Ok. Thank you!
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Does you son have a phone? My son makes great use of an Apple Watch, but it does need to be in range of the phone. Even an old Apple Watch will work really well to move his blood sugar to his wrist whenever he looks at his watch. And Welcome to FUD!
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No he doesnāt have a phone. I was hoping to find something that he could wear and not have the constant worry of where he set down a phoneā¦ 
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Unfortunately, the walled garden of Apple is somewhat problematic on this front. They have promised direct connection to an Apple Watch for years, but because of battery concerns this is vaporware. All that really leaves is something like the Bluejay, or some older Sony watches that you can load the whole Android system on. Sorry, we like you, have wanted this functionality for years.
Yes, it sure would be nice. Thank you for your help and concern. Any tidbits you have to pass along I would appreciate it.
My son is 8, how about your child?
My son is currently 18, but he was diagnosed at 12, so we have been doing this for a bit. If you have any sports questions, my son played Soccer, ran Cross-country, and played varsity Baseball. So lots of learning how to manage sports and diabetes. Diabetes camp was a game changer (in a good way) for my son, I would encourage you to enroll him in a summer program when he is old enough.
Ok. Thanks for the tips!
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Hi just came across that you use the the sw3 as standalone collector. Can you share how you set it up. When I set mine up with forced collector it stopped collecting on phone and watch.
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Avi, Yes I have been using the Sony Smartwatch 3, model SWR50, for about 4 years. I started with the Dexcom G5 and now for the last year with the G6. I have always used the watch as the standalone Dexcom data collector. The xDrip Plus app must be used with an Android phone. I have always followed the original setup given on the Nightscout web page. Also I found that an older version of the Wear OS must be used. I have been using version 2.13.0.199332 with a release date of 6/27/2018. I had problems with the newer versions of the Wear OS.
The watch works as a standalone data collector always showing the Dexcom values every 5 minutes. It also relays the data to my smartphone with the phone is in range. The watch has a very large memory so it can hold a couple days of data without any downloads. When the phone is in range it also speaks and shows the value at the same time that the watch gets the data.
The main thing to remember is that the xDrip application must be installed on the phone before the Wear OS is downloaded into the watch.
I have discovered just recently the watch also has another Dexcom transmitter troubleshooting feature. The Dexcom G6 transmitter has two Bluetooth ports. One port is dedicated to the Dexcom receiver. I have had a defective Dexcom transmitter that had the Dexcom receiver port fail but the smart port still worked. Dexcom promptly replaced that transmitter. A few weeks ago my watch battery charge started to have less than 10% charge left after only about 10 hours of operation. It normally has over 50% charge left after 16 hours of operation. After working like this for about another week all signal was lost from the Dexcom smart port, the receiver port still transmitted the data. I replaced the transmitter and the watch showing data and back to the 50% charge after 16 hours. Again Dexcom acknowledged the problem and replaced the transmitter. I am researching the reason for the reduced battery charge with the defective transmitter.
Let me know if I can help with any additional information. I know there are others that are also using the SWR50 watch as a standalone collector.
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Avi, One thing I forgot to mention. Make sure when you set up the watch as the standalone collector that the smartphone is not paired with the Dexcom transmitter, only the SWR50, smartwatch 3. If the phone is paired with the transmitter there will be a conflict with the watch and phone.
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Hi I wonder if someone can help me - Iāve been using a Sony Smartwatch 3 as a standalone collector for some years now, initially with G5 and now G6, but unfortunately that watch failed.
I have since purchased a couple more second hand and although I have managed to get them working and showing XDip graphs and readings fine, I have been unable to get any alerts working on the watches. If the phone is on that alters but the alerts never show or vibrate on the watch, have I perhaps inadvertently set something wrong in either the phone or watch menus?
If I go into XDrip Prefs. on the watch these settings are showing:
BT Collector - DexcomG5
Enable Collector - Connect to BT Collector when phone is out-of-range - Ticked
Force Collector - Force phone to use Wear Collection Service - Ticked
Under G5 settings the only ticked item is Auth G5/read
Enable Alerts - Enable BG Alerts - Ticked
High Alerts - Enable Persistent High Alerts - Ticked
Play Sound - User watch speaker if it has one to play alerts sound - Ticked
Refresh on CH.. - Refresh face on data change on data change instead of every minute - Ticked
Show Toasts - Not Ticked
Show Status - Not Ticked
I also believe I have used the same .apk file as used for the original watch, rather than using later versions.
Iād be very grateful for any hints or tips that anyone can giveā¦.
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I have been trying to reply to the message that was sent to my email address. For some unknown reason my original signup stuff for FUDiabetes no longer works.
This person that wants an answer about the Sony Smartwatch 3 came to the correct person. I have so many of these watches that I can assume I can answer his question about swimming with the watch while it monitors his Dexcom sensor. The Sony with itās transflective display is the perfect watch when it works standalone as a monitor.
