Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, has become the first in the industry to launch an app compatible with the Android wearable devices. Flipkart is the exclusive retailer in India for three globally leading wearable technology brands – Garmin, Motorola and Martian. The latest version of this app will be compatible with all the three brands and will be the first app from India to be listed on the Android wearable technology store.
According to Flipkart, the app will support viewing Flipkart wishlists on the wearable gear. Another significant feature of this app is that it will now support push notifications from Flipkart on the gear. This, however is possible only if users enable push notifications to be viewed via the gear. Possible future updates of the app would include accessing order tracking related information, price drop notification and personalized offer notification.
The current features available in the latest app are:
Brand New User Interface and faster app
Happy Shopping: No Hassle Returns,100% Buyer Protection
Choice of Payments: Cash on Delivery, Credit/Debit Card, EMI, NetBanking, PayZippy
Smarter Search: Look up products, categories or brands using text, voice or by barcode
Explore Your Way: Quickly switch between List, Grid and Full Screen views
Pinpoint Products: Find what you want with the sort and multi-filter functions
Never Miss an Offer: Get access to personalized and exclusive app-only deals
Personalized Alerts: Get notifications on personalized offers, price drops, order status, exclusive launches
Product Suggestions: Relevant recommendations based on your shopping history
Share with Friends: Suggest links to interesting products on Facebook, Twitter, Google+
Examine Closely: View products in great detail with the large, multi-perspective images
Do More with Images: Save images to your phone or instantly share them with friends
One-touch Wishlist: Add products to your Flipkart Wishlist with just one tap
To use the Flipkart wishlist on wearable devices, you are required to do th following:
Update the Flipkart application to the latest version from the app store
Connect your wearable device to the phone
Wishlist will automatically get installed on the wearable
To download the app, please click here.
