Watch Face Studio 1.9.5 New Sep 8, 2025
Support Photo slot.
Support Premade in Customization Editor.
Fixed minor bugs and GUI improvements.
Watch Face Studio 1.8.10 Apr 14, 2025
Fixed the issue that occur when using undo/redo on multiple components with defined styles.
Fixed the issue where "Tap to Open App" does not work for images with 0% opacity on Watch devices.
Fixed the issue where Moon phase related Tag expressions are displayed differently in preview and watch devices.
Fixed the issue that occur when migrating legacy hands with expressions applied to dimension, position, and color properties to Analog Clock hands.
Update manifest file for WFF package according to the WFF guide .
Adjust opacity of progress bar background in Info Clocks Sample to improve visibility.
Watch Face Studio 1.8.7 (Beta) Mar 5, 2025
Edit & Properties
Support Edge Complication slot.
Support Font style for Digital Clock in Style tab.
Support copy and paste functionality for images using clipboard.
Improve snap pivot.
Add Radial Indicator in Component menu and Analog Hands is deprecated.
Publish & Run
Min SDK version for all projects is set to 33 or higher from 1.8 Watch Face Studio.
Support Target API level 34.
Etc
Enhance using ambient mode by optimizing Watch Face Format (WFF) XML.
Support Watch Face Format (WFF) optimization to reduce the memory usage of watch face at runtime, by optimizing aspects of WFF XML and resources.
Fixed minor bugs and GUI improvements.
Watch Face Studio 1.7.13 Nov 14, 2024
New Supported types of Circle Complication added in Complication Settings of Properties tab. (Goal Progress, Weighted Element)
When selecting 'Range value' only, value of Min. SDK is 33.
When selecting new types, value of Min. SDK is 34.
Add 'Heart rate' in Default Provider of Complication Settings. (Change in SDK 34)
Change title, 'Last Updated Time' to 'Last Updated Time (Weather)' in Time Source of ICU date and time.
Add ICU Format of ICU date and time. (E, MMMM d)
Update multi languages for weather condition in Run preview.
Update 'Heart rate' provider data in Run preview.
Fixed Weather forecast functions to support arithmetic operations.
Fixed tag expression bug to support double quotes with empty string.
Watch Face Studio 1.7.9 (Beta) Aug 26, 2024
Common & Project Management
Update Memory Usage Plugin.
Update Clock Face Plugin.
Add Package name & App label in Settings dialog for users' convenience.
Publish & Run
Add Min SDK version info in Publish dialog.
Add more device types in Run on Device dialog.
Edit & Properties
Add Diagnosis in Menu bar.
Support Multiple color picker with Gradient type.
Add new tag, [FIRST_DAY_WEEK].
Support Watch Face Format version 2
Support Weather tags & functions.
Add Weather condition in Conditional line.
Support Weather in Run window.
Add Last updated(Weather), Hours and Days in Time Source of ICU date and time component.
Add 'Sweep' of Movement Effect and 'Sync to device' of Update frequency in Second Hands Setting of Analog clock component.
Support Ranged value complication with Color ramp.
Etc
Fixed minor bugs and GUI improvements.
Watch Face Studio 1.6.10 Jul 23, 2024
Support Android Target SDK 33.
Watch Face Studio 1.6.9 (Beta) Feb 26, 2024
Common
Support Memory Usage Plugin.
Edit & Properties
Add Analog clock, Digital clock(HH:MM, HH:MM:SS, HH, MM, SS, Colon) and ICU date in Component menu.
Add Outline property in Shape.
Support capture types(Icon, Screenshot, Masked Screenshot) in Run Window Popup.
Support Style Option ID in Customization Editor.
Add Range value in Supported types of Small Box Complication slot.
Support OpenType Font.
Support Indonesia language in Run tab.
ETC
Add to reduce battery consumption in ambient mode when using AnalogClock or HH:MM of DigitalClock components.
Fixed font clip problem.
Improve smoothness of animation feature.
Fixed IS_DAYLIGHT_SAVING_TIME issue.
Fixed complication data not visible issue.
Fixed minor bugs and GUI improvements.
Watch Face Studio 1.5.7 (Beta) Aug 17, 2023
Common
Project Management
Add Plugins Tab in Preference dialog.
Edit & Properties
Add Rounded Rectangle.
Rename Animation component to Image Sequence.
Rename Multimedia component to Animated GIF/Webp.
Improve Tag Expression Searching.
