topic ANT+ support? in XZ Series

ANT+ support?

valcho — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:50:41 GMT

Hi,

Does XZ support ANT+?

Thanks!

Val

Re: ANT+ support?

Uliwooly — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:18:38 GMT

Unlikely, just like your last question

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-X-Performance/No-ANT-for-Xperia-X-A-Performance/td-p/1147619

Re: ANT+ support?

Uliwooly — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:21:08 GMT

Xperia XZ White Paper

http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/whitepapers/xperia-xz-f8331-white-paper/

Re: ANT+ support?

valcho — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:16:26 GMT

Thank!

Well, in this case, no Sony smartphone for me:(

Re: ANT+ support?

Uliwooly — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:20:54 GMT

Which 2015 or 2016 flagship device support this?

Re: ANT+ support?

valcho — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:31:41 GMT

according to:

http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s7/more/#!/spec

and

http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/galaxy-note/galaxy-note7/more/#!/spec

S7 and Note 7 should support it.

Re: ANT+ support?

Uliwooly — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:42:07 GMT

https://www.thisisant.com/consumer/ant-101/ant-in-phones

Re: ANT+ support?

valcho — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:50:59 GMT

Very helpful, thanks!

Re: ANT+ support?

ChrisCP — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:15:01 GMT

Anyone know if Sony's decision to drop ant+ for BLE on their flagship phone is permanent decision? Seems odd with so many using ant+ devices and combined ant+ BLE chips available for phone manufacturers.

Re: ANT+ support?

Uliwooly — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:23:22 GMT

@ChrisCP

That seems to be the norm with new devices not just Sony.

Re: ANT+ support?

ThorstenM — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 05:35:55 GMT

Galaxy S8

The following models are ANT+ Certified: SM-G950F,

34 SUPPORTED APPS WORK WITH THIS ITEM.

Re: ANT+ support?

GetRidOfPinkCon — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:46:48 GMT

I now regret having bought the Sony xz, as there is no Ant+ device in it, as I assumed. I had the Sony Z1 compact, and there was. Nowadays this is a standard, and there are thousands of devices and sensors using Ant+, and many new coming up. So I assumed there also should be an Ant+ Support in a new Premium Sony mobile. But Sony decided for regression. There are lots of useless technology in it (NFC, Fingerprint Sensor, 4k Video), but the basics are now missing. Very Unsmart Phone. I think this will be my last Sony. Too expensive to be bad. What a pity, I liked it very much, but this is a no-go.

Re: ANT+ support?

jsan55 — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:05:49 GMT

Unfortunately, there is no successor for the Xperia Z5 - outdoor sportsmen will switch to samsung mobile (eg galaxy S5). incredible for me. Missing ANT+ support, this is a no-go