Bluetooth

BloodPressureDB for Android and iOS supports blood pressure monitors with Bluetooth for data transfer when they use the general Bluetooth GATT standard for blood pressure monitors for transmission.

Supported devices

Not every blood pressure monitor with Bluetooth supports this standard. We have successfully tested the following models:

• A&D UA-651BLE
• Beurer BC 54
• Beurer BM 54
• Beurer BC 57
• Beurer BM 57
• Beurer BM 77
• Beurer BM 81 easyLock
• Beurer BC 85
• Beurer BM 85
• Beurer BM 96 cardio
• boso medicus system
• Crane Connect Bluetooth blood pressure monitor upper arm
• Medisana BW 300 connect
• Medisana BU 530 connect
• Medisana BU 540 connect
• Medisana BU 546 connect
• Medisana BU 550 connect
• Medisana BU 570 connect
• Medisana BU 575 connect
• Medisana BU A52 connect
• Medisana SL 100 connect
• Omron Evolv
• Omron M400 Intelli IT
• Omron M500 Intelli IT
• Omron RS3 Intelli IT
• Omron RS7 Intelli IT
• Omron X4 Smart
• Omron X7 Smart (Note: not X7 Smart Afib)
• Sanitas SBC 53
• Sanitas SBM 37
• Sanitas SBM 67
• Silvercrest Personal Care blood pressure monitor
• Silvercrest SBM 68
• Silvercrest SBM 69
• Soehnle Systo Monitor Connect 300
• Soehnle Systo Monitor Connect 400
• Stayfit blood pressure monitor
• Veroval compact BPU 26

• Beurer BM 48
• Beurer BM 59
• Beurer BM 64
• Medisana BU 584 connect
• Medisana BU 580 connect
• Omron Nightview
• Visomat comfort soft BT

• ADE BPM 1401
• aponorm upper arm Base Plus Bluetooth (same as microlife)
• Beurer BM 95
• Beurer BM 93
• Braun ActiveScan 9
• Braun iCheck 7
• iHealth IH-BP5 Feel
• iHealth IH-BP7 Sense
• iHealth Track
• Medisana MTX connect
• microlife BP A6 BT
• Philips blood pressure monitor for upper arm
• Philips wrist blood pressure monitor with Bluetooth Smart
• Omron M7 Intelli IT
• Omron M 700 Intelli IT
• Omron MIT 5s connect
• Omron X7 Smart Afib
• Qardio Arm
• smartLAB pressure W
• Visomat Vision Cardio
• Withings BP-801
• Withings BPM connect
• Withings BPM core
• 1byone Wireless Arm Blood Pressure Monitor

We do not provide any guarantee for compatibility. We do not find out about technical changes made by the manufacturers in every case.
In addition, your mobile device must support Bluetooth Smart both in the hardware and in the operating system.

We keep receiving feedback from customers who have problems with the app from their device manufacturer. Here is BloodPressureDB as an alternative.
BloodPressureDB supports many devices regardless of the manufacturer and works across platforms. That way, you can use your Bluetooth blood pressure monitor with full convenience.

What to do:

In the app settings, you can turn the Bluetooth feature on and off.

The app also offers a setup assistant for your Bluetooth monitor.

When Bluetooth is enabled, a small Bluetooth icon appears at the top right. The app then automatically reacts to incoming connections. In that case, you don't need to choose a new entry.

As soon as a Bluetooth device is found, the icon changes color and connects to the device. After the connection is established, it checks whether this is a compatible device that can send blood pressure readings. If it is, the data is requested while the screen is locked in the app. After the transfer, the data is synchronized immediately. If the small icon in the top corner changes color but no data is received, then in most cases there is another Bluetooth Smart-capable device nearby that is sending data.

The monitors send the measurements after every measurement or via a special function described in the instructions.

The app shows the incoming connection and counts the received data records. It also automatically recognizes whether a new measurement was sent or multiple measurements were sent. The measurement time from the device is used. Unfortunately, transferring all data sometimes takes longer.

Some devices send faster, others slower. Some send the data from all users saved in the device, others only the current user. Some devices remember which data has already been transferred and only send new values.

Important: The app must be running to receive data. Mobile operating systems automatically close apps to free up storage when they are in the background and many other apps are in use. Make sure that BloodPressureDB is still running when you expect data to be received via Bluetooth.