Add guide text for Version Code in Publish dialog.
Add monospace fonts.
Remove Step Goal slider in Run Tab.
ETC
Fixed minor bugs and GUI improvements.
Watch Face Studio 1.4.20 Jun 15, 2023
Fixed bug that changes 100% opacity of a component based on tag values in AOD mode when the visibility attribute of a component is set to hide in Normal mode and show in AOD mode.
Add the Image resource for "App Shortcut" provider in Run preview.
Watch Face Studio 1.4.19 Jun 8, 2023
Prevent jumping time problem on resume time.
Handled thumbnail option of the Animation or Multimedia properly when visibility is changed.
Handled the style name of the Customization editor added in multiple languages properly for language changes on the device.
Fixed [SC_PER] tag to work correctly on the device.
Removed unnecessary permission request on the device with Wear OS 3.x version.
Fixed "ENOTEMPTY: directory not empty" error during publish.
Fixed to hide all components in complication slot when provider is set to empty.
Fixed UnLoop bug when frame of conditional line is unselected.
Reorder supported types of circle complication slot on Camping sample project.
Change to save screen capture image with 72 ppi instead of 25 ppi.
Support Wireless debugging and update Connection guide.
Watch Face Studio 1.4.13 (Beta) May 10, 2023
0. Common
Support watch faces for watch devices that run Wear OS targeting API level 30 and higher.
Support watch face format of Wear OS.
Support the user guide link in About menu.
1. Project Management
Support thumbnail of watch face in case of circular crop off.
2. Edit & Properties
Support complication slot way that suppport multi types in a slot.
Support Text ID for localized text which is displayed on device such as Style name and used in Talkback case.
Support to display current On-Pixel Ratio (OPR) in Run tab.
Support to stop in first On-Pixel Ratio (OPR) error situation while analyzing.
Removed lottie format for multimedia.
Removed HR measurement including Tag expression, action and interval in Setting.
Removed chin shape in Run Preview Window.
3. ETC
Change version code policy. (WFS user allow the specific range 0~999,999)
Support to choose build type(aab, apk, aab+apk) to reduce build time.
Fixed minor issues.
Watch Face Studio 1.3.13 Jan 4, 2023
Fixed JavaScript error while opening Watch Face Studio.
Watch Face Studio 1.3.12 Nov 15, 2022
1. Edit & Properties
Add inactive bar state in Conditional line.
Fixed style order issue in Customization editor.
Fixed to enhance color chip quality in Customization editor.
Fixed to convert from string type to number type before arithmetic comparison.
Fixed to reset MSEC when user changes time with time slider.
Fixed to hide all components in complication when provider is set to empty.
Fixed to remove unwanted stroke outside of Run preview.
Fixed to disable click event if media file path is undefined.
Fixed to disable double click event on interaction icon in Customization editor.
Fixed to update style information and element together in Customization editor.
2. Etc
Fixed to update world clock properly in Tag expression.
Fixed minor bugs and GUI improvements.
Watch Face Studio 1.3.8 (Beta) Oct 12, 2022
1. Project Management
Add sample projects and change sample images.
Improve My Workspace to display all project files in workspace.
2. Edit & Properties
Support style set.
Add 'Event' condition including unread notification and low battery in Conditional line.
Add some conditions for unread notification and locale in Run tab.
Add new Tag expression. (UNREAD_NC)
Add "islamic-umalqura" in local calendar.
Improve Theme color from single to multi color.
Improve time zone / local calendar / language in Digital clock component and Tag expression.
Improve style to import multiple resources by file selector.
Improve Color picker to show current/new and recently used color.
Improve performance when multiple Multimedia/Animation components are used in Timeline condition.
3. Etc
Fixed build fail issue with characters not allowed in project name.
Fixed "Run on device" to operate normally when connecting LAN cable between PC and wifi ap
Fixed time update issue after changing time zone in AOD.
Fixed wrong [AMPM_PO] result for ja_JP locale.
Fixed to consider alpha value of index component in import gwd resource.
Fixed to support horizontal scroll with shift + mouse wheel in Conditional line.
Watch Face Studio 1.2.7 Aug 23, 2022
Fixed animation lag issue.
Fixed description of Tag expression asin(num).
Watch Face Studio 1.2.6 Jul 7, 2022
Fixed crash issue when attempting to build a project created in an older versions of Watch Face Studio 1.1.0.
Fixed value conversion error of hands component imported from gwd.
