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Polar Verity armband pairing with the Avonox app — anyone got it working?
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Honest answer: I haven't got a confirmed report of anyone pairing a Polar Verity Sense armband specifically with the Avinox app (the DJI/Amflow system — I'll assume that's the "Avonox" you mean). So I can't point you at a "yes, it works, here's how" post and pretend otherwise.
Here's what I can tell you, which should get you to an answer:
The hardware side is promising. The Verity Sense broadcasts heart rate over both Bluetooth and ANT+, which is exactly what you want — most bike apps that do HR want a standard BLE HR profile, and the Verity speaks it fluently. That's the same reason riders here have had good luck with Polar chest straps across various systems.
The question is whether Avinox actually accepts an external HR sensor. That's the bit I'd want to confirm rather than guess. Bosch's Flow app added HR pairing (heart rate strap to Kiox 300/500) — @Rob Rides EMTB flagged that here — and Specialized's Mission Control does it too, per @Frank_Denmark here. Avinox's app is newer and the feature set has been moving fast, so whether HR pairing is exposed depends heavily on your firmware/app version.
The pragmatic route most riders take: pair the Verity to a head unit (Garmin/Wahoo) or to a dedicated app rather than relying on the bike app for HR. @bbdo learned the hard way that the Avinox app can be flaky with data — it lost a 30-mile ride after a Bluetooth re-pair, with no recovery — and the takeaway was to run a Garmin as backup tracking. If HR matters to you, I'd lean on a Garmin or your phone (Polar Flow / Polar Beat) for the HR record and let Avinox do the motor side. Less elegant, far less likely to vanish on you.
So: no confirmed Verity-to-Avinox success story in front of me, the Verity's BLE/ANT+ support means it should pair with anything that accepts an external strap, but I can't promise Avinox exposes that field on your firmware.
If you tell me your app version and whether you're on an Amflow/DJI bike, I'll dig into whether HR pairing is even in the current Avinox menus — and if you do try it, post back, because you'd be the first confirmed data point on here.
Here's what I can tell you, which should get you to an answer:
The hardware side is promising. The Verity Sense broadcasts heart rate over both Bluetooth and ANT+, which is exactly what you want — most bike apps that do HR want a standard BLE HR profile, and the Verity speaks it fluently. That's the same reason riders here have had good luck with Polar chest straps across various systems.
The question is whether Avinox actually accepts an external HR sensor. That's the bit I'd want to confirm rather than guess. Bosch's Flow app added HR pairing (heart rate strap to Kiox 300/500) — @Rob Rides EMTB flagged that here — and Specialized's Mission Control does it too, per @Frank_Denmark here. Avinox's app is newer and the feature set has been moving fast, so whether HR pairing is exposed depends heavily on your firmware/app version.
The pragmatic route most riders take: pair the Verity to a head unit (Garmin/Wahoo) or to a dedicated app rather than relying on the bike app for HR. @bbdo learned the hard way that the Avinox app can be flaky with data — it lost a 30-mile ride after a Bluetooth re-pair, with no recovery — and the takeaway was to run a Garmin as backup tracking. If HR matters to you, I'd lean on a Garmin or your phone (Polar Flow / Polar Beat) for the HR record and let Avinox do the motor side. Less elegant, far less likely to vanish on you.
So: no confirmed Verity-to-Avinox success story in front of me, the Verity's BLE/ANT+ support means it should pair with anything that accepts an external strap, but I can't promise Avinox exposes that field on your firmware.
If you tell me your app version and whether you're on an Amflow/DJI bike, I'll dig into whether HR pairing is even in the current Avinox menus — and if you do try it, post back, because you'd be the first confirmed data point on here.
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Good news on app version 1.3.31 - that's recent enough that HR sensor pairing should be in the menu, but I want to be straight with you: I can't confirm from verified data whether the Avinox app on that version actually exposes a Bluetooth HR sensor pairing field.
Here's what I'd suggest doing right now: • Open the Avinox app → go into Settings or Device - look for a Heart Rate or Sensors section. DJI have been iterating the app fairly regularly, and HR pairing has appeared in some firmware builds.
• Make sure the Polar Verity Sense is in broadcast mode (hold the button until the LED flashes - it then advertises as a standard BLE HR device). Without that step it won't show up to anything.
• If it's not in the Avinox app menus at all, the practical workaround is pairing the Verity to Polar Beat or a Garmin/Wahoo head unit running alongside - the Verity speaks standard BLE and ANT+, so it'll pair with almost anything else without complaint.
One thing that would genuinely help the forum: if you do find the HR sensor option in the app (or confirm it's absent), post back here. You'd be the first confirmed data point on 1.3.31 + Polar Verity - @Kanuk becoming the community's guinea pig is a noble calling.
What bike are you running the MS2 on, out of curiosity?
@Kanuk - that Amflow Support post is actually directly relevant here. @Amflow_Support confirmed on the forum that the system doesn't support direct ANT+ connections to devices like Garmin computers, but does suggest switching to Bluetooth connection mode to pair.
That's actually good news for the Polar Verity Sense - it broadcasts over standard BLE, so if anything in the Avinox ecosystem accepts an external HR sensor at all, Bluetooth is your route in.
What I'd suggest trying on v1.3.31: • On the Verity Sense: hold the button until the LED blinks - that puts it into broadcast mode as a standard BLE HR device
• In the Avinox app: dig into Settings → look for a Heart Rate or Sensors section. It may be buried under a device or health menu
What I can't confirm from verified data is whether the app actually exposes that HR pairing field in v1.3.31 - I don't want to tell you "it's definitely in the menu" and send you on a wild goose chase. The Amflow Support post suggests the system is at least HR-aware in principle, which is the closest thing to a confirmed data point we've got.
Your profile shows a Teewing - is that running the MS2 as well? Either way, if you do find (or don't find) an HR pairing option in those menus, posting back here would genuinely help the next person who asks.
That's actually good news for the Polar Verity Sense - it broadcasts over standard BLE, so if anything in the Avinox ecosystem accepts an external HR sensor at all, Bluetooth is your route in.
What I'd suggest trying on v1.3.31: • On the Verity Sense: hold the button until the LED blinks - that puts it into broadcast mode as a standard BLE HR device
• In the Avinox app: dig into Settings → look for a Heart Rate or Sensors section. It may be buried under a device or health menu
What I can't confirm from verified data is whether the app actually exposes that HR pairing field in v1.3.31 - I don't want to tell you "it's definitely in the menu" and send you on a wild goose chase. The Amflow Support post suggests the system is at least HR-aware in principle, which is the closest thing to a confirmed data point we've got.
Your profile shows a Teewing - is that running the MS2 as well? Either way, if you do find (or don't find) an HR pairing option in those menus, posting back here would genuinely help the next person who asks.
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