I really like LibreAlarm I think it will make a big difference to my son's long term health , so thank you! In the spirit of constructive feedback I'd like to point out where I see the main issues with the current build. I have reinstalled the app several times, got a new phone and got a new home router, so I think these issues are definitely app related (not associated equipment).
Most of the issues can be grouped into two main areas. 1.) alarm issues and 2.) timing issues.
1.) I'm using the xDrip+ functionality of LibreAlarm. The "turn LibreAlarm alarms off and let xDrip+ deal with alarms" option doesn't seem to work (not for Hypos anyway) even if I set the LibreAlarm alert level to 1 mmol/l. When the LibreAmarm alarm is activated the LibreAlarm app locks up (awaiting acknowledgment of the alarm), it then stops sending data to xDrip+ until there is a manual intervention. The result is I don't actually get any alert in my bedroom (I'm using Nightscout) because xDrip doesn't get any values and therefore doesn't pass any info on to Nightscout. It would be great if All Alarms in LibreAlarm could be totally switched off and the alarm function passed over entirely to xDrip+.
2.) sometimes for some reason LibreAlarm fails to try to do a reading, if this happens then the reading time can pass but the "next reading" time stays the same, this means the "next reading" time is now in the past, and the app will not make any more readings until the "check now" button is manually pressed. It would be great to add a date to the "next reading" code and then check if the "next reading" time is in the past and if it is compensate for it. This might also address the next check at 00:59:59 bug.
Finally the Glucose Check Interval works strangely, default is 10 minutes, if I set it to 5 minutes it seems to send data to xDrip+ every 5 minutes, but the LibreAlarm app still only updates every 10 minutes (this is a pretty minor bug).
Please take this feedback in the spirit in which it is intended, LibreAlarm is Brilliant, it would be great to just make it a tiny bit better!
Hi Joachim,
I really like LibreAlarm I think it will make a big difference to my son's long term health , so thank you! In the spirit of constructive feedback I'd like to point out where I see the main issues with the current build. I have reinstalled the app several times, got a new phone and got a new home router, so I think these issues are definitely app related (not associated equipment).
Most of the issues can be grouped into two main areas. 1.) alarm issues and 2.) timing issues.
1.) I'm using the xDrip+ functionality of LibreAlarm. The "turn LibreAlarm alarms off and let xDrip+ deal with alarms" option doesn't seem to work (not for Hypos anyway) even if I set the LibreAlarm alert level to 1 mmol/l. When the LibreAmarm alarm is activated the LibreAlarm app locks up (awaiting acknowledgment of the alarm), it then stops sending data to xDrip+ until there is a manual intervention. The result is I don't actually get any alert in my bedroom (I'm using Nightscout) because xDrip doesn't get any values and therefore doesn't pass any info on to Nightscout. It would be great if All Alarms in LibreAlarm could be totally switched off and the alarm function passed over entirely to xDrip+.
2.) sometimes for some reason LibreAlarm fails to try to do a reading, if this happens then the reading time can pass but the "next reading" time stays the same, this means the "next reading" time is now in the past, and the app will not make any more readings until the "check now" button is manually pressed. It would be great to add a date to the "next reading" code and then check if the "next reading" time is in the past and if it is compensate for it. This might also address the next check at 00:59:59 bug.
Finally the Glucose Check Interval works strangely, default is 10 minutes, if I set it to 5 minutes it seems to send data to xDrip+ every 5 minutes, but the LibreAlarm app still only updates every 10 minutes (this is a pretty minor bug).
Please take this feedback in the spirit in which it is intended, LibreAlarm is Brilliant, it would be great to just make it a tiny bit better!
Thanks so much, Andrew