27 thoughts on “Polar Vantage V2 Gets Power Updates”

1. Still no drills added(pool swim), was in app prior to release and then removed, some country polar branches claimed it would return with this update… guess it wont come ever

   1. it’ll come!

      1. When ? 🙂

2. Adding insult to injury, the Polar Flow app doesn’t prevent you from creating a power based training if you don’t own a V2. I just created one and synced it to my Vantage M. As expected, it doesn’t work. It shows up as a regular no limits run. 🙁

   1. well…yes.
      I’m just hoping (and it is hoping based on zero info) that Polar will still backport this.

      1. Also works the same on a v800 (shows up, but no limits so just a phased workout without zones)… I was shocked it loaded at all, and it does cause the watch to freak out a bit (have to “restart” each time a workout with/without power is loaded to it (even when removing, it still has to restart) or it won’t go into the activities screen until the restart.
         My secret hope, is there are a horde of v800 “Polar devs” still there that are like some of us that really want to keep using it, that might sneak in a new firmware update, but right now, it’s a bit too much to expect, compared to the earlier Vantage gens which are in the same base OS and sensor driver stacks now essentially as the v2, unlike the v800 which was totally different sensors/support stack.
         One can hope, at first I thought I’d bricked my watch when it refused to go into activities, but the reboot fixed that, and then it looked like it REALLY wants to cooperate with the workout, but as with the Vantage gen1s, it just shows up no limits (but since it WILL sync the data back, with recorded power, it can still be used to complete a workout, you just have to know the respective phases/zones that are required and do them appropriately.)
         I only tested it a bit, it was clear that since there is no “powerpointer” included in older models, the phased workouts won’t work, I’m guessing without that code to hook into on the watch, it just dumps that part of the workout interaction segment.
         Still, I was very surprised that Flow didn’t include an actual “hw-device detection block” to prevent the workout loading at all with power phases. That means either it’s an oversight at this point, or MAYBE it’s worth holding out dim hope….

      2. dim indeed !

3. With adding power updates and removing some bugs, what do you think about future updates? What features will Polar focus on?

   1. i guess 3rd party training plan integration would be a notable gap in their offering

      1. Good point. Also a connection with zwift would be positive with so many people training inside.

      2. maybe, Polar H10 does broadcast over multiple BLE channels
         I can’t see broadcasting of pace happening.
         People have to shout about what they want. Polar does listen.

      3. Manual FIT file upload to Flow would be nice

      4. nah
         external devices benefitting from FLOW’s algorithms…wont happen

      5. just wanted to upload my zwift ride 🙂

      6. a dongle/bridge should do it

      7. Yea it does( you have power and cadence from trainer ) but I mean riding in erg mean distance and speed will be wrong plus in vv2 you cant set wheel size less than 100

      8. wsw

4. According to you, what are the three most accurate watches for GPS accuracy right now?

   1. this lists the least inaccurate in a spreadsheet: https://the5krunner.com/2016/11/05/test-route-for-gps-devices/
      you don’t have to take my word for it either as you can download any of those files for yourself.

5. “Turn off watch and Reset all data and settings (factory reset) functions added.”

   We’re about to hit 2021, and it has taken them this long to allow you to turn the watch off.

   Brilliant.

   1. IIRC you could press and hold the red button to turn it off

      1. it was some restart, used on early vv1 softwares when some bug occured

      2. It’s a restart and not a power off. Once you turned that watch on, there was no way to turn off, other than letting the battery die. Every polar I have ever encountered did not have a way to just power it off. Suunto is the same way.

         At least Coros had the sense to have a power off button from the get-go.

      3. ah yes, ty

6. This basically makes the V2 feature complete for me:
   – V2 does now record power correctly from my Kickr Core which has been a problem with previous Vantage models
   – With the running test, there is a way to determine running power zones
   – I also really like the Power and Pace gauges (= this update)

   Maybe, it is only me but switching between workout views with two gauges (e.g., HR at the top and pace at the bottom) is super slow for me (= approx. 3s).

   Also, swimming is still a little buggy for me and sometimes does not record any distance. Hopefully, Polar will clean that one up next.

7. Phased Power now available on the Web platform, and it works a treat 🙂

   1. i saw the announcement and assumed it was the same as on the app from last quarter.

      https://the5krunner.com/2020/12/17/polar-vantage-v2-power-updates

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