I have automations set up to change my watch face to an analogue face at sunset (looks better and is less distracting at home/out at dinner) and then back again an hour before sunrise as well as different faces attached to different focuses.

I’m just wondering how other people choose to automate their watch face changes?

  • ReneGaden334@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I just use focus for work and keep my default one otherwise.

    The only downside is that my normal watchface has a complication for the medication app which I can’t use as easily at work to log new entries.

  • techbear72@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I do. Have one face for work hours which includes time zones I’m interested in for work colleagues, one for evenings which hides any appointments and all that sort of thing, and another one for weekends which is just a fun one.

  • Aceman1979@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is a great tip. I’ve just set mine to a more formal face every evening. Cheers!

  • stodal@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Change every 4 hours to prevent burn in

    Edit: and off from 23:30 to 6:30

  • paulypies@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I do. I don’t change my watch face all that much and my Series 5 was showing some burn-in within 2 years. I changed it up and have made two versions of the world time watch face that inverts the brighter elements with darker ones. One for daytime and the other for night time. It also switches the complications around. No idea if it’ll work but here’s hoping.

    I let my partner know to be wary of it as she uses the same basic photo watch face, so she set up different faces for each day of the week which she seems really happy with. She has various themed albums of nice designs and the clock element changes position each day.

  • mattcain1980@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I use focus mode for that. I run media for my church so at a specific timeframe on Wednesday and Sundays my watch switches to a modular duo face with reminders that I need.

  • squadfi@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I use automation for turning lights on off music and white noise for sleep and battery life. Focus of change my iphone and watch background/ face , pages widget etc

  • kandaq@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m still using S4 but soon to get S9. My plan is to automate AOD by geofence. Eg, AOD should only be enabled when I’m away from home. Maybe I’ll pair that with a matching watch face.

  • debhanr@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    At bedtime, I use automations to pick a random watch face from my collection, it’s just fun to be able to use them all and to be surprised with which one pops up. If I’m not in the mood for it I can swap manually, but that’s rare. I found the automation instructions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/s/6QNc4ScVB9

  • 7heblackwolf@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Mind to share your formula? I don’t use shortcuts, but I want to try this. Thanks in advance

    • catpirates@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I’m assuming you mean for the sunset watch face?

      go to automations

      time of day (sunset, daily, run immediately)

      new blank automation

      add set watch face, set to an analogue face you like

      add set silent mode, make it turn on

      hit done

      then again, automations

      time of day (2 hours before sunrise, daily, run immediately)

      new blank automation

      add set watch face, select your day time face

      add set silent mode, turn silent mode off