Ifthisserviceisnotpre-installedonyourphoneyoumaystillbeabletoenableANT+communication,seehttp://www.thisisant.com/developer/ant/ant-in-android/formoreinfo.
WhatisANT?
ANTisanextremelypowerefficientwirelesscommunicationtechnology.ANTallowsyoutoconnectto,andmakeuseofvariousotherANTorANT+devices.Today,thisserviceallowsyoutoconnecttopopularinteroperableANT+sport/fitness/healthdevicessuchasheartratesensors,fitnessequipment,cyclingproducts,weightscalesandmore.InthefutureitwillbepossibletouseANTtoenableamyriadofnewapplicationsfromyourmobiledevice,suchashomeautomationcontroloflighting,temperatureanddoorlockfunctions.Visitwww.thisisant.comformoreinfo.
Howtouse:
Thissystemservicecannotbelauncheddirectly.ItwillrunautomaticallyinthebackgroundwheneveranyapplicationthatrequiresANTwirelesscommunicationisused.
ANT+enabledapplicationsalsotypicallyrequiredownloadingtheANT+Pluginshttp://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsi.ant.plugins.antplus
SomepopularappsenhancedwithANT+:
*SamsungSHealth
*GarminFit™
*SportsTrackerbySTL
*Endomondo
*MyTracks
*Run.GPSTrainerUV
*IpBike,IpWatts,IpPeloton,IpSmartHr
*Selfloops
*SportyPal
*MapMyFITNESS/RIDE/RUN/WALK+/HIKE/DOGWALK
DevelopingANTApplications:
ANTisanultralowpowerwirelesstechnologygreatforlowdatarateapplicationssuchassensors,monitors,beacons,commandandcontrol,etc.ConnectingdevicesandtransferringdataissimpleusingourANTAPI.DevelopingappsforANT+devicesiseveneasierusingourANT+PluginsAPI.TheseAPIsarefreetouse.Moreinformationisavailableathttp://www.thisisant.com/developer/ant/ant-in-android/.
RequiredAndroidPermissions:
FullNetworkAccess:TheANTRadioServicewillneverdownloadoruploadanydataovertheinternet.ThispermissionisonlyrequiredbecauseitispossibletoinstalltheANTRadioServiceonanAndroidEmulator(ie:fordevelopmentpurposes)inwhichcaseitrequiresaccesstointernetsocketstocommunicatewithanANTUSBStickonthehostWindowsPCusingtheANTAndroidEmulatorTools.ThiscommunicationrequirestheINTERNETpermissionbutonlycommunicateswiththelocalPC.
ModifySystemSettings:ThisallowsinitializationofwhetherANTshouldbeturnedofforkeptonwhenAirplanemodeisentered.
BluetoothAdmin:OnsomehardwareconfigurationsANTmayrequirecommunicatingwithBluetoothatthesystemlevel.However,thisservicewillnotstartbluetoothscansorcreatebluetoothconnections.
MoreInfo:
*ANTandANT+ingeneralhttp://www.thisisant.com
*ANTonAndroidhttp://www.thisisant.com/consumer/ant-101/ant-in-phones/
*ANT+CertifiedAppshttp://www.thisisant.com/directory/filter/~/115/~/
*OtherANT+CertifiedProductshttp://www.thisisant.com/directory/
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