Just months after launching support for Android, tech company IFTTT (If this, then that) has launched support for Android Wear along with new recipes for wearables.
If This, Then That, known generally as IFTTT, is wasting no time in bringing extended support to Android users. The IFTTT team announced support for Android Wear, Google's latest platform for wearables, allowing users to trigger recipes and get automatic notifications right on the wrist. The support for Android Wear comes just months after the developer launched its Android app in April.
The triggering of functions reciprocal to their reactions is called recipe. Users can create recipes based on their needs and usage of apps or choose from existing ones that are already created by other users.
IFTTT is a service-linking platform that does the heavy lifting for the user after being assigned with a task. Like the name suggests, the app lets users create custom actions for any triggered setting. For instance, a user can turn off the Philips Hue light bulb from the smartwatch without requiring a separate app for the bulb. Users can even get notification on their watch when a friend checks in on foursquare or remind users if the calorie goal is not achieved by a certain time of the day.
With Android Wear support, the IFTTT app has a list of accompanying recipes to get started such as upload current location on Facebook, mute ringtone, email the location, get email notifications and more.
The IFTTT app can be updated from Play Store or new users can download and sign up for the service to get started.
IFTTT is available on both iOS and Android, requiring iOS 7 and Android 4.0 or higher versions of respective operating systems. Android Wear has a limited number of wearable smartwatches available in the market. Samsung and LG with their Gear Live and G Watch models offer support. Motorola is expected to join the flock later this year with Moto 360, while word is that ASUS is prepping a low-cost smartwatch of its own based on Android Wear.
