How do I fix iPhone Bluetooth failure with Abbott FreeStyle Libre blood sugar monitor after iOS 18.5 update?

Come on Apple. Get a grip!

This has nothing to do with Apple, this is 100% Abbott's fault for not keeping their software up to date for the new iOS versions.

Abbott has been having issues with the Freestyle Libre since iOS 16. It's been one issue after another. Abbott recognizes the problems but they are very slow to fix it.

Abbot has a long track record of incompatibility with both iOS and android. It's not Apple's fault or Apple's problem.

Abbot's developers take shortcuts that don't comply with Apple's coding guidelines. That means when there is even a minor update, their products break.

If you can't find a product from another vendor that works, you should really get the standalone reader that Abbott sells.

Mercury70 wrote:

Yet again my iPhone Bluetooth connection to My Abbott FreeStyle Libre blood sugar monitor has stopped working after an update to iOS version 18.5

This is a serious medical problem. I now have no warning of hypos or hypers. Come on Apple. Get a grip!

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Original Title: Bluetooth failure

Ahhh, the Apple makes the phone, so if something doesn't work, even if Apple has nothing to do with what doesn't work, it HAS to be Apple's fault, right? Only Apple doesn't own Abbott's FreeStyle Libre monitor, nor their app. So Apple has nothing to do with this. Abbott has a storied history of not updating their tools when new iOS updates come out. And Apple provides ALL developers the Application Protocol Interface (API) to ALL App Developers in advance of an iOS update. Only Apple can't make a company they don't own or control update their app in any way. And Apple can't touch a 3rd party application as they'd be sued if they even tried.

So where does that leave you? Do you still want to blame Apple? You can, but you'd be completely wrong for doing so. Contact Abbott and complain to them. Over the years, we've seen this over and over and over with them. Some people have abandoned Abbott and gone with a competitor because their apps get updated and just work for them.