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Adding, removing remove contacts from the Health app in iOS 12

You can add or remove emergency contacts from the Health app on your iPhone. Here’s how:

  • Open the Health app and tap the Medical ID tab. 

  • Tap Edit, then scroll to Emergency Contacts.

  • Tap the + to add an emergency contact.

  • Tap a contact, then add their relationship. 

  • Tap Done to save your changes. 

  • Here’s how to remove emergency contacts: 

  • Open the Health app and tap the Medical ID tab. 

  • Tap Edit, then scroll to Emergency Contacts. 

  • Tap the – (minus) next to a contact, then tap Delete.

  • Tap Done to save your changes. 



(BTW, you can’t set emergency services as an emergency contact.)

(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages — where the images sometimes come from.)

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.