In current times we can see technology everywhere around us. Most of them are wireless, with increasing use of wireless technology by peoples one name ANT has also become quite popular but most of us does not know anything about it.
Although ANT radio service is not a new one, it comes in the year 2003, but its use has been rapidly increasing since then smart devices like fitness bands, and smartwatches came.
All of these kinds of devices use ANT radio service to communicate wirelessly with your smartphones and tablets.
Now, let’s talk about Ant radio service. It is a pre-installed system service that the device manufacturer set up, or in another case, this service can be added to your device by a system update that will allow the ANT hardware communication system, which is already present in your device, to operate and communicate effectively.
Most people think that both Bluetooth and Ant radio service are the same, but that’s not true, although this service almost works the same as Bluetooth works.
There are plenty of other system services and mobile apps that Require the Installation of Ant radio service to run.
Here in this post, we will discuss Ant radio service and all other things you need to know about it.
What is ANT radio service?
Ant is a multicast wireless sensor network technology, and it was introduced in the year 2003 by Dynsatream Innovation, the network of Ant mainly used for sports and fitness sensors.
This is a wireless communication protocol system that allows enable hardware to communicate wirelessly.
In simple words, there is a pre-installed hardware communication device that exists in a smartphone.
With the help of its hardware structure, ANT radio service helps to communicate so they can work correctly with sensors and wireless things.
What does ANT radio service do?
ANT radio service works as a live radio communicator between tracking and monitoring applications of your smartphone and Android wearable devices.
This service helps two devices to make wireless connectivity in real-time.
Although power consumption of this service is also very low because it will only activate when any other mobile application or any other smart and wearable device requires ANT radio service to make real-time connectivity.
Many people have a misconception about ANT radio service is that it affects their mobile cellular network in a negative way, but that is not true; this service does not affect your mobile network in any way.
What is ANT plus and its plug-ins?
Nowadays people have become more health-conscious, or we can say fitness freak as a result of this there is a high demand for products like smartwatch and tracking devices so that people can monitor their health in real-time.
Most of these devices require both ANT and Bluetooth services to collect and measure data in real-time, but the problem arises when someone’s device does not have the In-built hardware of ANT radio services.
ANT plus is the solution to this problem. This is a small device that works with the smartphone by using its USB portal. These plugins are useful for those smartphones that do not have an in-built ANT communication system.
By using ANT plus plugins, one can easily connect to devices like a fitness band, smartwatches etc. And also, you can transfer data from one application or device to another by using ANT plus service.
What is ANT HAL Service?
ANT HAL service is a part of your device’s kernel that provides essential services like API interfaces and high standard services for some tablets and smartphones.
There are many people who don’t know anything about ANT HAL services, and basically, it is an OS language-based service that shows the devices and physical sensors currently present in your handsets like a Camera, Bluetooth and any other sensor.
In the absence of this service, many mobile phone applications will not be able to interact with sensors and other devices like fit bands, smartwatches and smart accessories. It also expedites the functionalities to monitor heart rate, run track and other similar functions.
What is ANT Radio Service app on android and How to install it?
Although you will get ANT radio service in almost every smartphone, but you will not find an application icon for this radio service in your smartphone.
It will only activate when you have a third party application in your mobile phone which connects another device that requires ANT radio service to operate.
Since ANT communication hardware was pre-installed in your device by the manufacturer or in another case, you can use ANT plus, but for third party applications, there are plenty of them available on the play store and app store.
List of some popular service applications that use the ANT system to run: –
- Self-loops
- Garmin ConnectTM
- Run GPS Trainer UV
- My tracks
- Map my ride
- Sports Tracker by STL
- Sporty Pal
- Map my fitness workout trainer
- Samsung Health
For a full list of ANT compatible apps and devices, click here.
FAQS
1.How do I use ANT+ on android?
i. First, enable Bluetooth of your mobile phone.
Settings> Bluetooth> Turn on Bluetooth
ii. After this ensures both ANT+ and Bluetooth sensors are awake
iii. Both the sensors should be listed on the connection sensor screen.
iv. if there is any problem in the finding of sensors, ensure that they are not disabled and search again.
2.Do we need ANT radio service?
If you are not using any application or device that requires ANT system service to run, so there is no requirement of this for you. But if you are using devices like fitness bands and smartwatches, then ANT is necessary for your smartphone.
3.What Kind of service ANT enable apps can give?
There are many services ANT enable apps can give some of them are; –
- Heart Rate: This function receives live heart data from heart rate straps. it is the most popular and useful among fitness freak individuals,
- Bike speed and Cadence: Capture bike speed. Distance and cadence data
- Others are:
- Blood pressure
- Fitness Equipment connect
- Foot counting
- Calories management
- Sleep statistics
4. How much space does it use?
Normally it uses a maximum of up to 20MB of storage of your device. So, for example, if your mobile phone has 64GB of storage, it uses only 0.030 per cent storage of your device.
5. Can we Uninstall the ANT radio system service?
Since ANT Radio is a system service and pre-installed by your device manufacturer, just like all other system services, ANT radio service is also cannot be deleted. However, there is one way available: by using it you can possibly Uninstall ANT radio service from your device.
That is by using Debloater on your PC, but for this, you have to be technically sufficient to do so.
However, but we suggest there is no need to uninstall or delete ANT service permanently from your device because it will also affect the Bluetooth support system of your smartphone. Also, it takes only 20MB of your device storage.
6. How to disable ANT radio service?
Since ANT is a standard system service, it is very difficult to delete it from your phone. So there is one easy way available to stop this service if you do not need it. That is you can simply disable it by following these Instructions: –
Settings >Applications >Application manager >Select specific App >Force Stop >Disable
If in the future you fill any requirement of this feature, you can simply enable it again.
Disabling ANT service will not affect the Software of your phone. However, this is a system service factory installed by your device manufacturer. It may be re-downloaded or re-enable by itself if you reset or update your phone. In that case, you have to follow the same instructions again to disable it.
7. How much battery does it take?
Battery consumption of this service only depends on how much you use it because ANT radio service only activates when any other service or smart device requires it to communicate.
However, generally, it consumes a minimal amount of power when activated.
Conclusion
At last, we can conclude that ANT radio is a system service that is very useful for those people who use fitness and health devices.
In today’s times, more and more people are using this kind of device. This service performs as a communication standard among smart wearable devices.
But if you are not using these kinds of services and devices in your daily life, then this service might be useless for you.
In a nutshell, the ANT radio service is useful for those who need it and useless for those who don’t need it, as simple as that.
That’s it we hope that our Article clarifies all of your doubts regarding ANT.
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