Best Android Wear Apps: A Comprehensive Guide

Hello again ladies and gentlemen, I'm Joe Handy, the Android Authority app guy, and in this quick video, we're gonna take a look at the best Android wear apps. First up is an application called Find My Phone. This nifty little Android wear application can help you find your device if you've lost it. It'll also make the watch freak out if the phone loses Bluetooth connection, so you can know when it's disconnected.

Google Keep is probably the best notetaking application currently available for Android wear. The interface is simple and easy to use, and taking notes doesn't require all that much effort. It works well and it's totally free. If by IFTTT is an awesome application that allows you to create actions that happen when certain triggers are applied. It has Android wear support and it can help make your Android wear watch that much more functional.

Instaweather for Android wear is a dual wear application that not only includes a weather application complete with radar support but also there are a few wear watch faces that show you the weather. It's a solid experience and a good weather app. Look Behind is an Android wear application that shows you on the watch what your camera phone sees. This is great for mechanics, plumbers, or pretty much anyone who needs to see in dark crowded areas, and there is even LED flash controls.

Runtastic Running in Fitness is one of the premier fitness applications on Android, and guess what? It has Android wear support too! To include a step counter and you can also check for your calories burned total distance and much more info. Sleep as an alarm application on steroids and it's also Android wear compatible with it. You can monitor your sleep to see how much or little you're getting, and there's a lot more features as well.

Swipe is an Android wear launcher application that puts a floating icon on your watch so you can open the app drawer whenever you need it. It's a bit in the way sometimes but it's effective and it's functional. Twitter is by far the best social media platform for Android wear thanks to its hundred sixty character limit and talent for Twitter is the best Twitter option for wear owners. The app is solid and it works very well, and it's even cheap.

Taco is a command center application for Android wear that lets you do some fun stuff with your phone including turning Wi-Fi on and off and sending SMS messages. There is also Tasker support if you use Tasker. Where App Manager is an application that lets you view and deal with all of the Android wear apps installed on your phone. This is a great way to see what apps you have that have wire support and keep track of them.

Web Browser for Android wear is one of the precious few web browsing options that are available on Android wear. It costs a couple of bucks but it works well enough and gets updated rather frequently so it's worth a shot. Where Messenger is a full-fledged SMS application that you send and receive texts on your where device. It even has third-party keyboard support, and we recommend using Menuhim thanks to its small size.

Music Controller is a sort of universal remote for music apps with it. You can skip tracks, change volume, play and pause your music. This is great for music apps that don't yet have wear support. Tasker is last on our list and it's an application that's designed to work with Tasker. As many well know, Tasker is a glorious application they can make your device do practically anything. The Where Application has some bugs but it works well overall.

