Many people use MigraineMe on more than one device. Perhaps you have a phone and a tablet, or a personal phone and a work phone. The good news is this works perfectly well. Your data is kept in your account, not on the phone, so both devices will show the same information.
How it works
Your migraines, your triggers, and your settings all live in your secure account. When you sign in on a second phone, that phone simply reads from the same account. Anything you log on one phone will show up on the other.
You do not need to do anything special. There is no setting to turn on. As long as you sign in with the same email on both phones, they will both show the same data.
Setting up the second phone
- On your second phone, open the App Store (iPhone) or Play Store (Android).
- Search for MigraineMe and install it.
- Open the app.
- Sign in the same way as on your main phone. If you used Apple, Google or Facebook, tap that same button. If you used email and password: If the screen says Let's get you set up., tap Sign in next to Already have an account? at the bottom. If it says Welcome back, you are already on the sign-in screen. Do not create a new account. This is very important.
- There is no email magic-link code. If you signed up with email and password, type both.
That is it. Your history will be there.
The "Your health data" screen
After you sign in for the first time, the app shows a Your health data screen once. It explains how your health data is used. Tick the box to agree and tap Continue. On Android, Not now signs you out again.
Important: do not create a second account
If you create a new account instead of signing in, you will end up with two separate accounts. They will not talk to each other, and your data will be split across both. This is the most common mistake.
If you have already done this by accident, please write to us at help@migraineme.app and we can help you merge them. It is fixable, but the sooner you tell us the better.
What syncs between phones
- All migraine entries
- Your custom triggers
- Your settings (such as which metrics you track)
- Your risk score history
- Your Oura, Polar or Garmin connection. These belong to the account, so the data they send arrives no matter which phone you are holding
What does not sync automatically
The phone health platforms (Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android) are tied to each phone, because their permissions live on the device. If you want both phones feeding health data, connect the platform on each phone from the gear icon → Connections.
In most cases this does not matter. One phone feeding the health data is enough. Everything it collects lands in your account, and you can view it from any device you have signed in to.
Checking which email you are signed in with
This is the same on iPhone and Android.
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
- Tap Profile.
- Your email is shown under your name at the top of the Profile screen.
Tips for using two phones
- Log on whichever phone is nearest. When a migraine starts, every minute counts. Use the phone you have to hand.
- Refresh the other phone. If you logged something on Phone A and want to see it on Phone B, pull down on the Home screen (iPhone) or close and reopen the app (Android).
- Sign out when lending a phone. If you ever lend a phone to someone, sign out of MigraineMe first so your health data stays private.
If you ever want to remove one phone
Just delete the app from that phone, or sign out. Your account stays safe, and the other phone keeps working as normal.
If you get stuck, write to help@migraineme.app and we will guide you through it.
