{"id":634969,"date":"2026-09-24T21:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/634969\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T21:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:58:12","slug":"apple-watch-ultra-4-includes-a-new-watch-face-bezel-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/634969\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Watch Ultra 4 includes a new watch face bezel option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apple-watch-uotra-4-readiness.webp\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Watch Ultra includes a few more ways to customize your watch face than Series models. These include Ultra-only faces, colors and fonts, and a bezel-type complication. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4reZsaU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Ultra 4<\/a> goes even further, adding a new option in the bezel configuration category.<\/p>\n<p>Readiness is a new bezel option on Apple Watch Ultra 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 introduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/15\/apple-watch-adds-an-all-new-readiness-app-heres-how-it-works\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new Readiness app<\/a>. This uses data like fitness activity, vitals, and sleep score to present you with a Readiness score.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overnight vitals include heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, and recovery HRV. Daytime vitals include heart rate and recovery HRV. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Watch Ultra 4 faces that support displaying bezel information add Readiness as a new watch face configuration. Bezel options now include:<\/p>\n<p>None<\/p>\n<p>Seconds<\/p>\n<p>Depth<\/p>\n<p>Elevation<\/p>\n<p>Training<\/p>\n<p>Readiness<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Readiness bezel option puts your numerical score and description at the bottom of the watch face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four bars wrap the edge of the watch face, showing the different readiness score categories, while a dot indicates where your score fits within that category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch faces like Modular Ultra and the<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/09\/hands-on-with-siri-modular-watchos-27s-new-apple-watch-face\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> new Siri Modular face<\/a> support displaying the bezel configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/siri-modular-readiness.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1071457\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re looking for a way to focus on your readiness score, the new bezel configuration is a great way to keep track of the number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since readiness can change throughout the day, it may be worth having front-and-center for a lot of users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4yvpM2G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Series 12<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4reZsaU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ultra 4<\/a>\u00a0are both available now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related Stories:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790287090_826_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790287091_411_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4h71BAQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1069498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790287092_182_09-10-iPhone-18-Pro-Ghost-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"300\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple Watch Ultra includes a few more ways to customize your watch face than Series models. 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