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Change your language, text size, contrast, theme and notifications in EDFlow, lock the app with Face ID or fingerprint, see the phones signed in to your visit, and sign out.

Tell a staff member now

Don't wait for a reply on your phone. Tell any nurse or staff member right away, or press your call bell. If you're in the waiting room, go to the triage desk.

If this is an emergency, call 911. For health advice, call Health811 at 811.

Open Settings from the menu on the Visit screen.

Settings: language, text size, high contrast, notifications, device lock, devices on my visit, and sign out.
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Reading and display

SettingChoicesWhere it's saved
LanguageEnglish, FrançaisThis phone, for all visits
Text size100% to 200%, with a previewThis phone. In the app, it follows your phone's text size.
ContrastStandard, HighThis phone. In the app, it follows your phone's settings.
MotionFollow my device, Reduce motionThis phone
ThemeFollow my device, Light, DarkThis phone

Notifications

SettingWhat it does
Lock-screen previewGeneric (the default) only says You have a new update. Detailed says what kind of update it is, never health details.
Silent notificationsNo sound or vibration.
CategoriesVisit updates, request replies, and things to do. Turn each on or off.
Text message updatesOn the main phone only. Your number is shown with most digits hidden. Tap Stop texts to turn them off.

Notification settings are saved for this visit only.

Lock with Face ID or fingerprint

In the app, you can ask for Face ID, Touch ID or your fingerprint each time you open it.

Devices on my visit

Open Devices on my visit to see every phone signed in to your visit, with when it was first and last used.

Devices on my visit: this phone and one other device, each with when it was last used and a button to sign it out.
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  • Your main phone is marked Owner. The phone you're holding is marked This device.
  • From the main phone, you can sign out another phone, and approve or refuse a phone that asks to join.
  • If you see a phone you don't know, tap This wasn't me. This signs out every other phone and asks staff to give you a new card.

Privacy

Read what we collect and who to contact at the hospital with privacy questions. See also Privacy.

Signing out

  • Sign out ends this phone's session. You can sign in again with your card.
  • Sign out and forget this device also deletes your notes, your settings and anything saved on this phone. We ask you to confirm first.

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