Connect to AppLoader leads to "invalid json" message

Posted on Mon 20th, June 2022

• #1

ingo

Hi,
I have a similar problem as described in post "Unable to upload or remove apps from Bangle JS 2. Invalid JSON".

With my phone I barely can connect to the AppLoader at all. Every time I get the error "invalid json".
The error occurs with the Bangle.js GadgetBridge app and the AppLoader in Chrome.
I have tried everything, disconnect and reconnect Bluetooth, reload app, reboot watch, reboot phone, factory reset, ...

Finally I found a working but very unsatisfying solution. I have to pair the watch with the phone, disconnect of course. Then I can connect to the AppLoader without any problems. After that, I have to remove the pairing, otherwise the phone will always connect to the watch automatically.

How to further analyze the error? Is there any way to debug or view logs?
• #2

Gordon

Looks like you did this already, but best to comment on the original post at http://forum.espruino.com/conversations/377121/ as we're trying to debug it on that
• #3

ingo

The other topic seemed to go in a different direction, so I opened this one. Turned out differently now though. So this one could be closed.
• #4

Hank

I get the message from time to time. I can fix that by stopping Gadgetbridge via Android App Properties and opening it again.
• #5

m-p{3}

You can close Gadgetbridge quickly through ≡ > Quit

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