Don’t Expect Third-Party Apple Watch Faces Anytime Soon

With each replace to the Apple Watch, Apple introduces new watch faces. It looks like a really unusual option to introduce new designs, particularly if Apple had been to simply open it up and permit for third-party designs. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that third-party Apple Watch faces can be arriving anytime quickly.

Speaking to CNET in an interview, Apple’s VP of interface design Alan Dye was quoted as saying, “As critical as the hardware is at playing the role distinguishing Apple Watch as Apple Watch, we think the watch faces play a pretty big role there as well, which is why we’ve been so careful over the years, despite the fact that there’s wide variety, to have a lot of consistent design elements.”

Dye additionally factors in direction of the problems as a means for customers to personalize their watches, whereas on the identical time sustaining Apple’s personal aesthetics. “If you look closely, the watch hands are always drawn exactly the same way, despite the fact that they show up in different colors. We think we struck a really good balance. The watch faces themselves, they provide a canvas for third parties for sure, and a template that they can [use to] create multiple complications and turn a watch face into their watch face, and that becomes the interface in some ways for their application.”

So, for those who had been hoping that we might see Apple open up the Apple Watch for third-party watch faces, you undoubtedly shouldn’t be holding your breath.

Filed in Apple >Gadgets. Read extra about Apple Watch, Smartwatch and Wearable Tech. Source: cnet