Record your first blood pressure reading

The app is a diary for your readings. It does not measure blood pressure. You measure with your own blood pressure monitor, then record the numbers in the app.

When you open the app for the first time

The app shows a few setup pages. You can change everything later.

1. Read the page Before You Begin and tap I understand.

2. In the Google Play version, the next page offers backup to your Google Drive. Tap Sign in with Google to set it up now, or Skip for now. See Back up your readings to Google Drive.

3. On the page Set up your profile, type your name in Your name. You can also enter your Date of birth and tick I have diabetes.

4. Tap Next.

5. On the page Set measurement reminders, Morning and Evening are already selected. Change the choice or the times if you like.

6. Tap Enable reminders to turn the reminders on, or Maybe later. If Android asks whether the app may send notifications, allow it, or the reminders cannot appear.

7. In the Google Play version, the last page shows the Premium subscription. You do not need it to record readings. Close the page to start using the app.

Record a reading

1. Measure your blood pressure with your monitor. Keep its display in front of you.

2. In the app, open the Data tab. It is the first icon in the row at the top of the screen, and the app opens on it.

3. The first time, the app shows a short tour of this screen. Follow it to the end.

4. Check Date and Time. They show the current date and time. If you measured earlier, tap them and choose when you measured.

5. Set Systolic, the first and largest number on your monitor. Swipe the numbers left or right until the right value is in the middle, or tap the number and type it.

6. Set Diastolic, the second number, in the same way.

7. Set Pulse, the heart rate your monitor shows.

8. If you like, scroll down and tap one or more Tags, such as the arm you used, or type a note under Description.

9. Tap Add at the bottom of the screen.

10. The first time you save, the app asks whether it may use your approximate location to record the weather with your readings. Tap OK, then allow or refuse in the Android window. The reading is saved either way.

11. The message Data has been saved. appears. Next time, the sliders start from your last reading, so you only move them a little.

12. To see the reading, open the History tab, the second icon at the top.

If the app asks you to calm down

When you already have several readings from the past week, the app compares a new reading with your recent average. If the new values are very different, it shows Your reading stands out before saving.

• Tap Start breathing exercise to do a short breathing exercise first. The reading is not saved yet; tap Add again when you are done.
• Tap Save reading anyway to save the reading as it is.

The app only compares numbers. It does not tell you whether a reading is good or bad for you. Talk to your doctor about your readings.

What to check if it does not work

• If the values do not change when you swipe, tap the number and type it instead.
• If you saved a wrong value, open the reading in History and correct or delete it.
• If the app keeps asking about location every time you tap Add, answer the question with OK instead of closing it. The question stops once you have answered it.
• If you set up reminders but no notification arrives, see Set reminders to take your readings.