What's new in AskMed

Coming next: AskMed 1.7 for iPhone and iPad

AskMed 1.7 for iPhone and iPad is the next update, and it has not been released yet, so nothing in this section is on the App Store today. These changes are built and sit in the app's code waiting for that release, and any of them can still change before it ships. The main addition is widgets: two for the Home Screen and two for the Lock Screen, each opening AskMed straight to the question box or to a recent answer. The setup questions get the shorter role list and the reordered specialty list that Android 1.7 already has. Settings → Support → Contact Us will open a new email to support@getaskmed.com instead of a website, and a shared answer will end with a link to getaskmed.com. When a payment can't go through, the plan screen will say whether you were charged and what to try next.

Widgets

• "Ask a question" (small, Home Screen): shows the AskMed wordmark and a question box. Tapping it opens Home with the keyboard up. Its description in the widget gallery reads "Open AskMed straight to the question box."
• "Recent questions" (medium, Home Screen): shows the question box, a "History >" link and your last two questions. Tapping a question reopens that answer. Its description reads "Ask a new question or reopen your last two answers."
• Before your first question: the Recent questions widget shows "Your recent questions will show here."
• Lock Screen widgets: a circular widget with a stethoscope and a rectangular widget that reads "AskMed / Ask a question". Both open the question box.
• During setup: if you haven't finished the setup questions or are on the plan screen, tapping a widget just opens the app.
• Where answers happen: widgets open AskMed in one tap; questions are still asked and answered in the app.

Languages

• Widgets in 7 languages: every widget is translated into all of AskMed's languages, and in Arabic it is laid out right to left.

Privacy

• Private Mode: questions asked in Private Mode never appear in a widget.

Getting started

• "What best describes you?": a new list with the most chosen roles first: Practicing Physician, Student, Resident / Fellow, Nurse, Medical Researcher, Allied Health, Pharmacist, Dentist and Other Healthcare Professional.
• Simpler roles: "Student" replaces Pre-Med Student and Medical Student, and "Nurse" replaces Nurse Practitioner / PA and Registered Nurse.
• "What's your specialty?": "Family Medicine / GP" replaces Family Medicine, "No Specialty" is new, and the list is ordered by how many people pick each one.

Settings

• Contact Us: Settings → Support → Contact Us opens a new email to support@getaskmed.com. In 1.6 and earlier it opens the Loop Studio website.

Sharing

• Shared answers: end with "Answer by AskMed: https://getaskmed.com" instead of the App Store link, so the link works for people on any device.
• Share AskMed: the Settings row still sends the App Store link.

Plan screen and purchases

• Payment didn't go through: AskMed shows "Apple couldn't finish the payment" with "You weren't charged. Check the payment method in Settings › your name › Media & Purchases, then try again." and a Try Again button.
• Slow connection: AskMed tries once more by itself. The button reads "Trying again…" with the line "Slow connection. Still trying… you won't be charged twice."
• Connection too slow: if the second try fails, or the plans never load, AskMed shows "Your connection is too slow" with "You weren't charged. Move to Wi-Fi or a stronger signal, then try again."

Android 1.7: AskMed arrives on Google Play

AskMed 1.7 for Android went live on Google Play on October 30, 2026, and it is the first public Android version. Earlier Android builds, numbered 1.2, went only to testers in internal and closed tests from October 6. Version 1.7 brings the full AskMed reference app to Android phones running Android 8.0 or later. You ask a medical question in Ask Anything or Research mode and get a structured answer with numbered citations, and tapping a citation opens a sheet that shows what the source says and how AskMed used it. The same AskMed account works on Android, iPhone, iPad and the web, with Continue with Google or a 6-digit email code. The app comes in seven languages, including Arabic laid out right to left, and has History, Saved answers, Private Mode and two home screen widgets. On Google Play it is listed as "Medical Assistant: AskMed AI" in 178 countries and regions.

Asking

• Two modes: "Ask Anything" ("Medical concepts & references") and "Research" ("Research synthesis"), picked with the "Answer mode" tabs on Home.
• Home: the heading "Explore medical knowledge", a question box that says "Ask a question", and two example questions picked at random that you can tap.
• Progress checklist: Ask Anything shows "Searching trusted sources", "Reading guidelines and labels" and "Synthesizing answer". Research shows "Finding research", "Ranking study quality" and "Summarizing evidence".
• Cancel: a Cancel button stops a question while it is being answered.
• Streaming: the answer appears as it is written, under "Reading and ranking sources".
• Long questions: a question that is too long gets "Your question is too long. Please shorten it and try again."

