With the world getting more smarter day after day, it has come as no surprise that people nowadays opt for the easier side of things, the smartway or 'smartwatch'. What originally started out as an accessory, has now grown to include lots of amazing features with the kind of benefits the most of us can't do without.
With more and more people getting a smartwatch nowadays, it becomes necessary we know what to do so as to get the best out of that new device. If you just got yours and you are looking for important tips like these, you are in the right place. Read along to discover more important tips you need to know about, concerning your new device.
Points to be addressed in this article.
- The Smartwatch: How important it is to you and what purpose it serves.
- Buying the Right Watch.
- Operating the Smartwatch: Manual and Guide
- How to wear a Smartwatch.
- How to make your Smartwatch battery last longer for every charge.
Having settled that let's dive in to the article of today.
The Smartwatch: How important it is to you and what purpose it serves.
I know some persons who will buy a smartwatch just for fun or as a portable replacement for their smartphones. They don't really have a any concrete concern or agenda in mind.
They use the watch just for telling time making me think it would have been better to buy a regular watch instead. If they do more than that it will be voice assistant, calls, payments etc.
Although smartwatches are watches to begin with, I see it as much more than just a watch. The plethora of features inbuilt into it makes it much more powerful and purposeful than a mere accessory.
The purpose it has is a direct correlation with the importance it holds. So another major reason I think most people will buy a smart watch aside from time telling and being a substitute to your smartphone is in short, fitness and health.
Smartwatches are used everyday to track fitness goals and health metrics. The miles you run, the number of steps, the heart rate, sleep pattern and lots of other metrics. Aside from these, it can also be employed in monitoring some really serious health conditions.
So what reasons you have for buying one shows you know how important it is to you and what features you are out for. With that let's move on.
Buying the Right Watch.
Buying the right watch is also avery important aspect of making the most of your purchase. Each smartwatch offers alot of features with benefits based on what you need and you should really take your time to go through the spec list and pick out the one that serves your purpose.
Here are some tips to look out when you are in the market for an outstanding watch:
Features and Benefits.
As I have stated earlier make sure you go through the specifications list before you make a buying decision. Features varies from watch the watch and what might be right for you might not be right for another person. So making sure the features are beneficial to your situation and your purpose is important.
Display.
Smartwatches come in a lot of screen and display varieties. Some screens offer more visual quality than other. An example is the AMOLED screen and LCD screen. Both are used for smartwatches but the AMOLED screen offers more visual quality both indoors and outdoors.
Price and Quality
A watch might be expensive from a brand like Samsung's, but with a cheaper alternative from another brand. However, the premium materials used will make a difference in the quality of that watch.
If you want something long lasting but not too expensive you sure should take your time doing proper checks or even waiting for promo seasons and offers before you buy so you can trust what you buy.
Strap Size.
Check the scrap size and wrist size before you buy. You have to make sure the watches fit before you purchase it, so you do not have to go through the stress of returning it later on when it does not.
Standalone or not.
You have to know if it is a standalone watches or it depends on your smartphone. A standalone watch is very ok and much better than a smartwatch that depends on your smartphone.
My reason is that, if by mistake or omission you forget your phone at home you can still make use of your smartwatch anywhere to carry on your activities with ease. The independence is something you can't miss.
Android or iOS.
To me it really doesn't matter if the watch is a standalone or not, the OS of the watch is a very important aspect you can't overlook. You know why? Because in the end you will need to sync your watch and phone together and the compatibility issues might be hard to by pass.
Of course there are ways to works around it but most time, it just saves energy and time going the same OS route for both the smartwatch and the smartphone.
Operating the Smartwatch: Manual and Guide.
When it comes to using your smartwatch, it will do you well to go through your operation manual as you unbox your stuff. To me that is like the first step to profitably using you watch. And there are a lot of reasons you should do that.
Not only does it saves you from making costly mistakes and errors that might damage your device, it also makes it easy for you to manage the watch properly making your watch last longer.
From the manual you will learn how to do alot of setting you need for the functioning of the smartwatch. If the manual does not interest you, you can watch videos on YouTube to learn about these tips and tricks.
Aside from that, I think you should also take your time to personally explore your new device as that makes you conversant with the device and makes it eazy to make changes and customizations that are unique to you, making the whole experience better and more satisfactory.
How to Wear a Smartwatch.
If you want to get the best out of your smartwatch you need to know how to properly wear it to get the results you want. So for that I have listed a few ways to wear your smartwatch so that it can properly measure what is is set to measure:
For a more general tip, do wear your smart watch with casual clothes and not formal clothes like tuxedos. To most fashion minded people, it doesn't make any stylish sense for your overall image.
Wear the watch on the forearm just below the wristbone. Any hand left or right is fine so long you wear it correctly. And that's the right way to wear a watch. I mean a watch not just these smartwatches but all types watches except pocket watches of course.
Make sure the watch make proper contact with your skin and the sensor light underneath should not be visible to you. Only when proper contact is made with the skin can the correct metrics be registered and proper monitoring take place.
Maintain proper fit. The watch should grip firmly on your wrist. Not too tight or loose but firm. You don't want it sliding up and down when you are focused on your workout. And it is as good as nothing when it is unstable and sliding under every move as all you measurements are wrong and filled with errors.
How to Make your Smartwatch Battery last longer for every charge.
If you notice that your watch tends to last for only a little time and you feel like you could really use some extra hours for the same charge, listed below are some tips to try out so your watch can last longer for each single charge.
Let your screen turn off.
Most people might tend to leave their smart watch screen on even when not in use. If you want to conserve more energy, I think it is better to set your screen to turn off when not in use
Check the battery usage if you notice frequent battery depletion.
There are times you might notice your watch runs down frequently. What you do is to monitor the battery usage and know what's happening and how to correct it.
Silence unnecessary notification.
Here is another trick to try out if you want to extend battery life by a little. Making sure you only receive important notification not only helps the battery but makes it so you don't get too much notification, reducing distractions.
Try a different watch face.
That animation you used as your watch face might be what is secretly draining the life out of your battery. So changing it and picking something less power consuming should help.
Regulate screen brightness.
Another action that might help is to adjust the brightness of your screen. When you screen is too bright there is more power expenditure than normal, so try to use your screen at low light as much as you can.
Keeping it away from heat.
It should not come as a surprise to you that heat can affect the battery life of your watch in a lot of ways you can't predict. So try to keep exposure to sun only when necessary and try to keep it covered when you are out and about for your daily commute and business.
Conclusion.
To get more and benefit more from these devices, we need to know how to go about learning and correctly operating these devices.
In this article, I have been able to list quite a number of ways to go about that and I hope you find it useful for your use.
Read Also: Cleaning your Smartwatch.
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