The new Samsung Galaxy Watch looks like an ordinary wristwatch, but hides many different functions. They can play music, track heart rate, and show notifications. But it must be said right away that, unlike Wear OS or watchOS, there are not many applications for Tizen OS.
Galaxy Watch apps are not available on the Google Play Store and can only be downloaded through the Galaxy Apps store. Which can be accessed using the Samsung Wearable application on your smartphone.
Map My Run
Map My Run can be useful for running outdoors. You can plan your running route. The app uses built-in GPS to track time, distance, speed and heart rate. Data automatically syncs with the same app on your smartphone, so you don't need to take your smartphone with you on your runs. It is possible to edit the parameters of your runs, view detailed information, and view the route on the map.
TWITTER TRENDS
Are you a Twitter user and want to receive all the tweets from famous people? Then the Twitter Trend app is the best app for you. With the app, you can get all the tweets from your account on your home screen. You can scroll to read the following tweets. On Twitter Trends, you can like, share, or reply to tweets. It has the ability to delete tweets that you find inconvenient. Download this app from the store to stay updated with the latest happenings on your Twitter account.
GymRun Companion
MapMyRun lets you track your runs or walks, but what about working out at the gym? GymRun is a great workout app available on the Play Store. GymRun Companion will establish a connection with your smartphone and synchronize all completed exercises with the mobile version and vice versa. Now you won't need to carry your smartphone with you during training to record your approach data.
Strava
One of the main reasons why people buy smartwatches is to use them as fitness trackers. As you'd expect, Samsung ships its product with a host of fitness-related features. Overall, it works well out of the box, but some particularly active people may feel the need for something more.
That's where Strava comes in. It offers more comprehensive fitness tracking than Samsung's standard software and, crucially, offers detailed stats and route tracking.
It allows you to plan improvements to your performance over time, making it a great app for serious athletes. The app's core features are free, but you can discover some benefits of a paid subscription.
PPT Controller
PPT Controller allows you to control your slide presentation using your Galaxy Watch. Once you connect your watch to your computer via Bluetooth, you can start a slide presentation, move forward or backward in a presentation, see how long the presentation took, and control the cursor. Additionally, you can control the presentation speed and set the time interval for receiving a vibration signal.
FITNESS SUIT UNDER ARMOR
You may find the Under Armor Connected Fitness Suite to be the perfect fitness app for your daily goals. You can track your regular sleep, fitness, activity and nutrition. Set a goal to achieve a specific goal, connect devices to track and share your recordings, and develop healthy habits. You can get personalized information from famous athletes. Samsung trusts the Under Armor Connected Fitness Suite app and it's now included with all Gear & Galaxy Watches, so you should get it.
With the Under Armor package, you can use MapMyRun, Endomondo & Calorie Counter - MyFitnessPal apps on Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch 3.
Here WeGo
Using the watch's built-in GPS, the Here WeGo app allows you to build a route to your desired location. Here WeGo can store around 100 countries and you can use it as an offline navigator. Although a fully interactive mode requires an Internet connection, you can still easily navigate, for example, in a new city without even taking out your smartphone. The map is optimized for the watch face; you can use voice input to select a point on the map.
WikiApp
The last application in our selection will be a third-party Wikipedia client for Samsung smartwatches. There is not much to describe here - the application is a screen with a search bar in which you can enter queries that interest you. Voice input is also supported. Reading articles from Wikipedia, of course, is much more convenient on a smartphone or computer, but in some cases this can also be useful on a smart watch. So I would include these applications in the “just in case” list, because you will not use it every day one hundred percent, but at some point its presence may be useful.
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Pujie Black
Pujie Black is a dedicated watch face creator app that allows you to create completely unique watch faces for your Galaxy Watch. In addition to features such as a watch face editor, a choice of settings, a user-loadable library, etc., you can also add your own animation, connect the Task Menu, add a calendar, import a weather forecast, and much more.
Barometer
Having a barometer in sports watches is not that uncommon. It is also present in the Samsung Galaxy Watch smartwatch and thanks to it we can find out what the weather will be like in the next few hours. You might have a question: “Why is it needed if I can open the weather forecast and find out everything there and even in more detail?” The fact is that there may be situations when the watch does not have access to the Internet, and in this case it will not be possible to find out the weather forecast, because the application on the watch receives the data from the server. But with a barometer and a special application for this sensor, all this can be done offline, no matter where you are. A little about how the barometer works.
