Samsung has introduced a new mode that can turn the Galaxy Watch 7 into a smartwatch more suitable for younger wrists.
The Galaxy Watch for Kids experience, announced during Samsung's first Unpacked event of the year, lets parents configure a Galaxy Watch 7 to make it a more kid-friendly smartwatch. It includes the ability to share your location and activate a Do Not Disturb mode when it's time to do homework or pay attention in class.
Samsung built this feature with Google and uses its Google Family Link app to configure settings and restrictions.
However, it is only designed to work with the LTE version of the Galaxy Watch 7. Once paired with an adult's smartphone and the SIM activated, a smartphone is no longer required to use the smartwatch.
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Besides location sharing and Do Not Disturb mode, additional features include the ability to manage stored contacts that can be called or messaged and the ability to send an SOS message to any of these contacts by pressing the side button of the Watch 7 five. times.
Samsung also offers new watch faces and bands to give its smartwatch a more fun look and provides access to more than 20 “teacher-approved” apps and watch faces from the world of Marvel, Barbie, Crayola and others for him give a more playful profile. .
Apps other than these must be approved by a parent to download to the watch.
The rollout of the new Galaxy Watch for Kids experience has already begun in the United States with Galaxy Watch 7 LTE models that support it now available from Samsung, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T.
It comes a few years after Apple did something quite similar with its Family setup which landed with watchOS 7 in 2020 and has since been renamed Apple Watch For Your Kids.
It's perhaps a little surprising that Samsung hasn't made it available on the more affordable Galaxy Watch FE, although it lacks the LTE connectivity needed for some features.
Still, this means that Android phone owners now have the opportunity to get a smartwatch from one of the biggest names in the industry that may be better suited for their kids until Samsung decides to create a dedicated one . You can also choose one of the best Fitbits for kids.
