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I don't care much for watch apps, but I'm giving them a second chance

Wear OS apps can feel pointless with my phone on hand, but Google Recorder and Keep Notes have me feeling enthused for wrist-based apps again.

I tap out phone notes or add reminders to my to-do app, but it's not always convenient, and I frequently spit out some rapid-fire text that makes sense at the time but is gibberish later. But since there's no Wear OS To Do app, I've taken to creating to-do lists in Keep every Monday morning and then checking them off my wrist throughout the work week so I don't lose track of any goals. The initial time saved by using Wear OS is usually offset by the small display, the finicky touchscreen for typing things out on a little QWERTY keyboard, and the unreliable transcript when using voice-to-text.

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