Fixed animation frame count error.
Fixed numberFormat() error of Tag function.
Fixed description of Tag function deg(num).
Watch Face Studio 1.2.5 Jun 23, 2022
1. Project Management & Common
Support starred project and sort option.
Provide sample projects.
Remove new project page.
Add System theme mode in Preferences dialog.
Add Canvas circular crop option in Project Setting dialog.
2. Component
Add Multimedia style and Tap action.
Add Watch Face Canvas property.
3. Edit & Properties
Add new Tag expressions.
Functions for asin(num), acos(num), atan(num), deg(num), rad(num), pow(base, exponent)
4. Etc
Improve build time.
Fixed Digital Clock component to follow language setting in device.
Fixed ICON of the complication to be updated well in device.
Fixed Text with "Sync to Device" font setting to follow system font in device.
Fixed complication date and time issue to be removed after emptying the complication slot.
Temporarily disabled the feature that showing watch face after device boot with lock. It will be enabled again after platform upgrade.
Support 'multiple instances' feature for new Wear OS version.
Watch Face Studio 1.1.14 Apr 1, 2022
Fixed preview image bug that hands component only shows up.
Watch Face Studio 1.1.13 Mar 31, 2022
Replaced all fonts provided by Text component.
Fixed blank warning dialog issue after build.
Fixed group ordering issue.
Fixed jumping time issue on watch.
Fixed group resize issue on watch.
Deleted '3 digit' in the description of Tag [MON_S].
Removed android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission.
Fixed tap animation lag when using multiple MASK elements on watch.
Update Open Source license. (SIL Open Font License)
Watch Face Studio 1.1.9 Feb 24, 2022
1. Common
Provide Version Update notice.
Support Dark theme for comfortable & relaxed use.
Support color label in Layer.
2. Component
Support Mask.
Support Multimedia. (webp, agif, lottie)
3. Edit & Properties
Improve Properties. (Bitmap font, Curved text, Progressbar)
Improve Animation panel. (Loop times, Frame count)
Support Trigger for Animation and Multimedia component.
Support Bitmap font management in Setting.
Support Image Appearance for Image.
Support Loop, Copy, Paste in Conditional line.
4. Style
Support Grid view.
Support Reorder item.
Increase the number of each item.
5. Etc
Provide editor tutorial on Watch.
Update Open Source license.
Watch Face Studio 1.0.12 Nov 19, 2021
Fixed known issue:
Editable complications that support various layouts, such as "Icon+Text" and "Title+Text" of Short Text Complication, display only one layout.
Watch Face Studio 1.0.11 Nov 17, 2021
Known issue :
1.Build
Use workspace folder to save build output.
Provide previously used build information in Build dialog.
2. Edit & Properties
Support functions in the tag expressions.
round(num), floor(num), ceil(num), sin(num), cos(num), tan(num), abs(num), clamp(num, min, max), numberFormat(form, num)
Support multiple image selection in Add component.
Change image max size to 2250(450*5) in Import image.
Updated naming rule for Style.
Fixed minor bugs.
3. Preview & Run
TAP action shows visual touch feedback.
Improved smoothness of sweep animation for second hand.
Fixed HR to be measured even in devices without body-off sensor.
4. Terms of service
Change the coverage of 'Watch Face' like 'for Android watch devices and Samsung mobile devices'.
Watch Face Studio 1.0.3 Sep 16, 2021
1.Build
Support APK build output for uploading watch faces to Galaxy Apps.
Added logic to check valid characters for a package name. Package name can contain only alphanumeric characters and the underscore.
Fixed crash issue when using non-ascii character for a project name.
2. Properties
Removed number type in Index setting.
Fixed undo issue on Dimension, Curved-Text in Properties.
Added new tag expressions.
[TMZN_OFS_WITH_DST], [HR_MEASURE_RESULT]
3. Preview & Run
Fixed tag expression issues.
[UTC_TS], [WEEK_IN_MONTH], [SC_PER], [DAY_OF_WEEK], [HR_IS_MEASURING]
Fixed locale and timezone issues.
Fixed theme color, angle position and gyro effect issues.
Fixed opacity issue in ambient mode.
Fixed transform tag issue in a group.
Fixed complication data issue from watch device.
Fixed bitmap font issue for custom string including zero.
Improved for smoother animation.
Improved power consumption in ambient mode.
Fixed minor issues.
Watch Face Studio 1.0.0 Aug 11, 2021