ASUS improves ZenWatch with app updates and additions

ASUS has released an update to their ZenWatch Manager app for ZenWatch devices and they have released a new ZenWatch Music app. The combination of a new app and updates to the Manager app should help make the device even more useful for owners. The main improvements to the ZenWatch Manager app focus on watch faces. Several new watch faces are included in the update, some that were designed by ASUS and some submitted as part of a competition ASUS held. The app also makes it a little easier to choose the face you want to use by expanding the “dim screen after…” setting to work with any watch face instead of being limited to the ASUS made watch faces. As usual for any update, ASUS also includes some bug fixes, although they have not provided detailed information on what was addressed. ASUS has also released a new app to the Google Play store, ZenWatch Music, that gives owners of the smartwatch the ability to load up music on the device and then stream it via Bluetooth to their headphones. To do this, users will have to install an app on their smartphone or tablet where they build and edit their playlists, which are then sync’ed to the ZenWatch. Once loaded, users can control playback and adjust volume using the smartphone. The 1 GB ZenWatch should be able to hold at least 100 songs. Since the ZenWatch will connect directly with headphones via Bluetooth, users can leave their smartphones behind and continue to enjoy their music. Although the companion app should work on most Android devices, ZenWatch Music will only work on ASUS smartwatches.