The government's new COVIDSafe contact tracing app may interfere with Bluetooth-connected medical devices such as those used by people with diabetes| TimBiggs
A spokesperson for Health Minister Greg Hunt said the inquiry had been referred to the Digital Transformation Agency to consider and provide advice.
Zach Simone, a Sydney-based iOS developer who has experience using Bluetooth CGM systems, said he wasn't surprised the COVIDSafe app might cause issues."Both other Bluetooth apps and lots of Bluetooth noise, for example in a crowd, often cause CGM apps to not work as well. They struggle to connect to the CGM as frequently," he said.
"My understanding of the Apple and Google solution is that its Bluetooth use is separate, and doesn't compete with third party apps, so they should be able to function as normal," he said.
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