{"id":653188,"date":"2026-05-06T11:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/653188\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:29:13","slug":"the-new-apple-watch-pride-luminance-watch-face-is-stunning-heres-why-its-my-new-go-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/653188\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Apple Watch Pride Luminance watch face is stunning \u2014 here\u2019s why it\u2019s my new go-to"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has launched a new Apple Watch Sport Loop band and watch face to celebrate Pride Month<\/a>, and if you\u2019re signed up to get Beta updates on your watch, you can try the Pride Luminance face right now.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been using it on my Apple Watch Ultra 3,<\/a> and it\u2019s a great new watch face, both in terms of the design and the amount of customization available.<\/p>\n

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As you\u2019d expect from a Pride watch face, it\u2019s extremely bright and colorful, and if you\u2019re a fan of the Luminance face, you can get matching wallpaper designs on your iPhone and iPad.<\/p>\n

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Apple Watch Pride Luminance face: what you need to know<\/p>\n

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The new Pride Luminance face is more customizable than you might expect, because you can pick the colors used to make up the pattern, rather than just selecting from a preset list.<\/p>\n

Before you do that, though, you have to choose whether you want the pattern to be full screen or used in a circle in the center of the face, which then allows you to pick four complications to go in the corners around it.<\/p>\n

If you go for the full-screen pattern, which I think does look better to me, you don\u2019t get any complications.<\/p>\n

Then you have to pick the style, opting for either a radial pattern or a vertical one with stripes of color.<\/p>\n

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Finally, you choose the colors used in the pattern, either selecting up to three yourself, or using one of the preset options, which include several rainbow patterns to celebrate Pride month.<\/p>\n

Why the Pride Luminance face is my new go-to<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m a sucker for a colorful Apple Watch face, and there are several rainbow options in the preset list I\u2019d be happy to go for, but being able to choose three colors myself is even better, and I have a teal and blue setup for now.<\/p>\n

I prefer the radial pattern for the watch face, especially because it then has lines indicating every five minutes, making it easier to get the exact time at a glance, but the vertical pattern is also very easy on the eye.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve gone for the full screen face as my main option, but I also have a face set up with the circular option for when I do want easy access to info like battery life, weather, and my activity stats.<\/p>\n

My usual watch faces up until now are the data-rich Modular Ultra and the simple Flux face, but the color Pride Luminance is definitely another I\u2019ll be using regularly going forward.<\/p>\n

The Pride Luminance watch face will be available to all when the final version of watchOS 26.5 rolls out in the coming weeks, but you can access it now if you\u2019re signed up for Beta updates in the Watch app \u2014 you can do this in the Software Update section under General in Settings.<\/p>\n

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