CGM features and fixes · Dexcom G6

Can a Dexcom G6 follower use Android?

What Dexcom G6’s own apps (Dexcom G6 app, Dexcom Follow) do, from the maker’s documents.

Yes

Dexcom Follow runs on iPhone and Android, so a follower can use either. (Dexcom; Google Play listing)

With Glide

No

Glide does not currently have an Android app; every follower needs an iPhone. (/dexcom#apple-watch)

More on the Dexcom G6

• Apple Watch
• iPhone widget and Lock Screen
• Garmin
• Mac, PC and web
• Data for the doctor
• Nightscout
• Alarms in Silent mode and Focus
• How many followers
• Signal-loss alert

Android follower on other CGMs

• Dexcom G7
• Dexcom ONE+
• FreeStyle Libre 2 and 2 Plus
• FreeStyle Libre 3 and 3 Plus
• Medtrum TouchCare Nano CGM
• Eversense 365
• Medtronic Simplera
• SIBIONICS GS1

Sources, quoted

• Dexcom: “iOS and Android platforms are compatible for Followers using the Dexcom Follow app.”
• Google Play listing: “Use this app if your loved one is sharing data from their Dexcom CGM app.”

Every quote is checked against its source page before each update of this site; last checked 2026-10-06. Makers change their apps; the source page is the authority when it differs.