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How to Lock Althea Smart EHR on iPhone

iOS 18 Face ID lock and Hidden folder · Althea Care, LLC · checked November 2026

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Needs iOS 18 or later

Works for Althea Smart EHR whether or not it has its own passcode. No download needed.

Short answer

Touch and hold Althea Smart EHR's icon, tap Require Face ID, then confirm. On iOS 18 and later that puts Althea Smart EHR behind Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode; choose Hide and Require Face ID instead to move it into App Library's Hidden folder as well.

Lock Althea Smart EHR with Face ID

  1. Find Althea Smart EHR on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Althea Smart EHR now asks for authentication every time it opens.

To test it, close Althea Smart EHR from the App Switcher and open it again. You should see the Face ID prompt before any content appears.

Hide Althea Smart EHR in App Library

  1. Touch and hold Althea Smart EHR's icon and tap Require Face ID.
  2. Choose Hide and Require Face ID instead of Require Face ID.
  3. Confirm. The icon leaves your Home Screen and moves to the Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library.
  4. To open it later, swipe to App Library, tap Hidden and authenticate.

Hiding also locks the app. To undo either, touch and hold the icon again and choose Don't Require Face ID.

Why lock Althea Smart EHR?

Althea Smart EHR is a medical records app, the kind of app that tends to hold personal information you would not want on screen if someone borrows your unlocked phone. Medical-record apps hold diagnoses, prescriptions and insurance details. Patient portals from your provider are bound by health-privacy rules in a way most standalone apps are not.

Medical apps may hold the most sensitive data on your phone. Whether US health-privacy law applies depends on who runs the app, not on the App Store category.

A lock answers one question — who can open the app on this iPhone. It does not change what Althea Smart EHR sends to its developer; for that, see Althea Smart EHR's full privacy report.

What the lock does and does not do

It does

  • Ask for Face ID, Touch ID or passcode every time Althea Smart EHR opens
  • Hide message previews in notifications
  • Keep Althea Smart EHR's content out of Spotlight and Siri suggestions
  • With Hide, remove the icon from the Home Screen

It does not

  • Stop someone who knows your passcode
  • Encrypt or change how Althea Smart EHR stores data
  • Sync to your iPad or other devices
  • Remove Althea Smart EHR from purchase history or Screen Time reports

Don't see Require Face ID?

  • Update to iOS 18 or later in Settings › General › Software Update.
  • Make sure a passcode is set in Settings › Face ID & Passcode; the lock needs one.
  • Some Apple apps (Settings, Calculator, Camera, Maps, Find My, Clock) cannot be locked or hidden.
  • If your iPhone is managed by work or school, the option may be restricted.

Other settings worth checking for Althea Smart EHR

  1. Health

    Health app › your profile picture › Apps › Althea Smart EHR. Turn categories on one at a time; the app cannot tell which ones you declined.

  2. Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Althea Smart EHR › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Althea Smart EHR's full privacy label

App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Data Not Collected

The developer states that no data is collected from this app.

Is Althea Smart EHR safe? Every data type explained →

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After you lock Althea Smart EHR

Tick what you have done
Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

FAQ

Does Althea Smart EHR have its own passcode?
Some apps offer an in-app PIN or biometric lock in their settings. The App Store privacy label does not say whether Althea Smart EHR does; the iOS 18 lock works regardless.
What happens to Althea Smart EHR's notifications when it is locked?
Locked and hidden apps do not show message previews or content in notifications, and their content does not appear in Spotlight search or Siri suggestions.
Can someone who knows my passcode open a locked app?
Yes. If Face ID fails, the lock falls back to your device passcode. Keep the passcode private if the lock matters to you.
Is a locked Althea Smart EHR encrypted?
The lock controls who can open the app on this iPhone. It does not change how the app stores or syncs data. Encryption depends on the developer and on your device passcode.
Why can't I see the Require Face ID option?
You need iOS 18 or later. Some Apple apps such as Settings, Calculator, Maps and Camera cannot be locked or hidden.
Does hiding Althea Smart EHR remove it from my purchase history?
No. Hidden apps still appear in App Store purchases and in Settings › Apps, and Screen Time reports still include them.

Is Althea Smart EHR safe? Full privacy report →Does Althea Smart EHR track you? →Lock an app: A–Z →All medical apps →

Facts on this page come from Apple: lock or hide an app on iPhone, as reported by the developer. Checked November 2026. How we collect data · Report a correction