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Old 10-29-12 | 11:33 AM
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Android Bike Computer

I recently upgraded from my iPhone 4 to a Samsung GS3 and am looking for am app similar to Cyclemeter. I had Cyclemeter on my iPhone and it did it's job but the stuff I am finding on the Android side is kind of a bummer.

The things I would like included on the app are:

Current Speed
Time of the ride
Time Stopped
Distance
Elevation(and grade if possible)
ANT+(I have a garmin HRM and will be getting a cadence meter as well that runs on ANT+ and would like for it all to get logged by the phone)

I would like it to average and total the appropriate things and provide a daily, weekly, monthly and annual total.

Essentially I am looking to replace or use my microwireless as a backup. I have an Otterbox and a case mounted to my bars so I will be able to get live views whereas before I had my phone in my backpack and could not see anything.

I have tried:
Velodroid(didn't work)
MapMyRide(Display was mostly a map but I plan to play with it some more)
Move! Bike Computer(Didn't seem to track stopped time)

Any thoughts or input is appreciated.
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Old 10-29-12 | 12:55 PM
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Old 10-29-12 | 01:27 PM
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Old 10-29-12 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ckaspar
I recently upgraded from my iPhone 4 to a Samsung GS3 and am looking for am app similar to Cyclemeter.
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ANT+(I have a garmin HRM and will be getting a cadence meter as well that runs on ANT+ and would like for it all to get logged by the phone)
You're out of luck on ANT+ because the Samsung Galaxy S III does not include an ANT+ chip and I don't know of any third party ANT+ interface like Wahoo that is designed for Android with USB ports. Partly that is because Android prior to 2.3.x did not support USB "On The Go", a specification for allowing smart devices like phones to be connected to something other then a PC USB port. By contrast, iOS has been supporting the USB port in that mode for a while, which is why there is Wahoo for the iPhone, but not Android.

The latest Android phones include Bluetooth 4.0 hardware, which is something of a competitor to ANT+, but only support it in BT 2.0 mode (which means less battery life than an ANT+ sensor). Even if the S III got a BT 4.0 driver that wouldn't help you with your Garmin.

As a result, Bluetooth 2.0 is the only supported way to hook up HRMs and cadence sensors on the Galaxy S III and similar devices. The Zephyr HxM for Android should work with the Galaxy S III (it uses Bluetooth 2.0) and it is supported by Strava. Alternatively, get a Garmin Edge 500.

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I've been happy with SportyPal. Try it.
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Endomondo and Strava are two popular apps. I use Endomondo and it sounds pretty close to what you want. It doesn't calculate time stopped, but can autopause. I mainly just use it to track distance myself though.
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Old 10-30-12 | 11:57 AM
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I spose I can live without the ANT+. Just would have been nice to have it all in one place finally. I've been logging it in 2 places anyway so it is what it is.

And I do still feel it is an upgrade because I was not going to spend the $ for Wahoo anyhow but I get much more functionality overall with my GS3 despite not being able to log ANT stuff.

I gave Ipbike a try yesterday and I must say I like it overall. Will take some getting used to.

Thanks for the suggestions and thoughts all.
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Old 10-30-12 | 01:56 PM
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I gave Ipbike a try yesterday and I must say I like it overall. Will take some getting used to.
Ipbike is supposed to be ANT+ compatible and on their website, it's listing Galaxy s3 as one of the supported devices. Were you able to connect the ANT+ HRM?
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Old 10-31-12 | 03:26 PM
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I use strava to track my rides, and Ulysse Speedometer to show my speed while riding. The HUD mode shows just my speed on the screen and is easy to glance at
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Old 10-31-12 | 06:07 PM
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Endomondo. It can display just about any data you want, where you want it. It will show a moving map, track your rides, upload them and then let you review your speed etc on graphs. I find it very useful. One thing though... it eats batteries fast. You need an external battery if you plan on using it for more than 4-5 hours at a time.
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Old 11-01-12 | 02:01 PM
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I ended up keeping Ipbike. They kept prompting me to install IpSensorMan which looks like it wants to broadcast to connect to a HRM but I suspect I need to find an ANT+ dongle that I can affix to my USB charging port and I should be good to go.

Now to find an ANT+ dongle that has the mini USB plug that I have or I spose I can use my ANT+ stick I have to sync with my computer and my watch and just get a female end on one side so my stick will go into it(giggity). Then it should work. The hunt continues.
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