Get started with Fasting Time

1. Upon opening the Fasting Time after installation, the app will direct you to the disclaimer page.

2. After accepting the disclaimer message, you will get redirected to the Fasting Time home page.

3. There is a fast enabled on the Fasting Time home page. Tap the Start button to start your fasting.

Note: Fasting Time sets the default session duration of the first fast to 16 hours. You can always change this anytime.

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Change fasting plan session duration

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Edit button.

3. Tap the session duration field and enter the time duration preferred. You can change the unit into seconds, minutes, hours, and days by tapping the unit field.

4. Tap the save button on the top right corner of the page to save the changes.

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Change Fasting Time's theme color.

1. Tap the main menu button located on the top left corner of the page.

2. Tap the Settings option.

3. Tap the Theme button.

4. Choose the preferred color by tapping the pre-set color, or you can add a customized color by tapping the Customize button.

5. Tap the Apply button to save the changes.

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Change fasting tracker mode

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Edit button.

3. Look for the Tracker Mode field and tap it.

4. Choose the tracker mode you prefer.

5. Tap the Save button to save the changes.

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Change a fast's background.

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Display button.

3. Tap the Background button.

4. Choose your preferred option on where you want to get your background. 

5. Tap the background image that you want to use. Tapping the image will automatically update your background.

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Change fasting icon.

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Display button.

3. Tap the Icon button.

4. Choose the icon that you like to use and tap it. Tapping the icon will automatically update the icon use.

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Change the background tint darkness

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Display button.

3. Tap the Tint button.

4. Hold the knob and slide it to change the tint lightness or darkness.

5. To add a tint color, tap the color button. Drag the color around the wheel or tap the color on the when and hit apply to save the changes.

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Change tracker font text, color, and size.

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Display button.

3. Tap the Tracker button.

4. To change the font, tap the Font button and choose the text style preferred.

5. For the text color, tap the Color button. Tap the color or drag it around the color wheel to pick the desired color. You can also drag the slider knobs in the center to change it. Hit Apply to save.

6. To change the text thickness, tap the Thickness button. Slide the knob to get the desired text thickness. Note: Not all fonts support the thickness.

7. Lastly, if you like to change the tracker's size, tap the Size button and slide the knob.

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Reset tracker display setting

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Display button.

3. On the top right corner, tap the reset button.

4. Confirm the action.

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Editing a fasting history

Fasting history is only available once you have finished a fasting session. Stopping a session will automatically add a record to your history page. 

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the History button.

3. Tap the history that you would like to edit.

4. On this page, you can change the history title, change the start and end date of the fast, and you can also add a note.

5. Tap the save button to save the changes.

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Deleting a fasting history

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the History button.

3. Tap the history that you would like to delete.

4. Tap the delete button on the top-right corner of the screen.

Note: Deleting your fasting history will delete all the associated data. You can't undo this action, and it is impossible to recover this data.

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Adding a weight.

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Weight button. 

3. Tap the add button on the bottom right corner.

4. Add the weight. By default, the unit used is lb. You can change this unit by going to the Unit settings on the Settings page.

5. Tap the save button to save the changes.

Note: You can change the weigh-in dates by tapping the Weigh-in Date field, and you can also add notes and weigh-in photos. These options are optional, and you can skip or add them later.

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How to change the weight unit?

1. To change the weight unit, tap the main menu button on the top left corner of the home page.

2. Tap the Settings button.

3. Tap the Units option. 

4. Look for the Weight field and tap it.

5. Write the unit that you would like to use.

6. Tap the keyboard done button to save the changes, or you can tap the back button, and it will automatically save the changes.

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Uploading weigh-in image

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Weight button. 

3. If you have an existing weigh-in, tap it. Add a new one by tapping the add button if you don't have one.

4. On the weigh-in page, tap the +Photo button. Tapping this button will open your image gallery.

5. Select the image that you want to upload.

6. Tap the Save button to save the changes.

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Changing Weigh-in date and time

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Weight button. 

3. Tap the weigh-in that you would like to change the dates.

4. Tap the Weigh-In Date field.

5. Choose the date you prefer, tap OK.

6. To change the time, tap the clock icon on the right side of the Weigh-In Date field. 

7. Choose the time you prefer, tap OK.

8. Tap the Save button to change the changes.

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How to check fasting progress?

