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Topic Best android smart watch?

ft763

1-Nov(#1)

Looking for one that's reasonably cheap and has these features...

Can call and text WITHOUT your phone
A watch that can control your phone camera
Has a good battery life
Easy to use in general
Can auto-alert emergency if you're in an accident

Would be great if anybody can please post suggestions. Thanks in advance :)

SwiftJAB

1-Nov(#2)

Samsung Galaxy 4 or higher with LTE

John

1-Nov(#3)

Can you control the camera with the Galaxy Watches? I'm wearing a Watch3 and have a Watch4 that I never switched to because the watch face I wanted didn't exist. But now that face has just stopped working because of changes in Android 14 on my phone. So now I may finally switch to the Watch4...

SwiftJAB

1-Nov(#4)

Yep. I don't use it often, but the camera app on the watch launches the camera app on my S21 and shows the preview with some basic controls

John

1-Nov(#5)

Hmmm... There is no camera app on my Watch3. I'll have to check into it. Thanks.

John

1-Nov(#6)

Oh -- looks like I just need to install the Camera app. It isn't there by default. Interesting. Will give it a go when I have some more time.

John

1-Nov(#7)

Apparently, you can only control a Galaxy phone camera with the Galaxy Watch. No camera app for me (using a Pixel phone). Grrr...

SwiftJAB

1-Nov(#8)

It looks like the Galaxy Watch 4 and up can control the Google Camera app now that they moved to Wear OS instead of Tizen.

John

2-Nov(#9)

I actually found a 3rd party app that seems to work.

Bu, yes, Watch4 and newer move from Tizen to Wear (which is why my watch face isn't compatible and why I haven't switch yet)...

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