Smart Watches

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I’ve written about how useful I think a smartwatch is, in tandem with a smartphone. The watch offers notifications, handsfree texting or calling, even navigation, without trying to get access to your phone. This is particularly useful when you’re driving and you shouldn’t be on your phone anyway. The smartwatch is far less invasive that way, though you shouldn’t be looking at your watch either, while you’re driving.

So I was looking for iWatch tips, and found 30, which I thought was too many. Looking thru them, it was. Then 16 tips. That was better, but still a few that did not seem plausible. Then 74 tips and I thought it was getting silly at that point. Finally, from Macrumors, a good grouping of tips. Read about them HERE. Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your New Apple Watch - MacRumors

Some things I particularly like are the sleep app which tells you how well you slept. My mom LOVED the app. It was like a game for her, to see how many times she woke up, how long a period of sleep she could get, the different types of sleep. I actually prefer the health type apps, that measure heart rate, blood oxygen, exercise. I keep waiting for blood pressure and blood glucose to be measured effectively. I know it’s coming.

I also like the safety aspect of the Apple watch. It has a fall detector which could be useful for folks like me, getting on in years. I fall all the time but I seem to have pretty good bones and have only broken a bone once. But the fall detector will alert you to a fall, in order for you to have the opportunity to say you’re fine or not, and if you don’t respond, it will call 911.

There are nice options about having your watch face come from your photo library, or making the watch text larger. How to use the find my phone app, and other useful tips. And also, if the  tips are useful to you, you can always Google iWatch tips and read the one that has 74.
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For you Android users out there, you know all the same stuff is available on Android. There are more choices in Android watch manufacturers of course, so there will be differences between some of them, but for a basic tip guide, this one seems good, HERE. Wear OS: Our top 11 tips and tricks for your new smartwatch (androidpolice.com)