Ifthisserviceisnotpre-installedonyourphoneyoumaystillbeabletoenableANT+communication,seehttp://www.thisisant.com/developer/ant/ant-in-android/formoreinfo.
TheANT+PluginsenableotherappstocommunicatewithmillionsofANT+wirelessenableddevices.Theseotherapplicationswhichutilizethepluginswillallowyoutodothingssuchascollect,transfer,andviewyoursport,health,andfitnessdatainrealtime.Newapps,devices,andprofilesarecontinuallybeingdeveloped,withendlessopportunityforpersonalmonitoringandotherlow-powercommunicationapplications.
ThecurrentversionofthepluginssupportsthefollowingANT+profiles:
-BikePower:ReceivepowerdatafromANT+cyclingpowermeters.IncludesseamlesssupportforallpowermetertypesandthenewadvanceddatasentfrommeterssuchastheGarminVector
-Audio,Video,andGenericControlsprofiles:SendandReceivecontroldatawithremotecontrols(IE:usearemotecontrolwatchapptocontrolyourMP3playerorcamera)
-HeartRate:Receiveliveheartratedatafromheartratestrapsproducedbymanypopularmanufacturers
-ANTFSWatchdownloaderutility:DownloadsavedactivitiesfromANTFSenabledwatches
-BikeSpeedandCadence:Receivelivebikespeed,distance,and/orcadencedata
-BloodPressure:Downloadsavedmeasurementdatafrombloodpressuredevices
-Stride-basedSpeedandDistanceMonitor:Receivelivespeedanddistancedatafromfootpods
-FitnessEquipment:ConnecttoANT+enabledfitnessequipmenttoreceiveliveworkoutdata
-Geocache:Searchforandreceive/senddatawithremotedevicessuchastheGarminChirp
-WeightScale:ReadanddownloadweightdataandadvancedbodymeasurementssuchasBMIfromANT+enabledweightscales
-Environment:ReceivetemperaturedataandrecordsfromremotetemperaturesensorssuchastheGarminTempe
AttentionDevelopers!UsingtheANT+pluginsinyourapptocommunicatewithANT+devicesisquick,easy,andfreeandusesasimplifiedAPIthatdoesn'trequirereferencingtechnicaldocumentsorlearningnewprotocols.VisittheANTAndroidDeveloperpagehttp://www.thisisant.com/developer/ant/ant-in-android/formoreinfoandtodownloadtheSDK.
Note:ThisapplicationisaservicethatotherapplicationsusetocommunicatewithANT+devices.Itcannotbelauncheddirectly.Listofcertifiedapplications:http://www.thisisant.com/directory/filter/~/115/~/
Alsonote:ThisservicerequirestheANTRadioServicetobeinstalledandrequireshardwaresupportbuiltintoyourphoneorviaanadapter.PleaserefertotheANTRadioServicelistingformoreinfoandhardwarerequirements(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.service.socket)orhttp://www.thisisant.com/consumer/ant-101/ant-in-phones/
ANT+isanestablishedwirelesstechnologywithover60milliondevicesinthemarket.WithANT+youhavetheopportunitytolinktotopdevicesandapplicationstocollect,transferandtrackyourveryowndata.ANT+isanextremelypowerefficientsolutionwithadvancedfunctionality,thatgivesyouthemostreliabledata,simplyandeasily.LookfortheANT+logoonyourdevicestoensureyougetthebestinsport,fitnessandhealthmonitoring.
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