Last Updated on Jan 13, 2022
Apple introduced Medical ID in the iOS 8th iteration; it saves users’ real and family details in one place on the iPhone. It comes blank so that the user has to fill up their information. The Apple Medical ID is useful for the owner and others while users are accidentally injured or for other reasons, they have no energy to say about his/her self. At that moment, on the lock screen, iPhone Medical ID becomes very useful for unknown people (special you should know how to access emergency contact on locked iPhone).
Cause with the help of the iOS Medical ID record; anyone can know details of the injured person such as Name, age, medical conditions, family members’ contact number, Blood type, weight height. Hence, the person can get proper treatment as soon as possible.
Today I’m going to share with you how to Access Medical ID from lock screen iOS on the iPhone. This information is not included in your Health Data or shared with other applications.
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A clear idea on how to See Medical id on iPhone lock screen
- Step 1. Press the power button to get a locked screen on the iPhone to access Medical ID, Click on the Home button. if you have face ID lock iPhone, then refer underneath given a note for iPhone X and later X series models.
Note: To access the Emergency screen use a finger to click the Home button that isn’t registered for FingerPrint Lock.
For iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, XS Max, iPhone XS/ XR, and iPhone X locked screen users
→ Note: Whenever your Phone locked Screen. Tap on the Phone screen (on Face ID model -if you keep palm or wrong people on the screen then you get the swipe up the screen to get dial screen. Please, keep in mind that you have to pull the screen from the bottom edge of the screen.
- Step 2. Tap Emergency.
- Step 3. Tap on Medical ID.
For that user who doesn’t appear Medical option on lock screen iPhone. Keep continuing with the solution.
In iOS 11 or later, you can access Emergency Contacts info from the Locked Screen with the Power button
Below is the second method to get emergency contact information on lock screen iPhone running the latest iOS.
- Step #1. Go to Setting App – Tap Emergency SOS
Step #2. – Now Turn off Auto Call.
Select Click Sleep/Wake 5 or 3 Times under the SOS button label.
Now lock your iPhone screen and click Power button rapidly five times and soon you will appear options slide to the right to view Medical ID seems between Slide to Power off and Emergency SOS.
How to enable Medical ID on Lock Screen Acess on your iOS 13 running iPhones
iOS 13 and later users have the redesigned health App. therefore, to all those users will have to go with the following steps:
- #1: Open the Settings App
- #2: Scroll the screen find and Tap Health
- #3: Tap Medical ID under the Medical Details section.
- #4: Tap Edit appears right-upper side corner.
- #5 Now Turn Show When Locked toggle On/Green.
That’s it.
How to Access Emergency Contact on locked iPhone iOS 12 & Earlier
Your Apple iPhone medical ID is not showing on the Lock screen; please check out that Medical ID lock screen toggle is turned On. See below how to enable medical ID on the iPhone lock screen in the latest iOS.
- Step 1. Launch Health App on your iPhone Home Screen.
- Step 2. Tap on Medical ID you appear bottom and right side of the screen.
- Step 3. Now tap on Edit tab then turn toggle ON/Green Show When Locked.
- Step 4. To save settings, tap on Done – top-right side corner.
Now, lock your iPhone and do try to show medical id on the lock screen. Hopefully, you got success.
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