Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers are taking the consumer electronics world by storm. Whether you want to stay connected with easily accessible notifications or count your steps and monitor your heart rate, there’s a smartwatch for you, and chances are, it runs Wear, Google’s “wearable” operating system.

Apple, of course, has the Apple Watch (don’t call it an iWatch), and Windows Mobile has a handful of devices, but for now, Android has this market under control. (Plus, you can pair Wear devices with the iPhone, so that’s a bonus.) There are also plenty of Wear apps that will work with your device of choice. Let’s take a look.

Wear lets you use a Wi-Fi-enabled smartwatch independently of your smartphone, a huge benefit considering smartwatches have traditionally been more of an accessory than a fully-functional device. With support for built-in speakers, microphones, and LTE, your watch can do almost as much as your smartphone.

Wear includes a mini keyboard and gesture recognition, so you can easily track bike, run, and walk workouts. You can also display information from third-party apps on your watch face, instead of being limited to apps from Google or your manufacturer. Best of all, Wear includes an “always on” feature and a “tilt to wake screen” setting that automatically lights up the screen when the watch is lifted or tilted.