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Steps checked against official help pages. Last checked: Oct 19, 2026

How to Share Health Info With a Family Member or Caregiver

What this helps with: Letting someone you trust see some of your health information, like your steps or your medication list, so they can help you from near or far.

This guide shows how to use the technology. For questions about your health, ask your doctor. Sharing is always your choice, and you can stop at any time.

Before you share

  • Share only with someone you trust, like a grown child, spouse, or caregiver.
  • Share only what’s needed. You can pick some topics and leave others out.
  • Never share your passwords or text codes. The safe ways below give the other person their own view, not your account.

iPhone: Health Sharing

Both of you need an iPhone. The person must be saved in your Contacts.

  1. Open the Health app.
    • What you’ll tap: A white icon with a red heart.
  2. Tap Sharing at the bottom, then tap Share with Someone.
  3. Search for the person and tap their name.
  4. Tap Set Up Manually to choose each topic yourself. (Or tap See Suggested Topics.)
  5. Choose what to share, such as Activity or Medications. Tap Next after each screen.
  6. Tap Share, then tap Done.

They’ll get an invitation in their Health app. You’ll get a message when they accept.

To change or stop sharing: In Health, tap Sharing, then tap the person’s name. Tap View Shared Data to change topics, or tap Stop Sharing.

iPhone: send a medication list once

This is handy before a doctor’s visit, or for a family member who helps with medicines.

  1. In the Health app, tap Browse, then Medications.
  2. Scroll down to More and tap Export PDF.
  3. Tap the Share button (a square with an arrow), then choose Messages or Mail.

Android phones

Android phones don’t have one sharing feature like iPhone. These options work well:

  • Share a step summary (Samsung). In Samsung Health, open Steps, tap the three dots, then tap Share. This sends a picture of your day.
  • Set up emergency info. Family can then be reached if something happens. See our Medical ID and emergency contacts guide.

Any phone: your doctor’s patient portal

Many patient portals let you give a family member their own sign-in to see your information. This is often called proxy access. It’s safer than sharing your password, and you can remove it later. Ask your doctor’s office how to set it up. Our patient portal guide explains portals.

If something goes wrong

  • They didn’t get the invitation (iPhone). Make sure you’re in each other’s Contacts. Ask them to open Health and tap Sharing.
  • I deleted them from Contacts, but they can still see my data. Deleting a contact doesn’t stop sharing. Go to Sharing, tap their name, and tap Stop Sharing.
  • I’m not sure what they can see. In Health, tap Sharing, tap their name, then tap View Shared Data.
  • Someone is pressuring me to share. You never have to share. It’s your health information.

Official sources

Last checked: Oct 19, 2026

This is general help, not medical, legal, or personalized tech support. Rules about caregiver access to health records vary. Ask your doctor’s office what they allow.

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