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Phones for Abbots Freestyle Libre

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Is Vic There ?

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I would like to get a list of phones that actually work well with the Libre Freestyle Sensors.
I personally use my Motorola 5s ( 8 years old ) but have been looking at updating my phone.
I turned to Abbots for a recommended phone and I have found their list of tested phones is out of date.
Example being that the list recommends the Motorola G51 which is at least 4/5 years old and no longer for sale in the UK !

Which Phone do you use for Monitoring your Freestyle CGM ?
Have you had any issues with phone and CGM working together ?

Thanking you for your response

Victor

Phones Tested By Users So Far in the Post :
Motorola Edge 50 Pro - Android15 - LibreLink ver 2.12.0.11314
Iphone 12 mini
Iphone 16 Pro
Iphone 14 Pro
Iphone SE
Samsung A50
Samsung S21
Huawei P60
 

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I use iPhone 12 mini have always used iPhone s not had a problem
 
I use an iPhone 14 Pro on latest iOS update, works perfectly.
 
I use a Samsung A50. Works well until Bluetooth is turned on when performance across all apps degrades. Being a T2 I don't need the alarms so I turn Bluetooth off most of the time and only turn it on when I want to do a scan.
I'm hoping more recent Samsungs/android phones don't have this problem
 
Thanks for the Info, I'm type 2 but on insulin so monitoring is very important to me. See attached tested / approved list from Abbots you see they do not list the A50 but the A52 appears to have been tested !
If I were to go Samsung it would be the A55 but again this is not on their tested list and of course I can only buy what is in the shops today - thanks again.
I'm hoping this will help others looking at what they buy next too.
 
Samsung S21+ Occasional issues with signal loss but that's more to do with the sensor than the phone. Generally works really well.
 
I got the cheapest iPhone for the job an iPhone SE cost £400 and works brilliantly other than the internal aerial packed up a few months ago but they replaced it so no problem .
 
Just switched from Android, Huawei P60, which I had a love hate relationship with, but it was no bother running the Libre Freestyle app for the Libre 2. Had to remember to put it on charge every night, and thought it might be on its last legs, it is over 5 years old. We actually bought a Samsung S24, at the same time that I got switched to Libre 3.
It did not work! When I eventually found the Abbott list of ‘approved’ / ‘function with our sensor’ phones.. the s24 was not there! I gather it has a different kind of NFC reader.. the thing that initially connects a new sensor to the phone and does the wizzy thing with contactless payments.
I spent a very miserable 24 hours without a sensor and doing finger pricks.. and mainly staying in bed as I felt so rubbish. Then had to resurrect the poor sacked Huawei to run the new Libre 3.
Very luckily the electrical shop allowed us to return the phone and gave us a refund in the form of a gift token. The receipt specifically excluded mobile phones from the store’s 30 day returns policy.
I decided in the end to switch to an iPhone and got the 15 for a bit more money than the Samsung.
The s24ultra works with the Libre 3, but it is too big and heavy for me to carry round.
Hopefully the staff in the two branches of the electrical store we went to to find a new phone are now a bit more savvy about phones and CGM’s.
I guess I was very lucky that the old Huawei was compatible with the CGM’s, as it predated my diagnosis.
i think as people come to update their phones they need to be very careful which one they chose. I told the original sales guy that I wanted a phone that could do 2 things.. take nice pictures and run my CGM….
 
Thankyou - I hope this info will Help people looking to find a phone that will work for them.
 
I have just come across your avatar @Is Vic There ? I bought the EP 2 years ago having first heard this when it first came out. Great piece!
 
Eventually changed my Phone from Motorola G5s to Motorola Edge 50 Pro and the Freestyle App is working well except I have switched to using the Freestyle Meter as my Primary tool for keeping my eye on the CGM Sensor readings, so much easier than having to keep unlocking phone etc.
 
The Google Pixel 6 seems to work fine with the Libre.
 
I have spoken to Abbott as my phone isn't on the compatibility list. Sony Xperia 1 VI. Last Sony phone on their list is Sony Xperia 1 III (2021). However if you want a Samsung, all the latest phones are there especially the latest which is 2 months old. I don't like Samsung, I don't want a Samsung.
Brand snobbery by them or something else?
Oh we'll send you a reader to use whilst we work on it. Anyone else used a reader? That 150dB alarm does nothing but scare the brown stuff out of me in the middle of the night. I much prefer my phone notification at an appropriate volume.
Anyone else having the same issue?
 
Hi , thanks for your response on this , they sent me a Reader too and I find it very easy to use , a lot easier to use than the app especially on my Motorola Pro 50 where I have to keep reloading the app to get a reading. Also the reading sometimes takes an age - can be very slooow. Personally I'm glad they sent me the meter, now they just have to improve the app to work better on current phones. I laso wish the reader posted my results to the online account.
An intermediate solution would be to allow the app on my phone to have full functionality even when I'm using the reader as the primary device.
 
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