Rescuetime again manual#

Try a forced manual sync (see above) with RescueTime in the foreground. RescueTime respects Android power saving features, so a low system battery can slow down syncs. Some vendor versions of Android (including OnePlus, Huawei, and Samsung) have additional battery optimizations that kill background apps, which breaks RescueTime's data logging. You can keep your data fresher by using RescueTime's Persistent Notification (activated from the Settings tab). Open RescueTime at least once or twice a week to let your OS know you want it to keep working. This means that if you go a long time without opening RescueTime, the Android OS may not allow for frequent data syncs. The app will send backlogged data as soon as it is able.Īndroid 8 (Oreo) and 9 (Pie) have features that intelligently prioritize applications based on how recently the user has interacted with them. It usually takes a few minutes before you see the new data reflected in your app.Įven when time sync is delayed, data will not be lost. This will force a sync of your data up to the RescueTime servers. Then pull down on the main screen to refresh, or go to the 3-dots menu at the top of the screen and select 'Refresh'. First, open the RescueTime for Android app. If a significant amount of time goes by with no time reported from your Android device, do a forced manual sync. Vendor-specific battery management (see below).RescueTime on low priority queue due to heavy system load or infrequent usage.There are some situations that may delay or prevent time sync: You won't see your data immediately, as it may take a few minutes to upload the time logs to RescueTime's servers.

If you have 'Track Apps' enabled, RescueTime will track your time spent in apps.

Rescuetime again