Hello, I have a moto 360 and I have few questions about the heart rate option.
As I tested the heart rate checking I saw that is not constant...I actually don't know if it's a problem of the device itself or a problem of my unit. I checked on youtube and it seems that people are getting a constant heart rate when opening the moto body heart rate app. When I open it I just get one heart rate measurement and then it stucks asking if I want to measure it once again. Using other apps I'm able to get a constant rate but only if I stay perfectly still.. if I move just a bit it stucks. I want to ask if this happens to you also or if is a problem of my unit.
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Both run keeper and runtastic have android wear versions, and both are able to receive heartbeat info from an appropriate device, yet none seem to identify the moto 360 as a heartbeat sensor.
Has anyone had any luck in doing that?
I haven't found any yet. But then again I can't get an accurate HR anyways from this. I'll go for a run, and it says my heart rate is 54. Even when I'm doing nothing, I can't get it accurate and it's slow. I try to show off to others what it can do, and they want to call 911 when my HR shows 33!
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I haven't found any yet. But then again I can't get an accurate HR anyways from this. I'll go for a run, and it says my heart rate is 54. Even when I'm doing nothing, I can't get it accurate and it's slow. I try to show off to others what it can do, and they want to call 911 when my HR shows 33!
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Haha, I failed when showing it to friends too. It works quite well at times- the watch needs to be tight on your arm, and the arm can't move a lot.
At present the watch does not expose the heart rate to other apps. I'm not sure I would worry about that either. I did a short run this morning (3 miles) and the HRM in the watch apparently did not track any of it. If I look at stats, I get 0% Vigorous (>129 bpm) and my entire run was vigorous. If you want an accurate heart rate for training, the 360 is not (yet) going to provide that.
Gotta wait until Google Fit is officially released later this month.
I have done some reading on Google Fit but certainly don't know everything. However, from what I have seen, this will be strictly part of Android L and not available in 4.x. Anyone hear any different?
Eliad Kimhy said:
Both run keeper and runtastic have android wear versions, and both are able to receive heartbeat info from an appropriate device, yet none seem to identify the moto 360 as a heartbeat sensor.
Has anyone had any luck in doing that?
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I found SportsTracker PRO and it reads the heartbeat OK.
As a matter of fact, it's been being my running app of choise for a couple of years.
pros: nice view on my wrist when running, with minimalistic text (black background)
cons: IT'S SHUTTING DOWN next november 1st.
I hope it helps.
Endomondo recently added Google Wear support and it picks up the heart rate from the Moto 360. (I had heard it could not be done but that seems to be wrong.) However for running it still does not work for me. On a recent run it reported a constant 79 bpm for the entire run because the Moto 360 was not able to get a reading once I started running.
2 apps so far
Confirmed: Endomondo receives data from the heart rate monitor.
So far, Sports Tracker PRO and Endomondo do the job. Issues with the refresh and the measure itself, though.
Let's wait for the next Android Wear version...
I agree that the HRM on the moto360 seems very sensitive in negative way that it is not able to measure consistently and you have to keep your hand real steady which is impossible when you are doing a workout. Sort of negate the use of a HRM if you can only use it when you are idle.
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I agree that the HRM on the moto360 seems very sensitive in negative way that it is not able to measure consistently and you have to keep your hand real steady which is impossible when you are doing a workout
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Well, that's just the nature of PPG sensors. Even the medical-grade sensors you'll find in a hospital are super sensitive to every little movement. If you think about how it works, every movement modifies the amount of light passing through the detector and gives additional interference to the pulse measurement. It's a wonder that these wrist-worn sensors work at all.
Hi am intending to use the watch for sport stuff.
I have installed endomondo pro, and another heart rate apps in order to check my workout. The point is , after first minute working, pulse is freeze in the current value, so I can't trust it for my training.
Does it happen to anyone else? Are you able to use your watch as a realiable heart rate monitor?
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Sergio
Shame on me, it was just the sticker
After removing it, everything works as expected.
Not too fast. It will do it again. You won't be able to get it to read your heart rate longer than 15 minutes, and most likely it will fail under 5.
Hello everyone,
i am looking for an App that automaticly check my heart rate every 15 min. I have tested Heart Rate OS2 and Cinch. But the Program doesn't work. If i check the Heart rate manually the green lights on the watch are constant on and don't stop. The automatic doesn't work to. i am waiting for hours.
I am using the Huawei watch 1.4 and the Huawei P8 with Android 6.
Thank you for help and sorry for my bad english.
I experience the exact same thing. I even got HR OS2 working on a samsung gear 2 with AW running on it. Something is wrong with the HR sensor......
I had some issues with Heart Rate OS occasionally. I've been using Cinch and it's been great. Takes my heart rate hourly.
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I had some issues with Heart Rate OS occasionally. I've been using Cinch and it's been great. Takes my heart rate hourly.
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So works accurately Walking, Jogging, Aerobics?
