Librelink available!

[Annette]

The long awaited phone app for Android phones is now available in the Play Store - so you can use your phone instead of the reader to scan your sensor.
You can also, if you scan them both pretty much at the same time when you start up a new sensor, use them both together (which is a new feature from when I was part of the trial, and seems very useful).
Doesnt appear to be on Apple yet though...

 

[eggyg]

I tried this today, I have a Nokia Lumia 800, I wasn't able to install the App, thinking my phone is too old! ( 4 years) anyone able to help, pretty clueless when it comes to Apps!

 

[eggyg]

Well, maybe I should have spoken to my hubby who is sitting next to me, a Nokia Lumia isn't an Android phone apparently! It's a Windows phone, I knew that of course! ( crawls back to dark ages when trimphones were in vogue!) :-D

 

[grovesy]

Not sure about this particular app but I know with Fitbits and Garmins they list compatiable phones.
I have just looked on Google Play, it tells me it is compatiable with some of my devices, but my phone is a Samsung.

 

[Annette]

I have a samsung galaxy mini5 and it works with that, if that helps.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I think if it is available on Google Play then it should be compatible with oretty much all Android phones. The only potential drawback is my Galaxy S6 Edge+ eats battery because my bloody phone never stops pinging with emails and I can just about get half a day out of it on one full charge. To put it under extra duress may result in it dying prematurely. I have only had the thing since December

 

[Annette]

Again, anecdotal evidence here: when I was trialing the app last year, I was concerned it might drain my battery due to having nfc on all the time, and the extra use it would have. I can report that, for me, this did not happen, and I had no battery issues at all.
It will only be compatible with nfc equipped phones - which most new ones will be these days.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I might stick it on my phone and give it a couple of weeks to see what it's like. If it doesn't suit then the Play Store applications are dead easy to remove

 

[Annette]

Basically, its free. You can run the reader and app in parallel on the same sensor as long as you start it with the reader than immediately scan it with the phone. If you dont like it, stop using it and as you say, remove it. Its a pretty much no lose situation.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I am gonna wait unit I change my sensor. It has about 11 days left to run. Some of the reviews on the Play Store suggest problems with compatibility between sensor, reader and phone but this looks like it might be because people are pairing their existing sensor up with their phone quite some time after the sensor and reader have been paired up. I would be interested to try it with a new sensor 🙂

 

[Annette]

Same here. I've got it on my phone but I'm not able to pair it wuth a sensor until I put a new one in and I'm not wasting a sensor! So when I change, I'll link it up and report back!

 

[Diabeticliberty]

Just downloaded the reader software from the Play Store. They don't miss a trick in attempting to subscribe you into receiving marketing emails from them and 'trusted partners' One phrase that really winds me up is trusted partners . My current sensor goes to sensor heaven in about 10 days so will also report back on findings in about 11 days 😉

 

[heasandford]

Look forward to hearing your reports, what an excellent idea. My current linked meter is cracked and will die very soon although I have a back up waiting. Unfortunately I have an iPhone, but considering an android replacement; this pushes me even further towards that.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

Look forward to hearing your reports, what an excellent idea. My current linked meter is cracked and will die very soon although I have a back up waiting. Unfortunately I have an iPhone, but considering an android replacement; this pushes me even further towards that.

Now there's the rub. I was considering an iPhone next because I have a Roland piano and Roland have a number of applications that are unique to Apple devices. Some are quite relevant because they will allow me to remotely upload piano solo's that I have played which make them easy to assess by my piano tutor.

 

[spiritfree]

Please can you tell me what the app for the libre. to use on phone. is called.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

Please can you tell me what the app for the libre. to use on phone. is called.

You need an Android mobile as I don't believe the software is yet available for Apple phones. Go onto Google Play Store and install Librelink on your mobile.


Here is a LINK

 

[Ref]

Does the app have the same functionality as the reader, less or more?

 

[Annette]

Same basic functionality, slight differences in the reports it produces and the fact you can email them direct (eg to dr).

 

[Ref]

Thanks - I did ask Abbott via twitter but never got an answer. I currently have an iphone but am thinking of getting an android just for the librelink.

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I have just started a new sensor. Initialised it with the Freestyle reader and then with my phone. The reader and phone are both displaying the fact that the sensor is on the 60 minute countdown which suggests so far so good. I am not completely happy with the prospect of the application transferring data to Abbott so I may disable this facility. As for hos well the application works? Watch this space for updates 🙂