YOUR SMARTWATCH SHOULD BE APPY TOO
Even though we don't see too
many smartwatches around, the market is still growing. A common misconception
about smartwatches is that they are only good for notifications. But just like
apps enhance your phone's functionality, your smartwatch can be made better
too, says Karan Bajaj
ANDROID
WEAR
Muzei
If you need to have unique
watch faces, Muzei is highly recommended. This free app converts iconic
artworks into wallpaper for your Android phone and watch.The app also
automatically blurs and dims the artwork so that you won't have issues seeing
the time. Before boredom sets in, you can have it cycle wallpaper daily with
new artwork -it's like a new watch face every day .
Wear Mini Launcher
While this app is currently
compatible with only a few Android wear watches, the unique functionality makes
it a must-have. It adds a slide-out app drawer for quick launch of apps -slide
once to bring out app shortcuts, slide again to show quick toggles for
adjusting brightness, connectivity and ring style. This saves a lot of time
because most smartwatches have a convoluted menu that has you scrolling through
all your apps to find the one you need.
Fluenty
That users will use a
smartwatch to keep a track of incoming notifications is a given. However, when
you need to reply to a message, chances are that you will still take out the
phone and start typing.Fluenty changes that by generating smart responses based
on your responses. It works with SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook messenger and Google
Hangouts -just select smart reply and Fluenty will show you a list of 10
replies that you use most often.
Papercraft
The small screen of a watch
makes it difficult to play games, but if there is one game you should have on
your Android watch, it is Papercraft. This is a simple game where you control a
spaceship made of paper -you just need to shoot your way through the
level.Destroying enemies gives you points and you earn achievements as you
play.You can even share scores on Google Play leaderboards and challenge your
friends.
WATCHOS
Evernote
The Apple Watch version of
this popular note taking app gives you many more options and features compared
to the default Notes app. You can view all your notes and even dictate new
notes from your Watch -they will be transcribed, added and then synced with
your Evernote account across all your devices. In addition, the app also shows
notifications and reminders for your existing notes on your watch.
7 Minute Workout
As you can tell from the
name, this app helps you stay active by taking up just 7-minutes of your time.
You don't need any equipment -just follow the directions shown on the
watch.There are also animated characters to help you identify the correct way
of working out and spoken instructions will guide you along. The good part is
that you don't need to have internet access to use it. Finally, it syncs with
the Apple health app to store all your workout data.
Calcbot
Apple doesn't offer a
calculator app on the Watch but this is among the few third-party ones
available. Calcbot gives you a calculator, convertor and tip calculator on your
wrist. You get a simple layout, press harder to bring up the operations (add,
subtract, divide, multiply) menu. Convertor works in the same way -press firmly
to bring up the operations menu to choose currency , weight, distance or
temperature. The tip convertor automatically showed us local currency and you
can even adjust the calculating percentage for tips.
Trivia Crack
Trivia crack pits you
against an online opponent for a quick trivia game. It also supports Hindi (you
will see text on your watch in Hindi).Simply choose a category and you'll get a
multiplechoice question on your Apple Watch. You only need to tap on one of the
answer choices, so it Is very playable, even on the small display of the watch.
Keep in mind that when you first run it, you have to create an account using
your iPhoneiPad first.Once this is done, you don't need to use your phone to
start a game.
ET 16MAR17
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