Samsung Galaxy Watch: how to adjust the settings and configure your personal preferences

Last month, I published my full review on the Samsung Galaxy Watch, but I think I might need to write another article because my experience has improved after longer use. . It went into the 9+ range and quickly became my favorite smartwatch.

The Galaxy Watch is a fantastic smartwatch, but there are buried settings that take it to the next level and I have answered many questions on social networks and via e-mail since posting my comment.

Samsung marketing promotes the always-on dial, battery life up to four days, advanced sleep tracking with REM measures included, automatic detection of certain workouts and regular stress monitoring. These are indeed all present and possible, but you can be frustrated if you just open the box, get loaded and go find that these experiences do not happen. Let me help you here and I think these actions will increase your satisfaction with the Galaxy Watch.

How can I increase the battery life to four days?

The main software differentiator (Round Shape vs. Loop) is a major hardware difference between the Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch is the possibility of having a dial still active. However, after almost a month of using the Galaxy Watch, I have discovered that it is also the culprit that kills the battery life the fastest and if you allow the watch to watch. to be lit all the time life that Samsung announces.

If you want four days or more, go to Settings> Faces and turn off the Always Watch active option. You can still keep the gesture on to activate the watch face. If you lift your wrist and turn it to look at the screen, you should see the watch face. I prefer that the face of the watch is always on, but until Samsung improves the battery life with this option, it is disabled.

If you really want to go crazy and see a week to a month of battery life, the battery settings are available to save energy and look only at the modes.

How can I see REM time in my sleep results?

By default, you will see bright, deep, and active areas in your sleep results. I saw it the first few days and I finally found how to bring up the REM zones. REM monitoring uses heart rate variability (HRV) to help define this sleep period.

Access the Samsung Health app on the Galaxy Watch and then scroll / twist down to the heart rate. Tap the three-point menu icon to the right and then the gear icon to access the settings. Choose the option Always then go to bed to follow your sleep. You should now see the REM zones in your sleep statistics.

Another benefit of changing this setting is that your heart rate will be measured throughout the day so you can see a useful graph showing how it changes throughout the day.

How can I measure my stress level?

A new feature of Galaxy Watch is the ability to measure stress levels. By default, only manual stress levels are measured when you open the Stress application / widget, and then tap the Measure button. If you want to measure your stress throughout the day and receive prompts to follow breathing exercises when stress levels are high, tap the Stress app / widget, select the gear icon, then drag button to activate Always. Stress does not measure your emotional state, but it can be helpful to follow at least a week or so throughout the day to see if a health professional needs to watch for any troubling moments.

How can I change the status pane?

When you slide down from the watch face, you will see battery and connection indicators at the top of the screen with two lines of icons on the status panel. Status options: Power saving mode, Airplane mode, Ringer volume, Do not disturb, Always look on, Brightness levels, Theater mode, Settings, Bluetooth headset, Management of the battery, find my phone, night mode, sensitivity position, water lock mode and WiFi. You can choose to have eight icons appear on both lines of the status pane.

To change the command and status option, press and hold the status pane to activate the edit mode. Tap the icon with the minus red sign to remove the status option and once there is at least one open point, tap the plus icon. You can also tap an icon and drag it in these two lines to reposition the option according to your preferences. You must have at least four icons on the status pane.

How can I see this My Day cool watch face?

On the Samsung website and in the commercials, the new face of the My Day watch is often displayed. In order to get the most out of this watch after you have selected and customized, you need to make sure that the accounts are synchronized and configured with the Samsung Calendar app on your phone. You will then see your schedule for the next 10 hours with blue bars around the dial as these appointments approach the start time.

To check what's coming, you can rotate the bezel around the dial to see future appointments in the next 10 hours. If you tap one of the outer blue bars, the details of that appointment will appear in the center of the dial. It's a practical dial that effectively shows you what to expect that day. You can also ask Bixby the following on your calendar if you feel particularly optimistic.

What does the water lock mode mean?

One of the improvements made to the Samsung Galaxy Watch was the increase in the level of water resistance at 5 ATM (50 meters). This means that you can now use your Galaxy Watch to track swimming practices and if you plan to exercise in the water, you must switch the watch to Water Lock mode.

When the water lock mode is enabled (accessed via a status panel icon or in the settings), the touch screen is disabled, wake up gestures are disabled and the dial always on is disabled.

Simply press and hold the Home button (the hardware button at the bottom right) to turn off the Water Lock mode.

How can I reply to messages and emails?

For SMS to work on the Galaxy Watch, you need to make sure that the Samsung Messages app is installed as the default text messaging application on your phone. Standard quick response options are available and can also be customized for easy response.

When replying to a message or e-mail, scroll to the bottom of the message and you will see three icons: a blue microphone, a purple smiley, and a red T with a small keyboard. These are your three possible input methods.

By tapping on the blue microphone, you launch the voice input option. Just talk about your message and you will see it convert from your voice to text directly on the screen.

By tapping on the purple smiley, you open a screen in which you can choose an emoji category, then a specific emoji or choose to scribble. With the Doodle option, you only need to draw an image to send to the recipient.

Typing on the red T with a small keyboard opens the keyboard options. These options include writing text with your finger one letter at a time or using a T9 input keyboard. You use a combination of frame rotations and keys on the screen to enter text using this method.

Any settings / functions that you can not find? Let me know in the comments and I will add to this article with a solution.