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Settings screen

It opens when you tap the Settings tab at the bottom. What follows is the same order you see on the screen.

Language, categories, and reminders

Language

1 Language

Where
The first line. The current language is shown on the right.
How
Tap it and choose Device language or one of the 15 languages.
Result
The app language changes right away.
Good to know
The languages you can choose are English, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Português, ไทย, हिन्दी, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, and العربية.
Manage categories

2 Manage categories

Where
The second line
How
Tap it.
Result
The Categories screen opens. Changes are saved right away, and there is no separate save button.
Good to know
Edit on the category picker sheet opens the same screen.
Show time

3-1 Show time

Where
The switch on the third line
How
Turn it on or off. It's on at first.
Result
On: today's records show as '2 hours ago' and past records show their time. Off: dates only.
Good to know
It affects the elapsed time on Home, the record times on the detail screen, and the time in the full-screen photo viewer.

3-2 Show past records on Home

Where
The switch on the fourth line
How
Turn it on or off. It's off at first.
Result
Home shows earlier records too, not just the latest one per item. Items with a single record look the same.
Good to know
When on, past record lines are shown in lighter text.
Evening check-in

4-1 Evening check-in

Where
The switch on the fifth line
How
Turn it on or off. It's off at first.
Result
Once in the evening, a nudge to look back on your day
Good to know
When you turn it on, the app asks for notification permission. Without permission, you see Notifications are off, so this can't be turned on.

4-2 Weekly summary

Where
Below Evening check-in. Shown only when the evening check-in is on.
How
Turn it on or off. It's on at first.
Result
On Sunday, a look back at your week

4-3 Time

Where
Below Weekly summary. Shown only when the evening check-in is on. The current time is shown on the right.
How
Tap it and choose a time.
Result
The notification is rescheduled for that time.
Good to know
At first it's 21:00.
Attention threshold

5 Attention threshold

Where
The last line in this group. On the right you see Off or the number of days.
How
Tap it, choose between 1 and 365 days with the −/+ buttons or the slider, and tap OK. To turn it off, tap Off.
Result
Items where this many days or more have passed since the last record are treated as “items not done for a while”.
Good to know
At first it's 7 days. It's used for the bold names on the Catalog's Category tab, for the items in the evening check-in notification, and for choosing candidates for the “Overdue” widget.

Manage categories screen

The category list

6 The category list

Where
The category management screen
What you see
The 8 default categories (Exercise, Study, Work, Cleaning, Chores, Health, Car, Pet) and the categories you made appear in one list.
The New category dialog

7-1 The New category dialog

Where
The very top of the category management screen
How
Tap it, choose an emoji from the quick-pick row or type one in the Emoji field, enter a Category name, and tap Save.
Result
The new category appears in the list.
Good to know
A name can be up to 20 characters. New category on the Catalog screen and the category picker sheet is the same dialog.

7-2 Editing a category

Where
A category line
How
Tap the line, change the emoji and name in the Edit category dialog, and tap Save.
Result
The category's emoji and name change. You can edit the default categories too.
Reordering

8-1 Reordering

Where
The ≡ on the right of a category line
How
Press and hold, drag up or down, and drop.
Result
The category order changes. It is reflected in the category picker sheet, the category filter on the Catalog calendar, and the order of empty categories on the Catalog's Category tab.

8-2 Deleting a category

Where
The (−) button (Delete) on the left of a category line
How
Tap it, then tap Delete in the confirmation dialog.
Result
The category is deleted. Items in that category become Uncategorized, and the items and records stay.
Good to know
You can delete the default categories too. The confirmation dialog says how many items will become Uncategorized.

8-3 Restore default categories

Where
The very bottom of the category management screen. Shown only when a default category has been deleted.
How
Tap it.
Result
The default categories you deleted come back at the end of the list. Names and emoji you edited stay as they are.

Display & behavior

Theme

9-1 Theme

Where
The first line under Display & behavior
How
Tap one of System · Light · Dark.
Result
It changes right away. At first it's System.

9-2 Text size

Where
The second line under Display & behavior
How
Tap one of Small · Default · Large · Extra large.
Result
The text size inside the app changes. At first it's Default.

9-3 Order within a day

Where
The third line under Display & behavior
How
Tap A–Z or Most recent first.
Result
The order of items recorded on the same day on Home changes. "Most recent first" sorts by time, with the latest at the top
Good to know
At first it's A–Z. With Most recent first, records with an unknown time go last.

Lock Screen (iPhone·iPad)

(iPhone·iPad) Record from the Lock Screen

10 (iPhone·iPad) Record from the Lock Screen

Where
Between Display & behavior and Data. Android doesn't have this line.
How
Tap it.
Result
A guide screen opens that lists the steps for putting the “Record today” shortcut on the Lock Screen. You can open the Shortcuts app with the Open the Shortcuts app button below.
Good to know
The guide screen explains how to record with a shortcut.

