with watch faces we have, There is such a lack in imagination as far as making more realistic designs and with Apple blocking designers from giving us more, I just have days where I am getting bored with what we have.

My Dad got bored with the watch face of his Rolex, it was more expensive than an Apple Watch and it only had ONE Watch face. After a month he got so bored he threw it away....
Do you mean by realistic design what Apple got rid off in iOS (at last)? I have not seen another smart watch in the wild that had a skeuomorphic watch face, but I personally don't fancy the idea.

 

[DaveWil]

Looks like Apple might be hiring new people to work on watch faces. This is good and bad news. Good that someday we will get new faces, but bad because it may take some time to get the new faces.

 

[BarracksSi]

Looks like Apple might be hiring new people to work on watch faces.

I saw the job listing and immediately regretted not starting to fool around with xCode and Swift as soon as possible.

 

[C7 POWER]

Looks like Apple might be hiring new people to work on watch faces. This is good and bad news. Good that someday we will get new faces, but bad because it may take some time to get the new faces.

At least they see the demand for it, I wear my Huawai watch more then my Apple Watch these days lol.

 

[lagwagon]

Looks like Apple might be hiring new people to work on watch faces. This is good and bad news. Good that someday we will get new faces, but bad because it may take some time to get the new faces.

Might not be as long a wait as you think. Could be as soon as watchOS 3 (which should no doubt be in developer beta during the summer and release in the fall.)

Heard a rumour that watchOS 3 or new watch faces could be talked about as early as the March 15th event (though I would imagine they wouldn't mention anything until WWDC in June.)

 

[lagwagon]

At least they see the demand for it, I wear my Huawai watch more then my Apple Watch these days lol.

I've also heard a rumour on top of focusing on more watch faces that they are also working on a low power always on mode for time for what I assume would be WatchOS 3.

 

[C7 POWER]

That is one feature I do like about my Huawai watch is the always on feature. Its funny I get more compliments on this watch than I ever do on the Apple Watch but I think the always on screen is what grabs peoples attention.