Periodic corruptions, BLE failing? [fixed]

Ok, that's a strange one, but actually maybe the ->Bluetooth message was due to it forcing the console away from the onscreen Terminal. If the Bluetooth icon was blue then you definitely had something that was connecting though.

But the fact that you had Passkey enabled would have been helpful to know :) When that's on, the Bangle makes an encrypted connection and stores keys matching your phone - but if the encryption keys change for some reason I believe the connection just gets aborted as it thinks it's someone trying to connect when they shouldn't.

there are times when I've had to connect from my phone's bluetooth menu

Ahh, that may not have helped... Normally you should only have to connect via Gadgetbridge, so it's possible your phone is getting confused if it's also trying to connect.

What might have happened is you paired with Gadgetbridge, then using your Phone's Bluetooth, but that second pairing made a new encryption key which then meant Gadgetbridge's didn't work. I'm just guessing though....

What does it take for the barometer and battery to turn green?

Interesting about the barometer - it checks between 900->1100 which seemed ok for where we test them in the UK at sealevel-ish.

For the battery it has to see the charger connected and that the battery volts rise (eg it's getting charged).

a Restore from Backup hung about 2/3 of the way through

Ahh, sorry - were you using the app loader in Gadgetbridge to do it?

Maybe try https://banglejs.com/apps/ from a PC or your Phone's web browser (with Gadgetbridge disconnected). Unfortunately when using the App Loader via Gadgetbridge it's not so good at transferring lots of data. It's frustrating, but for some reason it just doesn't seem 100% reliable