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POLAR FLOW MOBILE APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY
Polar devices work with most modern smartphones. Here are the minimum requirements:
iOS devices with iOS 11 or later
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Android mobile devices with Bluetooth 4.0 capability and Android 5 or later (check full phone specification from
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your phone manufacturer)
There is plenty of variation between how different Android devices handle the technologies used in our products and
services, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and different standards and protocols. Because of this, compatibility
varies between phone manufacturers, and unfortunately Polar cannot guarantee that all features can be used with all
devices.
WATER RESISTANCE OF POLAR PRODUCTS
Most Polar products can be worn when swimming. They are not, however, diving instruments. When measuring heart
rate in water with a GymLink compatible Polar device and heart rate sensor, you may experience interference for the
following reasons:
Pool water with high chlorine content, and seawater are very conductive. The electrodes of the heart rate
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sensor may short-circuit, preventing ECG signals from being detected by the heart rate sensor.
Jumping into water or strenuous muscle movement during competitive swimming may shift the heart rate
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sensor to a location on the body where ECG signals cannot be picked up.
The ECG signal strength is individual and may vary depending on the individual's tissue composition. Problems
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occur more frequently when measuring heart rate in water.
In the watch industry, water resistance is generally indicated as meters, which means the static water pressure of that
depth. Polar uses this same indication system. Water resistance of Polar products is tested according to International
Standard ISO 22810 or IEC60529. Every Polar device that has water resistance indication is tested before the delivery
to stand water pressure.
Polar products are divided into four different categories according to their water resistance. Check the back of your
Polar product for the water resistance category, and compare it to the chart below. Please note that these definitions
do not necessarily apply to products of other manufacturers.
When performing any underwater activity, the dynamic pressure generated by moving in water is greater than the
static pressure. This means that moving the product under water subjects it to a greater pressure than if the product
were stationary.
Marking on the back
of the product
Water resistant IPX7
Wash
Bathing and
splashes,
swimming
sweat, rain-
drops etc.
OK
-
Skin diving
SCUBA
with snorkel
diving
(no air tanks)
(with air
tanks)
-
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Water resistant char-
acteristics
Do not wash with a pressure
washer.
Protected against splashes,
raindrops etc.
Reference standard:
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