Polar Grit X2 Pro Titan

Polar Grit X2 Pro Titan is a rough and rugged outdoor sports watch crafted for adventure with sapphire glass AMOLED display in titanium casing, and a hi-tech toolkit of navigation and performance features for exploring the wonders of the world, and the body.

Polar Grit X2 Pro

Polar Grit X2 Pro is a rough and rugged outdoor sports watch crafted for adventure with sapphire crystal glass AMOLED display, and a hi-tech toolkit of navigation and performance features for exploring the wonders of the world, and the body.

Polar Vantage V3

An ensemble of biosensing instruments, AMOLED display, dual-frequency GPS, maps, and the most comprehensive suite of training and recovery tools on the market. The stage is set, and the Polar Vantage V3 smart sports watch is ready to put in the performance of a lifetime.

Polar Ignite 3

Polar Ignite 3 is a stylish fitness & wellness watch that helps you live a more energized life. It tracks your sleep, activity, and heart rate to provide guidance that’s tailored to your body and lifestyle.

Polar Pacer Pro

Polar Pacer Pro is an ultra-light, new-generation sports watch with integrated barometer that equips athletes with advanced tools to improve running economy, training sessions, and sports performance.

Polar Pacer

Sport is play – why complicate it? Polar Pacer is a no-nonsense sports watch that gives new athletes all the essentials, plus the specialized training tools they need to train better.

Polar Vantage V2

A powerful convergence of minimalist design, innovative technology, and intelligent training and recovery tools make Polar Vantage V2 our most formidable sportswatch to date.

Polar Grit X Pro

Built for military-level durability with sapphire glass and ultra-long battery, equipping you with new navigation tools, always-on outdoor features and Polar's ultimate training solutions.

Polar Vantage M2

Designed for function, the Polar Vantage M2 works as hard as you do. Our industry-leading technology is here to help you reach your goals and come back stronger. For that athlete attitude.

Polar Ignite 2

A fitness watch that’s sleek, simple and smart? Polar Ignite 2 is a true triple threat. Versatile and full of great features, it’s the perfect companion for any sport and any lifestyle.

Polar Unite

A beautifully simple watch with personalized daily workout guidance, 24/7 heart rate and activity tracking, plus automatic sleep and recovery applications.

Polar Vantage M

An all-round multisport & running GPS watch for anyone who loves setting new records. Polar Vantage M is a slim, lightweight training companion that gives you all the data you need to improve your performance.

Polar Grit X

An outdoor multisport watch with rugged yet lightweight design, ultra-long battery life and military-standard durability for anyone who prefers the trails over the roads.

Polar M430

A GPS running watch with wrist-based heart rate, advanced running features and Polar Running Program, Polar M430 is a top-level watch for runners who want more.

Polar Verity Sense

When freedom of movement is important to you, Polar Verity Sense is your go-to choice for any sport.

Polar H10

Widely regarded as the gold standard in wireless heart rate monitoring, this is the most accurate sensor in Polar’s history.

Polar H9

A reliable, high-quality heart rate chest strap for all your everyday sports with Bluetooth® and ANT+ connectivity. Get connected and get going.

Polar OH1+

Polar OH1+ is an optical heart rate monitor that combines versatility, comfort and simplicity. You can use it both as a standalone device and pair it with various fitness apps, sports watches and smart watches, thanks to Bluetooth® and ANT+ connectivity.

Wristbands

Personalize any watch for any style and any need.

Straps

Replace or upgrade your Polar Sensor chest straps or arm bands.

Power & Cables

For charging your products and data transfer.

Mounts & Adapters

Adapt your product for any situation.

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Polar Grit X Outdoor Series

Made for outdoor sports and built to handle any environment nature can throw at you, Grit X watches are designed to help you explore the world and gear up for adventure.

Polar Vantage Performance Series

Our flagship series is tailored for high-performance and endurance sports and training. Every aspect of our Vantage watches are designed with one particular person in mind – the athlete.

Polar Pacer Multisport Series

The Pacer Series gives athletes all the essentials such as accurate GPS and precise heart rate tracking, plus the specialized training, sleep, and recovery tools they need to train better.

