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25 Android wear apps «

“Pixtocam turns your

smartwatch’s LED screen

into a remote viewfi nder

for your phone. It’s a

great way to take group

shots of yourself and

fi d”

PixtoCam for

Android Wear

Google recently

updated Android Wear

so that it can act as a

remote trigger for the

stock Android Camera app. However,

Pixtocam takes it a step further by

turning your smartwatch’s LED screen

into a remote viewfi nder for your

phone. Not only does this make you

look like James Bond on a covert spy

mission, it’s a great way to take group

shots of yourself and your friends – or

if you’re using voice commands,

taking photos hands-free.

As well as providing a real-time

image on your wrist of what your

phone can see, for both photography

and video recording, you can swipe

your smartwatch face to zoom the

camera in and out, toggle the fl ash on

and off, choose resolution, as well as

set the self-timer. It works particularly

well with the Moto 360’s circular

interface. So throw away those selfi e

sticks and try this fantastic

photography app.

Price £1.20/$1.

The universal

remote

Whether your Android

is the centre of

your hi-fi system

connected to multiple

Bluetooth speakers, or you get up

fed up with how loud your ringtone

is fi rst thing in the morning, this is

a must-have app. Adjust the

volume from your wrist without

having to reach for your phone.

Wear Volume

Price Free + IAPs

Do you regularly put

your phone down and

forget where you left

it? This app will make

your handset emit a loud siren to

aid your search. Additional

features are available through

in-app purchase, such as

remotely turning on your phone’s

flashlight so you find it in the dark.

Find My Phone

Price Free + IAPs

Already giving you

remote control over a

desktop PC via your

phone, this clever app

wants to make these features

available on your wrist. Though its

Android Wear support is still in

beta, its makers say it should be

able to do everything the phone

app can, via voice commands.

Unifi ed Remote

Price Free + IAPs

While you can always

ask Google Now aloud

to answer a maths

question, that’s not

always appropriate. Calc Wear

makes it easy to solve simple

problems, such as adding up a bill

or dividing a cheque, with an

on-screen calculator. It only works

with square displays, however.

Calc Wear

Price Free

Dim the lights with a

touch of your wrist

with this unoffi cial

app for Philips Hue

light bulbs. The app also makes it

easy to quickly adjust their colour,

selecting from presets set up on

the main phone app. Ideal for

setting the mood or turning the

lights off at night.

Hue Control

Price Free

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Duolingo

Learn a language on the go

with Duolingo. While this

app doesn’t take advantage

of Android Wear’s voice

recognition, it allows you to

create fl ash cards for

quick practice.

Price Free

Runkeeper is one of those apps

that is going to help make that

happen. You can view all of your vital

statistics at a glance, including miles

run, the duration and calories burned.

You can even pause/resume tracking

with a simple voice command.

Best of all, if you have a Sony

Smartwatch 3, you can track your

walk or run with just your watch and

leave your phone at home.

If you’ve already committed

yourself to a fi tness tracker on your

handheld, Runtastic and Strava also

offer Android Wear apps.

Price Free + IAPs

Start and stop fi tness tracking just by

saying “Pause”

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