| This is pretty much my view of smart watches too. The way I see it, the coupling with the phone removes the purpose of the watch. I'll elaborate a bit: current smart watches seem to work a bit like a remote control for my phone: There's a Spotify app for wear os, but it only works if the watch is connected to the phone via Bluetooth, which means I have to bring the phone. Similarly, I can take phonecalls from my watch, but only if the phone is within Bluetooth reach. I'm not sure why I need a remote control for something that has to be in my pocket anyway.. If the watch was more independent, it would be more useful. There are times when I don't want a bulky phone in my pocket, but a watch on my wrist is acceptable. Mostly various sport activities. What would make a smart watch useful in my opinion is the following: 1. SIM card(preferably digital) so the watch has it's own data. 2. The ability to "disable" my phone so that all notifications and calls are forwarded automatically to my watch, even when the watch is not within range of the phone(this is gonna be a challenge technically, godspeed any engineer who tackles this) 3. "Full" apps, that work independently from the phone, so that my watch can in standalone do things like play music(probably via Bluetooth headphones) accept phonecalls, and bonus points if it can make phonecalls via voice control. Once I can leave the phone at home and replace it temporarily with my watch, the watch will be useful to me. |