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8.02 Beta Software Training Effect broken

I installed the 8.02 beta and rebooted.

The next day I ran a 5K race at an effort I would have expected an aerobic training effect of 3.2 to 3.5, the watch read 0.8.

Treating that as a one-off I ran a 4 mile run just now at what would usually be a 2.8 to 3.0 effort, the watch read 1.2.

I don't rely on the useless wrist HRM , I use an external Polar OH1+

I understand that this is beta software but thought the feedback may be useful.

0 Torrespain over 3 years ago

Today I did an easy 4K on the 8.02 beta and got an aerobic training effect of 3.4.

Have you tried resetting your watch after the update?

0 JFox over 3 years ago

Was the Oh1 connected via Ant+ or Bluetooth? In my experience, the Training effect is too small if connected via Ant+ with edge 530 , but correct if connected via Bluetooth. I did not recognize differeces for ant+ or Bluetooth with my FR245 before, but maybe the new update has an impact.

0 dom over 3 years ago in reply to Torrespain

No, just a reboot, as just changing one factor at a time is advisable I have taken JFox's advice and have removed the Polar and re-paired it checking that the status is BLE. If this doesn't change anything I will reset.

0 dom over 3 years ago in reply to JFox

I don't know, I have removed the Polar and re-paired it checking that the status is BLE. If this doesn't change anything I will reset.

0 dom over 3 years ago in reply to JFox

Making sure the OH1 is connected via Bluetooth made no difference.

0 Ariel over 3 years ago

Relying on optical sensor for running can't be a good idea.

0 dom over 3 years ago in reply to Ariel

The optical sensor in the 735XT and the 645 watches I had worked extremely well, sadly the 245's sensor or associated software always reads 20 to 30 bpm high on runs. The Polar OH1+ sensor is however utterly reliable, more so than chest straps with their inconsistent contact issues.

0 dom over 3 years ago

Upshot was that neither checking that the Polar OH1+ nor the reset made any difference. Reverting to the current firmware.

0 dom over 3 years ago in reply to dom

Reverting to the current firmware fixed the issue

0 JFox over 3 years ago in reply to dom

Let’s cross fingers new public releases still show correct Training effect with oh1+