Just got yourself a smartwatch with the brand-new Wear OS and confused with the plethora of apps available! Worry not, we have here the list of must have apps for your smartwatch.Previously known as Android Wear, Wear OS now attracts iPhone users as well with no confusions to its compatibility. With its companion app Wear 2.0, or the play store, you can download these apps just as easily onto your smartwatch.Read on to learn the best apps to make your brand-new Fossil Sport or Q Explorist GR or Emporio Armani Connected rock a little more than now. The Best news is that all these apps are available for free and can be downloaded easily from the Wear store or the Google play store.

UV Index Now

As its name suggests, this app keeps track of the UV index. As a bonus, it gives you general advice based on your skin type such as what time of the day to put on sunscreen. Pretty useful to protect yourself if you stay out all day.

Google Keep

A simple and useful note-taking app, this is probably one of Google's top apps for Wear OS. The app allows you to create new notes and lists from your wrist, while also syncing all your notes from your phone.

Foursquare

Helps you to easily locate the best food and coffee spots or activities in your area.

Strava

In a Wear OS watch with built in GPS and LTE, this app can help you track your run and bike sessions independently without your phone. It gives you another fitness platform aside of the default Google Fit Workout app.

Wear Casts

A stand-alone podcast app and the first of its kind, it allows you to download podcasts to, and stream from your smartwatch. It also lets you create playlists and provides updates for the latest episodes of your favourites allowing you to enjoy your podcasts without needing your phone.

App in the Air

With this app, all your flight information is on your wrist. Get real time updates on boarding time and flight status, along with airport maps and tips. It has its own watch face, automatic check in and works offline as well.

Uber

This is a stand-alone app, meaning if your smartwatch has LTE connectivity you dont need your phone. You can hail a cab and check the status on your watch. A lot of functions from the smartphone app are not yet available on the watch version.

Wear Reader

Allows you to read small articles in ePub, PDF, Word or plain text on your watch, one word at a time. it has a night mode and allows you to set your word rate.

Wear Audio Recorder

Allows you to record anything anywhere, be it a lecture or a comedy act and Syncs with both Google Drive and Dropbox.

Pulse SMS

This app is the default Android Messages app. Available on Wear also, it enables you to get your messages on any device and through web browsers. The app can be downloaded for free, but you require a subscription that costs 70 INR a month. It has a free trial.

Facer Watch Faces

You can find countless watch-faces in the Wear store or you can just customize your own using this app. Facer also gives you exclusive watch faces thanks to its partnership with watchmakers like MVMT.

Spotify

The Wear app does not give you the full Spotify experience. Having said that, you can still access and browse your playlists and recently played songs and play them by just tapping the screen.

Nest

The app needs to be paired with your phone to work. You can use the app to control heating in your home if you have a Nest thermostat in your house. Also, you can adjust the temperature, if your watch has a digital crown.

Glide

The main intention of this app is to make video messaging as easy as text. It allows you to watch videos and hear audio off your watch. Watches like the LG Watch Sport with a built-in mic also allow you to send back audio.

Google Maps

Its no surprise that Google has upgraded all its apps for the Wear OS. With maps on your wrist it is now easier to get directions to places without having to touch your phone.

Lifesum

A great app to keep tabs on what you eat and your calorie intake. The app has its own widget for the watch face.

Telegram

A standalone Wear app for messaging that works across all your devices. It even supports all your favourite stickers.

Seven 7 Minute Workout Training Challenge

Your smartwatch becomes your fitness coach on your wrist with this app. This exercise prompting app packs a lot on the small watch screen and gives you simple routines that are 7 minutes each to follow. Though the app is free to download, you need to pay to access the workout routines.

IFTTT

The abbreviation for 'If This Then That', this app functions to link different apps together for particular functions. For example, IF the weather app indicates rain, THEN tell your Philips Hue lights to turn blue. With this App on Wear, you can automate many tasks such as for example sending automated messages by just tapping your smartwatch.

Calculator for Wear OS

A calculator for your wrist. This simple tool that is easy to use with good layout and buttons that are easy to hit, also has a few scientific functions, and can be voice controlled as well.

Hole19

If you love golf, then this is a must have app for you. Originally an android app, its Wear version gives you details of over 34000 golf courses all around the world. The distance scoring feature on the smartwatch is just great.

Bring! Shopping List

Creating shopping lists and sharing them with your spouse, roommates, family or colleagues is made easy with this popular app for your wearable.

Runkeeper

A great fitness monitoring app, and one of the best to track your pace, distance, elevation and calories burnt for walking, running and even cycling. Also, if your wearable has GPS, it can work as a standalone app.

Sleep As Android

Originally a sleep monitoring smartphone app where you have to place your smartphone on your mattress at night to get your sleep data. The Wear app now gives you more information. All you need to do is activate the wearable option on your phone app and sleep monitoring begins on either device.

Citymapper

This app is known to be the best if you prefer public transport to move around the city. Along with precise directions, it provides you with live updates on buses, trains and trams on your wrist.

Shazam

The best option to identify that catchy song and now it available on your wrist. Download it for free, tap and you have your new favourite.

Cardiogram

Previously available only on Apple, this app is now on Wear and can be downloaded for free. Tracks your heart rate and gives you trends based on the heart rate using DeepHeartAI. We believe that in the future, it may help detect conditions like sleep apnea or atrial fibrillation.

Healthy Recipes

Gives you the steps to recipes with images on your wrist, so you dont have to mess up your phone or tablet trying to read them while cooking.

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