Answers and citations

• Structure: a summary, "Key points", then sections, with numbered citation badges inside the text.
• Labels: each answer is labelled "AskMed Evidence" with its source count, for example "8 sources". Questions outside AskMed's educational scope are labelled "Educational guidance" instead.
• Sources under the answer: a row of source cards and a numbered "References" list.
• "References updating": shows while citations are checked, with "Searching PubMed, NCBI, guidelines, and labels. The answer will update when citations are ready."
• Source sheet: tapping a citation opens "Source N" with the source type (Guideline, Drug label, Research or Reference), "Relevant information", "How AskMed used it" and "Open full source".
• No source, no answer: if no verified sources come back, AskMed doesn't write a medical answer and says "No verified sources were retrieved, so AskMed did not generate a medical answer."
• Reminder: Home carries the line "For medical education. Verify sources; consult a clinician."

Sources and filters

• Filters → "Filter sources": a "Number of sources" slider.
• Sources: turn on Scientific articles, Clinical guidelines, Drug labels and Books / references.
• Study types: turn on Meta-analysis, Review articles, Clinical trials and Other.
• "Remember filters for this session": keeps your choice for later questions. With it off, filters apply to one question only.
• "Reset Filters": goes back to the defaults.
• Summary line: the line under the question box shows what is on, for example "8 sources · guidelines, research" or "all source types".

Attachments

• "Attach clinical context": the paperclip opens a sheet that says "Add supporting context for your next question. AskMed reads the text and uses it together with your question."
• Three ways to attach: "Import PDF", "Add image" (from the photo picker) and "Paste note", which is saved as "Clinical note" with an "Attach Note" button.
• Read on the phone: text is pulled out of PDFs and photos on your phone, and only that text goes with your question. Pasted notes are sent as the text you typed.
• Large files: PDFs are read page by page, and large camera photos are scaled down before reading, so big files don't crash the app.
• Reminder on the sheet: "Only attach information you are permitted to share. Attached text is sent with your question to generate the answer."
• Clear errors: "This PDF doesn't contain selectable text…", "AskMed couldn't read that file/image…", "No readable text was found in that image." and "AskMed is still setting up image reading on this device. Check your connection and try again in a minute."

Follow-ups

• "Suggested follow-ups": up to three under each answer.
• Attachments carry over: a follow-up question keeps the text of the file you attached earlier in that conversation. The text is held in memory only.

Feedback

• "Was this answer helpful?": under every answer, with Helpful and Not helpful.
• "What went wrong?": Not helpful opens a sheet with Inaccurate, Missing information, Sources don't match, Hard to understand and Other, an optional "Tell us more" box and Send feedback.
• "Deleting? Tell us why.": long-press the AskMed app icon for this shortcut. It opens "Why are you deleting AskMed?" with Too expensive, Answers weren't helpful, I found another app, I only needed it once, Something didn't work and Other.

History, Saved and Private Mode

• Tabs: Home, History and Saved along the bottom.
• History: keeps every conversation on the phone, each row with its date and time, such as "Today at 3:42 PM".
• Saved: holds the answers you bookmark with "Save answer", under the heading "Bookmarked answers and references".
• Private Mode: a switch at the top of History and in Settings → Privacy. "Private Mode prevents new questions from being saved to History." A "Private" tag shows on the question box while it is on.
• "Clear History": at the bottom of History and in Settings → Privacy. It asks "Clear all history?" first: "This deletes all your questions and answers on this device, including saved ones. This can't be undone."
• One row per question: after "Try again", the new answer replaces the failed row, and a bookmark on that row is kept.
• Unfinished answers: an answer that never finished shows as failed with Try again when you reopen it from History. It doesn't restart on its own.

Sharing

• Share an answer: sends the answer text with a numbered "Sources" list, ending with "Answer by AskMed: https://getaskmed.com".
• Share AskMed: Settings → Support → Share AskMed sends "I use AskMed for accurate and cited medical answers:" with the Google Play link.

Account and sign-in

• Where to sign in: "Already have an account? Sign in" under Get Started on the welcome screen, and a "Sign in" button on the plan screen.
• "Sign in to AskMed": "Use the same account you already have.", with "Continue with Google" or "Email me a code". There is no Apple sign-in on Android.
• Email code: AskMed sends a 6-digit code, with "Check your email", "Send a new code" and "Use another email".
• One account everywhere: an account made on getaskmed.com or on iPhone signs in on Android with the same plan.
• Existing accounts only: sign-in in the app doesn't make a new account. An unknown email gets "No AskMed account found. Use the account you already have."
• "Create Account": in Settings → Account for Google Play subscribers who aren't signed in yet: "Create your AskMed account. Sign in with it on any of your devices."
• "Switch Account": shows on the plan screen when you are signed in to an account with no plan.
• Sign Out and Delete Account: in Settings → Account while signed in. Delete asks "Delete your AskMed account?" first: "This deletes your account and signs you out on every device. This can't be undone. A subscription keeps renewing until you cancel it where you bought it."
• Device limit: one account can be signed in on one phone, one tablet and one computer at a time. If the phone place is taken, AskMed says the account is already signed in on another phone and asks you to sign out there first; the place opens up again after 14 days without use.

