Turning push notifications on or off

This article walks you through turning MigraineMe notifications on, or off, using your phone's main Settings app. This is the master switch. If notifications are off at this level, nothing the app does inside its own screens will bring them back.

Do not worry, you can change your mind as often as you like. The steps are the same in both directions.

Before you start

1. You will leave MigraineMe and open your phone's Settings app.
2. Then you will scroll until you find MigraineMe in the list of apps.
3. You will tap one switch.
4. Then you can come back to MigraineMe.

That is the whole process. Take your time.

On iPhone

1. Press the home button or swipe up to leave MigraineMe.
2. Open the Settings app. It has a grey gear icon.
3. Scroll down. You will pass things like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, General, and eventually a long list of your apps.
4. Tap Notifications.
5. Scroll down the list of apps until you see MigraineMe.
6. Tap MigraineMe.
7. At the top, you will see a switch called Allow Notifications.
8. Tap the switch. Green means on. Grey means off.
9. Below that switch, you can also choose where notifications appear. Lock Screen, Notification Centre, and Banners are the three options. Most people leave all three on.
10. Press the home button or swipe up to leave Settings.

On Android

1. Press the home button to leave MigraineMe.
2. Open the Settings app. It has a gear icon.
3. Tap Apps, or Apps and notifications, depending on your phone.
4. Tap See all apps if your phone shows that option.
5. Scroll down the list until you see MigraineMe.
6. Tap MigraineMe.
7. Tap Notifications.
8. At the top, you will see a switch called Show notifications or Allow notifications.
9. Tap the switch. Blue or green means on. Grey means off.
10. Press the home button to leave Settings.

Turning them back on

The steps are identical. Open Settings, find MigraineMe, find the notifications switch, and tap it. The switch is the same one. Off becomes on, on becomes off.

If you turn them on and still see nothing

MigraineMe also has its own switches inside the app, one for each kind of notification.

1. Open MigraineMe.
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 and allow notifications when your phone asks.
6. Below that, each notification type has its own switch or setting, for example Evening check-in, Daily risk alerts, and Recommendation alerts. Make sure the ones you want are on.

You may also need to give the app permission at the system level. See the article Letting MigraineMe send you reminders.

If you are nervous about turning them off

Turning notifications off does not delete anything. Your data stays exactly where it is. The only thing that changes is whether your phone makes a sound or shows a banner.

You can go back into the app and check your home screen, your Journal, and your Insights as often as you like. Turning notifications off just means you will not be reminded.