

The Smart Control extension lets you toggle phone settings, Smart Badge lets you manage your profile card, World Clock lets you show time from anywhere in the world, and Voice Note lets you record… voice notes. To add extensions-which are essentially the device’s apps-to the SmartBand Talk, Sony has taken the genius move of making most of them require a completely separate download from the Google Play Store. This app lets you connect the watch to your phone, view its status, adjust settings regarding what exactly you want to track, and view and manage all of the apps you currently have installed on the watch.

The Sony SmartBand Talk and SmartWatch 3 are both sequels. The first of the five apps that Sony just released is simply called “ SmartBand Talk,” and this is obviously the main companion application for the SmartBand. BERLINIn addition to its new lineup of smartphones, Sony also announced two new wearable devices at IFA this year. Alongside the launch of this main companion app, the company has also launched four extension apps, which bring even more features to the SmartBand Talk. Similarly, Samsung Galaxy smartphone users may get more out of a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5.The SmartBand Talk-which we leaked and was announced alongside the SmartWatch 3 earlier this year-is about to launch worldwide in the coming weeks, but today, its app has officially launched on the Play Store. If you have an iPhone, you may prefer an Apple Watch 8 for easy pairing. This allows you to view reports on your heart rate, exercise activity, ECG readings, blood oxygen, stress levels and other recorded metrics. You'll want a smartwatch that can either pair with your phone or provides a compatible mobile app to view data. If you don't clear the notificaion within a set period of time it will then automatically send an alert to emergency services or your emergency contatct.

If the watch detects a fall it will give you the option to call 911 or a designated emergency contact or report that you are alright. Fall detection turns your smartwatch into a trendy, more high tech Life Alert device. However, if you or the person that you are shopping for need a heart monitoring smartwatch due to a cardiological condition that can lead to falls or fainting, it may help. Fall detection isn't technically a heart health feature.