Plan screen and subscription

• "Unlock AskMed Pro": the plan screen, with Restore Purchase, Terms and Privacy links and the line "No commitment · Cancel anytime". AskMed needs a subscription to ask questions.
• Manage Subscription: Settings → Support → Manage Subscription opens your Google Play subscriptions, where you can cancel.
• Payment problems: "Google Play couldn't finish the payment. You weren't charged. Check your payment method in Google Play, then try again."
• Slow connection: AskMed tries once more on its own ("Trying again…", "Slow connection. Still trying… you won't be charged twice."), then says "Your connection is too slow. You weren't charged. Move to Wi-Fi or a stronger signal, then try again."

Settings

• Account: Create Account, or Sign Out and Delete Account when signed in.
• Privacy: Private Mode and Clear History.
• Preferences: Language.
• Support: Share AskMed, Rate AskMed (opens AskMed in the Play Store), Contact Us (opens a new email to support@getaskmed.com), Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Manage Subscription.

Widgets

• "Ask a question" (small): "Open AskMed straight to the question box."
• "Recent questions" (medium): "Ask a new question or reopen your last two answers." It also has a "History" link that opens the History tab. Until you have asked something it shows "Your recent questions will show here."
• Languages: widgets follow the app's language and are laid out right to left in Arabic. On Android 15 and later the widget picker shows a preview in your language.
• Private Mode: Private Mode questions never appear in a widget, because they never reach History.
• Home screen only: Android has no Lock Screen widgets.

Languages

• 7 languages: English, Arabic (laid out right to left), French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.
• Choosing a language: on the first screen ("Choose your language"), later in Settings → Preferences → Language, and on Android 13 and later in the phone's per-app language settings.
• Answers: come back in the app's language.
• Japanese: citation badges and text wrap between phrases, not inside words.

Getting started

• "What best describes you?": Practicing Physician, Student, Resident / Fellow, Nurse, Medical Researcher, Allied Health, Pharmacist, Dentist and Other Healthcare Professional.
• "What's your specialty?": Internal Medicine, Family Medicine / GP, Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Emergency, Cardiology, Dermatology, Anesthesia, Neurology, Oncology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Still Deciding, No Specialty and Other, with the most picked options first.
• Goals: goals and frustrations come next, then "All set!" with a summary of your role, specialty and goals.

Accessibility

• TalkBack labels: icon-only buttons are labelled, including "Attach clinical context", "Filters", "Answer mode", "Send", "Remove attachment", "Cancel", "Back", "Share", "Save answer" and "References N".
• Private Mode switch: labelled for TalkBack.
• Right to left: Arabic is laid out fully right to left, widgets included.

Fixes and reliability

• Specific error messages: "The request took too long", "Connection interrupted", "The AI service is busy", "We couldn't verify the references", "The answer was incomplete", "This request couldn't be answered" and "Your subscription isn't active", each with Try again.
• Try again: resends the question exactly as it was asked, with the same source filters and attachments, even if you reset the filters after sending.
• "Reattach files": Try again becomes Reattach files when the attached files are no longer there.
• "Update required": an old app version shows this with an "Update AskMed" button that opens Google Play.

Privacy

• On the phone: History and Saved live on the phone, and Clear History deletes them from the device.
• Attachments: attached file text is never written to History. It stays in memory only.
• Google Play Data safety: lists email address and user IDs, collected for account management only and not shared, and points to getaskmed.com/privacy for deleting your data.

iPhone and iPad 1.6: one account everywhere

AskMed 1.6 for iPhone and iPad went live on the App Store on October 21, 2026, which was the evening of October 20 in US time, and its main change is AskMed accounts, so one sign-in now works on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web. The welcome screen has an "Already have an account? Sign in" link and the plan screen has a "Sign in" button, both opening a "Sign in to AskMed" page with Continue with Apple, Continue with Google, or Email me a code, which sends a 6-digit code. People who subscribed on getaskmed.com can now use the iPhone app with that same account. If you subscribed in the app without an account, Settings → Account → Create Account makes one, so your subscription works on the web too. Follow-ups now keep the file you attached, and the plan screen loads faster.

