ANT+ support

[colvill]

Hi there,

My new Xperia Z Ultra is marketed as supporting ANT+. I bough this phone because of this feature as I would like to use it for cycling to replace an aging Xperia Active. 

It seems that ANT+ does not work on the Ultra. How do I get this working? 

[Uliwooly]

Indeed it does support ANT+

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z-ultra/specifications/

Connectivity and communication

• 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)
• aGPS
• ANT+
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• DLNA Certified
• GLONASS****
• MHL support

[Uliwooly]

You can find info here 

http://developer.sonymobile.com/2011/01/06/use-your-sony-ericsson-phone-with-ant-enabled-health-and-...

and here

http://www.thisisant.com/consumer/ant-101/activity-icons/?ant/ant-interoperability

Don't forget to give Kudos

[colvill]

Thanks. I know it has ANT+ and i know how to use ANT+, been using on my Xperia Active. BUT it has not been enabled in the firmware of the Xperia Z Ultra. Installing the ANT+ radio serice has no effect.

[ClausR1]

I think Sony has released the Firmware a tad to early, as the Sony Xperia M has the same issue.

[colvill · Accepted solution]

I got this working with the latest update. Bluetooth must be running. I'm loving it running IPBike for cycling. 

[Sam]

Glad you got that working Colvil, I believe we spoke over on Whirlpool. Please do let us know how it goes when used for this with the bike as we don’t hear much about the ANT+ usage.

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