Samsung Galaxy Gear: the 5 best apps for the smartwatch
The Samsung Galaxy Gear is a companion for everyone who owns Samsung Galaxy smartphones or tablets. We present the best apps for the smartwatch here.
EasilyDo Smart Assistant: This Android tool organizes your daily routine
EasilyDo is an appointment planner, weather station and mailbox in one. The app manages various services such as LinkedIn, GMail, OpenTable, Ticketmaster or MeetUp, to name just a few. As a result, you are always well informed and can make important bookings on-the-go, manage appointments or quickly exchange important messages. Get even more out of the EasilyDo Smart Assistant with the Samsung Galaxy Gear:
- Receive messages, appointment reminders or birthdays directly on the smartwatch - you can even get Facebook posts from your best friends directly on your wrist and respond immediately.
- With the help of services such as Eventbrite, Fandango or OpenTable, the smartwatch also manages your cultural holidays: Let yourself be guided to the hotel or concert by GPS and even show your tickets with the help of your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet.
- Travelers can make flying with EasilyDo even easier: You can project the flight number, boarding time, gate and even your seat number on the plane onto the smartwatch.
Life360: Stay in touch with family and friends easily with a smartwatch
With Life360 you always have your loved one in view: The Android app shows you where close friends and family members are when you are connected via Life360. Free messages can also be sent via the app. In connection with the Samsung Galaxy Gear you can easily keep in touch with your circles:
- The app shows you short information about your contacts in Life360 directly on the smartwatch. This gives you an overview without having to dig your smartphone out of your pocket.
- When you arrive at a specific location, such as home, work, or school, you can let your circles know right away with the Samsung Galaxy Gear.
- If you are in a stressful situation, use the intelligent watch and Life360 to easily send prescribed messages when there is not enough time to chat. Cool: In the event of danger, you can press the "panic button" directly via smartwatch to quickly inform your loved ones that something is wrong.
CamDictionary: the mobile interpreter with camera function
If you are traveling without knowing the national language, CamDictionary offers a remedy: If you photograph a lettering, the Android app promptly provides you with the translation. With 16 languages now - including Chinese and Japanese - you have a good companion on your wrist throughout Europe, but also worldwide.
- Thanks to the built-in camera, you can also take pictures of unknown lettering with the smartwatch. The translation is then directly on the display - a dictionary can hardly be more flexible than CamDictionary.
- If you don't know which language you are dealing with, the Android app automatically recognizes characters and words: CamDictionary thus translates Portuguese signs for you, even if you are not sure whether the advertising is in French or Spanish.
MyFitnessPal: How the Samsung Galaxy Gear keeps you in shape
The mobile fitness trainer MyFitnessPal keeps an eye on your diet and motivates you to do sports. With over 3 million different foods, the database provides you with all the important information about your food. You can also choose from around 350 training sessions and get yourself back in shape. You can even add to the encyclopedias and create your own nutrition plan.
- With the Samsung Galaxy Gear you can scan the barcodes of food directly, and MyFitnessPal provides you with the relevant nutritional information. The app also calculates the calories, sugar, carbohydrates and other main nutrients you consume.
- Practical: As a supplement to the smartphone or tablet version, the smartwatch even has a pedometer and automatically measures your daily movement.
Evernote: Sync important files with the smartwatch
Evernote comes as an organized, optimized mini cloud for everyday use. With this tool, you can create notes, audio recordings and photos and sync them across all your devices. The Android app also helps you to share documents, voice memos and pictures with others. The Samsung Galaxy Gear is part of the usual functions:
$config[ads_text5] not found- New notes can be projected onto the smartwatch using Evernote. You no longer need to carry a slip of paper in your pocket for shopping - just look at your wrist.
- As is known, the Samsung Galaxy Gear also records sound and photos: You can synchronize them directly with all your devices via Evernote.
If you want to buy a smartwatch, it makes sense to find out about the numerous models beforehand. The Samsung Galaxy Gear alone is available in five different versions.