Account and sign-in

• Welcome screen: "Already have an account? Sign in" sits under Get Started.
• Plan screen: a "Sign in" button at the top. It reads "Switch Account" when you are signed in to an account with no plan.
• "Sign in to AskMed": "Use the same account you already have.", with "Continue with Apple", "Continue with Google", or an email box and "Email me a code".
• "Check your email": enter the 6-digit code, with "Send a new code" and "Use another email". Clear messages such as "That code didn't work…" and "Wait a minute before asking for a new code."
• Website subscribers: people who subscribed on getaskmed.com sign in and use the app with that plan. It is checked again at every launch.
• Account with no plan: signing in from Welcome starts the setup questions as usual; signing in from the plan screen returns you to the plan screen.
• Existing accounts only: the app never makes an account by itself. An unknown email gets "No AskMed account found. Use the account you already have."
• "Create Account": App Store subscribers who aren't signed in tap Settings → Account → Create Account ("Create your AskMed account" / "Sign in with it on any of your devices."). Their App Store subscription then works on getaskmed.com too.
• Sign Out and Delete Account: in Settings → Account while signed in. Delete asks "Delete your AskMed account?" first: "This deletes your account and signs you out on every device. This can't be undone. A subscription keeps renewing until you cancel it where you bought it."
• Device limit: one phone, one tablet and one computer per account at a time. A second phone is told the account is already signed in on another phone and asked to sign out there first; the place opens up after 14 days without use. A tablet or computer gets the same message with its own word.

Follow-ups

• Attachments carry over: a follow-up question keeps the photo or file you attached, so you can keep asking about it. The text stays in memory for that conversation only.
• Fix: in some answers, suggested follow-ups showed up as a section titled "FOLLOW_UPS" with nothing to tap. They now show as tappable follow-ups.

Sharing

• Shared answers: now end with "Answer by AskMed:" and the App Store link, so the person you send it to knows where it came from.
• "Share AskMed": a new row at the top of Settings → Support that sends "I use AskMed for accurate and cited medical answers:" with the App Store link.

Settings

• "Rate AskMed": a new row at the top of Settings → Support, below Share AskMed, that opens the App Store review page.
• Account section: Create Account when signed out, or Sign Out and Delete Account when signed in.

Feedback

• "Deleting? Tell us why.": long-press the AskMed icon on the Home Screen for this shortcut ("Send feedback before you delete."). It opens "Why are you deleting AskMed?" with Too expensive, Answers weren't helpful, I found another app, I only needed it once, Something didn't work and Other, plus "Tell us more (optional)", "Send" and then "Thanks for telling us".

Plan screen and purchases

• Faster checkout: plans load as soon as the app opens, so the plan screen is ready sooner and purchases are more reliable.
• No second tap: if you tap Continue before the plans have loaded, the button shows a spinner and the purchase goes ahead when they arrive, within about 8 seconds.
• Layout: a slightly smaller logo and a Continue button set a little higher.

iPad and bigger screens

• Window size: the layout follows the app's window, so it adjusts when the window changes size in Split View or Stage Manager.
• Sheets: keep what you typed when the window size changes.

AskMed on the web: launch and updates

AskMed's web app went live at getaskmed.com/app on October 20, 2026, so AskMed works in any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone with nothing to install. It has the same two modes, the same cited answers and the same source filters as the phone apps. On the web, History and Saved answers are stored with your AskMed account, so they follow you to another browser, while the phone apps keep their History on the phone. Files you attach are read inside your browser, and only their text goes with your question. The web app's own screens are in English only for now, but answers can be written in any of AskMed's seven languages, chosen in Settings → Answer language. The web app and getaskmed.com have changed almost every day since launch. The dated list below covers the changes you can see, newest first, followed by what the web app had on launch day.

November 4, 2026

• Website in 7 languages: the home page, About, Privacy and Terms now come in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese and Arabic at getaskmed.com/fr, /es, /pt, /it, /ja and /ar. English stays at getaskmed.com, and the language links are in the footer. The web app's own screens are still English only.
• New help pages: Support, Our principles and this What's New page.
• Feature pages: a Features hub with 16 pages: Cited answers; Research Mode; Source filters; Guidelines and drug labels; Guidelines outside the US; Attach PDFs, images and notes; Follow-up questions; No pharma advertising; History, Saved and Private Mode; Share an answer; Medical calculators; 7 languages; Web app; Android app; iPad app; and Home screen widgets.
• Footer and breadcrumbs: a bigger footer and a breadcrumb trail on every page.

November 3, 2026

• One home page: getaskmed.com has three buttons: App Store, Google Play and Use it on the Web.
• Sign in in the header: every page's header shows "Sign in" where "Get AskMed →" used to be.
• About and "page not found": a new About page, and a real "page not found" page with the same three buttons.
• "How AskMed answers": a new page on where answers come from, why every claim is cited, why there is no answer without a source, that answers are written by AI, and their limits.
• Steadier loading: the home page headline no longer jumps while the page loads.

October 23, 2026

• Checkout retries: if the checkout times out, the site tries once more on its own.
• Your checkout email signs you in: if you paid on getaskmed.com but never made an account, signing in to the app with the email you used at checkout now finds your plan. Upper and lower case in the email don't matter, and the welcome email says so.

