Just saying, but a good orchestra will just incorporate the beeps on the fly. Maybe you were at a sub-par orchestra that would have been annoyed.
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No, I would have been annoyed that I let my âbetes bother others.
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The watch is BASIC, and that is exactly WHY I love this thing!
It tells me my BG, it tells me the time, and it now wakes me up via an alarm!
Not really much else I want from it, and it does it right!
BTW, anytime you are not getting your readings, something is acting weird, etc. Just turn it off, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on. And if you donât know, just hold the button on the side long enough for it to power on/off.
Oh, and I have stopped taking my phone around with me everywhere. This watch does what I need.
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Maybe @Eric should fieldtest this theorem the next time the local orchestra plays Wagnerâs âFlight of the Valkyriesâ.
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The point I was trying to make is that there are always ridiculous people who are letting their cellphone disturb a quiet setting, because they forgot to turn their phones to silent mode.
I hear it all the time at things like movie theaters, church, weddings, etc.
I donât want to be one of those idiots. The fact that I could never guarantee my Dexcom was going to remain quiet was irritating to me. But the BlueJay solves that problem. No 'betes noise. I am a big fan of it.
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Hi guysâŚIâm back again. Received my watch and trouble alreadyâ:rofl:
The link for the APK file wonât work. It says I need to download and install this. Any ideas? Have you a link for one that might work??
Thanks again
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I got my watchđ but the APK file that I need to download and install isnât working⌠any ideas?
Tia
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Unfortunately I havenât used anything besides the preinstalled watch image. I assume the watch works stand alone?
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Ok. But with the watch instructions is says Iâve to download and install an APK file
But doesnât seem to want to work. Am I doing something or reading it wrong?
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APK on the watch? It will do it on itâs own as long as itâs got connection with your phone, internet. It takes quite a while thoughâŚ
It is under the Enable phone link. Make sure it is enabled to interface with xdrip on your phone.
If you donât run xdrip on your phone, or never want it to connect, then disable this for better battery life.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you are asking.
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The watch will work fully stand alone.
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Yes, mine worked fully stand alone out of the box.
@Dubdave If yours didnât turn on after being charged out of the box, I would look into returning it.
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Thanks for getting back to me. I think weâre ok. The problem I was having is that to link it to your phone you need to download the APK file. I didnât need to link it to the phone, but panicked when the file wouldnât download. I have it up and running now so itâll be interesting to see how it goes
Thanks again
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Can you walk me through like Iâm
A total dummy what Iâd have to do between opening the box with the new watch in it and having it receive my Dexcom numbers? I donât have a compatible phoneâŚ
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First of all, make sure it is charged up.
While charging, go to their website and get familiar with the menus on the watch. https://bluejay.website/gts-menu-top
On the watch, swipe down, and go to the xdrip core menu (bottom right.)
On the next screen, click on the Transmitter ID set page (top left.)
It takes a little bit of swiping up/down and left/right to set the transmitter, id. Video here shows how.
After setting your transmitter ID, next you need to determine what slow the watch is going to use on the dexcom transmitter. If you do not have a pump connected to your dexcom, you do not need to do anything. The watch is already setup to use the PUMP slot from the factory.
If you are using a Tandem X2 pump, you will need to change the watch to use the PHONE slot. To do this, swipe down to get to the main menu. Choose the Settings menu (top right,) then choose the Admin menu (bottom right,) then choose the More admin options (bottom left,) then select the transmitter slot menu (top right,) and finally here select the phone slot (top right.)
And now, WAIT.
And most likely, wait some more 
To see if it has connected to your dexcom, and to see the transmitter age and the sensor age, swipe down for the main menu. Then select the Info page (bottom left.) Here is the hidden part. On the Info page, it will show you the mac address and what version of xdrip is on your watch. You then need to swipe right to see the transmitter age and sensor age. The instructions on their webpage do not say you have to swipe right to get to the extra page.
IF it doesnât get a reading within 15 minutes or more, restart the watch.
To power off/on the watch, hold the button on the side of the watch for a bit of time. You will see the screen start to change, keep holding it a little longer for it to power off/on.
Anytime you see where the watch hasnât received a signal from the transmitter for an extended period of time, I highly recommend restarting the watch. This has solved it everytime for me.
Still having problems? Hit this page up or send me a message.
Also, @jamorham has a gitter page up that he checks for issues. https://gitter.im/jamorham/BlueJay It isnât the easiest page to follow, but you can search on it, or just scroll through past issues to find yours.
Of course you can post a question. Many people there are more than willing to assist as they can until @jamorham sees your message and responds.
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Thanks for that! And youâll get the exact same numbers that you would on the Dexcom receiver? I experimented around with xdrip and spike etc on iPhone beta apps and their numbers didnât match the received at all (if I recall correctly)
How long are you finding the battery to last generally?
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Same numbers as dexcom. Always reads the same as on my Tandem X2 pump.
Only way to change that is to run xdrip on a phone and change some settings to have it NOT run the native code.
As for battery life.
I can get around a week or so. I havenât ran it completely dead, but it shows red on the battery indicator. Be forewarned though, that battery indicator is a very rough guess. Even @jamorham doesnât trust it at this time.
I usually charge the watch twice a week though. Just so I know it has a good charge, and if I forget, I am good to go for a while either way.
I turn OFF the auto on function for twisting your wrist to make it wake up.
Also, because you donât have a phone, turn off the bluetooth for some extra battery life.
If you turn almost everything off, you can get more battery life, but I donât feel itâs worth it.
Btw, I have two alarms that go off every weekday. Doesnât seem to affect the battery life much.
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Are you able to receive text messages and call notifications if it is Bluetooth connected to phone? Can you respond to texts? I do have a phone but k just canât really pull it out and play with it while Iâm manuevering cruise ships so it is mostly going to have to stay in my briefcase. Also in and out of service quite a bit
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It does the call notification.
Nothing for text messages though.
I donât use the call option though, so not sure how well it works or doesnât work.
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Thanks for all the info. I asked for the watch for my birthday next month. I think itâll fit the bill quite nicelyâ the last thing I need is an Apple Watch to have another electronic gadget to play with and have to charge every dayâ this seems much more practical and focused in purpose
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