That about does it for this video folks. The video won't be updated but the article most certainly will. Check back from time to time to see what's new. Also, we have a wholly separate wear watch faces article and we'll have both of those linked in the video description below as usual. All recommendations are welcome if you haven't yet don't forget to follow and subscribe to Android Authority as always. Thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and in this quick video we're gonna take a look at the best Android wear apps first up is an application called Find My Phone this nifty little Android wear application can help you find your device if you've lost it it'll also make the watch freak out if the phone loses Bluetooth connection so you can know when it's disconnected Google keep is probably the best notetaking application currently available for Android wear the interface is simple and easy to use and taking notes doesn't require all that much effort it works well and it's totally free if by IFTTT is an awesome application that allows you to create actions that happen when certain triggers are applied it has Android wear support and it can help make your Android wear watch that much more functional instaweather for Android wear is a dual wear application it not only includes a weather application complete with radar support but there are a few wear watch faces that show you the weather it's a solid experience and a good weather app look behind as an Android wear application that shows you on the watch what your camera phone sees this is great for mechanics plumbers or pretty much anyone who needs to see in dark crowded areas and there is even LED flash controls runtastic running in Fitness is one of the premier fitness applications on Android and guess what it has Android wear support to include a step counter and you can also check for your calories burned total distance and much more info sleep as Android is an alarm application on steroids and it's also Android wear compatible with it you can monitor your sleep to see how much or little you're getting and there's a lot more features as well swipe apply is an Android wear launcher application that puts a floating icon on your watch so you can open the app drawer whenever you need it it's a bit in the way sometimes but it's effective and it's functional twitter is by far the best social media platform for Android wear thanks to its hundred sixty character limit and talent for Twitter is the best Twitter option for wear owners the app is solid and it works very well and it's even cheap taco is a command center application for Android wear that lets you do some fun stuff with your phone including turning Wi-Fi on and off and sending SMS messages there is also Tasker support if you use Tasker where app manager is an application that lets you view and deal with all of the Android wear apps installed on your phone this is a great way to see what apps you have that have wire support and keep track of them web browser for Android wear is one of the precious few web browsing options that are available on Android wear it costs a couple of bucks but it works well enough and gets updated rather frequently so it's worth a shot where messenger is a full-fledged SMS application that you send and receive texts on your where device it even has third-party keyboard support and we recommend you use menuhim thanks to its small size where music controller is a sort of universal remote for music apps with it you can skip tracks change volume play and pause your music this is great for music apps that don't yet have wear support where Tasker is last on our list and it's an application that's designed to work with Tasker as many well know Tasker is a glorious application they can make your device do practically anything the where application has some bugs but it works well overall and that about does it for this video folks the video won't be updated but the article most certainly will so check back from time to time to see what's new also we have a wholly separate wear watch faces article and we'll have both of those linked in the video description below as usual all recommendations are welcome if you haven't yet don't forget to follow and subscribe to android authority as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful dayhello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and in this quick video we're gonna take a look at the best Android wear apps first up is an application called Find My Phone this nifty little Android wear application can help you find your device if you've lost it it'll also make the watch freak out if the phone loses Bluetooth connection so you can know when it's disconnected Google keep is probably the best notetaking application currently available for Android wear the interface is simple and easy to use and taking notes doesn't require all that much effort it works well and it's totally free if by IFTTT is an awesome application that allows you to create actions that happen when certain triggers are applied it has Android wear support and it can help make your Android wear watch that much more functional instaweather for Android wear is a dual wear application it not only includes a weather application complete with radar support but there are a few wear watch faces that show you the weather it's a solid experience and a good weather app look behind as an Android wear application that shows you on the watch what your camera phone sees this is great for mechanics plumbers or pretty much anyone who needs to see in dark crowded areas and there is even LED flash controls runtastic running in Fitness is one of the premier fitness applications on Android and guess what it has Android wear support to include a step counter and you can also check for your calories burned total distance and much more info sleep as Android is an alarm application on steroids and it's also Android wear compatible with it you can monitor your sleep to see how much or little you're getting and there's a lot more features as well swipe apply is an Android wear launcher application that puts a floating icon on your watch so you can open the app drawer whenever you need it it's a bit in the way sometimes but it's effective and it's functional twitter is by far the best social media platform for Android wear thanks to its hundred sixty character limit and talent for Twitter is the best Twitter option for wear owners the app is solid and it works very well and it's even cheap taco is a command center application for Android wear that lets you do some fun stuff with your phone including turning Wi-Fi on and off and sending SMS messages there is also Tasker support if you use Tasker where app manager is an application that lets you view and deal with all of the Android wear apps installed on your phone this is a great way to see what apps you have that have wire support and keep track of them web browser for Android wear is one of the precious few web browsing options that are available on Android wear it costs a couple of bucks but it works well enough and gets updated rather frequently so it's worth a shot where messenger is a full-fledged SMS application that you send and receive texts on your where device it even has third-party keyboard support and we recommend you use menuhim thanks to its small size where music controller is a sort of universal remote for music apps with it you can skip tracks change volume play and pause your music this is great for music apps that don't yet have wear support where Tasker is last on our list and it's an application that's designed to work with Tasker as many well know Tasker is a glorious application they can make your device do practically anything the where application has some bugs but it works well overall and that about does it for this video folks the video won't be updated but the article most certainly will so check back from time to time to see what's new also we have a wholly separate wear watch faces article and we'll have both of those linked in the video description below as usual all recommendations are welcome if you haven't yet don't forget to follow and subscribe to android authority as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day\n"