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Progress button. 

3. On the Progress page, you will see your fasting progress, including your weight loss and before and after weigh-in photos, and more.

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How to check fasting stats?

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Stats button.

3. On this page, you will see your fasting chart and fasting highlights. 

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Filtering chart data

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Stats button.

3. On the top-right corner of the page, tap the dropdown filter button.

4. Choose the preferred filter. You can also put a custom range.

5. For the custom range choose a start and end date. Tap Save.

6. On the Stats page, you will see the data from the range selected. Slide the chart horizontally to check more data. You can also tap the bar to see its designated data.

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How to delete Stats data?

To delete the Progress and Stats data, you need to delete the data associated with them. The data relating to them are the fasting history and added weigh-ins.

To delete the fasting history, go to the History page, tap the history and tap the delete button. Do the same on other records. Go to the Weight page, tap the weigh-in, and delete it for the weigh-ins. Deleting these two items will delete the data under the Stats and Progress page.

Note that once you delete these items, you will not be able to retrieve them unless you back them up on your Fasting Time cloud sync account. There is no way for us to recover your data, too, as we don't have access to those. 

Edit current session date and time.

To edit the current session date and time, you need to ensure that you have started a fast.

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Edit button.

3. At this time, you can already edit the current session field and time. Tap it to open the calendar.

4. Choose the desired date. Tap OK.

5. To change the session time, tap the clock icon on the left side of the field.

6. Choose the desired time and tap OK.

7. Tap the save button on the top right corner of the page to save the changes.

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How to delete a fast?

1. Tap the bottom menu button to open the fasting menu options.

2. Tap the Edit button.

3. Tap the delete button on the top right of the page.

4. Confirm the action.

Note: Deleting a fast will be unavailable if you only have one activated fast. 

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Adding a journal entry

1. Tap the Journal button located at the top right corner of the Home page.

2. Select the date where you want to input a journal entry.

3. On the Journal Entry page, you can edit a calorie budget, add notes, and log food. 

4. By default, the system set the calorie budget to 2000 cal. You can edit this anytime by going to the Units setting. You can also edit the calorie budget on a specific journal entry by tapping the calorie budget value.

5. Optionally, you can also add notes about your daily experiences to motivate and help you in the future. Tap the dropdown button on the side of the note to start adding notes.

6. Food log is where you can log the food you have eaten on that day. It will automatically calculate the calories based on the amount of food you have input. To add a food item, tap the add button on the side of the food log.

7. You will be redirected to the Food Query page, where you can search for the food item you have eaten. On the Search tab, input the food name on the search field, and tap the search button after.

8. The page will present you with a list of the food item results after tapping the search button. 

9. Tapping the food item will open the Food edit page. On this page, you will be able to edit the serving size of the food based on the amount you have consumed. 

10. After editing the serving size, tap the Save button. 

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Change calorie budget value.

1. Tap the Journal button located at the top right corner of the Home page.

2. Select the date where you want to input a journal entry.

3. Tap the Edit button located next to the calorie budget title.

4. On the Units page, tap the Calorie Budget field to input a new value.

5. After adding a new value, tap the save button to save the changes. 

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Delete a journal entry.

1. Tap the Journal button located at the top right corner of the Home page.

2. Select the journal entry date that you like to delete.

3. Tap the Delete button on the top right corner of the page.

4. Confirm the action.

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Export journal entries as PDF.

1. Tap the Journal button located at the top right corner of the Home page.

2. Tap the export button on the top right corner of the page.

3. Select the date range of the entries that you like to export as PDF. Tap Save.

4. After saving the date range, the app will start processing the PDF generation.

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Backup your Fasting Time data using cloud sync.

To backup Fasting Time data, you need to use the Cloud Sync feature. 

1. Tap the main menu button and tap the Cloud Sync.

2. Sign up using either Google, Apple, or Email authentication.

3. After signing up on the Cloud sync page, you can enable the automatic backup. You can also manually save your data by using the slots. 

Note: Manually backup data using slots are not used to auto backup your data. They are stored as it is unless you replace them.