October 22, 2026

• Welcome email: after you subscribe on the website, an email arrives with links to the apps.
• Sign out in the header: the page header shows Sign out while you're signed in.
• Faster pages: fonts are hosted on getaskmed.com, and files are cached so repeat visits load faster.
• Checkout on the page: "Continue" on getaskmed.com/plan opens a secure checkout form on the same page instead of sending you to another site. Apple Pay and Google Pay show where the device supports them.
• Checkout ready sooner: the form loads in the background, so it is ready almost at once. If it is slow, a link reads "Taking a while? Open the secure checkout page". If it fails, the page says "Checkout couldn't start. Check your connection and try again."

October 21, 2026

• Delete Account: Settings → Delete Account is new on the web. It asks "Delete your AskMed account?" first: "This deletes your account and signs you out on every device… A subscription keeps renewing until you cancel it where you bought it."
• Contact Us: the Settings row emails support@getaskmed.com.
• New Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: one set covering the web, iPhone and Android, marked "Last Updated: October 21, 2026".
• Shared answers: link to getaskmed.com.
• "New question": starts fresh, with no earlier attachment carried in.
• "You're all set" page: after subscribing on the website you land on /welcome: "Use AskMed on your iPhone or in your browser. Sign in with the same account on both.", with "Download on the App Store" (and a QR code on computers) and "Open My Web App".
• Apple sign-in: Apple's sign-in window now says "Use your Apple Account to sign in to AskMed."
• "Switch Account": shows on the plan page for an account with no plan.
• Arabic answers: laid out right to left.
• History and Saved fixes: deleting a History conversation and removing a Saved answer work, Saved answers open, and past answers reopen from History.
• Typing kept: your typing and scroll position stay put while the page updates.
• Sign-in fixes: a pasted sign-in code with a space in it is accepted, Continue works after going Back, "Sign in" shows from the start on a plain sign-in, and "✓ New code sent" confirms a resent code.
• Clearer messages: "Signing out…" while you sign out, "This PDF is password-protected. Remove the password and try again." for locked PDFs, and a clearer device-limit message.
• Phone sizes: Sign in shows on phones narrower than 400 px, text boxes on touch screens use 16 px text so phones don't zoom in, the ask box fits on 320 px phones, spacing fits around the notch, and the footer sits at the bottom of short pages.
• Layout: long questions are cut to three lines in headings, arrow buttons scroll the source cards with a mouse, and the demo video plays on iPhone.
• No white strip: scrolling past the top or bottom of a page shows the header or footer colour instead of a white strip.

At launch: sign-in

• No install: runs in any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
• Sign in at getaskmed.com/account: "Sign in. Use the account you made when you subscribed.", with Continue with Apple, Continue with Google or Email me a code, which sends a 6-digit code.

At launch: asking and answers

• Two modes: Ask Anything ("Explore medical knowledge") and Research ("Research the literature. Find studies, guidelines, and evidence with in-depth source analysis."), each with its own example questions.
• Same checklist as the apps: "Searching trusted sources…" or "Finding research…" while the answer is prepared.
• Long questions: a question can be up to 10,000 characters. Clicking a question that is already loading does nothing ("Another answer is still loading").
• Answers: the "AskMed Evidence" label, the source count, "Key points", sections with numbered citations, source cards and a numbered References list.
• Source sheet: clicking a citation opens "Source N" with "RELEVANT INFORMATION", "HOW ASKMED USED IT" and "Open full source".
• Streaming: answers appear as they are written, and you can select text and scroll the source cards while they do.
• No source, no answer: the same rule as the apps, with "No medical answer is shown."
• Feedback: "Was this answer helpful?" and "What went wrong?" work as in the apps.

At launch: sources, attachments and follow-ups

• "Filter sources": Number of sources, the Sources and Study types groups, "Remember filters for this session" and "Reset Filters", as in the apps.
• "Attach clinical context": "Import PDF" ("Lab reports, discharge summaries"), "Add image" ("Text is read from the image") and "Paste note".
• Read in your browser: files are read inside your browser, and only the text goes with your question.
• Up to 5 attachments: "An answer can use up to 5 attachments."
• Follow-ups: up to three "SUGGESTED FOLLOW-UPS" and an "Ask a follow-up" box under each answer. The text of earlier files goes with follow-ups.

At launch: History, Saved and Private Mode

• Stored with your account: History and Saved follow you to another browser. The phone apps keep their own History on the phone, separate from the web.
• Private Mode: "Asked in Private Mode: the answer isn't kept, so it can't be saved either."
• Clear History: asks "Clear all history?" first.

