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How to Customize OnePlus Watch 2

The OnePlus Watch 2 offers extensive customization options through WearOS and OnePlus-specific features. Here's how to personalize your watch to match your style and needs.

Customizing Watch Faces​

Changing Watch Faces​

  1. Long press on the current watch face
  2. Swipe left or right to browse available faces
  3. Tap on your preferred watch face to select it
  4. Watch face changes immediately

Customizing Watch Face Elements​

  1. Long press on the watch face
  2. Select the face you want to customize
  3. Tap Customize or the settings icon
  4. Modify available elements:
    • Colors - Change accent colors and themes
    • Complications - Add data fields (heart rate, steps, weather)
    • Styles - Adjust fonts and layouts
    • Background - Change background images or colors

Adding Complications​

Complications are small widgets on watch faces showing useful information:

  1. Enter watch face customization mode
  2. Tap the complication slot you want to change
  3. Select from available complications:
    • Heart rate
    • Steps
    • Calories
    • Weather
    • Battery
    • Next event
    • Timer
    • Stopwatch
    • Date
    • Sunrise/sunset
    • And more

Downloading New Watch Faces​

From Play Store:

  1. Open Play Store on your watch
  2. Search for "watch faces"
  3. Browse and select watch faces
  4. Tap Install
  5. Once installed, access via watch face picker

From OnePlus Health App:

  1. Open OnePlus Health on your phone
  2. Go to Watch faces section
  3. Browse OnePlus-curated faces
  4. Tap Install on desired faces
  5. Sync with watch

Popular Watch Face Apps

  • Facer: Extensive library of designer watch faces with customization options.
  • WatchMaker: Create custom faces or download from community designs.
  • Pujie Black: Highly customizable faces with data-rich complications.
  • Marine Commander: Unique nautical-themed watch faces.
  • Pixel Minimal Watch Face: Clean, minimalist designs for simple aesthetics.

Creating Custom Watch Faces​

Use watch face design apps:

  1. Install Facer or WatchMaker
  2. Create or import custom designs
  3. Sync to your watch
  4. Access through watch face picker

Display Settings​

Adjusting Brightness​

  1. Swipe down from watch face
  2. Tap brightness icon
  3. Adjust slider or select:
    • Auto-brightness
    • Manual level (1-5)

Or through Settings:

  1. Settings Display
  2. Tap Brightness
  3. Adjust to preferred level

Always-On Display (AOD)​

Keep watch face visible always:

  1. Settings Display
  2. Tap Always-On Display
  3. Toggle On
  4. Choose AOD style:
    • Full watch face (dim)
    • Minimal (time only)
    • Custom pattern

Note: AOD reduces battery life but provides constant visibility.

Screen Timeout​

  1. Settings Display
  2. Tap Screen timeout
  3. Select duration:
    • 5 seconds
    • 10 seconds
    • 15 seconds
    • 30 seconds

Customizing Tiles​

Tiles provide quick access to information and controls.

Adding Tiles​

  1. Swipe left from watch face
  2. Swipe to the end of tiles
  3. Tap Add tile (+)
  4. Select from available tiles:
    • Heart rate
    • Weather
    • Timer
    • Alarm
    • Calendar
    • Workout
    • Music
    • Google Pay
    • And more

Rearranging Tiles​

  1. Swipe left to tiles view
  2. Long press on a tile
  3. Drag to reorder position
  4. Release to set new position

Removing Tiles​

  1. Long press on a tile
  2. Drag up toward top of screen
  3. Drop on Remove area
  4. Tile is deleted

Button Customization​

Double-Press Action​

Customize what the power button does when pressed twice:

  1. Settings Gestures
  2. Tap Double-press power button
  3. Select action:
    • Open app
    • Google Pay
    • Google Assistant
    • Recent apps
    • None

Long-Press Action​

  1. Settings Gestures
  2. Tap Long-press power button
  3. Choose:
    • Google Assistant
    • Power menu
    • Emergency SOS

Notification Settings​

Customizing App Notifications​

  1. Settings Notifications
  2. Select app to customize
  3. Configure:
    • Allow notifications (on/off)
    • Vibration pattern
    • Show on watch face
    • Priority level

Notification Privacy​

Hide sensitive information:

  1. Settings Notifications
  2. Tap Sensitive notifications
  3. Choose:
    • Show all content
    • Hide sensitive content
    • Don't show notifications when locked

Do Not Disturb​

  1. Swipe down from watch face
  2. Tap Do Not Disturb icon
  3. Or configure in Settings Sound & vibration Do Not Disturb
  4. Set schedule or manual toggle

Sound & Vibration​

Vibration Strength​

  1. Settings Sound & vibration
  2. Tap Vibration strength
  3. Adjust slider for:
    • Notifications
    • Alarms
    • Touch feedback

Touch Sounds​

  1. Settings Sound & vibration
  2. Toggle Touch sounds on/off
  3. Toggle Screen lock sounds on/off

Media Volume​

  1. Settings Sound & vibration
  2. Adjust Media volume slider
  3. Or use volume buttons during playback

Gestures​

Tilt to Wake​

Wake watch by raising wrist:

  1. Settings Gestures
  2. Toggle Tilt to wake screen
  3. Choose sensitivity:
    • Responsive
    • Balanced
    • Conservative

Touch to Wake​

Wake by tapping screen:

  1. Settings Gestures
  2. Toggle Tap to wake screen

Cover to Mute​

Mute calls and alarms by covering screen:

  1. Settings Gestures
  2. Toggle Cover to mute

App Launcher Customization​

Organizing Apps​

  1. Press power button to open app drawer
  2. Choose view:
    • Grid view
    • List view

Change in Settings Apps App list layout

Disabling Apps​

  1. Settings Apps
  2. Select app to disable
  3. Tap Disable (for pre-installed apps)
  4. Or Uninstall (for downloaded apps)

Quick Settings Customization​

Rearranging Quick Settings​

  1. Swipe down from watch face
  2. Scroll to settings page
  3. Long press on an icon
  4. Drag to reorder
  5. Not all icons can be removed (core functions)

Language & Input​

Changing Language​

  1. Settings System
  2. Tap Languages
  3. Select Add a language
  4. Choose preferred language
  5. Drag to top for primary language

Keyboard Settings​

  1. Settings System
  2. Tap Languages & input
  3. Configure:
    • Gboard settings
    • Handwriting
    • Voice input
    • Emoji suggestions

Accessibility Customizations​

Font Size​

  1. Settings Accessibility
  2. Tap Font size
  3. Choose from:
    • Small
    • Default
    • Large
    • Extra large

Magnification​

  1. Settings Accessibility
  2. Enable Magnification
  3. Triple-tap screen to zoom

Screen Reader (TalkBack)​

  1. Settings Accessibility
  2. Enable TalkBack
  3. Follow setup instructions

See Also: What Apps are Available|How to Switch Between Modes|Does OnePlus Watch 2 Have Always-On Display

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