Forgettable

Help & setup

Step-by-step guides for the features that need a moment of setup on your phone.

iPhone

Wi-Fi reminders with Shortcuts

iPhone doesn’t let apps watch Wi-Fi in the background, so the built-in Shortcuts app tells Forgettable when your phone leaves or joins a network. You set it up once; after that it works even when Forgettable is closed.

  1. Check your network’s exact name

    Open Settings → Wi-Fi. The network with the tick is the one you’re on — note its name exactly, including capitals and dashes.

    Settings → Wi-Fi showing the connected network
    SettingsWi-Fi network name

  2. Add the Wi-Fi rule in Forgettable

    Create or edit an item, choose Wi-Fi, type the network name, pick When disconnecting (or When connecting) and save.

    Forgettable Wi-Fi sheet with network name
    ForgettableWi-Fi sheet with the network name filled in

  3. Open Shortcuts → Automation

    Open the Shortcuts app (built into iPhone), tap Automation at the bottom, then New Automation (or + if you already have some).

    Shortcuts Automation tab with New Automation button
    ShortcutsAutomation tab

  4. Choose Wi-Fi

    Scroll the list and tap Wi-Fi — “When my iPhone joins the Home network”.

    List of automation triggers with Wi-Fi
    ShortcutsTrigger list → Wi-Fi

  5. Pick the network and when

    Tap Network and choose your Wi-Fi. Select Is Disconnected to be reminded when you leave (or Is Joined when you arrive — not both). Choose Run Immediately and tap Next.

    Wi-Fi trigger with network, Is Disconnected and Run Immediately selected
    ShortcutsIs Disconnected · Run Immediately

  6. Pick Forgettable from the app list

    The next screen shows Get Started, My Shortcuts and a list of apps. Scroll the apps (they’re in alphabetical order) and tap Forgettable.

    Shortcuts app list after choosing the Wi-Fi trigger
    ShortcutsApp list → Forgettable

  7. Tap Wi-Fi Disconnected

    Forgettable shows its actions. Tap Wi-Fi Disconnected (or Wi-Fi Connected if you chose Is Joined). Not “Did I check…?” — that one is for Siri.

    Forgettable actions: Did I check, What’s left, Wi-Fi Disconnected, Wi-Fi Connected, Mark as checked
    ShortcutsForgettable → Wi-Fi Disconnected

  8. Finish

    Tap Done. The Network field in the action is optional: leave it empty, or type the same name as in Forgettable if you have rules for more than one Wi-Fi.

  9. Test it

    Turn Wi-Fi off in Control Center — Forgettable reminds you what to check. Turn it back on when you’re done.

Both directions? Make two automations — one with Is Disconnected + Wi-Fi Disconnected, one with Is Joined + Wi-Fi Connected.

iPhone

Your own Siri phrase

Forgettable already understands “Did I check Lock house doors in Forgettable?” and “What’s left in Forgettable?”. To ask in your own words, make a shortcut with the phrase as its name.

  1. Create a new shortcut

    Open Shortcuts, go to the Shortcuts tab and tap +.

    New shortcut
    ShortcutsNew shortcut

  2. Add “Did I check…?”

    Tap Add Action, search Forgettable and choose Did I check…?. Tap Item and pick the item, e.g. Lock house doors.

    Did I check action with item
    Shortcuts“Did I check Lock house doors?”

  3. Name it the way you’ll say it

    Tap the name at the top, choose Rename and type e.g. Did I lock the door. Tap Done.

    Renaming the shortcut
    ShortcutsRename to “Did I lock the door”

  4. Ask Siri

    Say the name of your shortcut:
    Hey Siri, did I lock the door?
    You checked Lock house doors today at 08:12.

iPhone

Widgets

Tick items off without opening the app, and see “Leaving Home · 1 of 3” right after you leave.

  1. Home Screen

    Touch and hold an empty area of the Home Screen, tap Edit → Add Widget, search Forgettable, pick a size and tap Add Widget.

    Adding the Forgettable widget
    Home ScreenWidget gallery → Forgettable

  2. Lock Screen

    Touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize → Lock Screen, tap the widget area and add Forgettable.

    Forgettable on the Lock Screen
    Lock Screen“1 of 3 checked”

Android

Wi-Fi & place reminders

On Android, Forgettable watches Wi-Fi and places by itself — no extra app needed. It only needs location access “all the time”, because Android hides Wi-Fi names and place changes from apps that are closed.

Why “When leaving Wi-Fi range” and not “When disconnecting”? Android tells apps when your phone joins a Wi-Fi network, but not when it disconnects. So when you join your Wi-Fi, Forgettable remembers where you are and reminds you once you’re about 120 m away. Switching Wi-Fi off at home won’t send the reminder; walking out of the house will, usually within a minute or two.

  1. Add the rule

    In the Wi-Fi sheet, tap Current Wi-Fi to fill in the network you’re connected to (or type it), choose When leaving Wi-Fi range or When connecting, and save.

  2. Allow location all the time

    When Android opens the location settings, choose Allow all the time. You can check it later in Settings → Apps → Forgettable → Permissions → Location.

  3. Allow alarms & reminders

    For on-time reminders, allow Alarms & reminders when asked (Settings → Apps → Forgettable → Alarms & reminders).