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The Samsung smartwatch ecosystem is one of the most established wearables platforms. The Samsung wearable range spearheaded by the Galaxy Watch 3 offers a wide variety of features for health monitoring, adjustment, and more. There are quite a few Galaxy Watch apps that can be installed. Whether you want to improve your fitness or control your army of smart home devices, these are the best Samsung Galaxy Watch apps available.
Note: Most of the apps on this list are compatible with the entire Samsung Galaxy Watch lineup, including the Galaxy Watch 3, Original Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active 2, and Galaxy Watch Active.
The best Samsung Galaxy Watch apps
Spotify
Price: Free
As one of the most popular music streaming services, Spotify may be one of the most obvious installs for Samsung Galaxy Watch users. The service also has a powerful wrist app. Premium users can download tracks and podcasts to the watch itself and stream them to wireless headphones. It’s a perfect combination for those who enjoy catching up on the charts while running or doing housework. Of course, you’ll have to pay for a Spotify membership to download tracks and search the entire library, but this app may be worth it.
SmartThings
Price: Free
Samsung SmartThings is a must have for anyone who owns other Samsung smart home devices. For example, air conditioner owners can adjust the thermostat from their wrists. Those who own Samsung washing machines can get a real-time status update of the washing cycle. SmartThings also allows users to control the brand’s smart TVs and control smart lights. The app turns your Samsung Galaxy watch into a mobile command center.
Strava
Price: Free
Strava is an incredibly versatile app for your Samsung Galaxy watch. It tracks a range of physical activities, from cycling to running, hiking, or swimming. Strava also provides more specific details on these activities so that more serious users can see their training plans. If all you want to do is get fit, your experience will be enhanced by specifying average speed, distance and other display factors. Although Samsung already has its own Health app, Strava is an excellent addition for more serious users.
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voice recorder
Price: Free
The voice recorder allows users to quickly record good ideas when a phone or writing pad is not nearby. It uses the Samsung Galaxy Watch’s microphone to record short audio snippets. Activate the app, bring the watch to your mouth and talk to it. You can just tap the stop button when you’re done or pause when you’re interrupted. If you are concerned about using up storage space on your phone, the app will transfer the data to your Samsung phone whenever possible.
Wrist flashlight
Price: Free
Wrist Flashlight is as simple as apps. As the name suggests, it turns your Samsung Galaxy watch into a flashlight or accent light. It’s great when you need low light to navigate dark areas or to alert motorists to your presence while walking at night. In contrast to other flashlight apps for Galaxy watches, the bracelet flashlight can also shine red, orange or blue in addition to the more traditional white. The brightness can also be adjusted via the watch bezel or the display so that you do not dazzle fellow travelers or yourself during night flights.
MapMyRun
Price: Free
Armour’s MapMyRun is another quintessential app for regular runners. While it lacks the versatility of Strava, it does offer specific and acute details for runners. This includes real-time statistics. Map My Run uses the built-in GPS of the Samsung Galaxy watch to calculate the distance traveled and the pace. Heart rate monitoring, a live map, and smart goal setting add to the experience.
Here we go
Price: Free
Here, WeGo is the most popular mapping app in the Samsung Galaxy Store. The app provides watch users with an interactive real-time map with audio navigation and warnings. The support of offline maps also makes Here WeGo an excellent companion for tourists. Traffic information can help you better understand how long a taxi can take around town. While it’s not quite Google Maps and lacks that social aspect, Here WeGo is an excellent navigation app for the Galaxy watch in a pinch.
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Facer
Price: Free
Customization is part of the smartwatch experience. Hence, having an app that gives you access to different styles is a must. Facer does exactly that. Facer was already set up as a Wear OS app and is also available to users of Samsung Galaxy watches. It offers similar functions. The app allows users to tweak various elements of their watch face, try a variety of designs from other users, and create their own watch faces if they tend to. Facer requires a companion app for Samsung watches and the primary app for Android phones.
Shake Launcher
Price: Free
Shake Launcher converts shake gestures into shortcuts to quickly load apps onto your Samsung Galaxy watch. Despite being a paid app, it does give the watch a pretty smart level of interaction. With Shake Launcher, users can launch specified apps after a series of predetermined shocks of the wrist. These movements can range from one shake to 10. The app can work even when the screen is off, and a delay can also be added to make sure you don’t open the same app continuously. It’s great if you hate navigating your display or want to launch important apps as soon as possible.
calculator
Price: Free
A pocket calculator on your wrist is super practical. The Samsung Calculator app, while not an essential app, does allow users to perform basic math functions while running. The app also has a built-in tip calculator, which makes it a little easier to calculate overhead costs for dinner. It’s also an extremely lightweight app, so it’s well worth installing.
These are our tips for the best Galaxy Watch apps. Do you have any favorites? What do you install on your smartwatch? Let us know in the comments below.
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