Just got this email from Strava in my mailbox:
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When you record a workout on Strava, it’s our job to make sure your effort is captured accurately and reliably. We recently discovered that pairing Bluetooth heart rate monitors and power meters directly with the app is causing Strava to crash for millions of athletes — most of whom don’t even use these kinds of sensors. So to significantly improve the stability of the app, we’ll no longer support direct Bluetooth and ANT+ device pairing as of October 28th, 2019.
If you record activities using a GPS watch or bike computer, this change will not affect you at all. But if you want to record activities using your phone and capture sensor data, you’ll have to record with one of the many apps that upload to Strava. Here are some tips to get you started. We know that even small changes in your routine or equipment can make a big difference, so we appreciate your understanding.
There goes my backup for when my BOLT dies/gets left at home for some reason. Have to say I’ve never experienced the crashes they mention.
Also, there’s this very weird sentence: “We recently discovered that pairing Bluetooth heart rate monitors and power meters directly with the app is causing Strava to crash for millions of athletes — most of whom don’t even use these kinds of sensors.” If they don’t even use these kinds of sensors how can it be that these sensors crash their Strava apps?
Anyhow, does anyone have a good alternative recording app on the iPhone that allows recording HR and power via Bluetooth?