The Apple Watch has been around for long enough to be able to know with enough security what it is for and what it is not for. A smartwatch like him serves much more than to receive notifications or change the face of the watch. Apple has been in charge of adapting its native iOS applications to work on the Apple Watch so that we have applications to monitor our physical activity, to see our calendar, navigate through Maps or view our photos: But as with the iPhone or iPad, all this is just a trifle when compared with the potential offered by the App Store.
Developers, more or less quickly, are adapting their applications to work on the Apple Watch, and far from being simple "reflections" of what applications for iOS do have endowed them in many cases with specific functions that increase their usefulness. If we access the App Store and see the catalog of applications available for the Apple Watch it is huge, but let's face it, not all of them provide us with functions that we are really going to use on a day-to-day basis with our watch. In this selection I try to show you those that, at least in my opinion, can be very useful and will really give your watch an extra functionality.
Telegram
Obviously it will only be useful if you use it and have contacts who also use it, but otherwise it can at least be used to see what can be done with a messaging application well adapted to the Apple Watch. Notifications reach the watch without the need to have the application installed on it, but if you have it, you can directly access your chats, see the conversations, even emoji, images and stickers (not videos), respond by text (dictation) or voice messages, and even send your favorite stickers. WhatsApp has a lot to learn from this fabulous application that sadly cannot unseat it from its privileged position.
Overcast
One of the first applications to adapt to the Apple Watch. Essential for those who are fans of listening to podcasts of all kinds. Its automatic download system via WiFi (so as not to end your data rate), the different playback speeds and the possibility of accessing these podcasts from your watch make Overcast the most complete application in its category. From your Apple Watch you can choose which podcast to listen to from the ones you have downloaded on your iPhone, control playback and even add effects. Simply a must.
Fantastic 2
The best calendar application for iOS could not be left out of the Apple Watch. It greatly improves the native Apple application and you can even add events from your Apple Watch using voice dictation for which its natural language recognition system is just perfect. In addition, the one that has the option to add it to "Glimpses" makes it possible to see your events quickly from the clock. We wait impatient for Apple to allow Custom Complications in watchOS 2.0.
Instapaper
Who would have thought Instapaper would make sense on a device with such a simple screen. Yes, although it may seem a lie, the application to save articles and read them later has managed to reach the Apple Watch and do it with great sense, because it will allow you to control the audio playback of your saved articles. You will be able to access your folders, favorites, etc. and choose an article for your iPhone to start reading it to you. Ideal to listen to while you go on the street or in the car. You can also archive those articles once they have been listened to. You have to try it.
1Password
At this point I am not going to deny you my devotion to this application that does not stop receiving updates with new functions. In the Apple Watch and will allow you to add those items that you use the most and thus be able to see the access data, user and password, from your watch. In addition to the protection that the watch itself gives you (if you remove it from your wrist you must enter your code for it to function) the application itself has a specific code to avoid unauthorized inquiries. Even more essential if possible.
AllMovies 4
He has been speaking to you for a few days in Actualidad iPhone of this application that allows you to manage your catalog of movies viewed and pending viewing from your iPhone, and since this update, also on your Apple Watch. From the watch you can see your lists, access the information of those movies, including posters, mark movies as viewed and even rate them. Just great. Hoping that the applications for series will do the same.
Nike + Running
The native iOS app for physical activity is not bad at all, but if running is your thing, Nike + running offers you an excellent application which is also compatible with the Apple watch. Start your races, control the music playback, see the map of your route, compare yourself with the friends you have added… all this from your wrist. It is worth a try.
Forza Football
If you like the beautiful game, now that the preseason is starting and the teams are getting ready to start the League, you cannot miss this application on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Not only will you receive notifications of the goals and results of the most interesting matches, but you will also you can follow them at any time from your Apple Watch, with detailed information about the scorers, playing time etc. You can even add matches to track from your Apple Watch, without using your iPhone.
QuickCart
The absence of Notes application on the Apple Watch orphans many of us who used it to write down our shopping list. QuickCart solves this, and very easily adapts to the clock so that forget to carry your iPhone while searching the hallways the products you have to buy. You will see the list on your watch and by touching the product it will disappear from the list.
