Live
Start Live before you head out. For one, two or four hours your glucose sits on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island, on your Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch or Garmin. Then it gets out of the way.
How it works
On Ando’s home screen, tap Live next to your sensor’s name, before a run, a ride, a match or a long meeting.
One, two or four hours. Your glucose shows up on your lock screen and watch within moments.
Live ends on its own when the window is over. Stop it earlier whenever you like; Ando never turns it back on by itself.
Where Live shows
Every update carries your latest glucose, its trend arrow and when it was taken. What you see depends on where you look.
| Where | What you see | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone lock screen | Glucose, trend arrow, time since the reading and the last six hours | iPhone |
| Dynamic Island | Glucose and arrow; press and hold for the change since the last reading and a mini curve | iPhone with Dynamic Island |
| Apple Watch | Glucose, arrow and time since the reading, in the Smart Stack | iPhone on iOS 18 or later |
| Android notification | Glucose, arrow, change since the last reading and the time; a status-bar chip on Android 16 | Android phone |
| Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch | The Live notification, mirrored from your phone | Recent Wear OS |
| Garmin | Glucose on your data screen during workouts, with the Ando Glucose field | Compatible Garmin watch |
iPhone
A Live Activity shows your glucose and the last six hours on the lock screen, sits in the Dynamic Island while you use other apps, and appears in your Apple Watch Smart Stack.
Android
An ongoing, silent notification keeps your glucose at the top of your phone. On Android 16 it becomes a chip in the status bar, and on recent Wear OS versions it shows on your Galaxy Watch or Pixel Watch.
A glance, not a stare
Ando puts your glucose back into the context of your day: the run, the night, the week. Live follows the same idea. It’s for the moments when a glance helps, during a long run, a match, a ride or a day on your feet, and it ends on its own when the window you chose is over.
It never restarts by itself, it doesn’t buzz, and it runs on one phone at a time. Between Live sessions, your glucose keeps landing on your workouts and nights without you looking.
How fresh is it? Ando checks your sensor’s cloud for a new reading about every five minutes and pushes it as soon as it is published. Where the minutes come from.
FAQ
Open Ando, tap Live on the home screen and choose 1, 2 or 4 hours. Your latest glucose, its trend arrow and the last six hours appear on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island until the time is up or you stop it.
Yes. Live works with every sensor Ando supports: Dexcom, FreeStyle Libre, Medtronic, Medtrum and Nightscout.
Yes. With an iPhone on iOS 18 or later, Live also shows in your Apple Watch Smart Stack: value, arrow and how long ago the reading was taken. There is nothing extra to install on the watch.
Yes. On Android, Live is an ongoing notification with your glucose, its arrow, the change since the last reading and the time. On Android 16 it also shows as a chip in the status bar, and on recent Wear OS versions the notification appears on your Galaxy Watch or Pixel Watch.
One, two or four hours, your choice each time. It ends on its own at the end of the window, or earlier if you stop it. Ando never restarts it by itself.
No. Live is a quiet display, for a glance when it matters. Keep your sensor app for alerts, and follow its instructions for treatment decisions.
Live runs on one phone at a time. Starting it on a second phone tells you it is already running on another one.
Free for 7 days on the yearly plan
Connect your sensor once. Ando does the rest, on every workout, every night and every week.
Ando requires a membership. The yearly plan starts with 7 free days. Cancel anytime.
Ando is not a medical device. It shows your glucose in the context of your day for visualization and self-reflection only. Do not use it to make treatment decisions; follow your sensor’s instructions and your healthcare team.
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