For anyone who was curious on what the Band can do by itself vs require a smartphone present. Here are categories of use grouped by if you need to use the smart phone for it to work. I certainly could be overlooking something so others feel free to chime in.
Out of box/no connection needed:
- heart rate
- steps
- run with gps and laps
- alarm - on the device
- timer
- stopwatch
- uv reading
- sleep quality measurement
One time setup:
- fitness routine - Download the fitness routine of your choice and then you are done
- starbucks
Periodic (most of these just let you see the last/next few entries):
- calendar entries with reminders - You can sync with your phone then disconnect and it will still give you the calendar reminder.
- call log
- email
- weather
- notifications
- twitter
- facebook
- finance
- alarm - Using phone alarms. If you dismiss it on the band then it dismisses it on the phone.
- Storing your fitness data into Microsoft Health
Requires connection:
- voice commands
Out of box/no connection needed:
- heart rate
- steps
- run with gps and laps
- alarm - on the device
- timer
- stopwatch
- uv reading
- sleep quality measurement
One time setup:
- fitness routine - Download the fitness routine of your choice and then you are done
- starbucks
Periodic (most of these just let you see the last/next few entries):
- calendar entries with reminders - You can sync with your phone then disconnect and it will still give you the calendar reminder.
- call log
- weather
- notifications
- finance
- alarm - Using phone alarms. If you dismiss it on the band then it dismisses it on the phone.
- Storing your fitness data into Microsoft Health
Requires connection:
- voice commands
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram