Galaxy Watch 7 Tips and Tricks

Introduction

• Galaxy Watch 7 may not look like the Galaxy Watch Ultra but can be customized to feel similar and even better.

Customizing Watch Faces

• Wearables App:
  • Go to the app on your phone and select watch faces.
  • Default watch face is okay, but consider the Photo Watch Face.
    • Tap the edit icon to select a background (photo or GIF) from your gallery.
    • Customize clock color and complications.
  • Ultra Info Board Watch Face:
    • Includes many complications (7 to choose from).
    • New addition: Energy Score and detailed step counter.

Creating Profile Cards

• In the phone app, select a contact, tap edit, then create a profile card.
• Customize with:
  • Picture
  • Name, thickness, font, and color
  • Background effects
• When the contact calls, their profile card appears on your watch.

Gestures and Call Management

• Double Pinch Gesture:
  • Use to answer calls, and can also take photos.
• Text Replies:
  • Watch can generate replies for texts, just tap and send.

Walkie Talkie Feature

• Install the Samsung Walkie Talkie app from the Play Store.
• Invite contacts who have the app and chat easily without calling.

Camera Controller

• Default camera controller app allows you to take pictures with the phone's camera from your watch.
• Knock-Knock Gesture:
  • Set an action (like opening the camera) using this gesture.
• Camera One App:
  • Install on both watch and phone to see what the phone's camera is capturing without showing it on the phone.

Extra Button Functionality

• Double Press Gesture:
  • Customize to open any app (e.g., Spotify).

Spotify Integration

• Play audio through your watch's speakers by changing the output in the Spotify app.

Sharing Contact Information

• Save your contact details as a QR code image.
• Add it to the watch via the wearables app for easy sharing.

Google Assistant Setup

• Install and update Google Assistant from the Play Store.
• Change the press-and-hold action from Bixby to Google Assistant in settings.
• Add a Google Assistant tile for quick commands.

Editing Tiles

• Remove or rearrange tiles easily in the tile manager.
• Useful tiles: Timer, Media Controller, Body Battery.

Body Battery Feature

• Measure your body's energy and factors affecting it (sleep, heart rate, etc.).

Running Workouts

• Use the Race feature to compete against your previous times on known routes.

Disconnection Alerts

• Turn on full-screen alerts for disconnection and sound/vibration alerts if you leave your phone behind.

Finding Lost Devices

• Use the watch to ring your phone and locate your watch through the wearables app.

Quick Tips

1. Speed Up Watch:
   • Close all active apps from the recents app menu.
2. Hourly Chimes:
   • Enable soft hourly chimes from system sounds settings.
3. Strap Compatibility:
   • Use any old Galaxy watch strap with the Watch 7.

Conclusion

• These tips help make the Galaxy Watch 7 feel ultra and enhance user experience.
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