I recently learned two quick tips for the iPhone. I’m not the first person to find them and I’m sure they’ve both been covered elsewhere in more detail. But I hadn’t seen them before and thought they’d be useful to others.
Medical ID for iPhone
This week I saw a tip on Facebook I hadn’t seen anywhere before. There’s a quick way to add emergency medical information to your iPhone and make it accessible without having to unlock the phone.
First, find the Health app on your phone.
Open the app and touch Medical ID.
Click Edit and enter your health information and choose one or more emergency contacts.
Now you, or more importantly, friends, family or medical staff can get access to your vital data without your help.
To access it, swipe to unlock your phone.
Instead of entering your PIN or using Touch ID to unlock, click Emergency.
Click Medical ID.
Now your vital medical information is readily available to anyone who may need it to help you. (Phone number removed from photo, but it will be visible on with the emergency contact(s) chosen.
Sleep Timer for Music
My wife wanted to listen to music with a sleep timer. I couldn’t think of a way to do it in the Music app, but Apple has this covered. Hint: You need to use the Timer.
This tip is even easier.
Open the Timer.
Select how long you want your music to play.
Instead of a sound for When Timer Ends choose Stop Playing.
Now you have a sleep timer for music!