Hushknock · Apple Health medication reminders
Troubleshooting
Seven settings to check, in order. Most missed reminders come down to one of them. And if one follow-up isn't enough, there's another way.
Follow-up reminders alert you if you haven't logged a dose 30 minutes after the first one.
Checklist
Without it, Health doesn't remind you at all.
Health → Browse → Medications → OptionsIf notifications for Health are off, reminders never appear.
Settings → Apps → Health → NotificationsA Focus can silence Health. Add Health to the allowed apps.
Settings → FocusOne more alert if you haven't logged a dose 30 minutes after the first.
Medications → OptionsOnce follow-ups are on, Critical Alerts can sound even when you're muted or in a Focus.
Medications → OptionsCyclical and specific-days schedules need iOS 18 or watchOS 11. Update, or change the schedule type.
Health → MedicationsHealth sends a notification when your time zone changes. Tap it and confirm the schedule.
If you still miss doses
Apple Health reminds you once and, with follow-ups on, once more after 30 minutes. Hushknock Pro knocks at 0, 10, 20 and 30 minutes, and stops the moment you tap Taken.
Move over in a minute
With Pro, on iOS 26 or later, Hushknock reads the medications you choose in Apple Health. Nothing is written back.
Health asks which medications to share. Switch on the ones you want.
Medications → Import from Apple HealthHealth doesn't share reminder times. Hushknock suggests them from your log, or asks you.
Pick Gentle, Persistent or Relentless. Your Health app stays exactly as it was.
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Questions
Check that Dose Reminders is on (Health → Browse → Medications → Options), that Health can send notifications, and that your Focus allows Health. A medication showing “Schedule Unavailable” also gets no reminders until you update or change its schedule.
Yes, once more. With Follow Up Reminders on, Health alerts you again if you haven't logged the dose 30 minutes after the first notification.
According to Apple, Critical Alerts appear on the Lock Screen and play a sound even if a Focus is on or the iPhone is muted. They're available once Follow Up Reminders is on.
Yes, with Pro, on iOS 26 or later, and only the ones you switch on in Health's own permission sheet. Hushknock reads them and their last 30 days of doses. Apple Health doesn't share reminder times, so you confirm the times in Hushknock.
Apple Health shares only the medications you switch on for Hushknock, and it doesn't ask again about ones you've already decided on, including a medication you added in Health with Hushknock switched off. Open Health, tap your picture (top right), then Apps → Hushknock, and switch the medication on. Back in Hushknock, the list updates on its own.
No. It only reads what you choose. Nothing is written back, stored in iCloud or sent off your phone.
You can, but you'd get two sets of reminders. If you move your reminders to Hushknock, turn off Dose Reminders in Health (Browse → Medications → Options).
Your first 3 medications and a reminder at every dose are free. No account, nothing leaves your phone. Pro is one payment of $2.99, with no subscription.
Hushknock is a reminder tool, not medical or veterinary advice. Follow the instructions of your doctor, vet or pharmacist, and never change a dose because of this app. Notifications depend on your phone's settings; the silent switch mutes the ring.
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