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RunningInCircles
RunningInCircles
Jul 2017
9:12pm, 3 Jul 2017
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Not tried it.
But here selfloops.com
USB host needed on the Android device to support OTG cables. Not sure how many devices that is, but the Ant tester app will report if your device is capable of using an otg cable.
StuHolmes
StuHolmes
Jul 2017
9:12pm, 3 Jul 2017
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I think this is what you're after MMM
RunningInCircles
RunningInCircles
Jul 2017
9:15pm, 3 Jul 2017
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Oh, and I am not surprised at the lack of ant+ hardware support.
Low energy Bluetooth is more versatile, draws less power and works with far more devices/scenarios. Ant+ was always niche.
larkim
larkim
Jul 2017
10:26pm, 3 Jul 2017
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My cheap Chinese coospo (yes that is spelt correctly!) does Bluetooth and Ant+ in the same device so best of both worlds.

I think the Ant+ capable means it is capable in software if you have an external Ant+ usb receiver plugged in via USB OTG.
J2R
J2R
Jul 2017
10:43pm, 3 Jul 2017
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RunningInCircles, I understand from a technical point of view, but I would have thought Garmin was quite a big niche.

Larkim, interesting about the Coospo. I bought a Bluetooth only version a year or so ago. I may check out the dual one, seems handy. I think the strap I use with my Garmin transmitter may actually be the Coospo one, or another cheap Chinese one. I found it more reliable than Garmin's own, which I used to get far more static problems with.
J2R
J2R
Jul 2017
10:44pm, 3 Jul 2017
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SelfLoops is the HRV app I used.
Chrisull
Chrisull
Jul 2017
10:59pm, 3 Jul 2017
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But Garmin have ditched Ant+ now haven't they?
Badger
Badger
Jul 2017
11:15pm, 3 Jul 2017
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Badger
No. A few of their newest watches support Bluetooth sensors, but they still support ANT+, and the sensors Garmin make are all still ANT+. And there are things like the running dynamics they run over private ANT, though I think they're opening discussions on an open standard for that.

I'm not surprised ANT+ hasn't been widely picked up on phones either; partly because people who have ANT+ sensors probably have Garmin watches anyway, and it didn't help that Garmin & the ANT Alliance failed very badly on getting Apple to support it on the iphones. ANT is very frugal on power - maybe current BT technology is better, but only recently, so I don't think that has much to do with breadth of support on phones.
J2R
J2R
Jul 2017
8:46am, 4 Jul 2017
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I hope current BT technology is better, because I've always found Bluetooth to be patchy and unreliable in the past (in terms of HRM connectivity to a phone, anyway).
DMZ
DMZ
Jul 2017
10:30am, 4 Jul 2017
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J2R my phone is a relatively old Samsung Galaxy Note 3, with a cracked screen and a battery that seems to only last half a day! I'm hoping I can make it last until next Spring before treating myself with a post-London Marathon new phone present.

I also think that ANT+ is kinda niche from a smartphone point of view, but I don't think I'm ready to buy a BT HRM strap just for connecting to my phone.

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Everything you need to know about training with a heart rate monitor. Remember the motto "I can maintain a fast pace over the race distance because I am an Endurance God". Mind the trap door....

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"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach

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