Android Sensors

bikermartin

can anyone recomend sensors that work with mapmyride for android phones. looking for HR and speed/cadence if possible ?

Amprodude

bikermartin wrote: »

can anyone recomend sensors that work with mapmyride for android phones. looking for HR and speed/cadence if possible ?

I need to know this too. I have a garmin cadence sensor and wsnt to know if it will work with an android phone?

bikermartin

I have searched the net but havent found anything. I have garmin sensors on both bikes and have the hr strap. I believe the phone would need to be Ant + for garmin stuff to work. If i only had an i phone....... loads of sensors available for those. Can believe there is none for android ?

Raam

Better off buying the Garmin unit if you already have the other Garmin bits n bobs. Well, that's what I would do anyway.

alanjgalbraith

This might be worth a read. http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/10/samsung-mobile-devices.html. Seems Samsung will be adding Ant+ to newer phones

DaithiMC

Some Android phones have the Ant+ abd I believe the 4.3 release of the Android OS also has low power bluetooth so this might open up some hardware. What p%&es me off about some apps is that the phones can capture bt data from a hr strap but they are closed to lock you into the app. For instance, Sportstracker is a great UI, in my opinion, top 3 in the space but to use the hr function you have to shell out cash to buy their encoded sensor. That said, I did this and exported files from Sportstracker to upload to Strava thinking that the hr data would be lost, but it wasn't so I have my workouts with Hr data in Strava without having to pay the Strava subscription!

If you have to get stuff, I'd agree you should get the Garmin stuff if you have hardware already.

jinkypolly

DaithiMC wrote: »

I have my workouts with Hr data in Strava without having to pay the Strava subscription!

You don't have to be a premium member to have HR data on Strava.
Also this might be useful to some; http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.html

DaithiMC

jinkypolly wrote: »

You don't have to be a premium member to have HR data on Strava.
Also this might be useful to some; http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.html

Probably not to get basic HRM data but the premium subscription lists "Suffer Score with detailed heart rate analysis" and I can't get the BT HR strap I bought for another app to work with Strava so I presume that I'd have to buy another, separate strap for Strava - that's just mean IMO given that for years ANT+ devices have pretty much worked with anything you put in front of them whether at the gym or on a watch, etc.

Its not as if these companies can't make their systems more open, they live in a world that quickly replicates and they have no base business protection other than the look and feel of their product and their speed to market.

That link you gave looks interesting, it seems that they may have cracked the legacy hardware/new software problem. If it worked with both Strava and Sportstracker I'd be impressed, I could drop the latter even though I think their app and web UI is better than Strava.

Robertd_07

http://store.selfloops.com/android-ant-combo-mini-ant-usb-mini-plus-cable/
I've been trying to decide whether to get this or just take the plunge and get an edge 500.
Quite interesting though, might suit your needs.

GlennaMaddy

Some Sony Xperias have the ANT+ chip, new and not so new

RunDMC

I have used a mini Ant+ transceiver and USB OTG cable to upload from my Forerunner 610 to Garmin Connect on my phone, but to be honest, it's not worth the hassle. The software is flaky, and it won't help with a Speed/Cadence sensor anyway. The usual apps like Strava only support ANT+ on the iPhone, not Android.

Get and Edge 500 and enjoy!

R

RunDMC

By the way, this is the best offer I've seen, Garmin Edge 500, no sensors, €169 with free shipping.

http://www.fitnessdigital.ie/garmin-edge-500-10002819-p.html

R

gman2k

RunDMC wrote: »

By the way, this is the best offer I've seen, Garmin Edge 500, no sensors, €169 with free shipping.

http://www.fitnessdigital.ie/garmin-edge-500-10002819-p.html

R

http://www.handtec.co.uk/garmin-edge-500-010-00829-00.html £108:)