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Smart Notifications

The Smart Notifications feature allows you to get notifications from your phone to your M200. Your M200 notifies you if you get an incoming call or receive a message (for example an SMS or a WhatsApp message). It also notifies you about the calendar events you have on your phone's calendar. When you're training with your M200, you can only receive notifications about calls if you have the Polar Flow app running on your phone and the phone nearby.

  • To use the Smart Notifications feature, you need to have the Polar Flow mobile app for iOS or Android, and your M200 needs to be paired with the app. iOS 10 and Android 5.0 are the minimum supported mobile operating systems
  • Please note that when the Smart Notifications feature is on, the battery of your Polar device and phone will run out faster because Bluetooth is continuously on.

Smart Notification Settings

Phone (iOS)

The notification settings on your phone determine what notifications you receive on your Polar device. For more information, see Smart notifications (iOS).

Phone (Android)

To be able to receive notifications from your phone to your Polar device, you first need to enable notifications on those mobile applications from which you want to receive them. You can do this either via the mobile applications’ settings or via your Android phone’s App notifications settings. See the user manual of your phone for further information on App notifications settings.

Then the Polar Flow app has to have permission to read the notifications from your phone. You have to give Polar Flow app access to your phone notifications (i.e. enable notifications in the Polar Flow app). Polar Flow app guides you to give access when needed.

Polar Flow mobile app

On the Polar Flow mobile app, the Smart Notifications feature is set off by default.

Set the Smart Notifications feature on/off in the mobile app as follows:

  1. Open the Polar Flow mobile app.
  2. Go to Devices.
  3. Under Phone notifications choose On, On (no preview) or Off.
  4. Sync your M200 with the mobile app by pressing and holding the LEFT button of your M200.
  5. Smart notifications on or Smart notifications off is shown on your M200 display.

Whenever you change the notification settings on the Polar Flow mobile app, remember to sync your M200 with the mobile app.

Do not disturb

If you want to disable notification alerts for certain hours of the day, set Do not disturb on in the Polar Flow mobile app. When it's on, you won't receive any notification alerts during the time period you've set. The default setting for the Do not disturb mode is to be on between 10 pm and 7 am.

Change the Do not disturb setting as follows:

  1. Open the Polar Flow mobile app.
  2. Go to Devices.
  3. Under Phone notifications, use the switch to set Do not disturb on or off, and set the start and end time for the mode.
  4. Sync your M200 with the mobile app by pressing and holding the LEFT button of your M200.

Block apps

Applicable only on M200 paired with an Android phone

If you have specific notifications coming on to your phone that you don't want to see on your M200, you can block individual apps from sending smart notifications to your M200. To block specific app notifications:

  1. Open the Polar Flow mobile app.
  2. Go to Devices.
  3. Then under M200 tap Block apps from the bottom of the page.
  4. Choose which app you want to block, and tick the box next to its name.
  5. Sync the changed settings to your running watch by pressing and holding the LEFT button of your M200.

Smart Notifications in practice

When getting a notification, your M200 will discreetly alert you by vibrating. A calendar event and message alert once, while incoming calls alert until you press the button on your M200 or answer the phone. If a notification arrives during a call alert, it will not be shown.

During a training session you can receive calls, if you have Flow app running on your phone. You will not receive any other notifications (email, calendar, apps etc.) during training sessions.

The Smart Notifications Feature Works via Bluetooth Connection

The Bluetooth connection and the Smart Notifications feature work between your M200 and your phone when they are in the line of sight and within the range of 5 m /16 ft from each other. If your M200 is out of range for less than two hours, your phone restores the connection automatically within 15 minutes when your M200 comes back within the range.

If your M200 is out of range for more than two hours, you can restore the connection when your phone and M200 are within the Bluetooth range again by pressing and holding the LEFT button on your M200.

Visit support.polar.com/en/M200 for more instructions.