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Add a widget to your home screen

For Android Devices:

1. On the Home screen, touch and hold a free space. Note: On some other android devices, you will need to pinch the free space to view the Widgets option.

2. Tap Widgets.

3. Look for Fasting Time. Press and hold the Fasting Time widget.

4. Drag and drop the widget into the available space. The Fasting Time widget settings will appear. Here, you can customize the settings of your Fasting Time widget.

5. Tap the save button to save the settings.

Note: On some other android devices, you don't need to touch and hold the Fasting Time widget. Tapping it will automatically add the Fasting Time widget to the available space on your home screen.

 

iOS Home widget. Note: Only iOS version 14+ can add widgets on their home screen.

1. Touch and hold the free space on the Home screen until the apps jiggle.

2. Tap the Add button on the upper-left corner.

3. Look for the Fasting Time widget and tap to select it.

4. Choose from three widget sizes, then tap +Add Widget.

5. Tap Done, and you are finished.

 

iOS Today widget. 

1. On the Home screen, swipe right to go to the Today view.

2. Scroll to the bottom and tap Edit.

3. Tap the Customized option.

4. Look for Fasting Time and tap the add(+) button.

5. Tap Done, and you are finished.

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Edit a widget

For Android devices, use the following steps.

1. Tap the settings button located at the bottom-left corner of the widget.

2. The Edit Widget page will appear. There are several options available to customize your widgets.

3. Adjust the options to your liking, and then tap the done button in the top right to save your changes and close the page.

 

iOS Home widget. Note: Only iOS version 14+ can use the home widget feature.

1. Touch and hold the Fasting Time home widget.

2. Tap the Edit Widget.

3. Change the Fasting Time widget base on your preferences.

4. Tap any space outside the widget setting box to save the changes.

 

iOS Today widget.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right to go to the Today view.

2. Look for Fasting Time Today's widget.

3. Tap the setting button(gear icon) located at the bottom corner of the widget.

4. The Edit Widget page will appear. There are several options available to customize your widgets.

5. Adjust the options to your liking, and then tap the done button in the top right to save your changes and close the page.

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Delete a widget

For Android devices:

1. Press and hold the Sober Time widget on your Home screen.

2. While still holding the widget, drag it across the screen and direct it to the Remove option. 

3. Release the Widget.

Note: Every version of Android appears to be a little different. On some Android devices, a close button or remove option will appear. Tapping it will remove the widget without dragging it.

 

iOS Home widget. Note: Only iOS version 14+ can use the home widget feature.

1. Touch and hold the Fasting Time home widget.

2. Tap the Remove Widget.

3. Tap Remove to confirm the action.

 

iOS Today widget.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right to go to the Today view.

2. Scroll to the bottom and tap Edit.

3. Tap the Customized option.

4. Look for Fasting Time and tap the remove(-) button.

5. Tap Done, and you are finished.

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Track and add multiple widgets.

For Android devices:

1. Start by adding a widget. Click the link to read the guide for adding a widget.

2. Use the New widget page to set up your widget. You can track a different addiction or track the same addiction differently.

3. Tap the save button to save the settings.

4. A new widget will appear on the available space on your Home screen.

Note: Not all Android devices support adding multiple widgets from the same app.

 

For iOS devices, only iOS 14 supports adding multiple widgets. You can do the same step on adding the widget using this guide. Add a widget to your home screen. 

Note: You can only add multiple Home widgets.

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The widget tracker does not update automatically.

Both Android and iOS limit how often widgets can refresh. This is an effort to limit strain on your device's resources and conserve your device's battery life. Depending on your device's available resources, Fasting Time's widget should update about once every 30 minutes.

If this is not sufficient, you can make use of Fasting Time's widget service. This will update the widget frequently, but it could have a negative impact on your device's battery life.

  1. On your Home screen, open the Edit widget page by tapping the gear button located on the bottom-left corner of the widget.
  2. Look for the Refresh rate option.
  3. Slide the slider button to change the time reference.
  4. Tap the save button to save the changes.

Note: A higher refresh rate will update all of your widgets more frequently, but it will strain your device's battery. For iOS devices, you can only change the refresh rate setting on the Today's widget. The Home widget does not have this setting due to iOS limitations. 

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Change a widget tracker mode.