At launch: sharing, settings and languages

• Share: uses the browser's share menu, or copies the answer ("Copied to the clipboard"). The text ends with "Answer by AskMed:" and a link.
• Settings → Account: your email, Plan, Manage Subscription and Sign out.
• Settings → Privacy: Private Mode and Clear History.
• Settings → Preferences → "Answer language": English, العربية, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Português and Español.
• Settings → Support: Share AskMed, Contact Us, Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and "Get the iPhone app".
• English screens: the web app's screens are in English; only the answers come in the 7 languages.

Also in the web app today

These behaviours are in the web app now, but their exact dates weren't recorded, so some may have been there since launch.

• Dropped connection: if the connection drops after you ask, the web app checks for the finished answer every 2 seconds for up to a minute. Coming back to the tab mid-answer checks for the saved answer once.
• History across devices: History brings in questions asked in another tab or on another device. It updates when you open it or return to the page, at most every 30 seconds.
• History rows: show "Didn't finish" or "Still writing" where that applies. Each row has Delete ("Delete this conversation?"), and "Load more" sits at the end of the list.
• Signed out mid-question: what you typed is kept for after you sign in again.
• Failed or cancelled questions: go back into the box with their files and filters.
• Accessibility: screen readers hear the opening of each finished answer, or why it failed. Keyboard focus stays inside open sheets and returns to the button that opened a sheet when it closes.

iPhone and iPad 1.5: Arabic, iPad and steadier answers

AskMed 1.5 for iPhone and iPad went live on the App Store on October 8, 2026, and it added Arabic and iPad support along with a long list of reliability fixes. Version numbers 1.3 and 1.4 never reached the App Store, and everything built for 1.3 shipped in 1.5. Arabic became AskMed's seventh language, with the whole app laid out right to left, joining English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese. On iPad, AskMed runs as a native app in portrait and landscape with a layout sized for the larger screen. Answers became harder to lose: if your connection drops while you ask, AskMed retries on its own or loads the finished answer from the server instead of showing an error. Try again now reuses the source filters you asked with, a failed attempt is no longer saved to History, and History started showing the date and time of each conversation.

Languages

• Arabic: the seventh language, with the whole app laid out right to left. Numbers and dates use Western digits.
• Answer direction: each answer follows the direction of its own text. Arabic answers read right to left even in the English app, and English answers read left to right in the Arabic app.
• Settings → Language: Arabic (العربية) is listed second, after English.
• Japanese: text everywhere breaks lines between phrases instead of inside words, and Japanese source titles can wrap after a "｜" separator.
• Headings: answer headings always match the answer's language. Before, a heading could be translated into the app's language instead.

iPad

• Native iPad app: AskMed runs on iPad in portrait and landscape.
• Layout: content sits in a centered column sized for the bigger screen, Home fills the height, and sheets such as the source sheet open large.
• Multitasking: works in Split View and Stage Manager, with a minimum window size.
• Share: opens as a popover on iPad.

Asking

• Dropped connection: if the connection drops before AskMed replies, it retries once by itself instead of showing "Connection interrupted".
• Answer recovery: if the answer stalls, breaks off or runs past the time limit, AskMed fetches the finished answer from the server instead of showing an error. It does the same when you come back to the app mid-answer.
• Filters kept: "Try again", and cancelling a question, bring back the source filters the question was asked with.
• Long questions: a question that is too long shows "Your question is too long. Please shorten it and try again.", and the question box stops at 10,000 characters.
• Loading screen: a long question shows at most 4 lines, so the cancel button stays visible.
• Japanese examples: example cards keep words together on one line.

Answers and citations

• Italics: italic text no longer shows stray asterisks.

History and Saved

• No failed rows: a failed attempt is no longer saved to History, and a successful "Try again" leaves one History row per question.
• Bookmarks kept: bookmarking an answer while it is still being written keeps the bookmark when the answer finishes.
• Language change: changing the app language no longer drops an answer that is still loading.
• Dates and times: History rows show when you asked, for example "Today at 3:42 PM", "Yesterday at…" or a short date.

Attachments

• PDFs in the background: PDFs are read page by page in the background, with a spinner, so the app stays responsive. Up to 20,000 characters of text are used.

Plan screen

• Slow loading: if the plans are slow to load, the plan screen keeps retrying instead of getting stuck while loading.

Accessibility

• VoiceOver labels: every icon-only button has one: settings, history, back, share, save (which says whether it's selected), attach, remove attachment, filters, send and cancel.
• Private Mode switch: the switch in History has a VoiceOver label too.

iPhone 1.2: six languages

AskMed 1.2 for iPhone went live on the App Store on September 29, 2026, and it translated the whole app into six languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese. That covers onboarding, the plan screen, Home, answers, sources, History, Saved, Settings, error messages and all 127 example questions. AskMed now starts in your phone's language when it supports it, and a language you pick stays until you change it. Research mode got its own example questions, the loading screen became a checklist, and each source got a clear tag saying what kind of source it is. Share started sending the full answer with a numbered source list and links, instead of just the summary. Clear History now asks before it deletes anything, and History moved to its own file on the phone, which is safer for long histories. Small iPhones such as the iPhone SE also got more readable text.

