How can I get the old Modular Watch face back?

I suppose it depends on what the knowledge is about. I don't believe anyone is doubting what you know about Apple devices. But you clearly keep demonstrating a lack of knowledge over the Terms of Use for this forum, regardless of whether you've been on it since 1999. And in that time you have not earned a single point for helping anyone on the forum?

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I just had a great convo with an Apple person about this issue, and that person convinced me that I should reiterate this here: If you care about seeing the Modular face again and you have not already, you should file your thoughts on the feedback form for Apple Watch, which is at: Feedback - Watch - Apple

Talking here is obviously great when we're on topic, but please also use the form. And if you have not clicked it already, remember that the first page of this thread has a "me too" button.

tsp500 wrote:

I've posted another update on the Apple website to ask to have the TEMP and BATTERY complications restored and thanked them for getting the central DATE restored. We all sound like broken records here but why would a developer REPLACE something? ENHANCE, YES, by all means, the more options the better but it's when an option is simply removed with no explanation or justification that infuriates me. I guess all we can do is keep plugging away at them.

Make sure your posting your thoughts where Apple will see them:

Product Feedback - Apple

I am definitely unhappy with watch os9 watch faces . I want the modular version from os8 brought back. With my vision I must hold a clock face inches from my face or put my glasses on to see the time at night. Before I could make the time dim dark red. Now it is blinding white. It makes it very hard to go back to sleep after shining a bright light in my face to tell the time.

This means white my Watch8 arrives I never be wearing it at night. Also I will never update my watch6 maybe I will need to look at other brands of Apple watch after buying watch series 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and now 8. It might my last apple watch. If cannot see the time at night without shining a bright white light in my face, I might as well not buy apple watch.

Same here. Modular has always been my "work" face. Date, time, weather in center, 2 world clocks, and calculator or battery. At a glance I can determine evenything I need for my work day. Now I can barely see the weather and world clocks because they added more data and symbols that are not necessary.

Here is an image of the old Modular face on a (smaller) 38mm Series 0, and the current Modular on a 40mm Series 5. Enven on the smaller, older watch it's more visible and easier to read. (In real life the watch faces are even smaller than the image.)

Apple could have added a new Modular face, but left the old one alone. Suggestion/complaint sent to Apple, but I'm sure they don't care.

You can do that from watch itself, and not from the phone app.

> select the modular face

> long press the screen on watch to customise.

> swipe left

> select the box you want to customise.

> use crown to select from options.

please please bring back the old faces....so much more choice now but in many ways more limited, ie day and date in the middle, cities from around the world time and weather ect so clean from a graphics perspective and now overload with many of the faces and with simple just no choice....oh dear what a horrible step backwards. why not have the new and leave alone what many of us loved???

Late to party but may help someone. While it sucks that Apple screwed the modular watch face you can easily use Watchsmith from the AppStore and create some new complications that look like the old ones and add to the new Infograph watch face.

The basic complications are free to use/add

With the new SW release 9.2... the center Date has been restored. We just need the Weather (Temp) restored to previous, and that will be good.

We need the Temperature restored to larger font as below.

Evidently with the new modular face, there’s a background off option. That’s what worked for me to bring back the old style.

Agree with this request regarding the modular watch face. Would appreciate you bringing back the larger numbers for complications like temperature, date, etc... thanks.

I agree. Now I have to put on my glasses to see the date. Apple think they know what is best. My watch using the original modular interface was perfect for me. Maybe apple wants people to re-purchase the 7 series since most have not been updated that are sitting in stock at stores.

I have several friends that are going to purchase an Apple watch for the first time - based on the "old" modular watch face. They are now waiting to see if this face is brought back. (and I really want the old modular face, too!)

I'm one of those 'kids with sharp vision', but I still prefer the old Modular.

It was much more simple, gorgeous, and aesthetically pleasing. The large yet informative complications gave one-of-a-kind experiences.

Bobbbio wrote:

Thanks. But other users see this... it's good to have both so we know we're not alone.

Perhaps but, if you don't let Apple know, there's that much less chance you'll see the change you want.