Context-specific user interfaces

Abstract

Context-specific user interfaces for use with a portable multifunction device are disclosed. The methods described herein for context-specific user interfaces provide indications of time and, optionally, a variety of additional information. Further disclosed are non-transitory computer-readable storage media, systems, and devices configured to perform the methods described herein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:
 display on the touch-sensitive display a user interface screen including a clock face;   detect a first contact on the touch-sensitive display corresponding to a user request to select a clock face, and in response to detecting the first contact:
 enter a clock face selection mode of the electronic device; 
 visually distinguish the displayed clock face to indicate the clock face selection mode, wherein the displayed clock face is centered on the display; 
 display on the touch-sensitive display an affordance representing clock face edit mode; and 
 detect a second contact on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second contact is on the displayed affordance representing clock face edit mode; and in response to detecting the second contact:
 enter a clock face edit mode of the electronic device; and 
 visually indicate an element of the clock face for editing to indicate the clock face edit mode. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein visually distinguishing the displayed clock face to indicate the clock face selection mode comprises reducing size of the displayed clock face. 
     
     
         3 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein entering the clock face selection mode of the electronic device further comprises displaying at least a first and a second clock face, wherein the displayed clock faces are shown at a reduced size and arranged in a sequence of clock faces, and wherein the clock faces in the sequence that are not currently centered are displayed in a partial view. 
     
     
         4 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein visually indicating the element of the clock face for editing comprises one or more of:
 visibly distinguishing an outline around the element of the clock face;   animating the element of the clock face to depict a rhythmic expansion and contraction of the element of the clock face;   animating the element of the clock face to depict a flashing of the element of the clock face; and   changing a color of the element of the clock face.   
     
     
         5 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 4 , wherein visually indicating the element of the clock face for editing comprises visibly distinguishing an outline around the element of the clock face, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 animate the outline around the element of the clock face to depict a rhythmic expansion and contraction of the outline.   
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a rotatable input mechanism, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face edit mode:   detect a movement of the rotatable input mechanism, and in response to detecting the movement:
 while the clock face is displayed, edit an aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face. 
   
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein editing the aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face comprises changing a color of the visually indicated element of the clock face. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 7 , wherein the visually indicated element of the clock face is a clock face background, and wherein editing the aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face comprises changing a color of the clock face background. 
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 7 , wherein the clock face comprises a seconds hand, and wherein editing the aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face comprises changing a color of the seconds hand. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein the clock face comprises an affordance representing an application, wherein the affordance is displayed as a complication associated with the clock face, wherein the affordance indicates a first set of information obtained from the application, and wherein editing the aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face comprises updating the affordance to indicate a second set of information obtained from the application. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein the clock face comprises an affordance representing an application, wherein the affordance is displayed as a complication associated with the clock face, wherein the affordance indicates a set of information obtained from a first application, wherein editing the aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face comprises updating the affordance to indicate a set of information obtained from a second application, and wherein the first and the second applications are different. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein the clock face comprises a plurality of visible divisions of time, wherein the plurality comprises a first number of visible divisions of time, and wherein editing the aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face comprises changing the first number of visible divisions of time in the plurality to a second number of visible divisions of time in the plurality. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the second number is greater than the first number. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the second number is less than the first number. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face edit mode:   display an indicator of position along a series of positions, the indicator indicating a first position along the series; and   in response to detecting the movement of the rotatable input mechanism:
 update the indicator of position to indicate a second position along the series, 
   wherein the indicator of position along a series of positions indicates a position of a currently selected option for the editable aspect along a series of selectable options for the editable aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the indicator is displayed on the display at a position adjacent to the rotatable input mechanism. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the editable aspect of the visually indicated element of the clock face is color, and wherein the indicator comprises a series of colors, wherein each position in the series depicts a color, and wherein the color of the currently indicated position along the series is representative of the color of the visually indicated element. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after visually indicating the element of the clock face for editing:   detect a third contact on the touch-sensitive display at a second displayed element of the clock face, and in response to detecting the third contact:
 remove the visual indication of the first element of the clock face for editing; and 
 visually indicate the second element of the clock face for editing. 
   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein before detecting the third contact, the indicated first element of the clock face is indicated by an outline around the element, wherein removing the visual indication of the first element comprises translating the outline on-screen away from the first element. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein visually indicating the second element of the clock face for editing comprises:
 translating a visible outline on-screen towards the second element; and   displaying the visible outline around the second element, wherein the translating and the displaying comprise a continuous on-screen movement of the visible outline.   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 6 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after visually indicating the first element of the clock face for editing:   detect a swipe on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to detecting the swipe:
 remove the visual indication of the first element of the clock face for editing; 
 visually indicate a second element of the clock face for editing; and
 after visually indicating the second element of the clock face for editing, detect a user input, and in response to detecting the user input:
 edit a second aspect of the visually indicated second element of the clock face, wherein the second aspect of the second element is different from the first aspect of the first element of the clock face. 
 