Languages

• Six languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese across the whole app.
• Starting language: AskMed starts in your phone's language when it supports it. A language picked on the Welcome screen or in Settings → Preferences → Language stays until you change it.
• Language pickers: show each language's own name, such as Français or 日本語, without flags.
• Japanese answers: wrap on screen instead of running off the edge.
• Times in History: follow your language and your phone's 12- or 24-hour setting.

Asking

• Question box: the placeholder is now "Ask a question".
• Source summary: the line under the box sums up the sources you picked, for example "8 sources · guidelines, research…" or "all source types".
• Checklist: the loading screen shows a check mark for finished steps and a spinner on the current one.
• Research examples: Research mode shows 2 of 27 short research questions on each launch.
• Fix: a retry after a stalled answer now gets its own full 60 seconds, so it no longer times out almost every time.

Answers and citations

• Source tags: each source is tagged "Guideline", "Drug label", "Reference" or "Research". Cards show just the publisher when there is no year.
• Citation numbers: numbers under a line show once each, in order.
• "Detailed" chip removed: the chip on answers did nothing, so it is gone.
• Fix: tapping thumbs down a second time no longer sends a second vote or reopens the sheet.

Sources and filters

• "Done": the "Filter sources" sheet has a Done button.

Attachments

• Clearer wording: the attachment sheet now says what really happens: "AskMed reads the text and uses it together with your question."

History, Saved and Private Mode

• "Clear all history?": Clear History, in Settings and at the bottom of History, now asks first: "This deletes all your questions and answers on this device, including saved ones. This can't be undone."
• Safer storage: History is stored in its own file on the phone, and existing history moves over by itself.
• Header: rows no longer scroll under the History header, and the count reads "1 saved conversation" for one.

Sharing

• Full answer: Share sends the summary, every section and a numbered source list with links.

Getting started and plan screen

• New onboarding wording: "Why not just use ChatGPT?" moves to the top of its screen, with the subtitle "Clear explanations, backed by sources you can check."
• Plan screen: explains "AskMed supports medical education and research. Ask any medical question and get a clear answer with citations from journals, guidelines and drug labels."
• Translated: plan names, badges and purchase error messages.
• Links: Terms of Use and Privacy Policy always open the right page.

Accessibility

• Small iPhones: on small iPhones such as the iPhone SE, text in the main app never shrinks below 85%, so it stays readable.

iPhone 1.1: streaming answers and working filters

AskMed 1.1 for iPhone went live on the App Store in late September 2026, around September 25. Its biggest change is behind the scenes: answers now come from AskMed's own server instead of straight from the AI provider, and that made most of this release possible. Answers stream in as they are written, they are longer and fit the question, and if an answer goes quiet AskMed quietly tries again. The "Filter sources" sheet now really changes the search, so the number of sources and the source and study types you pick are applied. Citations became cleaner, with links from journal sites resolving correctly and leftover page buttons removed from source excerpts. Every answer got a "Was this answer helpful?" card, with a short "What went wrong?" form for answers that miss. Clearer error messages explain when a subscription isn't active or the app needs an update.

Asking

• Streaming: answers appear as they are written.
• More examples: about 100 example questions, with two picked at random on Home.
• Loading steps: move forward every second while the answer is prepared.
• Quiet retry: if an answer goes silent for 15 seconds, AskMed retries once on a new connection. If the AI sends no text at first, the server tries again without telling you.

Answers and citations

• Length that fits: about 150 to 700 words in Ask Anything and 150 to 1,000 in Research, depending on the question.
• Citation fixes: links from sites like The Lancet resolve correctly, linked words inside a sentence are kept, and empty citation slots and stray "·" separators are gone.
• Follow-ups: suggested follow-ups no longer show up as plain bullet points in some answers.
• Clean excerpts: source excerpts no longer include page leftovers such as PubMed or NCBI buttons and "Prev/Next".

Sources and filters

• Filters that work: the number of sources matches the slider, source and study types are applied, and "Remember filters for this session" works.
• "Open full source": the source sheet has it under the publisher line.

Feedback

• "Was this answer helpful?": a new card under each answer with "Helpful" and "Not helpful".
• "What went wrong?": Not helpful opens "Inaccurate", "Missing information", "Sources don't match", "Hard to understand" and "Other", plus "Tell us more (optional)" and "Send feedback".

Fixes and reliability

• "Your subscription isn't active": "Renew or restore AskMed Pro to keep asking questions."
• "Update required": "This version of AskMed is no longer supported. Update AskMed from the App Store…"
• "We couldn't verify this device": a new message for when the app's check fails.

