{"id":12431,"date":"2025-09-10T15:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/12431\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:27:06","slug":"watchos-26-adds-four-new-apple-watch-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/12431\/","title":{"rendered":"watchOS 26 Adds Four New Apple Watch Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Apple previewed watchOS 26 in June at WWDC, the company didn&#8217;t reveal any new watch faces, but now we know Apple was just holding them back to show off with the new Apple Watch models that it unveiled on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/watchos-26-faces.jpg\"   alt=\"watchos 26 faces\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1018287\"\/><br \/>During its &#8220;Awe dropping&#8221; event, Apple also dropped the release candidate of watchOS 26. As it turns out, there are four new watch faces included in the upcoming update, some of which you may have already seen adorning the Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3.<\/p>\n<p>According to Apple&#8217;s release notes, they are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Exactograph is a modern re-imagination of a traditional regulator watch which separates out hours, minutes, and seconds for more precise timekeeping<br \/>\nFlow uses Liquid Glass numerals that refract a fluid orb of color that responds to your wrist movements<br \/>\nWaypoint acts as a live compass that shows where you are in relation to saved locations in Maps or points of interest (Available on Apple Watch Ultra)<br \/>\nHerm\u00e8s Faubourg Party features animated shorts that appear based on the time of day or your movements, with a series of characters (Available on Apple Watch Herm\u00e8s)<\/p>\n<p>These faces are coming to older models too. Waypoint is exclusive to Apple Watch Ultra models, adding to the two existing Ultra faces called Wayfinder and Modular Ultra.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Herm\u00e8s Faubourg Party \u2013\u00a0as the name suggests \u2013 is limited to Herm\u00e8s models.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves Exactograph and Flow, both of which will be available to all Apple Watch models that support watchOS 26. As a reminder, the existing Photos face has also been enhanced by a new design with Liquid Glass, elevating numerals so more of your photos are visible. Apple says the watch faces can be explored more easily thanks to a redesigned watch face gallery, where faces are grouped into collections.<\/p>\n<p>watchOS 26 will roll out to all users on Monday, September 15.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Stories<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/09\/09\/apple-announces-iphone-17-pro\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Announces iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max With New Design, Larger Battery, and More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple today introduced the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.&#13;Both devices feature a new aluminum unibody design, with the Ceramic Shield now protecting both the front and back sides. 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