I am on Android and I use Nightwatch to follow my son’s Dexcom, and set up multiple levels of alarming. For instance, I can have a low alarm at 55, another at 45, and another at 40. I can also customize how low these alarms snooze. I use both functionalities extensively. Nightwatch has been a key to our routines, and has probably saved the life of my son a few times, because of its ability to manage numerous independent alarms.
But–it seems that Nightwatch is not being maintained any more, and some of the application is starting to malfunction.
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What other apps do people use on Android that have the same alarming capabilities, and that they feel work well for them?
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What apps are there on iOS that allow you to do the same? @drbbennett recently mentioned LUKA—unsure if you have the same flexibility with that that I have with Nightwatch.
Thanks for your help!
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I’m not sure why you say it isn’t being maintained; it’s certainly possible, but maybe Android is moving faster than Nightwatch. The last PlayStore comment on the app itself was from Dec 2022 and the Dev, Markus Källander responded within a day. It’s probably worth asking him about the problems. If he is dropping support I think he has a github account which still does activity (April this year) and it would be good to ask him to publish the app there and archive it; there’s some change someone enthusiastic would pick it up.
I would say don’t give up on apps because of issues like this; it’s free but even though the developer never got a dime we’re frequently willing to let go of stuff like this and hand it on to the next generation.
As for alternatives… Well TidePool is better supported than NightScout; I use NightScout (I run my own NightScout server) but I ended up duplicating the information to TidePool so my endo could access it. I wish I had not had to do that but I did. I don’t know how much support TidePool has on Android.
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I did get this significant safety warning when I started NightWatch:
I think that relates to other issues that have been experienced by Android apps; I don’t understand the issue but it sounds similar. What I do know is that if an app is active and the screen locks the app may be shut down; this has in the past made it almost impossible for me to download music to my phone or upload photos from it…
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Yes, it doesn’t work ATM on Android; if the app is on-screen then, yes, an alarm happens, but if the phone turns off then it doesn’t. I did manually turn the phone off; I always do this automatically to save battery, but it doesn’t matter for xDrip+ and AAPS, they just keep on keeping on. NightWatch, however, even though it was the screen app when I clicked the off button, did not alarm when my BG went higher than 120 (the alarm point I set). xDrip+ reported the correct reading (126) on the screen when I double tapped it, NightScout itself was up-to-date, but NigthWatch only alarmed when I had actually turned the phone on.
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Look into the new SugarPixel You can set multiple alarms for multiple people Go to CustomTypeOne.com
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Interestingly, I do not get this screen, nor do I have a problem triggering alarms when in the background… The issues I have have to do with Nightscout as an input, and setting some parameters that I am unable to set.
I love Nightwatch, btw, and I’d be happy to pay for it.