 
   
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 display a paging affordance on the user interface screen, wherein the paging affordance indicates an editable aspect of the currently indicated element of the clock face, a position of the editable aspect of the currently indicated element within a sequence of editable aspects, and a total number of editable aspects within the sequence of editable aspects.   
     
     
         23 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face edit mode of the electronic device:
 detect a depression of the rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and in response to detecting the depression:
 exit the clock face edit mode. 
 
   
     
     
         24 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 receive a user input, and in response to receiving the user input:
 enter a color selection mode of the electronic device; 
 while in the color selection mode of the electronic device, receive data representing an image, and in response to receiving the data:
 select a color of the image; and 
 update the displayed clock face, wherein updating the displayed clock face comprises changing a color of the clock face to the color of the image. 
 
   
     
     
         25 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 24 , wherein selecting the color of the image comprises selecting a color with greatest prevalence in the image. 
     
     
         26 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 1 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face selection mode, and before detecting the second contact, detect a swipe on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to detecting the swipe:
 center a second clock face on the display. 
   
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 26 , wherein centering the second clock face on the display comprises:
 translating the first clock face on-screen; and   displaying a partial view of the first clock face.   
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after centering the second clock face on the display:   detect a contact on the displayed second clock face, and in response to detecting the contact:
 exit the clock face selection mode; and 
 display on the touch-sensitive display a second user interface screen including the second clock face. 
   
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face selection mode, detect a second swipe on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to detecting the second swipe:
 center a clock face generation affordance on the display; 
 detect a contact on the displayed clock face generation affordance, and in response to detecting the contact:
 generate a third clock face; and 
 display the third clock face, wherein the third clock face is centered on the display. 
 
   
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 29 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face selection mode, and before detecting the second swipe:   display at least a partial view of the clock face generation affordance on the user interface screen.   
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 26 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face selection mode:   detect a third swipe on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to detecting the third swipe:
 center a random clock face generation affordance on the display; 
 detect a contact on the displayed random clock face generation affordance, and in response to detecting the contact:
 generate a fourth clock face, wherein the fourth clock face is randomly generated; and 
 display the fourth clock face, wherein the fourth clock face is centered on the display. 
 
   
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 31 , wherein the fourth clock face is different from the first clock face, the second clock face, and the third clock face. 
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 31 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:
 after entering the clock face selection mode, and before detecting the third swipe:   display at least a partial view of the random clock face generation affordance on the user interface screen.   
     
     
         34 . A method, comprising:
 at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:   displaying on the touch-sensitive display a user interface screen including a clock face;   detecting a first contact on the touch-sensitive display corresponding to a user request to select a clock face, and in response to detecting the first contact:
 entering a clock face selection mode of the electronic device; 
 visually distinguishing the displayed clock face to indicate the clock face selection mode, wherein the displayed clock face is centered on the display; 
 displaying on the touch-sensitive display an affordance representing clock face edit mode; and 
 detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second contact is on the displayed affordance representing clock face edit mode; and in response to detecting the second contact:
 entering a clock face edit mode of the electronic device; and 
 visually indicating an element of the clock face for editing to indicate the clock face edit mode. 
 
   
     
     
         35 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a touch-sensitive display;   one or more processors;   a memory; and   one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:   displaying on the touch-sensitive display a user interface screen including a clock face;   detecting a first contact on the touch-sensitive display corresponding to a user request to select a clock face, and in response to detecting the first contact:
 entering a clock face selection mode of the electronic device; 
 visually distinguishing the displayed clock face to indicate the clock face selection mode, wherein the displayed clock face is centered on the display; 
 displaying on the touch-sensitive display an affordance representing clock face edit mode; and 
 detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second contact is on the displayed affordance representing clock face edit mode; and in response to detecting the second contact:
 entering a clock face edit mode of the electronic device; and 
 visually indicating an element of the clock face for editing to indicate the clock face edit mode.