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I have turned off all health app access that the UI allows in IOS 15.2. However, the health is still reading my contacts. Why? How do I stop this? I don’t use or want Apple health.
Instead of blindly defending Apple’s (lack of) privacy policies, how about if I offer a truly helpful response? Sound good? OK!
Your Health app stores personal information you have entered into your phone. It allows you to have access to your own health information all in one location, but also to share it with family, doctors, medical studies in which you choose to participate, AND (here’s the smoking gun) it will display some basic medical information on your locked screen for emergency responders to use and it will automatically call your emergency contacts!
The health app is looking through your contacts for your current flagged “Emergency Contacts”.
Open the Health app and review your profile (click on your photo in the app) and “Access to *Medical ID” to update or delete functions that require access to your contacts.
Disable the function that will automatically call your emergency contacts (if you use Emergency SOS to call for help, your phone notifies these contacts.)
Disable the function that will display your *Medical ID on your Lock Screen (so emergency responders can see it and also notify your emergency contacts).
Remove any medical information and emergency contacts from your *Medical ID. This would be information you previously entered.
And voila! You have now stopped the Health App from using any of your contact or personal information. Once you realize WHY the app is pinging your contacts, it’s easy to decide whether to keep it or not.
I’ve dealt with a friend who had a stroke and we couldn’t access his phone to contact family because he only used facial recognition (life support equipment gets in the way of that). After that experience, I chose to keep my own name, emergency contact numbers, blood type, and allergies listed in the Health app so anyone can pull it up on the locked screen. It’s your choice.
This is really the only helpful, thoughtful response I needed. This should be the apple recommended response.
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It checks every night because you could make a change every day. It is very brief.
Thank you.
It is very helpful but not the answer you would have preferred.
Big difference.
You don't get to vote for the best answer, but Apple does. They pay the rent.
Second of your responses basically saying if you do not like what we (Apple) give you then get rid of your phone.
Really helpful, NOT
Per Axel wrote:
OFF has a specific meaning in English.
Actually, it has a lot of meanings in English:
I can think of a suitable use of OFF in this instance but then I'm British.
Yes, I believe I'm familiar with that definition as well.
All built-in apps have access to all your data. That's it. Nothing can be done to change that sitution.
Apple does not “use” and cannot access any of the data on your phone.
This information is wrong!! Apps are accessing certain information while the app is not being used!! That is what this person is getting at and by the way , do you work for Apple?
Hello ~ No … we do not work for Apple. What would your answer be?
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Your entrance at this point will not get a different response from those who have already explained.
Since the thread started Apple even allowed Health app to be deleted.
This is helpful but wont let me click on the helpful badge
Stop Apple Health Accessing My Contacts!
