How do I sync my Polar V650 with the Polar Flow app?
Make sure location is enabled for Polar Flow app in the phone's application settings. On Android 6 and newer devices, location permission is needed to scan for Bluetooth devices.
If you have several Flow app compatible Polar devices in use, make sure you have chosen V650 as the active device in the Android Flow app. This way Flow app knows to connect to your watch. In the Flow app, go to Devices and choose V650, and then return to the main menu.
Before syncing make sure:
- You have a Polar account and have downloaded and installed Flow app onto your mobile device
- You have registered your V650 in the Flow web service and synced data via FlowSync software at least once
- Your mobile device has Bluetooth turned on, and airplane mode/flight mode is not turned on.
To sync your data with iOs mobile:
- Sign into Flow app on your mobile.
- Press the side button on your V650 to view the side menu, and choose SYNC WITH MOBILE from the menu to start syncing.
- When you sync for the first time, you'll be asked whether you're connecting to iOS mobile or Android mobile. Choose iOS mobile.
- CONNECTING is displayed, followed by SYNCING. The progress bar shows the status of the sync. Please notice that the sync may take a while if you have lots of training data on your V650. Syncing complete is displayed when you are done.
To sync your data with Android mobile:
- Sign into Flow app on your mobile.
- If you have other Polar training devices in use with Flow app Android, make sure that V650 is chosen as the active device in Flow app. This way Flow app knows to connect to your V650. In Flow app, go to Settings > PRODUCTS and tap on V650 to activate it.
- Press the side button on your V650 to view the side menu, and choose SYNC WITH MOBILE from the menu to start syncing.
- When you sync for the first time, you'll be asked whether you're connecting to iOS mobile or Android mobile. Choose Android mobile.
- If your mobile device prompts to accept pairing, choose to accept.
- To pair the devices type XXXXXX on your mobile is displayed on V650. To pair V650 with your mobile device, enter the pin code from the V650 on your mobile device. The pairing starts. Paired is displayed when pairing is completed successfully.
- CONNECTING is displayed, followed by SYNCING. The progress bar shows the status of the sync. Please notice that the sync may take a while if you have lots of training data on your V650. Syncing complete is displayed when you are done.
When you sync your V650 with Flow app, your training data is also synced automatically via an internet connection to the Flow web service.
If necessary, you can change the iOS mobile / Android mobile setting afterwards in General settings > About V650. Scroll to the bottom of the page to change the setting.
If your Polar V650 fails to sync with the Polar Flow app, try these steps to fix the problem:
- Switch Bluetooth off and then back on from your mobile device
- Restart your mobile device
- Make sure you've got the latest version of Flow app and the latest firmware on your Polar V650.