Not pairing with Polar H7 on Android Nougat - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Yesterday I got my brand new Nexus 5x and I was extremely pleased with my new phone. It arrived 6.0.1 so after applying all the security fixes I tested everything on the phone to make sure it's working properly.
After that, I upgraded to N by flashing the factory images and restored my apps and data from my Nexus 4. Everything was working perfectly except for the heart rate monitor, the Polar H7.
The problem is that my 5x sees the sensor, but when I initiate the pairing process nothing happens. It just says Pairing... for a while and then nothing. I tried to tap it a few times and it just didn't want to pair.
What I tried to do:
1) Force stop the Bluetooth Share thingy and remove data/cache.
2) Reboot my phone
3) Try to pair the sensor directly from the fitness apps I use, Polar Beat and Runtastic Pro.
Polar Beat sees the sensor, but when I try to pair it, it either says sensor inactive or doesn't display my heart rate before dropping the connection.
Runtastic Pro can't even find the sensor. It has to be paired in the Bluetooth setting for it to work properly.
4) Factory reset the sensor as I found on the Polar's troubleshooting page.
5) Factory reset my phone and try to pair the sensor before restoring my apps and data.
The sensor works just fine on my Nexus 4. I paired the H7 again with it after the factory reset and it worked just fine. The battery is almost full and I do wear the sensor on the chest strap when I try to pair it with my phone.
I've seen a few threads on Nexus support forums where users mention Bluetooth connectivity issues and even a few mentioned their H7s not working on 5x and 6p after the update.
Anyone here ran into this problem and is there a solution? Other than to pray that Google fixes the issue.

I'm glad you are having the same issue, I was already starting to think my Polar device was broken. I'm also using a Nexus 5X with Nougat.
I have also logged this on the official Google Support forum:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/EgBjK6mutb0;context-place=forum/nexus

I have the same Problem with my H7 from Polar. Went back to 6.0.1 and it's working again... Hope it gets fixed soon.

philz03 said:
I'm glad you are having the same issue, I was already starting to think my Polar device was broken. I'm also using a Nexus 5X with Nougat.
I have also logged this on the official Google Support forum:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/EgBjK6mutb0;context-place=forum/nexus
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I have reported the issues on the AOSP bug tracker. Some Google employees labeled the issue for DevPreview-N. Sadly no comments, but I hope this means they will sort this out with the next Android N update.

Same problem here, Nexus 5X, Android 7.0 with September security update. My Polar H7 was connecting just fine before upgrading to Nougat, cannot connect any more after upgrade. My wife's Polar H7 connects just fine with her Samsung, but does not connect to my Nexus 5X with Nougat.

i Have the Same Problem with H7 and Nexux 6P Nougat 7.0

Same issue over here on a Nexus 5x Build-Nr. NBD90W and Polar H7 as well as Polar V650 bike computer.

I still have NBD90S and it is pairing with the H7 and working with polar beat.
I have a custom recovery so I didn't grab the latest security update yet. Will update and let you know if it then fails.

Upgrading through the the beta program to 7.1.1 (NPF10C) solved the problem for me.

Hi Guys,
Same problem here, not able to pair the H7 on my N5X running PureNexus 7.0.
Very annoying.
So is the 7.1.1 beta the only solution found untill now?

Updating to Android 7.1.1 worked for me too. Yay.

Same here, all fine now

FYI: I have a Polar H7 that would no longer pair on my Nexus 6P on Nougat 7.1.2 nor would it pair on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S on Marshmallow. It would just hang on 'pairing' in the polar beat app and never complete the process on the latest polar beat APK (2.3?). I rolled the Polar Beat app back to 2.0.1 via an APK download and it paired with no problem, so try that if you're still having issues.

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Not sure anyone will be able to help with this appreciate its a long shot, i've bought a Garmin Vivosmart fitness tracker and it connects to the phone via Bluetooth, now it all works mint except if i go out of range with the bluetooth the phone and garmin are supposed to reconnect automatically but it doesn't i have to unpair and then repair which isn't the end of the world but is a pain in the backside, looking on the garmin forums lots of people with M8's saying the same so there seems to be an issue with the way HTC - Garmin bluetooth works, some phones seem to work perfect (as in other android phones) so it doesn't seem a generic android-garmin issue, just wondering if anyone has had the same issue with any other bluetooth equipment and managed to find a cure ?
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wakers said:
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G'day wakers,
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Cheers for the reply i might try a few different rom's i presumed that lollipop was the issue from what your saying maybe not then i'll let you know...
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Factory reset?
I see that you deleted all bt connection but do you have some apps that are using bt? Like for smartwatch, headphones...?
I have Amazfit and watch must be connected to be able to pair a new device. Drow me crazy first time when I had that problem. I thought that car audio is broken, then phone... After pairing, watch doesn't have to be connected to reconnect.
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Zeljko1234 said:
Factory reset?
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I was afraid this reply could come. When doing a factory reset, I do following: Pack /data/media somewhere because Nandroid omits this. Backup all partitions using twrp. Backup all apk using adb. Export SMS. Export contacts. Screenshots of the launcher screens. All this takes about 2-3 hours. Then I struggle a week until my device behaves like before. I'd be willing to do it if I saw a reason why it could help.
Zeljko1234 said:
I see that you deleted all bt connection but do you have some apps that are using bt? Like for smartwatch, headphones...?
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Headphone, yes, there is August EP650 configuration tool that is not necessary. Thank you for the hint, will try it. Also I read somewhere it may help to delete cache partition, that's also worth a try before doing factory reset. Maybe I'll wait for Oreo before trying factory reset, could be they fixed some bug there.
Edit: BatOn which shows Bluetooth battery for external devices could also be the culprit.
Zeljko1234 said:
I have Amazfit and watch must be connected to be able to pair a new device. Drow me crazy first time when I had that problem. I thought that car audio is broken, then phone... After pairing, watch doesn't have to be connected to reconnect.
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That's a strange behavior indeed. Amazfit seems to do something wrong.
It doesn't get any better if you upgrade to Oreo, I've been having problems with my Moto Z play disconnecting and reconnecting to the radio in my Corolla constantly ever since I went up to nougat. To be honest I just bought a good pair of headphones and stopped using the radio. Good luck though, if someone finds something that helps let me know.
I'm using bt with car audio, headphones, smartwatch... No problems at all, except one with Amazfit. And that is related to their bt implementation, not Moto fault.
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Seems the last action to remove Bluetooth related apps was the right one . There were two apps installed:
1. BatOn showing the state of battery of connected Bluetooth device
2. August configuration app for August EP650 headset
Removed both as they are usually not needed and it seems to work now. Will see later if it only worked for the short test I did today (currently I try to avoid driving because of an injury) or if it keeps stable.
Good, you didn't have to factory reset after all
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