How to Set up a Smartwatch?

After the smartphone and the tablet, the gigantic market of connected objects continues to grow. Today, the smartwatch (or connected watch) attracts all attention. On the front of the scene since 2013 and the media out of the Samsung Galaxy Gear, the smartwatch is announced as the new high-tech object. Have you already given up on the call of the connected watch? So here's how to optimize it to better enjoy it.

How to connect a smartwatch to a smartphone?

It is very easy to pair your Bluetooth watch connected to your phone if it is compatible.

Do you own an Android Bluetooth watch and smartphone? Start by downloading the Android Wear app on your phone. You will have to agree to share your contacts and geolocation with Android Wear. Once installed, turn on Bluetooth mode on both devices. By launching Android Wear on your smartphone, it will locate your watch and offer you to get married.

To pair a Sony smartwatch to your smartphone, the handling is slightly different. Install the LiveWare Manager application on your smartphone. After activating Bluetooth on your phone, turn off your watch. Keep the power button on to enable pairing, and connect your two devices.

How to adjust the options of my smartwatch?

When you connect your smartphone for the first time to your smartwatch, a wizard accompanies you in the setting of your tool, to allow you to adjust all the features. Subsequently, the setting of your connected watch is systematical via the dedicated Android Wear (or LiveWare Manager for Sony) application of your smartphone. Thanks to its wider screen, it offers more ease to set your options. You'll be able to manage the brightness of the screen, the notifications to receive, the synchronization of applications and many other tools to use daily with your smartwatch.

What features does my smartwatch offer me?

Depending on the manufacturers and models, a plethora of different features awaits you. Among these, we find mainly the management of calls, as well as notifications of emails, SMS or social networks. The most advanced models offer advanced functions, such as an integrated camera. With Galaxy Gear, you can even control your Samsung TV from your watch. Just install the Smart Remote app on your smartphone.

How to use apps on my smartwatch?

You do not need to install applications on your smart Bluetooth watch. All are directly managed by your smartphone. 100% of the applications on your smartphone can be used with your connected watch ... with more or less convenience. A growing catalog of special applications for watches is emerging on the Google Play store. Among the most popular applications are the pedometer, the weather but also the MP3 player or help with the location of your smartphone.

Should You Match Your Watch to Your outfit?

You have chosen your outfit, prepared the shoes and at the last moment, you hesitate. The watch, matching or not? Much more than a utility accessory, the watch is a jewel in itself, which completes an outfit and can change a look ... here we tell you everything to make it an asset!

Matching watch and belt, for or against

Nothing is ever black or white in fashion! In other words, you are free to mend your watch if you are comfortable with shapes and colors, or embrace a sudden craze for madness. If accessorizing your outfit day after day is a puzzle, however, match! Giving a watch to a look is not mandatory. It can, however, be a real trick to simplify the choice and spend less time hesitating in front of the closet. In this case, simply choose a starting point: give your watch to your outfit, or your outfit to your watch.

To match a watch to your outfit: the belt

Belt and watch are, visually, on the same plane. Clear? A yellow curren watch with a green belt offers a vitamin effect, certainly, but not always easy to assume. If you chose an outfit without the belt, go to the next paragraph ... If not, match a minimum watch and belt! They should ideally have at least one element in common, be it color, material, metal or pattern, if at all. With a camel leather belt with a silver buckle, for example, avoid a red silicone watch with a gold buckle ...

To match a watch to your outfit, the shoes

Being at a good distance, watch and shoes can afford the fantasy ... mastered! If you're looking for simplicity, match the color of the watch and shoes: an unmistakable tip for a neat look for any occasion. From the discreet black-on-black combination to the glamorous wedding of a beige outfit with a watch and red shoes, anything is allowed. If you prefer to mismatch them, in this case, give the watch to the outfit, or the shoes with the outfit: yellow watch, outfit and white shoes, or blue shoes, gray outfit and watch.

To match a watch to your outfit: jewels

How to match a watch to jewelry? The answer is simple: flee bidding. To avoid missteps, do not mix metals! Merging white, pink and silver gold can be complicated when a silver-on-money deal is never wrong. Your watch is plastic, leather or textile? Spot metal elements, like the buckle, to match your jewelry. Be careful of the choice of bracelets, also located on the same plane as the watch. If you decide to stack them, replace the watch with an alternative!

To match a watch with the style of its outfit

You do not necessarily want to match your watch, but dread the misstep mode? Simply adapt your outfit to the style of the watch, or show it to the style of the outfit. If you have decided to wear a men's curren watch with a large dial, avoid the mini-dress and the fishnet stockings unless you perfectly master the art of shift. Rather, bet on a delicately androgynous look in a printed shirt, rolled up chinos and polished derbies, with a large woolen overcoat. You decided to put on your fishnet stockings, exactly? Choose a feminine jewel watch, simply!