Guides

How to set up medication reminders for a parent: whose phone, what to agree on, how caregiver sharing works in Medifix and what it costs.

Why a medication reminder stays silent or comes late on Android: battery optimisation, exact alarms, Do Not Disturb and app killers, with a checklist.

After a missed dose, the right answer depends on the drug. What to look up, who to ask, and how to keep an honest record in your medication reminder app.

Simple mode used to pre-select Morning, making it easy to leave on by accident. It is now a plain switch list with nothing on until you choose.

A due dose in Medifix can only be taken or skipped, and neither fits 'not yet'. A real postpone option is coming, plus a fix for duplicate reminders.

Medifix reminders ring like an alarm on purpose, but not every medication needs that. A softer, time-of-day reminder is coming for those.

Between a note on the fridge and handing over your full account login there is a missing middle. How end-to-end encrypted, revocable caregiver sharing works.

Many reminder apps put reliable alerts, or the number of medications you can add, behind a subscription. Why that is a bad trade for medication.

Normal push notifications go quiet when your phone does. How exact alarms on Android and critical alerts on iOS make a reminder ring like an alarm clock.

Drug name, dose and timing often imply a diagnosis. Why many health apps share data, and what keeping it on your device takes.