Both iPhone and Android connect to the Gym Monster over Wi-Fi, and Android can also connect over Bluetooth. Start with the connection itself: make sure your phone and your Gym Monster are on the same Wi-Fi network, reconnect from inside the app, and restart it. If commands stay unreliable, the Dongle API and a GMVoice dongle remove the network from the path, and with a dongle the shared network no longer matters.
Check these in order
Work down this list from the most common cause. The first four steps fix most cases, because they are about the connection itself rather than about voice recognition. Only after the app connects reliably does it make sense to look at latency or at hardware.
- Confirm your Gym Monster is powered on and connected to Wi-Fi.
- Confirm your phone is on Wi-Fi, then open the GMVoice app.
- Make sure your phone and your Gym Monster are on the same Wi-Fi network. With a GMVoice dongle this does not matter, the dongle works without a shared network.
- Connect GMVoice to your Gym Monster again from inside the app.
- On Android, try a Bluetooth connection instead of Wi-Fi.
- Close the GMVoice app completely, reopen it, and connect once more.
- Install the Dongle API from GMVoice Settings, in the Bluetooth Receiver section.
- Plug in a GMVoice dongle and flip the Dongle API toggle in Settings.
Do I need a dongle to connect GMVoice to my Gym Monster?
No. Both iPhone and Android connect to the Gym Monster over Wi-Fi, and Android also connects over Bluetooth, so a GMVoice dongle is not required. Basic voice commands such as Turn On, Turn Off and Change Weight work normally. The dongle is recommended for the lowest latency and dongle-only ring actions such as Skip, Long Press and Double Press.
Still not working?
Record a Field Debug session in the GMVoice app so the problem can be diagnosed from the real audio instead of a description, then write to contact@gmvoice.tech. The step-by-step instructions are in How to Record a Field Debug Session in GMVoice.