View photos and Memories on Apple Watch
On Apple Watch, browse your photos in the Photos app and show a photo on your watch face.
![The main screen of the Photos app on Apple Watch, with several photos displayed in a grid.](https://help.apple.com/assets/66EB570C5CD5ADE4100A0BB8/66EB5721582E0507800DC162/en_US/51d67099fb7c7753c5c9ecb8bbb50f3d.png)
Browse photos in the Photos app on Apple Watch
Go to the Photos app on your Apple Watch and use these actions to browse your photos.
Tap a memory, Featured Photos, or an album you’ve synced to your Apple Watch.
Tap a photo to view it.
Swipe left or right to see other photos.
Turn the Digital Crown to zoom, or drag to pan a photo.
Double-tap to fill the screen or see the entire image.
Zoom all the way out to see the entire photo album.
![While viewing a photo, turn the Digital Crown to zoom, drag to pan, or double-tap to switch between viewing all of the photo and filling the screen. Swipe left or right to see the next photo. A Share button is on the bottom right.](https://help.apple.com/assets/66EB570C5CD5ADE4100A0BB8/66EB5721582E0507800DC162/en_US/4f350f3cfe946bd6a53d2ac5da267c14.png)
Add a photo to your watch face
While viewing a photo in the Photos app on your Apple Watch, tap
, scroll down, then tap Create Face. You can also create a Kaleidoscope watch face based on the photo, or add a new Photos watch face in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. See Change the watch face on your Apple Watch.
To create a Photos watch face, see Apple Watch faces and their features.
Tip: You can easily create a watch face on your iPhone. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone, tap a photo, tap , swipe up, tap Create Watch Face, then choose to create a Photos or Kaleidoscope watch face.
View a Live Photo on Apple Watch
Look for the Live Photo symbol in the bottom-left corner of a photo, then touch and hold the photo.
For more information about Live Photos, see the iPhone User Guide.
Share a photo
While viewing a photo in the Photos app on your Apple Watch, tap
, then choose a sharing option.
![The Sharing screen in the Photos app. The shared photo is at the top of the screen and Messages and Mail buttons below.](https://help.apple.com/assets/66EB570C5CD5ADE4100A0BB8/66EB5721582E0507800DC162/en_US/3cbdc0b374bccae501567a78851908d9.png)
To learn how to choose a different photo album, see Choose a photo album and manage storage on Apple Watch.