G5 Recommended Settings

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These are the recommended G5 settings. Click/tap on the hyperlinks to see the details.

• You should use an xDrip version not older than the current stable release. Please update if you are not.
  
  

• Settings −> G5/G6/Dex1 Debug Settings
  Enable Native Algorithm only if you have to. If you don’t know what it is, leave it disabled.

• Settings −> Less common settings −> Other misc options

• Settings −> Less common settings −> Bluetooth Settings

• Enable       Settings −> Less common settings −> Aggressive service restarts

• Use Android Settings to sync its time with the network as explained in “Basics”.

• Disable battery optimization as explained here.

• Also disable Bluetooth battery optimization as explained here.

• For Android 11 or newer, enable background location access as explained here.

• Restart the phone.