Manage Your Content and Devices: Learn The Secrets of Android and Unlock The Full Potential of Smartphones, Tablets and Smart Watches

Chapter 7: Managing your smart watch
Using a smartwatch may become a unique fashion statement in this period of
time we live in, although it is also full of fun to use since it does both what a
watch does and a fitness band. Several features will allow you to manage
calls, or respond to messages, or even get navigation help and even track the
state of your health. All of these helpful things can be performed even if your
phone is far away from your reach. There are a lot of features that you can try
out on your smartwatch, although you need to connect your smart watch to
your phone before you can do that. The due process of pairing your phone
with an Android Wear watch is actually simple.
One of the things that will be in your mind more will be questions such as;
How do I pair my smart such to my Android device, how can I connect it to
my iPhone, why is it as though my smart watch is not connecting well with
my smart phone and all that. This chapter covers the very initial setup process
of smartwatches, including how to customize your watch face and the
essential apps you should download. Instructions used here mostly apply to a
wide Apple Watches. Android Wear and all other smartwatch platforms.
Anyways, for you to pair your smartwatch today, you just need to follow
these few steps:
In the Wear Operating System by Google Application on your phone, you
will actually see a list of your close by gadgets. You can check the name of
your watch on its very own screen. Before you can startup, you must ensure
that your watch is charging well. Then you need to Select your language of
choice, and as you have, you then need to scroll down to the watch identity.
Now, on your phone, you need to touch the name of your watch. If your
telephone is now combined with another watch, you can no longer see a

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pairing code. Rather, you will see a touch Pair With Another New Wearable
device and then continue to these steps which are elucidated as seen below:-
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Right down on your watch, you will be opportune to see a pairing code.
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Now, back on your phone, you should see the same very pairing code
shown on your watch. Then, you should click on the Pair option. You
will be able to see a confirmation message as soon as your watch has
been paired to your device. This May take a very few minutes.
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So as you are on your phone, you need to follow the onscreen
instructions as fully elucidated to turn on watch notifications, location,
and even calendar access.
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If you are pairing your watch after you've done a factory reset of your
device, then you will be in dare need to open the Wear Operating
System by Google Application on your phone. Then, touch the menu
icon, and as you do, select the Pair With New Watch option and then
continue with the steps as shown above.
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Downloading the "Wear Operating System by Google - Smartwatch" on
your iPhone is a very important step. The application is widely
available for free on the App Store.
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After the installation, the next thing for you to do is for you to turn on
your Bluetooth on your smartwatch.
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Then you need to go straight on to the Settings on your iPhone and
click on the Bluetooth icon. Just wait a little bit till your watch shows
up on your iPhone.
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As soon as your smart watch is shown on your device, then you need to
click on the watch model you are pairing and then accept the Bluetooth
pairing request.
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Once you have paired, you then need to sign in to your Google account.
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Then Enable notifications, location access, and then messages, calendar
access, and any other ones available for you to make full proof out of
your smart watch.
N/B: You may find out that your watch could automatically install an update
and restart after it is paired with your phone. If it starts downloading an
update, you will need to keep the phone near as close to your watch as
possible and ensure that your watch stays in the charging state until the
update is thoroughly finished.

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