Unable to use Garmin Heart Rate Monitor (ANT+) with iOS 8.

I have a new iPhone 6. On my previous iPhone 5 with iOS 7 I used Digifit to track my exercise and monitor my heart rate with a Garmin Heart Rate monitor and never had any problem with it. I use an ANT+ 30-pin transceiver attached with Apple's 30-pin to lightning connector to connect to the Garmin Heart Rate Monitor. Since getting my new iPhone 6, when I try to start an exercise program in Digifit it hangs while trying to connect the the sensors. I handed down my old iPhone 5 to my daughter and tried it with her's, which is now updated to iOS 8, with the same results. Therefore I believe it must be a problem with iOS 8.

Anyone else have similar issues?

I wonder if it is related to the HealthKit bug?

Solutions?

Thanks!

iPhone 6, iOS 8, Digifit, ANT+, 30-pin to lightning

Posted on Sep 21, 2014 1:23 PM

20 replies

lilmill

Level 1

8 points

Mar 4, 2015 8:56 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

just talked to ssomeone and looks like I was setting up wrong. I was expecting to see it show up under bt devices. But instead I will need to run app such as strava and have that communicate to the hr monitor. I'll try when I get home and I guess I will have to manually input spin ride data into app to record cals and distance

lilmill

Level 1

8 points

Mar 4, 2015 3:38 PM in response to lilmill

i guess more expensive isn't always better. the garmin hr monitor is ant+ only. Should have bought the cheaper one that also has bt.

Mar 4, 2015 4:37 PM in response to lilmill

It's not clear exactly what you're trying to do that you can't do. If you have a Garmin cycling unit, I would imaging you're looking at that when you cycle, not your phone. You can export Garmin data to apps on your phone.

Jun 23, 2016 5:17 AM in response to EDPDX

After encountering the same problem, I spoke with Apple about this. The problem is on Garmin's end, because they failed to update the firmware which enables Apple devices to use their receivers--updates that are typically made to increase data security, and which they provide to developers like Garmin so that they may update their firmware and software for these new security protocols.

I contacted Garmin two days ago, but so far no response.

Jun 23, 2016 5:29 AM in response to John P Thiel

John P Thiel wrote:

After encountering the same problem, I spoke with Apple about this. The problem is on Garmin's end, because they failed to update the firmware which enables Apple devices to use their receivers--updates that are typically made to increase data security, and which they provide to developers like Garmin so that they may update their firmware and software for these new security protocols.

I contacted Garmin two days ago, but so far no response.

iPhones still don't support ANT+.

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Unable to use Garmin Heart Rate Monitor (ANT+) with iOS 8.