[Diabetes-Talk] Anyone using the Dexcom G5 with the latest I O S 14?

Fri Mar 12 19:27:29 UTC 2021

Very interesting. Apparently I cannot find it on the App Store no doubt because I have an iPhone 8 that has a home button. Is the exact name of the app assistant touch home button. I would like to pass this information along to people I know that have the newer phones.
Patricia

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> On Mar 12, 2021, at 2:18 AM, Rick Mladek via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Patricia,
> 
> Your note regarding the home button on the older Iphone models. With newer Iphones not having this home button anymore, there is a download of an assistant touch home button that is always on the screen. You touch it or tap it and it works just same as the discussed home button. A free download from the app store and it works without a problem. You or to be honest, a sighted person can drag this to whatever area of the screen you want this button. I have not figured out how to drag this with voice over on. When voice over is off, you simply press your finger and drag it to where ever you want this button located. Thought this may be something you and others may find of interest.
> 
> Be safe/well,
> 
> Rick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 8:58 PM
> To: mota1252 at gmail.com; Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Patricia Maddix <pmaddix at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Anyone using the Dexcom G5 with the latest I O S 14?
> 
> Melanie,
> My Cited husband recently decided on the SE Which came out last year and has most all the capabilities of the 11s except for the super Duper camera which is not important to him anymore than it is to me. He likes it because it still has the home button and did not have a learning curve for using new finger gestures. The 64 GB was $399. Which is their least expensive phone and hopefully will last five or six years.  It is the same size as the six, seven,  Andeight.
> Patricia
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 11, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Milton via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> It will be dependent on many factors:
>> 
>> Which cell phone carrier you choose, I believe AT&T and Verizon 
>> wireless seem to be the most expensive but then again, it will be dependent on what kind of plan you choose.
>> 
>> Another factor will be if you want to buy the most current model which is the iPhone 12 series or you want a refurbished model. I would not go back too far or you will be in the situation of getting another phone within at least 2-years.
>> 
>> The iPhone/mobile phone market is a moving target and will see constant updating and upgrading. 
>> 
>> Should you choose an Android phone you may have a learning curve to go through.
>> 
>> HTH this helps you and others to decide which way to go.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Melanie Torrance <melanietorrance at icloud.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 9:00 AM
>> To: mota1252 at gmail.com; Diabetes Talk for the Blind 
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Anyone using the Dexcom G5 with the latest I O S 14?
>> 
>> Milton-I am impressed with your technological savvy! Do you know what the new iPhones may cost?
>> Melanie
>> 
>> Sent from Melanie's i phone
>> 
>>>> On Mar 11, 2021, at 9:49 AM, Milton via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> Apple has released iOS 14.4.1 which came out the other day.
>>> 
>>> It was a minor security fix.
>>> 
>>> Also, check the Dexcom website to see if your Dexcom G5 will work 
>>> with the newer iphones on the market. Be also aware that iPhone 13 is 
>>> expected sometime in the fall along with iOS 15.X.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>>> Paul Magill via Diabetes-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:46 PM
>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Paul Magill <magills at bigpond.com>
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Anyone using the Dexcom G5 with the latest I 
>>> O S 14?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> As the Australian government equivalent to the U S  Medicare has not 
>>> yet approved the Dexcom G6, I have found myself stuck with the Dexcom 
>>> G5, still using I O S 12.4, and am tiring of Apples increasingly 
>>> persistent requests to upgrade.
>>> 
>>> When I O S 13 was released, I contacted Dexcom's office here, and was 
>>> advised not to upgrade my I O S until it was specifically approved on 
>>> the Dexcom's approved devices web page.
>>> 
>>> Of course, I O S 13, and now 14, have not yet been shown as approved 
>>> for my phone on their web page.
>>> 
>>> So, if anyone is successfully using the G5 with IOS 14, that would give me
>>> another reason to take the gamble.   After all, if someone here started
>>> using Dexcom now, it would be the G5, and most likely, they would 
>>> already have I O S 14 on their phone,, so if worst came to worst, I 
>>> could buy another phone.
>>> 
>>> Thank you for any comments re this...
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Paul in Australia.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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