Privacy

• Genuine app check: the app checks itself with Apple's App Attest before asking for answers, so only real copies of AskMed can use the service.

iPhone 1.0: the first version

AskMed's first version, 1.0, went live on the App Store for iPhone on September 18, 2026, as a medical reference app that answers clinical questions with citations you can open and check. It set up the core that every later version builds on. You choose Ask Anything for guidelines, drugs, differentials, exams and patient explanations, or Research for evidence summaries across papers and studies, and you get a structured answer with a direct answer first and a numbered citation after each claim. Tapping a citation opens the source with the passage AskMed used. You can attach a PDF, a photo or a pasted note as context, bookmark useful answers in Saved, look back through History and turn on Private Mode to keep new questions out of History. The main app was in English, and the onboarding and plan screens came in English, Spanish and Portuguese. AskMed needs a subscription to ask questions.

Getting started

• "Welcome to AskMed": with "Get Started" and a "Language" picker ("Choose your language").
• Introduction screens: "Built for medical learning.", "Chat with the world's medical literature.", "Accelerate your research." and "Learn with medical references.", which includes the "Why not just use ChatGPT?" comparison.
• "What best describes you?": Pre-Med Student, Medical Student, Resident / Fellow, Practicing Physician, Nurse Practitioner / PA, Registered Nurse, Medical Researcher and Other Healthcare Professional.
• "What's your specialty?": 15 options, from Internal Medicine to Still Deciding / Other.
• Goals: "What do you want to achieve?" and "What frustrates you about other medical resources?", then "Personalizing your AskMed experience…", "All set!" and "See My Plans".
• "Unlock AskMed Pro": the plan screen with a yearly and a weekly plan, "No commitment · Cancel anytime", "Frequently asked questions", "Restore Purchase", Terms and Privacy.

Asking

• Home ("Explore medical knowledge"): two modes, "Ask Anything" and "Research", and two example question cards that put their question in the box when tapped.
• Loading steps: "Searching trusted sources", "Reading guidelines and labels" and "Synthesizing answer", or in Research "Finding research", "Ranking study quality" and "Summarizing evidence".
• "Try again": on a failed answer it keeps your question. When the question had files, it reads "Reattach files".

Answers and citations

• Structured answers: a direct answer first, then sections, with a numbered citation after each claim.
• Sources: a row of source cards on the answer, plus a numbered source list.
• "Source N" sheet: tapping a citation shows "Relevant information", "How AskMed used it" and a link to the original source.
• Reminder: every answer carries the line "For medical education. Verify sources; consult a clinician."
• "Suggested follow-ups": under each answer. Tapping one puts it in the question box.

Sources and filters

• "Filter sources": a "Number of sources" slider, source types ("Scientific articles", "Clinical guidelines", "Drug labels", "Books / references"), study types ("Meta-analysis", "Review articles", "Clinical trials", "Other"), "Remember filters for this session" and "Reset Filters".

Attachments

• "Attach clinical context": "Import PDF", "Add image" and "Paste note". Text is pulled out of the PDF or image on the phone and sent with the question.
• Reminder: "Only attach information you are permitted to share."

History, Saved and Private Mode

• Tabs: Home, History and Saved.
• History: lists past conversations, with "Clear History".
• Saved: "Bookmarked answers and references", filled from the bookmark button on every answer.
• "Private Mode": in Settings → Privacy, keeps new questions out of History. History shows "Private Mode is on. New questions are not saved."

Sharing

• Share: a share button on each answer sends the question and the answer's summary.

Settings

• Privacy: Private Mode and Clear History.
• Preferences: Language.
• Support: "Contact Us" (opens the Loop Studio website), "Terms of Use" and "Privacy Policy".
• "Manage Subscription": opens Apple's own subscription screen, where you can cancel.

Languages

• Onboarding and plan screens: English, Spanish and Portuguese, chosen with the Language picker.
• Main app: Home, answers, History and Settings were in English.

How to get the latest version

The latest AskMed version comes through your device's app store, and the web app updates by itself. On iPhone and iPad, open the App Store, tap your profile picture and look for AskMed under available updates, or turn on automatic updates in Settings → App Store → App Updates. On Android, open Google Play, tap your profile picture, choose Manage apps and device, and update AskMed from the list of available updates. On the web there is nothing to install: getaskmed.com/app always runs the newest version, so reloading the page is enough. AskMed needs iOS 17 or later on iPhone and iPad, and Android 8.0 or later on Android. If an app version becomes too old to keep working, AskMed shows "Update required" and asks you to update from the App Store or Google Play before you ask your next question. Your account and subscription stay the same across updates.

Questions about an update, or something that broke after one? Write to support@getaskmed.com, or see how AskMed answers for how answers are built and checked.