O-Xyde Watch Face - Customizable watch face

Introducing the O-Xyde Watch Face for Wear OS!

If you don't own a Wear OS device, you can still enjoy this watch face as a clock widget on your smartphone!

⛔️PLEASE NOTE: NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SAMSUNG GEAR S2 / GEAR S3!! (operating on Tizen OS)⛔️

If you possess one of those devices, please refrain from installing this app.

For assistance and compatible applications specific to your smartwatch, refer to the appropriate resources available online.

Beyond Customization: The Watch Face That Made Me Fall in Love With My Wear OS Device Again

Review: I've cycled through dozens of Wear OS watch faces chasing that elusive blend of style, functionality, and true personal touch, often ending up with cluttered interfaces or superficial customization. O-Xyde is the exception. From the moment I installed it, the sheer depth of control astonished me. Setting it up via my phone felt intuitive, and discovering I could use it as a sleek, minimalist clock widget on my phone itself was a brilliant and unexpected bonus. 

The free tier is remarkably generous – tweaking color palettes on both watch and phone until it perfectly matched my daily aesthetic, adjusting refresh rates to optimize battery, and having fine control over ambient modes felt empowering. But where O-Xyde truly shines and became indispensable is in its premium features. Replacing the brand name with my initials transformed it into something uniquely mine, a small detail with a huge psychological impact. 

The ability to assign meaningful shortcuts directly accessible from the watch face revolutionized my workflow – a single tap launches my fitness app or smart home controls. The real game-changer, however, is the preset manager. Saving complex combinations of backgrounds, blended colors, data complications (finally having unread messages and step count visible without clutter!), and specific shortcuts as profiles I can swap instantly – say, from a minimal "Focus" setup to an information-dense "Weekend" look – offers a level of tailored utility I've found nowhere else.

Sharing these presets with a friend who also uses O-Xyde added a fun, communal layer. More than just configurable, O-Xyde feels thoughtfully responsive. The subtle visual cues, the clean transitions, the sheer amount of data presented elegantly without feeling busy – it consistently impresses. 

It didn't just provide a new watch face; it genuinely revitalized my entire Wear OS experience by finally delivering the perfect balance of personal expression and practical function I'd been searching for.

★ Features of O-Xyde Watch Face ★

- Clock Widget (lacking a second hand to conserve battery)

- Selectable design colors

- Displays Day & Month

- Battery status for the watch

- Battery status for the mobile device (requires a companion app)

- Weather information (requires a companion app)

You can adjust the watch face settings through the "Wear OS" application on your mobile device.

Simply tap the gear icon in the watch face preview to access the settings screen!

★ FREE Settings ★

- Customize design colors on both watch and mobile

- Set heartbeat frequency refresh rate

- Adjust weather refresh rate

- Select temperature measurement units

- Choose between 12 / 24-hour formats

- Set interactive mode duration

- Pick ambient mode options (black & white and eco-luminosity)

- Option to show leading zero in hour display

- Decide whether or not to display brand name

- Option to hide or show seconds dots

★ PREMIUM Settings ★

- Personalize your title replacing "O-XYDE"

- Switch among different ambient modes: economical, simple black & white, or full mode

- Select from various background styles

- Blend background colors

- Set a secondary timezone for digital display

- Data Options:

+ Modify the indicators displayed in three positions

+ Choose from up to eight different indicators (e.g., Daily step count, Heart rate, Unread Gmail messages, etc.)

+ Complication options (Wear 2.0 & 3.0)

- Interactivity Features:

+ Access detailed data by tapping a widget

+ Cycle through displayed data by tapping a widget

+ Change shortcuts accessible from the four designated positions

+ Select your shortcuts from any installed applications on your smartwatch!

+ Option to visualize interactive areas

★ Additional settings via phone ★

The optional companion app provides an easier way to customize your watch face, offering additional settings and data.

- Choose among small/big/translucent/opaque cards (Wear 1.5x only)

- Select from two weather providers (Yr & OpenWeatherMap)

- Define your location settings as manual or automatic

- Receive notifications for new design releases

- Preset manager:

+ Save your preferred setup with all selected options (colors, backgrounds, data, features – everything is saved!)

+ Load or delete previously saved presets

+ Share or import presets

★ Installation Guide ★

For the Watch Face:

Wear OS 1.X

This watch face will automatically install from your paired mobile device.

If it doesn’t appear, check the Wear OS App > Settings and resync all applications.

Wear OS 2.X

You should see a notification on your watch following installation on your mobile device, simply tap it to begin the watch face installation.

If no notification appears, you can still find and install the watch face using the Google Play Store directly on your watch by searching for its name.

For the Mobile Clock Widget:

Press and hold your launcher, then select the application widget to place it on your home screen.

Customize the widget’s settings through the app.

★ Explore More Watch Faces ★

Check out my collection of watch faces for Wear OS available on the Play Store.