Good news first: an Apple Watch is the easiest wearable to connect to MigraineMe. There is no sign-in screen, no password, no extra app to install. If you already wear the watch and it is paired with your iPhone, you are most of the way there.
Apple Watch works only with iPhone. If you have an Android phone, your Apple Watch cannot pair with it, and MigraineMe cannot read from it on Android either.
The Apple Watch does not talk to MigraineMe directly. Instead, the watch sends its data (steps, sleep, heart rate, and so on) to the Apple Health app on your iPhone. MigraineMe then reads that data from Apple Health. This is Apple's normal way of doing things and keeps you in control of what is shared.
On iPhone
Step 1: Make sure your Apple Watch is paired
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone (the one with the round watch face icon).
- You should see your watch at the top of the screen.
- If you do not, follow Apple's pairing steps first. There is a help article inside the Watch app for this.
If you can see your steps and heart rate in the Health app on your iPhone, your watch is paired correctly and feeding Apple Health. That is what matters.
Step 2: Connect Apple Health inside MigraineMe
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
- Tap Connections.
- Find the Apple Health card at the top of the list.
- Tap the Connect button on the right side of the card.
A permissions panel from Apple will slide up. It lists all the things MigraineMe would like to read: sleep, heart rate, steps, body temperature, and so on.
- Tap Turn On All at the top.
- Tap Allow in the top right.
The button on the Apple Health card will now read Connected.
Step 3: Wait a little while
Your watch data takes a moment to flow through. New numbers usually appear in MigraineMe within a few minutes. Last night's sleep, however, may not be ready until an hour or two after you wake up. That is Apple's processing, not MigraineMe being slow.
To check it is working:
- Open the Monitor tab in MigraineMe.
- Look at the Sleep card and the Physical Health card.
- You should see today's numbers (or last night's).
On Android
Apple Watch does not work with Android phones. If you have an Android, you will need a different watch. See the article on connecting a Wear OS watch or a Galaxy watch.
Troubleshooting
"The card says Connected but I see no data"
- Open the Health app on your iPhone.
- Tap the Browse tab.
- Tap Sleep (or Steps, or whatever you are missing).
- Do you see numbers there? If not, the problem is between your watch and Apple Health, not MigraineMe.
If Health shows your numbers but MigraineMe does not, go to Settings, Health, Data Access and Devices, MigraineMe on your iPhone and check that every category is switched on.
"I tapped Connect but no permissions panel appeared"
This sometimes happens if you previously denied permission. Go to Settings, Health, Data Access and Devices, MigraineMe and tap Turn On All, then Allow.
"I want to disconnect"
Open MigraineMe, tap the gear icon in the top-left, then Connections, then tap the Connected button on the Apple Health card. A small window will appear saying "Disconnect Apple Health?". To truly remove permissions, follow the message and use the Health app on your iPhone.
Still stuck?
Write to help@migraineme.app with your iPhone model and a screenshot of the Connections screen. We usually reply within a day.