You can change the tracker mode of your widgets. Each widget can have its tracker mode independent of the fast tracker mode inside Fasting Time. You can even set up multiple widgets of the same addiction and have each widget use a different tracker mode.

For Android devices:

1. On your Home screen, tap the gear button located in the bottom-left corner of the widget.

2. Look for the Tracker Mode options, and tap it.

3. There will be a list of display options that will appear. 

4. Tap the display mode that you've chosen. Hit the save button to save the changes.

 

For the iOS Home widgets:

1. Touch and hold the Fasting Time home widget.

2. Tap the Edit Widget.

3. Tap the Tracking mode. By default, tracker mode is set to Hours.

4. Choose the preferred mode and tap it.

5. Tap any space outside the widget setting box to save the changes.

 

iOS Today widget.

1. On the Home screen, swipe right to go to the Today view.

2. Look for Fasting Time Today's widget.

3. Tap the setting button(gear icon) located at the bottom corner of the widget.

4. The Edit Widget page will appear. There are several options available to customize your widgets.

5. Tap the Tracker Mode field to open the list of modes available.

6. Choose the preferred mode and tap the save button to save the changes.

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Resize the Home screen widget.

For Android devices:

1. Long-press a Fasting Time widget on your home screen.

2. Drag the white border's edges that appear around the widget to adjust its size.

3. Afterwards, tap anywhere outside the widget to apply the changes.

iOS widgets can't be resized once placed, but you can choose a different size the first time you add one to your home screen.

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Add a custom tracker mode

1. Tap the bottom menu on the Home page.

2. Tap the Edit button located on the bottom menu.

3. Look for the Tracker mode field and tap it.

4. On the tracker mode list, tap the Custom option.

5. Year, Month, Days, Hours, Minutes, and Seconds are enabled by default. Untick the box by tapping it to disable an option. You can always enable it by ticking the box again.

6. Tap the save button to save the changes.

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How to upload diagnostics?

Uploading diagnostic data will upload your Fasting Time data into our diagnostic database. This will be accessed by our developers and will be able to assist you with any technical issues you might be facing. 

1. Tap the main menu button on the top-left corner of the home page.

2. Tap the Settings option.

3. Tap the Diagnostics.

4. Tap the Upload diagnostic button.

5. On the upload diagnostic data dialog, tap Upload.

After this process, your diagnostic data will be sent to our diagnostic database.

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Add multiple fasts.

1. To add more fasts, open the main menu located in the top-left corner of the Home Page.

2. Tap Organize.

3. Tap the fast add button on the bottom right of the page.

4. Optionally, you can change the fast's details.

5. Tap the save button to save the changes.

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Delete your account

Fasting Time does not require you to register for an account to use the app, so in most cases simply uninstalling the app will remove all of your data.

There is an optional account you can create: Cloud Sync.

Delete your Cloud Sync account:

  1. Open the main menu in the top-left
  2. Tap Settings
  3. Tap Cloud Sync
  4. Sign in with your Cloud Sync account if you're not signed in yet
  5. Tap on the account button in the top-right
  6. Tap on DELETE ACCOUNT

Email us at support@sociosoftware.com if you experience any difficulties deleting your account.

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Data removal

Fasting Time collects anonymous data, like when your app crashes, that we use to improve the app across a wide array of devices. We also use your advertising identifier to serve your ads. We don't collect any of your personal or fast information. Your fast information is stored on your device and will be cleared when you uninstall the Fasting Time app unless you have chosen to back it up using Cloud Sync.

Disable anonymous usage data and personalized ads.

  1. Open the main menu in the top-left
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Data Privacy.
  4. Disable Personalized ads and Anonymous usage data.

Delete your Cloud Sync account (if you purchased this feature):

  1. Open the main menu button on the Home page's top-left corner.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Cloud Sync.
  4. Tap the account button on the top right corner of the cloud sync page.
  5. Tap the Delete Account button.
  6. Confirm the action.

Delete your device's data:

  1. Usually, you can simply uninstall Fasting Time from your Android or iOS device, which automatically clears app data.
  2. If you've enabled an app backup system inside your device's settings, you may need to manually clear your app data from Android or iOS.

Email us at support@sociosoftware.com if you experience any difficulties removing your data.

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