Letting MigraineMe send you reminders

For MigraineMe to send you the daily reminder and other notifications, two things need to be on. One is inside your phone's settings, and one is inside MigraineMe. This article walks you through both, in order, so nothing gets missed.

If either one is off, no notifications will arrive. The good news is, you usually only need to do this once.

The two switches

1. The system switch. This is your phone giving the app permission to send notifications at all. It lives in the phone's main Settings app.
2. The in-app switches. These are inside MigraineMe, in Data and Notifications, on the Notifications card. Each kind of notification has its own switch there, so the app knows which ones you want.

We will turn on the system switch first, then check the in-app ones.

On iPhone

Step 1, the system switch

1. Leave MigraineMe. Press the home button or swipe up.
2. Open the Settings app. The grey gear icon.
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Scroll down to MigraineMe and tap it.
5. Turn on Allow Notifications. The switch should be green.
6. Leave Lock Screen, Notification Centre, and Banners all turned on.

Step 2, the in-app switches

1. Open MigraineMe again.
2. Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen. A drawer slides in from the left.
3. Tap Data and Notifications.
4. Find the Notifications card.
5. Make sure the Evening check-in switch is on. That is the daily reminder.
6. Check the other rows too, for example Daily risk alerts and Recommendation alerts, and set them how you like.

You are now set. The next reminder will arrive at 8 pm.

On Android

Step 1, the system switch

1. Leave MigraineMe by pressing the home button.
2. Open the Settings app.
3. Tap Apps or Apps and notifications.
4. Find and tap MigraineMe.
5. Tap Notifications.
6. Turn on Show notifications or Allow notifications.

If a pop-up appears the first time you open MigraineMe, asking "Allow MigraineMe to send you notifications?", you can tap Allow then, and skip the steps above.

Step 2, the in-app switches

1. Open MigraineMe again.
2. Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen. A drawer slides in from the left.
3. Tap Data and Notifications.
4. Find the Notifications card.
5. If you see a Notification permission row with an Allow button, tap it first and allow notifications when your phone asks.
6. Make sure the Evening check-in switch is on, and set the other rows how you like.

You are now set.

How to check it is working

1. At 8 pm in your local time, you should hear a soft notification sound and see a banner.
2. If you did not hear it, check that your phone is not in Do Not Disturb or Focus mode. Also check that your phone's volume is up.

If you change your mind

You can turn any of these off at any time. Nothing in your data changes. You will simply stop hearing reminders.

You can also turn them back on later. The steps are exactly the same.

A reminder about the time

The daily reminder is at 8 pm in your local time. The time is not adjustable inside MigraineMe today. If 8 pm is awkward for you, you can use your phone's Do Not Disturb or Focus mode to mute it during dinner or other times.