Device notes:

A&D UA-651BLE: Before the first transfer, the device must be paired. To set the time, you need the manufacturers app. If values are transmitted via Bluetooth, they are deleted from the device.

Beurer BC 54 and BM 81 easyLock: For the first transfer, the device must be paired. The device shows a 6-digit code on the display, which you must enter on your smartphone.

boso medicus system: Before the first transfer, the device must be paired. To set the time, you need the boso app. If values are transmitted via Bluetooth, they are deleted from the device. After a battery change, it may be necessary to set up the device again using the manufacturers app.

Omron Evolv: Before the first transfer, the device must be paired. To set the time, you need the Omron app. The device has only one user memory. If values are transmitted via Bluetooth, they are deleted from the device.
Special feature: The device essentially only has one storage slot and is intended for one user. If an irregular heartbeat or movement occurs during the measurement, the value is transmitted to storage slot 5.

General note for Omron devices: Before the first transfer, it may be necessary to pair the device. To do this, press and hold the Bluetooth button for about 3 seconds until a P appears on the display. A pairing request should then appear on your device. Accept it and the transfer will begin. Each value is transmitted via Bluetooth only once. If you are transferring to the Blutdruckdaten app, make sure the Omron Connect app is closed, as it may intercept the data. If the device is used by more than one person, please make sure to transfer the measurements directly before someone else takes their measurement as well. Otherwise, some measurements could be lost for one of the people due to the fact that Bluetooth transfer is only possible once.

Silvercrest SBM 69: Before the first transfer, the device must be paired. In the process, you must enter the code that the device shows on its display.

Storage slots and users:

If data from different user storage slots on the device are received, the app asks which storage slot should be read in. The app remembers this setting.
If, during a transfer, data from a storage slot that differs from the previously used storage slot is sent, but not from the one currently being used, the app will inform you. This is intended to prevent mixing data from different users.
The app manages these settings for each user, because multiple user accounts can be managed in the app. However, these settings are not synchronized with the server.
If you want to switch the storage slot on the device and assign it again in the app, please click the note text about the last transfer. This allows the settings to be reset.
Note: Internally, the storage slots are numbered starting at 0. So the first storage slot has the number 0. Some devices may differ from this, e.g. the BC57. Then the app will display the device storage slot 1 as 2 and storage slot 2 as 3. However, this does not affect correct functionality. For devices known to us, the app displays the storage slots as shown on the device.

There is an option called Only read the newest measurement regardless of the storage slot. If you enable this option, the app will always take the newest measurement from the monitor, regardless of the storage slot. This option can be useful when a monitor is used by multiple people and it is not clearly assigned to a specific storage slot for each person. This happens, for example, in nursing homes.

Common problems and their causes:

The data is transmitted, but then its not there: Please check the date on the monitor. Especially at the beginning of a year, we receive many requests about missing data that turn out to be due to the monitor having the year set incorrectly.

Data transfer doesnt work: Does the transfer work with the manufacturers app? If you also have problems there, but your device still meets all the requirements (operating system/hardware), please try restarting the device.
Sometimes you also need to restart the blood pressure monitor. You can do this by removing the batteries once, waiting briefly, and then reinserting the same or new batteries. Caution:​​​ In most cases, the date and time settings are lost when you change the batteries. Please set them correctly again before your next measurement.
In individual cases, it can also make sense to disconnect (remove pairing) between the monitor and smartphone and then pair again. Of course, this only applies to devices that require pairing in the first place.

Another device is interfering with the connection: If the Bluetooth icon turns blue but no data is transferred, then another Bluetooth device is sending data. The app connects to the device and then recognizes that it is not a blood pressure monitor.  The device identifier is stored internally and no further connection is made to this device. Still, in very rare cases, it can happen that another Bluetooth device permanently prevents the connection to the blood pressure monitor.

Location: On most devices, location detection must be enabled in order to receive data via Bluetooth Low Energy. This is a requirement of the respective device and we cannot bypass it. We do not read out your location.

Support

A Bluetooth protocol is available. You can find it directly under the Bluetooth settings. With one click, the protocol will be shown in your email app and can be sent to our support. That way, problems can be identified very effectively.