# New Dexcom G6 user -- can someone define exactly what xDrip+ does?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-g6-user-can-someone-define-exactly-what-xdrip-does/6136>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** xdrip\
**Created:** [January 16, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-g6-user-can-someone-define-exactly-what-xdrip-does/6136 "2019-01-16T22:58:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 5

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-g6-user-can-someone-define-exactly-what-xdrip-does/6136/5 "2019-01-17T01:22:41Z")

</div>

I am honestly not sure. @docslotnick is our resident expert. Here is a link to one of his posts where he talks about installing it.

> [@New to xdrip, how do I install it?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-xdrip-how-do-i-install-it/5242):
>
> I recently read about the xdrip app for the dexcom 6 cgm. Everything I read is for using ann apple or android watch with it to view results. Can I somehow use it just on my Samsung galaxy 8+? Can someone please help me and tell me steps to download it and get it working on my phone? Also how I can use the sensors more than 10 days? Thanks to anyone who responds

---

_[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-g6-user-can-someone-define-exactly-what-xdrip-does/6136)._