Watch faces enhance the look of any smartwatch. They make it more exciting. You must have already installed various analog and digital watch faces. How about using an animated watch face for your Samsung Galaxy Watch? Do not worry. You don’t have to do the hard work. We have handpicked 11 animated watch faces for Samsung Galaxy Watch.
The watch faces on this list will work on most Samsung Galaxy watches that support live watch faces. However, we would suggest checking the watch face’s description to check compatibility. The steps to install an animated watch face are the same as that of a normal watch face. Download it from Galaxy Store and apply the one that you want to use on your watch.
Let’s check our collection of animated watch faces for Samsung Galaxy Watch.
1. Hahaha Watch Face
If you are looking for a funny watch face, Hahaha watch face is one of the best choices. I bet you will smile after installing this watch face. In this watch face, you have an animated ha ha ha text at the bottom and one of the hands of the cartoon character acts as the second’s hand. Tapping on the time changes it between 12- and 24-time format. Apart from time, the watch face only shows the date.
2. IWY Viron
IWY Viron watch face shows eyes with a blinking and gyroscopic effect. That is, if you tilt your watch, the eyes will move in that direction. The watch face shows date, time, calories, steps, and battery percentage. The data at the top can be hidden by double-tapping on the face’s forehead. Similarly, double tap on the eyes to change the eye expression.
3. Winter & Snow Viron Animated
This watch face shows an analog clock with an animated snow effect in the background. The watch face doesn’t display anything else other than the time and the background effect.
4. Neon Wave Animated
As the name suggests, this watch face displays an amazing wave effect along with the analog clock. No other data is shown, thus offering a clean look.
Tip: Find out how to save battery on Samsung Galaxy Watch.
5. Water’s Edge – Gyro water rotation effect
This one isn’t a truly animated watch face. It shows a water background that moves with your arm due to the gyroscope sensor. The watch face shows time in the digital format.
6. Color Motion
In this watch face, you get an animated colorful shape in the center that keeps changing size and shape. Other than that, the watch face displays the date, time, battery percentage, and heart rate monitor. Sadly, the watch face offers very little customization.
7. RotateClrWaves
As the name suggests, you get animated colorful waves in this watch face. Those keep expanding and rotating in the background. When it comes to data, you see both analog and digital clocks, full date, and battery percentage.
Double-tapping each data opens the associated app such as calendar, alarm, battery, and weather. Further, you can change the ring color by double-tapping between hour markers.
8. Flower_Gold
If you are looking for a minimal animated watch face, Flower gold might suit you. Here you only get an analog clock with a pulsating flower in the background.
Tip: Know how to add music to Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2.
9. Fluid Red Gear Face
This watch face offers an eye-catching fluid animation that somewhat resembles fire. The information that is displayed includes the date, number of steps, heartbeat rate, and battery percentage. You get other variations of this face in different colors such as gold, yellow, lime, purple, etc.
10. BSW Gold Motion
Looking for a hybrid, animated watch face? BSW Gold Motion has got you covered. Apart from both analog and digital clocks, you have the full date and battery percentage visible in this watch face. Further. you have two types of animation here. Firstly, the fluid animation in the center of the watch face, and secondly, the border ring also darkens as seconds increase.
11. Earth Rotation by GM
Talk about being minimalistic and Earth Rotation watch face might be a good choice. With just time in the center and our planet slowly pinning, the watch face offers a calming experience whenever you look at it.
Note Your Battery
While animated watch faces may look cool, they are prone to draining your Galaxy watch’s battery. Do try the watch face that you like and see if it is battery efficient. In case the watch face is taking a toll on your watch’s battery, you should use it occasionally only.
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Last updated on 02 February, 2022
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