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Downloading Mini Med Medtronic App On Android

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Henry_Sugar

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I have a closed - loop set up, 780G pump & G4 Sensor (come on Simpera !!!!) and am looking to get a new mobile phone.

I've had my fill with Google, I'm pretty sure they now which hand I wipe my **** with..... so, well, enough is enough, via a friend of a friend this new phone, is going to be "de-googled"

Soooooo my question to the fine ppl of this forum is, can I download the mini med app from a clone of the Google App Store, like F-Droid or Aurora ????

Many many thanks to anybody who takes the time to reply......
 
I’d be surprised if you couldn’t find it. Librelink was on at least one of the sites, can’t remember which I saw it on.

I suggest just having a search around to be sure, and check version level.

HTH
 
barrym said:
I’d be surprised if you couldn’t find it. Librelink was on at least one of the sites, can’t remember which I saw it on.

I suggest just having a search around to be sure, and check version level.

HTH
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Well that promising thank you, can I ask did you download it from one of these other sites ?

ordered some supplies from them today, and all I could get was for android, download it from the Goggle app store.....
 
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Just had a dig around. I used the Apkpure way back when I was messing about. I checked and Minimed Mobile is on there. Version 2.8.0 is on there and Play Store.

If I remember correctly I did download it, and presumably used it, when I was living in a parallel universe wanting to ditch google. Switched back to the dark side as stuff got harder to achieve.

YMMV and I hope. It does.
 

Well thats very promising, thank you for taking the time to look for me !

Version 2.8.0 is the version I'm using, so again nice1

I have to give it a try, time will tell I guess.....
 
Yes you can just search for the apk fortunately it doesn't seem to get updated too often

And so long as your phone is on the supported list

HOWEVER you are still wasting your time you can't prevent google knowing.. you are aware android is owned by and written by Google so your only way to stop them knowing is to move to another os
 
searley said:
HOWEVER you are still wasting your time you can't prevent google knowing.. you are aware android is owned by and written by Google so your only way to stop them knowing is to move to another os
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Not strictly the case. Firstly there are custom roms built from AOSP, and you can add to that as much or little as you want of google. If that is too strong for you, there are many sources of info of de-googling standard phone roms. FWIW I run a pixel 6a but have the os hardened a bit, with very little info going back to google, no location stuff, no history saved, no cookies saved….
It’s a balance of pig-headedness vs convenience of all those services. I often have a chat with myself about my paranoia of who’s watching.

Stacks we could discuss on this, but limited value for the audience here. Better places to hang out.
 
Yes BUT the medtronic app is very particular about what it does and does not run on.. and these checks are done server side.. so unless exact the right data is being pushed back to the server the app does not run i can not confirm it runs on a stripped rom as not bothered with this phone

Also not sure if play services are needed for any reason

Also custom roms are beyond many users.. not me I was installing them 20 years ago

So for the regular user just installing from an alternative source does nothing for them
 
Fair comment. There could be dependencies required. It was intended as a generic reply clarifying possibilities. As I said, my days of that level of fiddling are gone. I do run linux on a macbook though.
 
barrym said:
Fair comment. There could be dependencies required. It was intended as a generic reply clarifying possibilities. As I said, my days of that level of fiddling are gone. I do run linux on a macbook though.
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I used to root and flash roms almost daily at one point.. and titanium backup being my favourite tool..

But the 'gain' nowadays is limited

I do know that minimed won't operate if you have developer options enabled, as I have to turn these on and off as needed

And of course many bank apps don't work without fiddling on rooted roms
 
barrym said:
Keep us informed, and for me, exactly how de-googled you go, and what you think of the experience.
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Will do, am just trying to line all my ducks in a row first..... it won't be happening for a while.

Will post here, if the app works okay or not, and will DM you on my level of "de-googling"

Looking at what you have posted here, I think I'd be happy enough with the level you are at
 
I’d say, try the Apkpure method for the app, looks like it works fine for others. But you might hit some snags with certain features or updates, so keep that in mind. Also, if you’re going full de-google mode, it’s all about balance. I’ve messed around with AOSP custom ROMs too, but it’s a headache if you're not used to it. Just make sure the app’s version matches what you need.
 
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