Useful Tips

Here are helpful tips to make the most of "Blood Pressure Time" and the Apple Health app.

Export Blood Pressure Data as PDF

While the app doesn't have a direct export feature, you can use the Apple Health app's functionality to export your blood pressure data as a PDF.

Setup Method (iOS 26 Compatible)

Turn on "Health Integration" in Blood Pressure Time app settings
Open the "Health" app on your iPhone
Tap the "🔍" in the bottom right, then select "Heart"
Tap "Blood Pressure"
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap "Export as PDF"
In the PDF preview screen, tap the export icon in the upper right and select a sharing method

                                Use Cases: Show blood pressure trends to your doctor during visits, or print as a physical blood pressure log.
                            

Share Health Data with Others

Prerequisites

To share health data, the person you want to share with must be registered in your contacts.

Setup Method (iOS 26 Compatible)

Open the Apple Health app on your iPhone
Tap "Sharing", then do one of the following:
- For first-time sharing: Tap "Share with Someone"
- To share with additional contacts: Tap "Add Someone", then tap "Next"
Use the search field to find someone in your contact list, then tap their contact information to select them
Tap "Show Suggested Topics" or "Set Up Manually", then select the topics you want to share
Scroll down to view all topics on the screen, tap options, then tap "Next" to display the next screen
Tap "Share", then tap "Done"

You'll receive a notification when the invitation is accepted.

Share Health Data with Your Doctor

You can share health data (heart rate, exercise time, sleep time, lab results, heart health notifications, etc.) with your doctor. Your doctor can view the data on their health records system dashboard (US only, available with systems that support health app data sharing with medical institutions).

Setup Method (iOS 26 Compatible)

Open the Apple Health app on your iPhone
Tap "Sharing" at the bottom of the screen
Do one of the following:
- For first-time sharing: Tap "Share with Your Doctor"
- To share with additional medical institutions: Tap "Share with Another Doctor"
Tap "Next", then select a medical institution candidate or use "Search" to find a medical institution
If "Connect to Account" appears, enter the username and password you use for your account's patient web portal, then follow the instructions displayed on the screen. When you share health data or connect to an account, the health records from that account are downloaded to "Health".
Select the topics you want to share with your doctor
Scroll down to view all topics on the screen, then tap "Next" to display the next screen
Tap "Share", then tap "Done"

Request Health Data Sharing from Others

Setup Method (iOS 26 Compatible)

Open the Apple Health app on your iPhone
Tap "Sharing", then tap "Ask Someone to Share"
Select sharing options

The person you selected will receive a request and can then choose which health information to share. Let them know that you need to be in their contacts.

                                Use Case: Convenient when you want to know the health information of parents living far away.
                            

Stop Sharing Data with Contacts or Medical Institutions

Setup Method (iOS 26 Compatible)

Open the Apple Health app on your iPhone
Tap "Sharing" at the bottom of the screen
Tap the name of the person or medical institution
Tap "Stop Sharing" or "Remove Account"

                                Note: Once you start sharing data with someone, simply removing them from "Contacts" will not stop the information sharing.
                            

Use iCloud Sync Across Multiple Devices

Turn on iCloud Sync to automatically share your blood pressure and pulse records across iPhones and iPads signed in to the same Apple Account (Apple ID).

How to Set Up

Tap the ⚙️ icon in the upper right of the app to open Settings.
Tap "iCloud Sync".
Turn on "Enable Sync".
Open the app on another device signed in to the same Apple Account — data will sync automatically.

                                Use Case: Record in the morning on your iPhone and in the evening on your iPad — all records appear together on either device.
                            

Note: iCloud Sync uses your iCloud storage. If you have reached the 5 GB free tier limit, sync may not work correctly. In that case, consider upgrading to iCloud+ or another paid plan.

Important Note When Using iCloud Sync and Health Integration Together on Multiple Devices

If both iCloud Sync and Health Integration are turned on and you use multiple iPhones, there is an important behavior to be aware of.

When a record is saved on Device A → synced to Device B via iCloud → also saved to Health on Device B, HealthKit's internal merge process may run. During this process, Health app data on Device A may temporarily appear to be missing.

It will recover on its own after a short time, but if you want to avoid this entirely, you can turn off Health Integration on the secondary device (the non-primary iPhone).

How to Turn Off Health Integration on the Secondary Device

On the secondary device, open Settings in Blood Pressure Time.
Turn off "Health Integration".

Keep iCloud Sync turned on to maintain data sync. Health app data will only be written from the primary device.

                                Note: This only occurs when both iCloud Sync and Health Integration are on across multiple devices. It does not occur when only one of them is enabled.
                            

Transfer Your Data When Switching to a New iPhone

Turning on iCloud Sync before switching devices makes migrating to a new iPhone easy.

Steps

Before switching, confirm that "iCloud Sync" is turned on in Blood Pressure Time Settings on your old device.
Sign in to the same Apple Account on your new iPhone.
Install "Blood Pressure Time" from the App Store.
Open the app — your past records will restore automatically.

                                Important: If iCloud Sync was not turned on before switching devices, your data will not transfer this way. Check your settings in advance.
                            

Export Your Records as JSON

From Settings > iCloud Sync, you can export your blood pressure and pulse records stored in iCloud as a JSON file. This feature is available regardless of whether iCloud Sync is currently turned on.

How to Export

Tap the ⚙️ icon in the upper right of the app to open Settings.
Tap "iCloud Sync".
Tap "Export as JSON".
Your data will be fetched from iCloud.
Tap the share button to save or share the file via email, the Files app, or any other method.

                                Note: This export reads data from iCloud. If iCloud Sync has never been turned on, there is no data to export.
                            

Record Blood Pressure Quickly with Siri Shortcuts

You can use Siri or the Shortcuts app to quickly log a blood pressure reading.

Important: This shortcut supports one blood pressure reading (systolic and diastolic) only. Multiple readings and heart rate input are not supported. The app's unique feature of recording two readings per session to calculate an average cannot be used via this shortcut.

Siri Phrases

You can trigger blood pressure recording by saying any of the following phrases:

"Record in Blood Pressure Time."
"Log blood pressure in Blood Pressure Time."
"Record today's blood pressure in Blood Pressure Time."
"Start blood pressure recording in Blood Pressure Time."
"Enter blood pressure in Blood Pressure Time."
"Record a new blood pressure reading in Blood Pressure Time."

                                Tip: Right after measuring with your blood pressure monitor, just say "Hey Siri, record in Blood Pressure Time" to start logging immediately.
                            

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