How to Delete Entire Health Data on iPhone in iOS 13

Putting health and fitness at the forefront, Apple has vastly improved the stock health app. Features like exercise tracking,cycle tracking,hearing health, and sleep tracking have made it a great tool for fitness freaks and health-conscious people alike. The app keeps a record of all of your data including heart rate, walking/running steps, and more so that you can track your progress and even share your data. While many prefer to keep the health data forever, I like to wipe them out after a certain time – especially when those piles of data are no longer needed. It not only prevents the Health app from hogging plenty of storage but also helps it remain clutter-free. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how you can delete entire Health data from iPhone on iOS 13 or later.

Delete All Health Data from iPhone

Delete All Health Data from iPhone

Depending on your needs, you can eliminate all the saved health records at one go or clear out individual data from specific categories like heart rate and active energy. What about the health data synced with other apps? Well, the Health app also lets you clean up the records synced with other apps like Clock, Messages and more. So, you get the desired control over your health data and can manage it based on your convenience. So, let’s jump right in to it and get started with the steps!

Deleting App Health Data from iPhone

  1. Open theHealth appon your iPhone and tap on theprofile photoat the top right corner.

  2. Under thePrivacysection, chooseApps.

  3. Under theAppssection, you should see the apps that have access to your health data.For instance, if you want to remove the data associated with the stock clock app, tap on it. Then, tap onDataand hitDelete All Datafrom “Clock”.After that, click onDeleteto confirm.

If you want to wipe out all the data associated with the Health app, chooseHealthand then tap onDelete All Data from Health.After that, tap onDeleteto confirm that you want to permanently get rid of all the health data from your iPhone.

Note: You can also delete the entire health data from theSettings app > Health > Data Access & Devices.

Deleting Individual Health Data from iPhone

Just in case, you want to remove specific data like heart rate, active energy, or walking/running distance, there is a way to get it done as well.

  1. Launch theHealthapp on your device and ensure that the Summary tab is selected at the bottom.UnderFavorites, tap on the individual category likeHeart Rate or Active Energy.

  2. Now, scroll down and selectShow All Dataand tapEditat the top right corner.Finally, tap onDelete Allat the top left corner of the screen and confirm.

Note:If a specific health data is not showing up on the Summary page, tap onShow All Health Dataand then choose the respective category.

Wipe Out Health Data from Your iPhone

Wipe Out Health Data from Your iPhone

So, that’s how you can take control of your health data on your iOS device. It’s good that Apple has offered the needed flexibility to manage personal data. Now that you know how the process works, take advantage of it to keep your device’ storage uncluttered. You can also use this process to delete the data if you areconscious about your privacy. So, use the above steps to take control of your health data.

Rajesh Mishra

An old school bibliophile who turned a tech nerd out of obsession. When he is not digging into hacks and tracking down stories that are breaking the internet, you may find him reciting poems.

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