Source: Polar
There’s some new Polar Vantage firmware tthat supports emojis and Chinese/Japanese characters. Yay.
It’s v3.1.7 and also has some bug fixes inside. Sometimes these kind of releases sneak in a featurette or two, but I couldn’t find one.
Some GPS improvements are reported elsewhere; as noted by Naiboo – source this site’s forum
Last Updated on 20 January 2026 by the5krunner
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Emojis? Seriously?
The things I never knew a sports watch had to have… 😀
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