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So works accurately Walking, Jogging, Aerobics?
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Lol where not there yet. Its like me telling my watch "where are my key?" And it magically tells me. Some things will just have to wait. Its the limitations of current technology. We have smartwatches, that really in 5 years theyll be more simple than analog. In 5 years i can see a Bold future where phones not only dominate our life, but the world around us. IoT is going to really take off next year.
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I bought a manufacturer refurbed Moto 360 first gen the other day. I have noticed that the Heart Rate Monitor is very inconsistent, meaning that if I go into moto body or Google fit and tell it to read my heart rate it fails probably 4 out of 5 times. Its pretty tight on my wrist and I hold still but still no luck. I do see the little green light come on when the watch is off so I know it is working.
Anyone have this issue and any advice on getting it to work. I got this watch to supplement Strava with my heart rate on bike rides so its value is not so great if this doesnt work.
I have always found the heart rate monitor in my 1st gen Moto 360 to be hit-or-miss when manually initiating a heart rate check. It usually takes 3 attempts to get a reading.
I wouldn't even consider relying on it for physical activity tracking.
I was getting this the other day. Then took the watch off and wiped the sensor and tried it again and it worked first time, sweat and dead skin can easily block it.
I have problem with the HRM on my watch. The HR measuring is working well in rest mode, but when I start a training, the sensor measures my HR, but after 1 minute it stops working, and no HR data on my watch. The green leds are flashing, but no HR data. Anybody has the same issue? Or my watch is defected?
Did you follow the manual on how to wear the watch? There is a section for that. Placing the watch at the right place help the monitor to work more appropriately.
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I did a 2 hours hike today and after 50 minutes I had to remove the watch and wipe my wrist and the back of the watch to make the HR monitor work again. So to me it looks like it has a problem with sweat/humidity. This is a huge problem IMO, enough to return an almost perfect smartwatch.
Galaxy Watch uses optical heart rate monitor. These are pretty good & easy to use while measuring rest heart rate.
If there is moisture (water, sweat) between your wrist and the sensor, readings will be probably off or cannot be measured.
Because of this, these sensors are pretty useless at intesive training, where you get sweaty.
These are not really sport clocks. You can read more by googling "optical heart rate monitor"
It works well for me while playing soccer, so I detest the theory that this does not work while being sweaty
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It works well for me while playing soccer, so I detest the theory that this does not work while being sweaty
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maybe you dont sweat much ? I lose more than 1 liter of water in 90 minutes while training.
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I did a 2 hours hike today and after 50 minutes I had to remove the watch and wipe my wrist and the back of the watch to make the HR monitor work again. So to me it looks like it has a problem with sweat/humidity. This is a huge problem IMO, enough to return an almost perfect smartwatch.
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It works great for me when I'm swimming tho.
I have to tighten it down before jumping in the pool, but I have not had any issues while submerged in water.
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It works great for me when I'm swimming tho.
I have to tighten it down before jumping in the pool, but I have not had any issues while submerged in water.
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will give it a try Tuesday and will report back. Thanks for the advice.
same issue here. after 5min running the heart rate just shows -- sometimes it comes back after few minutes, but very unstable...
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i found out that this happens when the heat rate hits exactly 100bpm and again at 160bpm. at that time the heart rate cannot be detected. very reproducible!
it has definitely nothing to do with sweating, moving or anything else.
once the heart rate gets a bit higher or lower than it comes back.
you can check that out by using the heat rate app in continuous mode or just use the app headset rate graphic and see what happens at 100 and 160bpm.
can somebody else confirm that?
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will give it a try Tuesday and will report back. Thanks for the advice.
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went for another 2 hours hike and I had to wipe the back of the watch 3 times to "reset" the HR monitor. This is not acceptable IMO so Ill probably just return it.
I've had two Galaxy Watches and they exhibit the same behavior. If I move the watch further away from my wrist it helps a bit. It seems that it has issues during high intensity training where it'll just blank out for a bit. Overall it's still pretty decent and not enough to make me want to return the watch.
happened last while... sitting watching TV. I had a flatline every time I manually activate the HR monitor. Only a reboot could bring it back to life.
Many threads about this problem here: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Wearable-Tech/bd-p/wearabletech and on the EU equivalent.
Has anyone been able to get it working with a external chest strap?
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i found out that this happens when the heat rate hits exactly 100bpm and again at 160bpm. at that time the heart rate cannot be detected. very reproducible!
it has definitely nothing to do with sweating, moving or anything else.
once the heart rate gets a bit higher or lower than it comes back.
you can check that out by using the heat rate app in continuous mode or just use the app headset rate graphic and see what happens at 100 and 160bpm.
can somebody else confirm that?
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I just got my GW 3 days ago. I did a test run today, and it seems to me that after my hr got to 104rpm, it lost reading.
SInce this is the only run I have tried with it, and it was raining, so I am not sure what is the actual cause. But your findings are really helpful, at least it gives another perspective!