You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

How can I get the old Modular Watch face back?

WatchOS 9 removed the old Modular watch face and renamed the Infographic Modular to Modular. How can I get the old Modular back? I need the larger numbers for some of the complications like temperature.


[Re-Titled by Moderator]

Apple Watch Series 4

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 8:24 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Sep 15, 2022 4:10 PM

I am SO frustrated with the new modular face! There is no option to put the day/date in the middle. What is Apple thinking!?! The least they could do is keep the old face too! They added a second modular face and that is worse! Can we roll back the update? Very upsetting.

247 replies

Oct 19, 2022 5:26 PM in response to aurelio186

As anyone signed up for email notifications can see, the forum hosts don't take kindly to threats of lawsuits against Apple.


Your comment was edited by a host. The next comment after yours was excised from this topic and the user sent a warning.


As we've stated throughout this thread, your recourse is to add your voice to the chorus of other users by using the feedback facility.

Feedback -

Product Feedback - Apple


I have also personally brought this thread of comments to the attention of folks who have the ability to alert Apple engineers to this issue you feel so strongly about.

Oct 19, 2022 5:43 PM in response to aurelio186

You seem to be under the impression this is OUR forum. It is a user to user only forum hosted by Apple to let users ask other users for technical support. There is nothing anyone here can do to bring back a watch face Apple chose to remove. Complaining about here is a waste of your time as we don't work for Apple, nor do we have any ability to do anything about what Apple chooses to do with their software.


This is NOT a complaint forum. You come here and ask a technical support question. For example: What happened to the Modular Watch Face? Answer: Apple chose to remove that watch face and you'll need to find something else which meets your particular needs.


Anything else, such as getting mad, threatening law suits, won't be tolerated by the forum administrators.


You might want to read the Terms of Use you agreed to when you joined this forum --> Apple Support Communities Use Agreement - Apple Community



Oct 20, 2022 7:29 AM in response to aurelio186

Don't be sorry for posting here. Just understand there is no one here on this user to user only forum from Apple and no one here can bring back the face you like. Do let Apple know your thoughts using the link provided above multiple times as that is the only way your voice can truly be heard. Here it is again --> Product Feedback - Apple


Oct 20, 2022 7:36 AM in response to aurelio186

From the Apple Support Community Terms of Use available in the last line of the paragraph attached to every forum page;

Apple Support Communities Use Agreement - Apple Community

Submissions

Stay on topic. Apple Support Communities is here to help people use Apple products and technologies more effectively. Unless otherwise noted, do not post Submissions about non-technical topics, including:

Speculation or rumors about unannounced products.

Discussion of Apple policies or procedures or Apple’s moderation of the Site.

...

Post constructive comments and questions. Unless otherwise noted, your Submission should either be a technical support question or a technical support answer. Constructive feedback about product features is also welcome.


As you can see these forums are for tech questions and answers but constructive feedback about product features is welcome. That would include pointing out that a change to the Modular watch face took away an important reason folks with vision issues preferred that watch face. Rants and threats of lawsuits are not constructive feedback.

Oct 20, 2022 9:45 AM in response to aurelio186

aurelio186 wrote:


It’s is a huge issue for some of us.

The new complications were styled for looks not functionality or accessibility.
The modular face is designed for functionality and accessibility by design! The unnecessary ( key word unnecessary) change to the complications negating those benefits is a huge mistake. Why not add stylish complications without unnecessarily removing the ones that are visible and solve the accessibility issue.

Keep telling Apple your thoughts:


Product Feedback - Apple

Dec 24, 2022 3:11 PM in response to JLLindahl

I too had this problem. Good news.


  1. Apple tech support was not aware of this problem, I just got off the phone with them. I demonstrated the issue and they recreated the problem at their end.
  2. I found a work around solution.


The apple watch app on the iPhone has a bug. The calendar catagory is missing the date option. This we all know.


But you can also edit complications directly on the watch. This method shows the day date option! But you first have to turn off the day date on the upper complication. Voila!


Dec 29, 2022 8:06 AM in response to Kflee10

Kflee10 wrote:

So disappointed in my brand, new Apple Watch, and the options for watch faces. The old modular face was perfect. I absolutely hate the five day forecast, you can’t see it! It’s pretty apparent this was designed by somebody young. Come on Apple you can do better! Appeal to the masses not just younger people.

Apple doesn’t read here for feedback or suggestions. You should let them know your thoughts here:


Product Feedback - Apple

Jan 5, 2023 6:10 AM in response to maryk209

Read the thread you responded to before posting to the first post. If you had, you'd learn you're not speaking to Apple. You're just speaking with other users on a user to user only forum, none of whom work for Apple or have any ability to bring anything back.


But in this thread a user did find a workaround and if you read the thread, you can try it.


Otherwise, provide feedback to Apple here --> Feedback - Watch - Apple


How can I get the old Modular Watch face back?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.