They can watch on Android Wear devices in conjunction with the iPhone. experience in the use

Until a few months ago, the choice wearable iPhone owners have virtually absent. That changed with the release of Apple Watch in April and more - now, when Google released the Android Wear app for iOS. Now iPhone owners can use the Moto 360, LG Watch Urbane and any other smartwatch on the Android Wear platform. How successfully and how comfortably - let's deal.

primary setup

Connection and initial clock setting are quite simple. You need to install the Android Wear app and run it, follow the wizard. Hours connect to the iPhone over Bluetooth, then they will be the code that must be entered on the smartphone. Next, the application displays a lot of requests to use the iPhone, which should be taken if you want to watch not only shows the time but were able to something else.

For Android Wear work-hours will need at least iPhone 5 and iOS 8.2, for that matter, and Apple Watch.

application

Android Wear app, which is used for configuring and working hours, is quite limited. The biggest disadvantage - is the need for its continued work in the background. If you close the application, the connection with the clock immediately terminates.

On the Home tab, you can select the dial or upload a new one, but because access to Google Play, of course not - the choice will be limited to 15 additional themes. There is also a section "Tips", containing useful information for owners of hours.

In fact, that's all. Besides dials and tips, in the upper right corner there is a button to connect to the other hours and settings, containing various options Google Now and display behavior to add other Google accounts, the calendar is the default choice (Apple and Google) and the list of blocked applications. Some of these settings are available on the clock itself.

What works

Closeness Apple ecosystem imposes certain restrictions on features available Android Wear, especially in comparison with smartphones on Android. We will not quibble too, the mere fact that they generally work a miracle. It is foolish to expect anything supernatural, but at least the basic functions available.

notice

Of course, the hours will be notified with the iPhone. The key point is that the only warning of reach "Notification Center". That is, if you allow the application to send you messages, but did not include them in the display of "Notification Center", they will not get to watch. To get them, you need to open the notification settings and check the display options for each of the installed applications. But the important thing is that it works for all applications: for standard and third-party.

Interoperability with the receipt of the notification on your watch is entirely dependent on the application itself. Some simply display information about such and such an event. For example, WhatsApp shows that you have a new message and who it is - but the message can only be read in the appendix. Other notified immediately display and content: as does, for example, Instagram.

After receiving the notification, you can brush it off to the right, so that it disappeared from the hours and of the "Center Notifications "on the iPhone, or whisk to the left to block the sending of the notification of this application.

google Now

Also available to you a service Google Now, which allows selection of specific notification that will appear on your wrist, including birthday reminders, flight status, weather and traffic jams. There is also a player controls, however, are available only to pause and playback. The good news - it works in the Apple Music, Spotify and other services.

Fitness

For those interested in fitness functionality, I would say that the clock on the Android Wear can count steps and offer basic tracking activity. Some models have a heart rate monitor and other sensors, so if your watch is equipped with these, you'll get more data. The bad news is that all this information is not synced with the Apple Health.

What does not work

In Android Wear on iOS has several major drawbacks, compared with Android. Among the most obvious - is very limited, or rather, completely missing the opportunity to respond to messages and email (will not talking about Gmail).

Interact with notifications

Apple Watch offer answers, moreover, you can dictate text using Siri. With the clock on the Android Wear anything you can do - is to dismiss the notification, or block an application, send it. The only exception - Gmail. By incorporating the appropriate option in the settings of Android Wear, you can dictate a reply message. Only need to speak very clearly, because everything you say immediately sent to your friend. Given the quality of speech recognition, you better not be wrong.

expansion

Expansion of third-party applications are now available for Android Wear on iOS, so you'll have to disappoint all those who hoped to read on the clock news, or view a tape of social networks. Really useful applications that can be run directly on the clock, not so much, but they are. If this is important to you, it is best to look closely to Apple Watch, but not Android Wear.

OK, Google

Voice Assistant works in conjunction with the iPhone, but its possibilities are very limited. You can ask for information about upcoming events in the calendar, or perform various actions with Google applications, but the number of available commands is much smaller than that of Siri.

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Android Wear offers an alternative to Apple clock. However, for a variety of available models and design functionality comes at a price. Will such a watch the best choice for you depends on your needs. The clock on the Android Wear well with broadcast notifications and you can view them without taking the iPhone out of your pocket or bag.

Compared with the functions that are available to users of Android-smartphone, in conjunction with the iPhone Andoid Wear-clock has a number of limitations and provide only basic features. But you will have a wider choice of gadgets, including design, brand and specific functions.

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