# Xdrip learning curve
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-learning-curve/8341
**Category:** C/GM
**Tags:** xdrip, spike
**Created:** [September 17, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-learning-curve/8341 "2019-09-17T20:05:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-learning-curve/8341/1 "2019-09-17T20:05:26Z")
I’ve been using Spike with Dex G5 for a few months on Iphone and think its great. Next week I am starting an Eversense sensor and tempted to go out and get an Android phone so I can use xdrip with the Eversense. Plus I am a little tired of ios and might be ready for a change.
Questions:
Is xdrip on android basically the same as spike on ios?
Is Android a pretty quick learning curve for a long time ios user? (I am taking off on a 3 week trip soon after I (might) get the new phone.)
Thanks
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### Author:  [@RogerType1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RogerType1)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-learning-curve/8341/2 "2019-09-18T10:23:39Z")
Remember to set up the nightscout account and look up how to use xdrip with eversense…it took me about a week, but I would not have used it without xdrip…I’m used to or dependent on the is wear watch faces…I told senseonics and the 3 reps that helped with the Insertion removal of the 2nd sensor, but they may not have been listening…for watches, stick with android wear or now Google wear, I recently tried the stratos but getting the xdrip to work was ridiculous, plus it was difficult to snooze, and I was used to the android wear music controls for skipping and volume, I had a ticwatch e, but the battery keeps dying and its 1 year and 2 months old, warranty is 1 year…I’m going to try the ticwatch 4g pro because it has 1gb of ram and is a little more waterproof, but the LCD screen won’t work with xdrip…the s2 is probably better, but I think the battery will last longer on the ticwatch pro 4g…I’ve heard spike and xdrip are siimilar, but the eversense needed a missing app that was android only I believe… you definitely want to set up different ring tones for low, high. Predicted low etc, and set your insulin to carb ratios…and do this before your trip,as it might be a little time consuming… It took me a few days, but it was mostly the nightscout And Alexa App that I spent most of my time troubleshooting… I think its little easier now