Good point Anne.
It had not dawned on me to turn off the flash when checking LED lights.
Duh!
I will try some other apps and see if turning off flash works.
You just saved me $.99, thanks, grin.
Richard


> On Mar 8, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello Richard,
> 
> Yes, I get that warning. I just used that app because it didn’t use the 
> flash. I’m sure almost any colour app will work as long as flash is off since 
> the Ketonix is lit from inside.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
> 
>> On 8 Mar 2017, at 15:15, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Ann,
>> Do you get any warnings about that app slowing down your phone?
>> I found it in the app store, it is $.99, but it has not been updated since 
>> 2012, requires iOS 4, and if you try to follow the link to the developer web 
>> page, you get a message that you don't have permission to access that server.
>> But, if it works on the color of LED lights, it may be worth it.
>> I had not heard of iColorNamer4.
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> "I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when 
>> there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it." - Terry Pratchett
>> 
>>> On Mar 8, 2017, at 3:23 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Sandy,
>>> 
>>> The light detector app is just called Light Detector. I’ve had it for years 
>>> and it gives the percentage of light which is handy for knowing when to put 
>>> the lights on. I put the iPhone camera against the appropriate section of 
>>> the Ketonix and the pulsing of the LED was very clear.
>>> The colour detector I used is called iColorNamer4. I have no idea when I 
>>> got that one as I have a tendency to collect colour identifiers and object 
>>> identifiers. Once again, I held the camera against the appropriate section 
>>> of the Ketonix which starts out blue, then as you blow into it, it changes 
>>> to green, then yellow, then red if you’re in deep ketosis. The iColorNamer4 
>>> identified red as brown, but that was good enough for my purpose.
>>> There’s a newer version of the Ketonix that puts data onto a computer, but 
>>> which computers it works with, I don’t know. In any case, the devices are 
>>> available from:
>>> www.ketonix.com
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Anne
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 8 Mar 2017, at 10:16, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone 
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> ann,
>>>> This is good news about being able to read the LED status. can you tell me 
>>>> which two apps did you use? I.e., which light detector app and which 
>>>> colour detector app?
>>>> Thanks and well done! Sandy
>>>> 
>>>> sent from the dark side of the moon
>>>> 
>>>>> On 7 Mar 2017, at 17:31, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>> 
>>>>> On a whim, I decided to see if I could use our Ketonix breath ketone 
>>>>> metre without sighted help. It’s the basic model without the computer 
>>>>> interface. While charging, it flashes, and the Light Detector app detects 
>>>>> the pulses.
>>>>> I had to use a colour identifier without using the flash to read the 
>>>>> coloured section, but it worked very well.
>>>>> So, if anyone else is on a ketogenic diet and would like to check on 
>>>>> their ketones, even the basic model of the Ketonix is accessible.
>>>>> A ketogenic diet is helpful for anyone with insulin resistance, epilepsy, 
>>>>> many inflammatory conditions, or undergoing treatment for most cancers. 
>>>>> We bought the Ketonix when my husband was being treated for oesophageal 
>>>>> cancer from which he recovered completely.
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Anne
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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