Potential for Improvement
Great with occasional bugs, I really like how it shows the size of the dynamic basal and auto correction bars based on the amount that was given as compared to the new MiniMed app, but it has potential for improvement:
1. There is a fall alert feature on the MiniMed app, which would be extremely useful for the 780G as well.
2. Being able to set the Volume, Sound, and Vibration settings based on the time of day would be extremely useful, currently I have remember to manually turn the sound off to keep it in vibrate mode during the day, and remember to turn the sound back on with maximum volume at night.
3. It would be really useful to be able to scroll back further than 24 hours, by selecting which day I’d like to view - seeing how my sugars were affected previously can be very helpful without having to generate the CareLink reports.
4. Begin able to adjust the time of how long a sensor communication must be lost for in order to get an alert would be a great feature as well, anywhere from 10-60 minutes range.
5. The Apple Watch application doesn’t always show the most recent sensor glucose, even if you open it. If it showed the last time that the value was updated as the new MiniMed app shows, it would make the Apple Watch app a lot more useful.
6. SmartGuard should be able to pull data from CareLink and be able to start much sooner than having to be in manual mode for 48+ hours - as far as I know, the data is already there, why do we have to start fresh if the data is current?
7. It would be really nice to be able to see my sensor glucose along with the trend arrow as a live activity.
8. Having to use the app to start the Instinct sensor is a downside - in my opinion, a huge benefit of the 780G is that you don’t have to rely on your phone.
9. It would be nice if it wasn’t a requirement to be signed in to CareLink to use the app.
1. There is a fall alert feature on the MiniMed app, which would be extremely useful for the 780G as well.
2. Being able to set the Volume, Sound, and Vibration settings based on the time of day would be extremely useful, currently I have remember to manually turn the sound off to keep it in vibrate mode during the day, and remember to turn the sound back on with maximum volume at night.
3. It would be really useful to be able to scroll back further than 24 hours, by selecting which day I’d like to view - seeing how my sugars were affected previously can be very helpful without having to generate the CareLink reports.
4. Begin able to adjust the time of how long a sensor communication must be lost for in order to get an alert would be a great feature as well, anywhere from 10-60 minutes range.
5. The Apple Watch application doesn’t always show the most recent sensor glucose, even if you open it. If it showed the last time that the value was updated as the new MiniMed app shows, it would make the Apple Watch app a lot more useful.
6. SmartGuard should be able to pull data from CareLink and be able to start much sooner than having to be in manual mode for 48+ hours - as far as I know, the data is already there, why do we have to start fresh if the data is current?
7. It would be really nice to be able to see my sensor glucose along with the trend arrow as a live activity.
8. Having to use the app to start the Instinct sensor is a downside - in my opinion, a huge benefit of the 780G is that you don’t have to rely on your phone.
9. It would be nice if it wasn’t a requirement to be signed in to CareLink to use the app.
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Junk
Always loses connection never stays paired up very frustrating
Unusable
App doesn’t work on iPhone 17 pro max. Always crashes
Medtronic
Medtronic has really disappointed again
App releases unfinished features
This mobile app has its ups and downs. One minute they release great features like Apple Watch and widget support. Then they go and add an unfinished Reports feature in the CareLink menu. You get excited, tap the button, and then get slapped with a coming soon message. I mean, who does that! Just hide the button until it’s ready. Thankfully, they vastly improved the performance of the Apple Watch widgets.
In short, the app works well, but it makes you wonder why this app doesn't support more mobile features like Tandem or Abbott.
In short, the app works well, but it makes you wonder why this app doesn't support more mobile features like Tandem or Abbott.
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