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Practical articles and how-tos for Medifix and Noralia.

Medifix update: a clearer way to choose your reminder times

Simple mode used to pre-select Morning by default, making it easy to leave it on by accident. It's now a plain switch list with nothing on until you choose, and Premium prompts lost the lock icon.

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Postponing a dose should not be the same as skipping it

Right now a due dose in Medifix can only be marked taken or skipped. Neither is honest when the real answer is 'not yet.' A real postpone option is coming, along with a fix for duplicate reminders after an early dose.

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Not every medication reminder needs to feel like an alarm clock

Medifix reminders are built to go off like an alarm, on purpose. But not every medication actually needs that. A softer, time-of-day reminder is coming for the ones that don't.

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Sharing a medication plan with family, safely

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.

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A medication reminder should not be behind a paywall

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

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Medication reminders that work on silent mode

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

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What your medication list reveals about you

Drug name, dose and timing often imply a diagnosis. Why health apps are among the worst offenders for data sharing, and what keeping data on-device actually requires.

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