One of the first Apple Watch features to be shown off on stage at WWDC was the ability to remotely trigger your iPhone’s camera with a simple tap of your wrist. As convenient as the feature is, what the stock Camera app uses to achieve this is fairly basic in nature, with limited control.
If you want to beef up the remote triggering capabilities of your Apple Watch, a new app called RemoteCam might be what you need instead.
Developed by MagicAnywhere, RemoteCam gives you an incredible amount of control over capturing photos and videos remotely on your iOS device.
In addition to basic triggering and reviewing of remotely-captured photographs, RemoteCam also lets you control zoom using the digital crown, switch between the front and back cameras, change timer modes, turn on/off the flash, and even turn off your iPhone’s screen while shooting for more covert and private snaps.
One of the more interesting features is the ability to trigger the camera by only shaking your wrist. Rather than tapping on the screen to take a shot, simply wiggle your wrist with your Apple Watch and capture your image.
For complete hands-off operation, you can even inquire Siri to open up RemoteCam by saying, “Hey Siri, launch Remote Camera.” This will open up the application on both your iPhone and Apple Watch so you can quickly snap a photo with a flick of the wrist.
In a perfect world, we’d love to see RemoteCam work alongside the stock Camera app, as to not add yet another photography app to our screens, but that’s not likely to happen any time soon. So, until then, it’s a matter of settling for Apple’s lack of control in their Camera app or use a third-party app for a more custom experience.
RemoteCam is available for free in the iOS App Store, so head on over and download it to take it for a spin.
The OnePlus Buds Clip are a new pair of open-ear earbuds built around a simple convenience. They join Sony’s LinkBuds Clip in the growing ear-cuff category, but either OnePlus bud can go on either ear.
Sensors recognize how the earbuds are being worn and route the audio channels accordingly. There’s no label to check before putting them on, and the feature also works when only one bud is used.
We buy fitness bands and activity trackers to keep tabs on our exercise, but it is easy to forget to start tracking or switch modes when moving between different activities. For Fitbit and Pixel Watch users, that could soon become a lot less annoying, as Google is rolling out a major upgrade to automatic activity tracking that can recognize more than 100 types of exercise, up from just 10 before.
Google first showed off the improved tracking earlier this month alongside the Fitbit Edge. It is now coming to Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5, and Google claims the added context behind the system makes workout detection nearly twice as accurate while cutting missed activities by more than half. Fitbit Edge will support it too.