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With iOS 13, the Health app gives you better insights for better living

IT WILL TAKE

15 minutes

YOU WILL LEARN

How to view your

health data, add

a Medical ID

YOU’LL NEED

iOS 13, Health app

Apple’s Health app got a mighty

update in iOS 13, with a cleaner

look and several handy features.

Simplifying the clutter, the app

now has just two main tabs – Summary and

Browse with access to Medical ID and sources

now tucked away under your account.

Along with reducing the tabs, the app has

also been redesigned for iOS 13, with richer

colours and bolder fonts. Most importantly,

however, is the simple presentation of your

latest data in the same card-like interface that

Apple has adopted in several other apps, such

as Reminders, Photos and Siri Shortcuts.

The biggest addition to the app is the new

Highlights feature. Rather than just present

all your data, Apple now provides you with a

more in-depth analysis of your activity. The

feature allows you to see exactly how much

progress you have made, with tips on how

to improve. Highlights is available across

all categories, and the data is processed

on-device, so you can be confident that no

one else has access to it. Srivats Lakshman

HOW TO Set your favourites >

1

Go to the Summary tab

The Summary tab in Health shows

data from the current day. At the top, you

can see your Favourites; scroll down to

see Highlights and suggested apps. The

default view is your data from today, so

you can quickly see what matters.

2

Open the Edit option

The Edit button in the Summary tab

opens up options to set which Favourites

you want to appear. The options are

divided into Existing Data, which exists on

the app, and All, which allows you to view

all the categories the Health app tracks.

3

Add your favourites

Scroll down to see further

information, such as body stats. Tap the

star icon to favourite a particular listing.

You can add as many categories as you

want to here but, annoyingly, there is no

way to reorder them.

APPLE SKILLS iOS software

Master iOS 13’s Health app