Garmin ANT+ Speed Sensor not Pairing with Samsung Note 4

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01-18-16, 03:42 AM

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Garmin ANT+ Speed Sensor not Pairing with Samsung Note 4

Got the ANT+ Speed and Cadence sensor to link up to my phone but can't get the speed sensor to pair in Strava.

After installing both the speed and cadence sensors and opening strava on my phone it searches for Bluetooth and ANT+ sensors. The cadence sensor came up straight away and paired with no issue but I can't get the speed sensor to show up.

When I rotate the wheel, after two rotations the green lights on the sensor blink like they are supposed to but the phone doesn't pick it up.

I am assuming that because the Cadence sensor came up straight away and paired that there is no issue with pairing ANT+ sensors with the phone.

Has anyone had any issues on other Samsung phones S4 S5 etc that also have ANT+ capability?

Thanks for your help.

Liam

01-18-16, 06:36 AM

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An ANT+ Sensor will never pair directly with a smartphone! Either your sensor uses BLE (bluetooth) in addition to ANT+ or you need a ANT+ Dongle. But i know that its get only produced for the iphone from Wahoo

01-18-16, 06:44 AM

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I don't think Speed is one of the supported options in the Strava app. When I look at that screen for sensors in the app, I only see the options for Heart Rate, Power, and Cadence.

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I don't use Strava directly but have Garmin Connect sync to Strava so I can't comment on Strava support for speed.

I have however, purchased two pair of speed/cadence sensors and have had to change a battery on at least one of the sensors both times right out of the box. The sensor would wake up and flash but it wouldn't pair with a Garmin until the battery was changed.

01-18-16, 08:58 AM

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Yes they will. Been using them with a galaxy s4 active for ever a year and now a galaxy s6. They work very well.

01-18-16, 09:06 AM

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I have however, purchased two pair of speed/cadence sensors and have had to change a battery on at least one of the sensors both times right out of the box. The sensor would wake up and flash but it wouldn't pair with a Garmin until the battery was changed.

Could it be that you initially reversed the polarity of the battery when you first installed it? For some reason, it shorts the circuit when you do so. You would need to remove the battery and wait 30 secs before reinstalling it with the correct polarity to make it fully function again.