How to use the notification bell

This is the most important habit in the app. New sessions wait in the bell until you confirm them. Until you do, your stats and your coach can't see them.

Step by step

1. Tap the bell at the top of the home screen. The number on it shows how many things are waiting.
2. For one session, tap the green Add pill. If you had a session planned that day, it links the recording to the plan, so there are no doubles. If several plans could match, it asks which one.
3. For everything at once, tap Bulk Add. It links recordings to plans on the same day, matching the same sport first. Read down the list before you press it.
4. Want a quick look first? Tap the eye. It doesn't confirm anything.
5. Want to label a session first? Tap the small tag pill, such as “long run” or “intervals”.
6. For a planned session your watch never recorded, pick one of three: I did it (type what happened, or tick Grill me and your coach interviews you), It was a rest day (it asks why and learns from your answer), or Add as missed (kept in your history at zero).

Try this

Where it goes wrong

• Letting the bell pile up. This is the number one cause of “my dashboard looks empty” and “my coach doesn't know about my week”. Clear it regularly, or turn on Settings → Add new activities for me and it's all automatic.
• Bulk Add's hidden switch. In the confirm box there's “also clear old planned sessions I never did”. It's off by default. If you turn it on, it deletes past planned sessions you never recorded. Only switch it on if you mean it.
• Panicking after deleting a notification. Deleting a notification never deletes the activity. It just removes the reminder.
• The bin on a missed planned session. That one is different: it really does delete the plan from your calendar on every device. It asks first, so read the question.

Check it worked

• The bell shows no number, or only things you've chosen to leave.
• Your sessions show on the calendar with a tick.