Systems and methods for inter-app communications

A method for inter-application communication between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of a mobile computing device, in which the software applications are stored on a computer-readable medium of the mobile computing device and each comprise their own instructions executable by a processor of the mobile computing device, the method comprising:

• operating a first software app in a foreground on the mobile computing device;
• generating a data structure to initiate a transition from the first software app to a second software app in the foreground, the generating including (i) populating a scheme field of the data structure with a scheme id associated with the second software app from a scheme list stored with the first software app, (ii) populating a payload field of the data structure with data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, and (iii) encrypting at least the payload field of the data structure;
• providing the data structure to cause initiation of the second software app to the foreground;
• and
• providing at least the encrypted payload field of the data structure for the second software app.

A method for facilitating inter-app communications between software applications, comprising:

• receiving, by a first software app on a mobile computing device, the first software app being a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM app) associated with a CGM device, a first instruction to transition from the first software app to a second software app on the mobile computing device, the second software app being an insulin app associated with an insulin delivery device;
• generating a data structure to initiate the transition and provide a data payload to the second software app, the data payload constituting at least data about a glucose concentration level or an insulin dosage;
• and
• providing, by the first software app, the data structure to cause initiation of the second software app in a foreground mode of the mobile computing device.