CITIZEN CONNECTED

CITIZEN CONNECTED for Android serves as a companion app for Citizen CZ Smart hybrid and touchscreen smartwatches. With this app, Citizen CZ Smart hybrid and touchscreen smartwatches become true health and notification smartwatches, providing advanced support for many tasks. This free app, released by CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD, connects your watch to your phone to track your «activity goals» and receive alerts in a stylish way without in-app purchases or ads.

Benefits of Pairing Your Watch

You will gain access to a range of health and connectivity features. When connected with smartphone, it becomes your dashboard for monitoring your steps, workouts, «calorie consumption stats», heartbeat and sleep. Use this “mission control” for your daily health monitoring where all your activity data comes together for actions.

The notification management system does the heavy lifting of keeping you connected. All of your notifications are nicely accessible. Your wrist can show you calls, messages, emails, calendar reminders, and alerts from your favourite apps. Nice when you can’t reach a phone in meetings and workouts. Now you won’t have to take out your device to skip a track or adjust the volume. The app also allows users to customize the face of the watch and personalize the strap to match their mood.

The final elements of the feature set are quick and easy access to important apps, making «wearable device sync» feel natural rather than forced. The interface is simple and leads you through the setting up of “smartwatch notifications” and “CZ Smart integration” without needing to know much about it. But the simplicity of the strategy works best when everything fits together.

The Performance and Connectivity Catch the Cost

Some technical problems still occur that sometimes disrupt what is otherwise a smooth experience, users say. According to feedback from several users, the phone and watch lose connection at times and consumers must repeat the pairing process frequently to get going. The software is buggy. Messages don’t always arrive and the weather updates don’t always refresh as they should.

Criticism is leveled at the weather app functionality in particular, with users noting it may display outdated information, or not sync at all. Depending on the model of Citizen smartwatch you own, the features may differ. Thus, all the features mentioned in the app description may not work on your smartwatch. These things may not stop everyone from getting it, but think about them if you like solid stability over style and basic wellness tracking.

Who should install this app

CITIZEN CONNECTED provides real value to Citizen CZ Smart watch owners who want easy access to activity tracking and notifications without additional expenses. The pricing model is free and ad-free. The wellness metrics only cover essential features that most people use. You can personalize the device with watch faces and straps, lending a fashionable touch which fitness trackers tend to overlook.

When things go wrong, the buggy notifications and connectivity hiccups will need some patience. If you expect no errors and cool features similar to what Samsung, Fossil, or Garmin offers, you may not find it here. However, for Citizen watch owners looking for a free companion that takes care of the basics – “activity goals”, “calorie consumption stats” and “smartwatch notifications” – technical hiccups aside it does the job.