When you use the app, messages may direct you to keep the app open and running in the background.
Mobile devices allow many apps to run at the same time. The app you are looking at is in the foreground. Any other apps that are open are running in the background.
When the app is running in the background, it is still working to communicate with your heart device and the Medtronic CareLink Network. The app regularly checks your heart device and sends information to your clinic if necessary.
If you force the app to close, it is not running in the background and it will not be able to check your heart device or send information to the Medtronic CareLink Network. You can use other apps as long as you have the app running in the background.
If you close the app, you may receive a notification to open the app. Reopen the app and let it run in the background so the app can continue to communicate with your heart device and the Medtronic CareLink Network. Your clinic can then review your heart device data.