Aviator watch face

Android WearOne of the first things many of us will want to do when we get an Android Wear device is customize it a little bit. There will be plenty of apps come along for the new breed of smartwatch, and possibly we'll see replacement user interfaces just like we do on our smartphones, but I'm talking about something more basic — changing the default watch face.

Changing your watch face is easy to do, and really changes the look of the device on your wrist. You change them much the same way you would change the wallpaper on your Android phone or tablet, with just a few swipes and taps to make it all happen. Have a peek and see how it's done.

Any custom watch faces that may come about aside, your Android Wear watch comes with a set of faces to choose from pre-installed. From what we've seen so far, both the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live have the same faces installed, and chances are there is something there that suits your taste and your needs. From the abstract to the more traditional, with trays for app notifications or date indicators, everything is covered.

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The Hybrid face is both analog and digital, and includes a day of the week indicator. Fans of minimalism will like the Text watch face. The Wallpaper face has a trendy and colorful design The Dual Clock watch face shows the time and date in two cities The Dark Analog watch face has sub dials and a sporty look. For now the Photos face shows a serene mountain scene. We think there is more in store for this one The Simple watch face is a digital display against a backdrop of clouds The Increment watch face is the Simple face with a tray for notifications The Rings watch face uses circles to represent hours and minutes The Dashboard face is a digital and analog display of the time the Reveal watch face has traditional hands with small areas where markers are displayed The Digitalog watch face has a digital hour in the center and standard hands for the minutes and seconds The Aviator watch face has a sweep second hand and date bubble

We're not sure if developers will be able to design and distribute their own watch faces just yet. (It's probably just a matter of time.) The good news is that even if they can't (and never say never when talking Android) we've got a good selection that's easy to change up so you can make your Android Wear watch feel more like your own.

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