Polar Ignite Fitness & Wellness Series

Sleek, simple, and smart – Ignite watches are the perfect partner for any fitness goals and any lifestyle.

Phone Notifications

The phone notifications feature allows you to get alerts about incoming calls, messages and notifications from apps onto your watch. You’ll get the same notifications on your watch that you get on your phone screen. Phone notifications are available for iOS and Android phones.

To use phone notifications, you need to have the Flow app running on your phone, and it also needs to be paired with your watch.

For pairing instructions for Vantage, see How do I pair my Grit X/Vantage with the Polar Flow app?

For pairing instructions for Ignite, see How do I pair my Ignite with the Polar Flow app?

For pairing instructions for Ignite 2, see How do I pair my Ignite 2 with the Polar Flow app?

For pairing instructions for Unite, see How do I pair my Polar Unite with the Polar Flow app?

Set phone notifications on

On your watch go to Settings > General settings > Phone notifications to set them on. Set phone notifications Off or On, when not training. Note that you will not receive any notifications during training sessions.

In the Flow app go to the Devices menu, choose your device and make sure Phone notifications are On. After setting the notifications on sync your watch with the Flow app.

iOS

On iOS 13 or newer make sure you have allowed your Polar watch to display phone notifications:

  • First time you open Flow app and sync your watch:
  • If you didn't allow the notifications the first time on iOS 13, go to Settings > Bluetooth > Your Polar watch > Toggle Share System Notifications on:​

Android

After enabling the Phone notifications feature in the Flow app's Devices menu and syncing your Polar device, Flow app will ask permissions for the Android phone's notification access etc.

To use Phone notifications, enable the Polar Flow permission option that has the "speech bubble" icon:

Note that when phone notifications are set on the battery of your watch and phone will run out faster because Bluetooth is continuously on.

View notifications

Whenever you receive a notification your watch will vibrate and a red dot will appear at the bottom of the display. When receiving a call your watch will vibrate and show the caller. You can also answer or decline the call with your watch.

Grit X/Grit X Pro/Vantage V/Vantage V2: View the notification by swiping up from the bottom of display or by turning your wrist and looking at your watch.

Vantage M/Vantage M2: View the notification by pressing BACK and choosing Notifications or by turning your wrist and looking at your watch.

Ignite/Ignite 2/Unite: View the notification by swiping up from the bottom of the display or by turning your wrist to look at the watch immediately after the watch vibrates.

Note that only five notifications are stored on the watch. If you receive more the oldest one is replaced.

Clear notifications

Press OK when viewing the notification, and choose Clear to remove it.

To remove all notifications on your watch scroll down on the notification list and choose Clear all.

Note that clearing notifications also removes them from your phone screen.

Do not disturb

If you want to disable notifications and call alerts for a certain period of time, set do not disturb on. When it is on, you will not receive any notifications or call alerts during the time period you have set. It also disables the automatic backlight gesture, sounds, vibration and watch notifications.

Do not disturb setting on your watch

To set it on go to Settings > General settings > Do not disturb on your watch. Choose Off, On or On (22.00 - 7.00), and the period when do not disturb is on. Choose when it Starts at and Ends at.

Do not disturb setting in the Flow app

  1. Open the Polar Flow mobile app.
  2. Go to Devices and choose your Vantage/Ignite.
  3. Under Phone notifications you can set Do not disturb on or off, and set the start and end time for Do not disturb.

Block apps (Android)

As soon as you’ve received the first notification from an app you can choose to block notifications from it.

In the Flow app go to the Devices menu, choose your device and choose Block apps. From the list you can choose which apps you wish to block.

Block apps (iOS)

In iOS, phone notifications are handled directly by the phone using the Apple Notification Center Service and the Flow app is only used to enable the feature. If you don't want to see notifications for some app in your Polar device but still want to see those notifications in your phone's lock screen and banners, you can block the notifications with these steps:

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. Select any app on the list you don't want to see notifications from, e.g. WhatsApp, Facebook.
  3. Disable the Notification Center option from the notification settings.

