Today, watches have evolved to serve more purposes than just telling the time. One can carry out a wide range of essential daily activities – including health monitoring, staying connected through calls and messages, and checking out phone apps – with the help of a smartwatch. For all these reasons, these devices are in high demand during the shopping season. As this year’s Black Friday sale approaches, here are some smartwatch deals shoppers can hope for. Deals on simple and affordable smartwatches Today, even the most basic smartwatches can perform several useful functions, including monitoring the count of steps, heartbeat, and blood pressure levels. Such smartwatches are suitable for students, beginners, and those looking for smartwatches within a tight budget. Availing of a Black Friday deal on such smartwatches can further increase their affordability. Here are some such smartwatches that may be offered on sale this Black Friday- Apple Watch SE-  The older versions of this classic smartwatch are highly affordable options for individuals looking for budget-friendly devices. These waterproof smartwatches monitor one’s palpitation rate, number of steps, and calories burned after physical activities. Some popular older versions of Apple Watch SE were available for around 46% discount last Black Friday. Therefore, there is no harm in hoping for similar deals this year. Fitbit-  Certain Fitbit models, such as the classic Fitbit Charge series, strike the perfect balance between being feature-filled and affordable. Step count, exercise tracking, the ability to access phone notifications, and a built-in music library are some of its desirable features. The last shopping season witnessed significant discounts on some affordable Fitbit smartwatches. For instance, the Fitbit Versa series smartwatches are sold at discounts up to $80. So, shoppers can gear up for sales on Fitbit’s watches once again this Black Friday. Best watches for sleep tracking Studies have demonstrated the importance of good-quality sleep for a minimum of eight hours each night for physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Launched first in 2018, Samsung Galaxy watches have become one of the most popular wearables worldwide. Samsung’s latest smartwatches, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 6, have taken the wearable experience to the next level. The displays are bigger, the battery life is longer, and the OS is upgraded. There are several ways to enhance one’s experience of wearing the watch, and here are some hidden Samsung Watch hacks for the same. Customize the functions of the side buttons For first-time users of the Galaxy Watch, it can be a little difficult to navigate the user interface. Remembering the function of different buttons and on-screen gestures may be confusing. One may not fully utilize their Galaxy Watch’s capability if they forget what a long-press gesture or a tap does on each button. But Samsung has made things easier by allowing users to customize the buttons directly out of the box. All that is needed to do is go to Settings from the home screen. Find the Settings quick action tile, go to Advanced Features, and then tap on the Customize Keys option. Here, one can set what different gestures on the buttons can do. For example, for the home key of Galaxy Watch 5 or Galaxy Watch 6, one can set up the press-and-hold gestures to open up the power menu or wake Google Assistant. Similar customizations can be done for the back button. Customize notifications By default, Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 6 give notifications from all apps. It is possible that one may lose an important notification or may be constantly interrupted by frequent incoming notifications. An easy solution to this is to customize the notifications. One can easily choose which apps on their phone may send notifications to the smartwatch. To do this, head over to the Galaxy Wearable app in the Android phone.