There is a hole on the watch case that leads directly to the silicon sensor. By the way, the sensor is made of silicon for a reason, since this material is extremely sensitive to measuring atmospheric pressure. So, when the atmospheric pressure drops, it changes its properties and its semiconductor properties change accordingly, which are interpreted by the clock processor into the data we are familiar with.
It's easy to navigate the application - it doesn't have any complicated interface, just one screen with indicators and an electronic arrow. It is quite easy to understand what will happen with the weather today in this application - if the arrow shows values closer to zero, then you should expect rain, if from zero, then you can hope for the sun. From the last measurement, the application can also mark in which direction the changes occurred from the last measurement.
Sleep as Android
While the Galaxy Watch has built-in sleep tracking functionality, it lacks some of the features offered by Sleep as Android. It has a smart alarm that allows you to connect Spotify and songs of your choice as your alarm ringtone. The automatic snoring detection and recording feature makes this one of the best watch apps. When you wake up in the morning, you can listen to the recording.
Samsung Internet
It turns out that the functionality of the Galaxy Watch is not limited to tracking workouts, reading and responding to notifications. In 2017, the first browser for smartwatches from a Korean brand appeared in the app store. It is noteworthy that after a while, Samsung itself paid attention to this idea and itself made a proprietary browser for its wearable electronics. Using it, you can search for information in search engines, use Trashbox, and even like your friends’ photos on Instagram. How convenient this is is a completely different question, but the fact itself is that the watch allows you to do this, and the manufacturer only supports it. I myself can’t yet imagine real cases of using the browser on a watch, but someone will probably find it useful. It’s a good thing that when I was at school I didn’t have a smartwatch, otherwise I probably would have gotten stuck in cheating.
Camera Remote Control
This application allows you to take pictures or record videos by controlling your smartphone's camera. The watch will work as a remote control for the camera. You can set a timer, record a video, take a photo, adjust the zoom and switch cameras (front - rear). The application is especially useful when you need to take a group selfie. To install, follow the link.
Spotify
Everyone's favorite music streaming app is available on almost every platform, including Samsung's Tizen watch. The main function of the Spotify watch app is to act as a remote for the playback device you are currently using. In most cases, this means the audio will be streamed from your phone.
If you have a cellular watch with a SIM card and a premium subscription, you can stream music directly without your phone. You can also save music to the watch's internal storage for offline playback as another premium subscription feature.
FIND MY CAR (REMOTE)
Well, Find My Car may not be for every user, but it is very useful for those who have a car. This app will help you track your car no matter where you leave it. It will work as a protector of your hard-earned BMW, Audi, Ferrari or any other brand when you drive your car on the road or in a new area. This is a simple and secure application. open your Find My Car account and provide all the information about your car and connect it.
Note. The Find My Car app has been officially removed from the Galaxy Store by Samsung. We will add a comparative appendix to the edited version later.
5-7. Secret Agent Watch Faces
Sometimes being a real spy is more important than appearance, not function. The Samsung Gear store has three watch faces that will make you feel like a real spy 24 hours a day:
- Analog Secret Spy Agent ($1): This watch face looks like the watch face on your (imaginary) high-powered spy car.
- Secret Spy Agent ($1): Similar to the Free Face below, these watch faces have non-functional panel status indicators on the right and left.
- 12HR Bond Q-Watch (Free): This free version actually looks cooler than other spy watch faces available (see below). It's based on the iconic GoldenEye 007 pause menu on the Nintendo 64.
If you want people to look at your spy watch and wonder what your story is, then this is definitely for you. These are great elements, like your mission status, that have nothing to do with anything, but no one needs to know!
Setting the background
In addition to selecting watch faces, you can customize the background. It is usually black, but this can be changed. Samsung offers a lot of interesting AMOLED backgrounds.
To make changes, go to Settings > Display in the Wearable app and tap on Change background style . Click on one of the styles and the changes will be made.
FASER
Facer app is best for getting your stylish watch faces from a vast library. This app was first launched on Android Wear watches and later on Tizen wearables. It supports both Tizen 3.0 version and the new Tizen 4.0 update. You can download the best watch faces for your device for free or by paying a certain amount. It has over 15,000 watch faces and you can also create your own faces from its creator's portal.
Setting up notifications
You can view notifications from your smartphone on your smartwatch. At the same time, you can activate vibration when notifications appear. Go to Settings > Notifications > Manage notifications and specify which programs will send notifications.
You can also silence notifications on your smartphone through the Silence connected phone in the Notifications .
