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Set a reminder to log your time

A time diary works as long as you write in it, and by the evening the day has already started to blur. A reminder at the hour you choose asks you to write it down while you still remember where the hours went.

Before you start

The first time you open Reminders, the phone asks whether Wastime may send you notifications, and without that permission a reminder has no way to reach you.

Steps

  1. Open Reminders

    Open the menu with the button at the top left of the home screen, tap Account, then Settings and Reminders. A new reminder starts with the button with a plus at the bottom of the screen.

    Reminders with No reminders yet and the button with a plus at the bottom
  2. Name it and choose how often

    Tap the button with a plus and give the reminder a name, Log the day in the example, so you recognise it among your notifications. Daily is chosen to begin with, and the same list offers Weekly, which asks you to tick the days it should come on. Tap OK to close the list.

    The list of how often to remind, with Daily chosen and Weekly below it
  3. Pick the time

    Tap "Select time", turn the wheels to the hour you want, 9:30 PM here, and tap Confirm.

    The wheels of the time set to 9, 30 and PM, with the Confirm button
  4. Save the reminder

    Tap Save Reminder, and the app answers with "Daily reminder at 9:30 PM has been scheduled."

    Manage reminder with the name Log the day, Daily and 9:30 PM, and the Save Reminder button
  5. Turn it off when you need a break

    The reminder now sits in the list with its days and time. The switch beside it turns it off for a while without deleting it, a tap on the row opens it for changes, and a swipe to the left brings out the bin.

    The list of reminders with Log the day, Every day - 9:30 PM, and its switch turned on

What's next

Log your time shows what to do once the reminder comes.

Get the app

Everything in these guides happens in the Wastime app, which keeps your calendars and diary on your phone and works offline.

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