A watch face is the first thing people see when they take a look at their watch, making it the most used surface of Wear OS. People customize their watches to suit their style, and meet their needs. Get started building a watch face for Wear OS today.

Building watch faces

You can create watch faces for Wear OS in these ways.
Use the Watch Face Format to easily create a watch face, or to maintain a watch face creation tool for designers. Android Studio includes support for Watch Face Format, including syntax checking, autocomplete, and a run configuration to view your watch face on a device.
Learn about Watch Face Format
Build a watch face using Watch Face Studio, a no-code watch face creation tool for designers.
Learn about Watch Face Studio
Use Watch Face Designer to easily create and publish no-code watch faces with Figma. Export directly to Google Play, or continue your work in Android Studio.
Learn about Watch Face Designer
Learn more about watch faces in the technical guides.
Guide
Learn more about the process and requirements for making your watch face available on the Google Play Store.
Guide
Learn how to assess the quality of your app and satisfy requirements for uploading your Wear OS app and Watch Face Format file to the Google Play Store.
Guide
Explore the UX principles, key guidelines, and strategies to conserve power in your Wear OS app.