Data

Backup & restore

11 Backup & restore

Where
The first line under Data
How
Tap it.
Result
The backup screen opens. At the top you see the number of items, records, and categories, and the date of the last backup (No backup yet).
Good to know
  • The category count includes only categories you made.
  • If you haven't backed up for more than 30 days, a warning appears. It doesn't appear if there was an automatic iCloud save within the last 30 days.
Merge items with the same name

12 Merge items with the same name

Where
The second line under Data
How
Tap it, check the names you want to merge, and tap Merge. To put it off, tap Not now.
Result
For each name you checked, the items are merged into one. All dates, photos, and notes are kept.
Good to know
  • For names where both items have a category, the box starts unchecked. When you merge, the first line's category is kept.
  • You can go back to the state before merging with Restore the previous state.
  • If no names are shared, you see No items share a name.
(iPhone·iPad) Save to iCloud automatically

13 (iPhone·iPad) Save to iCloud automatically

Where
The switch on the third line under Data. Shown only when iCloud is available.
How
Turn it on or off. It's on at first.
Result
Kept only on your device and your iCloud. The developer can't see it. It saves to iCloud automatically when records change and when you leave the app. The date of the last save is shown below.
Good to know
When you install the app fresh and there are no items but an iCloud copy exists, the Found your earlier records dialog appears. Bring them back with Load them, and if you chose Not now, you can load them with Restore from iCloud on the backup screen.

Backup & restore screen

Create backup file

14-1 What goes into a backup file

Where
Every backup file made on the backup screen
What you see
It contains items, date and time records, notes, the categories you made, category order and edits, and the order within a day.
Good to know
  • Photos aren't included in the backup file. The backup file only records which photos were attached to which records.
  • Photos are stored separately inside the app. Photos taken with the camera are also saved to the '언제했지' album in your device's Photos app.
  • (iPhone·iPad) When Save to iCloud automatically is on, a copy of each photo is also kept in iCloud when you attach it. When you restore with Restore from iCloud, those photos are reattached.

14-2 Create backup file

Where
The backup screen
How
Tap it.
Result
  • Android: it's saved to the Downloads folder.
  • iPhone·iPad: if iCloud is available, it's saved to Files > iCloud Drive > 언제했지. If not, the share sheet appears.
Good to know
If it can't be saved, you see Couldn't save the file. Try "Send somewhere else".

14-3 Send somewhere else

Where
The backup screen
How
Tap it and choose where to send it in the share sheet.
Result
Send the backup file wherever you like, such as mail, a messaging app, or the Files app.

14-4 Restore from backup

Where
The backup screen
How
Tap it, choose a backup file, then choose a method under How should this backup be applied?
Result
  • Merge: Adds the backup without deleting anything you have now
  • Replace all: Deletes everything you have now and uses the backup instead. Another confirmation dialog appears.
Good to know
If the file can't be read, you see This file can't be imported. If there's nothing to merge, you see Nothing new to add. You can go back to the state before replacing with Restore the previous state.

14-5 (iPhone·iPad) Restore from iCloud

Where
The backup screen. Shown only when iCloud is available.
How
Tap it and choose Merge or Replace all.
Result
It loads the records that were automatically saved to iCloud and reattaches the photos saved in iCloud.
Good to know
If nothing has been saved, you see Nothing is saved in iCloud yet.

14-6 Restore the previous state

Where
The backup screen. Shown only when there is an automatically saved previous state. Below it, you see that state's date and the number of items and records.
How
Tap it, then tap Restore in the confirmation dialog.
Result
Your current data is replaced with the previous state, and Restored the previous state appears.
Good to know
The previous state is saved automatically right before you do Replace all, Delete all data, Restore the previous state, or Merge items with the same name.

14-7 Delete all data

Where
The very bottom of the backup screen
How
Tap it and confirm in both confirmation dialogs.
Result
All items and records are deleted.
Good to know
The state before deleting is saved automatically, so you can bring it back with Restore the previous state.

About

15 How to use

Where
The very top of About
How
Tap it.
Result
This how-to page opens in the app's current language.
Good to know
The first time you install and open the app, a notice pointing to this page also appears once.

16 Version · Developer

Where
About
What you see
You see the app version and the developer name.
Good to know
If you include the version when you contact us, it's quicker to check.

17 Website · Contact

Where
About
How
Tap it.
Result
Website opens the company website. Contact opens the mail app.
Good to know
If the link can't be opened, you see Can't open the link.

18 Open source licenses

Where
The last line under About
How
Tap it.
Result
The list of open source licenses used in the app opens.
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