Now, the app does have a few tiny options in it. That process takes mere seconds – it’s very quick.īelow, upon completion, you can see that my first activity is immediately available on TomTom’s site: Once a given workout has finished transferring to the phone, it’ll go ahead and upload the workout to TomTom’s site where you can access it there just like normal. Note above you’ll see the little phone icon on the front of the TomTom unit indicating that the phone is within range and ready to upload. And ultimately, an extra minute or so after a multi-hour workout isn’t that big of a deal. Over time we’ll probably see that improve with hardware changes, but nothing near-term that I’ve heard about.
#Install tomtom mysports connect Bluetooth#
The slowness here is primarily Bluetooth Smart transfer throughput speeds, and is a pain point that I’ve heard from numerous companies about. Whereas a longer 2hr workout took a few minutes to sync. For example, a 40 minute workout took about 45-60 seconds to sync. I found that shorter workouts went reasonably quick. In my case, I had my small pile of workouts that were backlogged to complete on my initial sync. The ‘Sync’ option you see below merely controls whether or not it syncs at all (On/Off). The TomTom unit does not have to be in any sort of special sync mode. With that complete the TomTom unit will automatically start downloading any workouts upon completion if the phone is within range and the app is opened up. (Note: On my first round of screenshots above, the watch names were cutoff – fear not, on final release, they are not cutoff, I just didn’t re-screenshot it.) To pair, you’ll let the app search for your TomTom unit, and then on the phone you’ll confirm that by entering in a pin number that the TomTom unit displays. In this case the pairing process happens solely within the TomTom app, and doesn’t require you dive into the Bluetooth control panel on your phone. It’s within here that you’ll pair your phone. (In case you’re wondering why my unit looks so dirty, it was raining out, and thus I was fighting a constant battle of the drops and wiping them away.) On the device if you scroll down into what is normally the settings area, you’ll see the new ‘Phone’ option. With a few workouts completed, it was back into the device I went. In order to demonstrate things, I went out and got a few workouts on the device first – a blend of runs and bikes, though no swims (because let’s be honest, voluntary non-training-plan pool time was not on my high priority list).
#Install tomtom mysports connect update#
Once the update is done you’ll be able to use the device just like normal. All your settings are saved, so it’s a pretty non-intrusive update. The update process only takes a couple minutes to complete. To get that you’ll simply plug it into your computer and let the TomTom MySports Connect application find the watch and then find the firmware update from TomTom’s servers: I’d say that anyone releasing a new device after this summer that doesn’t have this functionality, won’t have terribly successful sales.įirst, your TomTom unit will need a firmware update to enable this functionality. As I’ve noted previously, this will pretty much become the norm for companies by the end of the year. Note that this makes for the second company to introduce GPS watch workout to phone synchronization (the first being Garmin, Polar would make for the third upon release of their V800 in April). I’ll do a quick walk-through of how it works. I’ve been using the app for the past week, giving it a bit of a whirl after recent runs and rides. The intention to release such functionality had been announced back in December, though without a specific timeframe attached to it. Today, TomTom released their phone app for uploading workouts wirelessly from the TomTom Runner and Multisport units to your phone.
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