Rowers

Row with your SmartRow in a rowing game

RowingBuddy talks to the SmartRow sensor directly over Bluetooth, so you don’t need the SmartRow app open while you row. Distance, pace, power and stroke rate come straight from the sensor and move your boat stroke by stroke.

What you need

  • A WaterRower or other rower with a SmartRow sensor fitted.
  • A computer, or an Android phone or tablet, with Chrome or Edge.

How to connect

  1. Open RowingBuddy in Chrome or Edge and choose Rower.
  2. Choose SmartRow.
  3. Pull the handle once to wake the sensor.
  4. Pick your SmartRow in the browser’s Bluetooth window.
  5. Row a few strokes and check that the live numbers move.

Then pick a world and a workout, and row. To put it on the big screen, see how to row on your TV.

If it won’t connect

  • Not in the Bluetooth list? Pull the handle again: the sensor sleeps when it isn’t used.
  • Close the SmartRow app on your phone or tablet, in case it’s still connected to the sensor.
  • Prefer to keep the SmartRow app running? Turn on its broadcast mode and choose Other Bluetooth rower in RowingBuddy instead.

Still stuck? The questions and answers may help.

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