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Thanks, that is a very kind offer!
The secific app is xdrip+. But it's probably not possible to test it out, because starting/working is not the issue, the issue is making sure that it has a 100%% stable background connection with my blood glucose sensor, recovers from failures, restarts in the background on closure,... Eventually, I'll get my hands on a linux handheld and try for myself :)
That being said - how's your experience with Sailfish been so far?
Ah, in that case it probably won't work, the Android apps on SFOS don't have access to Bluetooth, you would need a native one.
SFOS is fine, I like it, it's smooth, has sleek UI and generally works very well, sans the occasional bugs. The Android layer is also splendid, though there are cases like this where it simply won't work. Same with any app needing to pass SafetyNet checks which many bank apps do.
But if you're lucky and you don't need any app with hardware access and your bank doesn't mind being ran on Google untested device, it's really great!
Ah, too bad! But thanks, that's good to know.
Not gonna lie, I'm a tiny bit jealous of you 😄 It's gotten to a point where having to use Android is a constant, low-intensity source of stress just because of how closed and privacy-unfriendly it has become.