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Loop armbands from Polar!

Loop armbands from Polar!

Did you guys notice the new wrist and arm bands on Polar's website for the Loop? They listened, especially for the arm band. Two sizes and looks pretty great. Looking forward to receiving that one.

Also noticed the new silicone and leather bands. Lovely stuffy from Polar. Now I just hope all these will be fully compatible with Loop 3!

https://www.polar.com/nl/loop

u/pleasethrowmeawayyy — 8 days ago

Polar Grit X Won't Let Me Start Workout (Run) at 8% - Directs Me to Charge the Watch

My watch has been acting in a way that has bothered me for the last few months - something new that arose after a few years of owning the watch. If my battery dips below 9%, the Grit X won't let me start a workout (at least, it won't let me start a GPS run with no HR monitor). I'm not sure why this behavior was baked into whatever new version of firmware I installed (I don't remember exactly when, but maybe a few months ago is when I noticed the behavior). But I strongly prefer the old behavior of just informing me my watch is low on battery and letting me decide whether or not to assume the risk of starting the workout and potentially losing the data when the battery dies. I only use 3-5% of battery at a time for my short 30-45 minute jogs anyway. It is a frustrating experience to get ready to run, head outside, and notice my battery dropped from 10% (where it was yesterday) to 8% and because of that arbitrary line in the sand, I now have to head back in and charge the watch for a little bit.

Is there any plan to bring this original functionality back?

ETA: not sure if actual company employees frequent this subreddit. Let me know if not, and I can submit the feedback another way.

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u/tomado09 — 8 days ago

Used Polar Grit x2 Pro Titan for €330 worth it?

I recently replaced my old Garmin Fenix 6 pro because battery life wasn't very good anymore (with 3 to 4 10-20 km runs by week), with a Coros Apex 4.

I really like it and prefer MIP screen, but I'm still thinking about switching to Polar since it's the only European brand left for sport watches.

Do you think I would miss the Apex 4 much? I know battery life for the Grit X2 pro will not be as good.

I would mainly miss offline music since I like to run without my phone, but I could replace my Jabra Elite 8 Active by headsets with offline music.

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u/Trouveur — 9 days ago

Polar Street X GPS Stress Test

A few days ago, I ran 10km in central Bangkok, Thailand. There were skyscrapers, overhead cables, traffic, huge concrete structures and the single-band GPS tracked the run extremely well considering the signal disturbances. Occasionally the real-time pace would be clearly-off, but was generally pretty good.

When I first got the watch, I saw a lot of negative feedback about not having multi-band GPS. But now I have no doubt that the watch performs well. The flashlight really came in clutch in some sketchy alleyways too.

u/NoPreparation856 — 8 days ago

H10 dropping connection sometimes

I've had my H10 since this summer and record with Strava on my phone. Lately during runs the connection goes away for a while and then comes back, and this happens every 2–3 minutes. Today there was 13 gaps in a 40-minute run.

My main suspect is the battery: usage is low, but I may have left the sensor clipped to the strap once. Still, it's unlikely I arrived at the 400 hours they say the battery will last for considering I only used it 3 times a week. What could be other explanations?

Did anybody else have this issue? How did you solve it?

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u/Sure_Conflict_5651 — 8 days ago

Polar H10 not linking to Apple TV

My Polar H10 stopped connecting to Rouvy through Apple TV.
I changed the battery in the HRM , when I try to relink the polar h10 I select it from the Rouvy menu for sensors ( Rouvy sees Polar H10 ok ) to connect but it just spins on "connecting". It is the same problem trying to connect the HRM with Zwift or MyWhoosh though Apple TV.
I can connect my HRM to Rouvy directly through my IPad and mirror the screen to my Apple TV but not directly to Rouvy through Apple TV.
It's not a Bluetooth limit as Apple TV lets me connect my Garmin watch to use as the HRM, so there is a BT link available.
It was working for the last year without issues. I've also changed the battery again and checked the voltage which is good.
Any ideas ?

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u/Illustrious-War7394 — 8 days ago