All Watch settings
Settings Pathfinder · Watch
Brightness and text size
Adjusts the brightness and text size of the Apple Watch display.
In watchOS 26
Settings then Display & Brightness
“Go to the Settings app on your Apple Watch. Tap Display & Brightness.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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watchOS 10 and later
Settings then Display & Brightness
Checked against Apple's User Guides from watchOS 10 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics on Apple Watch - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 10.0
- 1 Adjust brightness and text size on the Apple Watch display - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 11.0
- 1 Adjust brightness and text size on the Apple Watch display - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Adjust the display settings on Apple Watch - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide