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Share health data with family.

Choose someone you trust and the parts of your health they may see. They get a read-only view in Sam, and you can end it any time.

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With Friends & Family in Sam you share health data with a person you trust, for example your daughter, your partner or your mother. You choose which areas they see: values, progress, symptoms, documents or a single medical program. They see it read-only in their own Sam app and change nothing. You can end any share at any time. Friends & Family sends no alerts about your values, and you do not share the Doctor's Report this way.

Nothing is shared until you switch it on.

  • Add a person

    Send an invite link, or enter the code from their Sam app. Everyone you add gets a share of their own.

  • Pick the areas

    Values, progress, symptoms, documents or one medical program. Your basic profile always goes along; the rest stays off until you turn it on.

  • Read-only, yours to end

    They can look, not change anything. Stop sharing and they lose access right away.

For the weeks in between.

The Doctor's Report is what you bring to the appointment. Friends & Family covers the weeks in between: the person you choose sees what you switched on, read-only, whenever they open Sam.

How do I share health data with my family?

You add the person once and then choose the areas.

  1. Open Friends & Family in Sam.
  2. Send the person an invite link, or enter the code from their Sam app.
  3. Switch on, area by area, what they may see.
  4. The person accepts the invitation in their Sam app.

What Sam does not do

  • Friends & Family does not share the Doctor's Report. You bring or pass on the PDF yourself.
  • Sam sends the person no alerts about your data. They see what you shared when they open Sam.
  • The person cannot change anything or log anything for you.
  • The person needs the Sam app, or they cannot see anything.

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Questions about Friends & Family

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Can I share my Apple Watch health data with another person?

Yes. Friends & Family shares the parts you switch on, such as sleep and stress values, steps, symptoms or documents, with someone you trust. They see it read-only in Sam, and each person you add sees only their own selection.

How do I share health data with my family?

Open Friends & Family in Sam, add a family member with an invite link or their code, and switch on what they may see, area by area. Your basic profile always goes along; everything else stays off until you turn it on.

Is there a caregiver app for an elderly parent's health?

Friends & Family works for that. Your parent adds you in Sam and chooses what you see, for example symptoms, program progress or medication taken. You see it read-only, with no interpretation or advice, and your parent can change or stop it at any time. More on the Sam for family page.

Can I share my health data with my doctor?

Yes, if your doctor uses Sam. Share a single condition program or the documents you pick, and they see exactly that, read-only. For the appointment itself, bring the Doctor's Report.

Can I stop sharing later?

Yes, at any time. Switch one area off or stop sharing with a person completely. They lose access right away, and your own data stays.

Does the person get a notification when my values change?

No. Friends & Family sends no alerts about your data. The person sees what you shared when they open Sam.

Does Friends & Family share my Doctor's Report too?

No. You bring the Doctor's Report PDF to the appointment or pass it on yourself. Friends & Family shows the person you choose the areas you switch on.

What does the other person see?

Only what you switched on. Your basic profile always goes along; everything else stays off until you turn it on. Each person you add gets a selection of their own. They see the entries read-only, with no interpretation and no advice.

Does the other person need Sam?

Yes. Friends & Family shows the data in the Sam app of the person you invite. Without Sam there is nothing to see. For your doctor, the Doctor's Report is the way: you bring it to the appointment yourself.

How is this different from Apple Health sharing and the ePA?

Apple Health can share selected health data with up to five people, and the German electronic patient record (ePA) allows up to five representatives who can manage it; both do a different job than Friends & Family, which shows your Sam diary and programs.

Take
care.

Sam is a wellness companion, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical decisions.