After this, notifications from that app can still be seen in the lock screen but are not sent to the Polar device.​

The phone notifications feature allows you to get alerts about incoming calls, messages and notifications from apps onto your watch. You’ll get the same notifications on your watch that you get on your phone screen. Notifications are available when not training and during training sessions. You can choose when you want to receive them. Phone notifications are available for iOS and Android phones. To use phone notifications, you need to have the Flow app running on your phone, and it also needs to be paired with your watch.

Set phone notifications on

On your watch go to Settings > General settings > Phone notifications to set them on. Set phone notifications Off, On, when not training, On, when training or Always on.

In the Flow app go to the Devices menu, choose your device and make sure Phone notifications are On. After setting the notifications on sync your watch with the Flow app.

iOS

On iOS 13 or newer make sure you have allowed your Polar watch to display phone notifications:

  • First time you open Flow app and sync your watch:
  • If you didn't allow the notifications the first time on iOS 13, go to Settings > Bluetooth > Your Polar watch > Toggle Share System Notifications on:​

Android

After enabling the Phone notifications feature in the Flow app's Devices menu and syncing your Polar device, Flow app will ask permissions for the Android phone's notification access etc.

To use Phone notifications, enable the Polar Flow permission option that has the "speech bubble" icon:

Note that when phone notifications are set on the battery of your watch and phone will run out faster because Bluetooth is continuously on.

View notifications

When not training, whenever you receive a notification your watch will vibrate and a red dot will appear at the bottom of the display. To view the notification:

  • Ignite 3: Swipe up from the bottom of the display or turn your wrist to look at the watch immediately after the watch vibrates.
  • Grit X, Grit X Pro, Grit X2 Pro, Pacer, Pacer Pro, Vantage M3, Vantage V2, Vantage V3: Press BACK and choose Notifications or turn your wrist to look at the watch immediately after the watch vibrates.

When receiving a notification during a training session, your watch will vibrate and show the sender.

When receiving a call your watch will vibrate and show the caller. You can also answer or decline the call with your watch.

Note that only five notifications are stored on the watch. If you receive more the oldest one is replaced.

Clear notifications

Ignite 3:

  • Tap the display when viewing the notification, and choose Clear to remove it.
  • To remove all notifications on your watch scroll down on the notification list and choose Clear all.

Grit X, Grit X Pro, Grit X2 Pro, Pacer, Pacer Pro, Vantage M3, Vantage V2, Vantage V3:

  • Press OK when viewing the notification, and choose Clear to remove it.
  • To remove all notifications on your watch scroll down on the notification list and choose Clear all.

Note that clearing notifications also removes them from your phone screen.

Do not disturb

If you want to disable notifications and call alerts for a certain period of time, set do not disturb on. When it is on, you will not receive any notifications or call alerts during the time period you have set. It also disables the automatic backlight gesture, sounds, vibration and watch notifications.

Do not disturb setting on your watch

To set it on go to Settings > General settings > Do not disturb on your watch. Choose Off, On or On (22.00 - 7.00), and the period when do not disturb is on. Choose when it Starts at and Ends at.

Do not disturb setting in the Flow app

  1. Open the Polar Flow mobile app.
  2. Go to Devices and choose your watch.
  3. Under Phone notifications you can set Do not disturb on or off, and set the start and end time for Do not disturb.

Block apps (Android)

As soon as you’ve received the first notification from an app you can choose to block notifications from it.

In the Flow app go to the Devices menu, choose your watch and choose Block apps. From the list you can choose which apps you wish to block.

Block apps (iOS)

In iOS, phone notifications are handled directly by the phone using the Apple Notification Center Service. The Flow app is only used to enable the feature. If you don't want to see notifications for some app on your Polar watch but still want to see them on your phone's lock screen and banners, you can block the notifications with these steps:

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. Select any app on the list you don't want to see notifications from, e.g. WhatsApp, Facebook.
  3. Disable the Notification Center option from the notification settings.

After this, notifications from that app can still be seen on the lock screen but are not sent to your Polar watch.​

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