Dennis
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Hi I wonder if someone can help me - Iāve been using a Sony Smartwatch 3 as a standalone collector for some years now, initially with G5 and now G6, but unfortunately that watch failed.
I have since purchased a couple more second hand and although I have managed to get them working and showing XDip graphs and readings fine, I have been unable to get any alerts working on the watches. If the phone is on that alters but the alerts never show or vibrate on the watch, have I perhaps inadvertently set something wrong in either the phone or watch menus?
If I go into XDrip Prefs. on the watch these settings are showing:
BT Collector - DexcomG5
Enable Collector - Connect to BT Collector when phone is out-of-range - Ticked
Force Collector - Force phone to use Wear Collection Service - Ticked
Under G5 settings the only ticked item is Auth G5/read
Enable Alerts - Enable BG Alerts - Ticked
High Alerts - Enable Persistent High Alerts - Ticked
Play Sound - User watch speaker if it has one to play alerts sound - Ticked
Refresh on CH.. - Refresh face on data change on data change instead of every minute - Ticked
Show Toasts - Not Ticked
Show Status - Not Ticked
I also believe I have used the same .apk file as used for the original watch, rather than using later versions.
Iād be very grateful for any hints or tips that anyone can giveā¦.
Hi Dennis
Thanks for your response, it looks like something very weird must be going on with the site as the question about swimming, albeit on the thread, was from 6 years ago 
My current query is regarding BG alerts on Sony Smartwatches when used as a standalone BG collector. BG Alerts used to vibrate and display a message on my original watch but I canāt seem to get them working on any subsequent watch despite trying all manor of different settings. Iām sure I must have just got a setting wrong somewhere but just canāt work out which one it is.
Iād be most grateful for any assistance you can provide.
Many thanks
Sean
@dmac Dennis Iāve also started a new Topic if itās easier to respond to that instead, hopefully this link will take you there: Sony Smartwatch Alerts - Tips, Tech & Gear / DIY - FUDiabetes
Thanks Sean
I have had a lot of problems logging on to FUDiabetes. Thanks for the direct email contact. I am sure I can help you with your question. For the last probably 10 years I have been using the Sony Smartwatch 3, SWR50, for monitoring all versions of the Dexcom CGM, starting with the G5. I also had a direct response from an engineer at Dexcom who confirmed that the Sony will have no problems with the G7. In fact Dexcom uses the SWR50 to test the G7. They confirmed that they canāt recommend the Sony since it is no longer available. Sony used some technology that is either patented on to expensive for others to use. That includes the transflective display.
I use the Sony with xDrip+. In fact it is very simple with the watch to switch from a standalone function or to transfer back to the phone.
If you are the one that mentioned that their Sony stopped working it is usually cause be the battery. I have replaced many SWR50 batteries. The first replacement is difficult since you have to remove the original rubbery seal. I have since replaced the seal with an āOā ring with some additional sealant. The charge cover is more difficult if you are in deep water. I use a simple tape overlay of the seal.
If you have any additional questions or help let me know. The watch also works perfect to make and answer phone calls. Again to make a call you must make sure you have the required contacts. If you get a call you can easily answer with the watch. The person calling will be added to the contact list.
Dennis
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@dmac Dennis Iāve also started a new Topic if itās easier to respond to that instead, hopefully this link will take you there: Sony Smartwatch Alerts - Tips, Tech & Gear / DIY - FUDiabetes
Thanks Sean
Hi Dennis, thanks for your response, however it looks like my post about Sony Smartwatch Alerts didnāt actually make it through to your email. Iāve pasted it below, so hope you can see it thereā¦
Hi I wonder if someone can help me - Iāve been using a Sony Smartwatch 3 as a standalone collector for some years now, initially with G5 and now G6, but unfortunately that watch failed.
I have since purchased a couple more second hand and although I have managed to get them working and showing XDip graphs and readings fine, I have been unable to get any alerts working on the watches. If the phone is on it alerts but the alerts never show or vibrate on the watch, have I perhaps inadvertently set something wrong in either the phone or watch menus?
If I go into XDrip Prefs. on the watch these settings are showing:
BT Collector - DexcomG5
Enable Collector - Connect to BT Collector when phone is out-of-range - Ticked
Force Collector - Force phone to use Wear Collection Service - Ticked
Under G5 settings the only ticked item is Auth G5/read
Enable Alerts - Enable BG Alerts - Ticked
High Alerts - Enable Persistent High Alerts - Ticked
Play Sound - User watch speaker if it has one to play alerts sound - Ticked
Refresh on CH.. - Refresh face on data change on data change instead of every minute - Ticked
Show Toasts - Not Ticked
Show Status - Not Ticked
I also believe I have used the same .apk file as used for the original watch, rather than using later versions, so the only difference is probably the adb file as the powershell script always seems to downloads the latest version.
Iād be very grateful for any hints or tips that anyone can giveā¦
Thanks Sean