The action records a fixed 250 mL
Log 250 ml on a Frewli hydration notification requests a new 250 mL water entry. Use it once for a matching portion you actually consumed. Opening or clearing the notification does not record that water.
1. Start with a hydration reminder
Frewli for iPhone 1.1.6 attaches this action to its hydration reminders. It is not a universal action on every Frewli alert: workout recovery and daily check-in notifications have different purposes. If Frewli is already open in the foreground, use Today; the app does not present a foreground notification banner.
If you need to enable or troubleshoot reminders, follow the separate water-reminder setup guide. Receiving an alert is a cue to check your record, not evidence that you drank anything or need a prescribed amount.
2. Expand the alert and choose the action
Apple’s iPhone notification instructions distinguish a normal tap, which opens the originating app, from touching and holding a notification to see its available quick actions.
- Check that the portion you want to record is 250 mL and has not already been logged.
- Find the Frewli hydration alert on your iPhone and touch and hold it. If alerts are grouped, open the group to find the individual reminder.
- Follow your device’s existing unlock requirement. Choose Log 250 ml once when that explicit action is available.
- Open Frewli and review Today before adding another entry for that portion.
Keep your preferred Lock Screen privacy settings. There is no need to make notification previews public to follow this workflow.
3. Separate opening from recording
| Interaction | Meaning for the Frewli water log |
|---|---|
| Tap the notification body | Opens the app; it does not add the fixed water entry. |
| Clear or dismiss the alert | Removes the alert; it does not confirm a consumed portion. |
| Choose Log 250 ml | Requests a new 250 mL record. Check its result in the app. |
The action uses the time it is handled, not the reminder’s original delivery time. An old alert is therefore not a way to backdate a drink. If Frewli is still opening, allow it to become ready and check the record rather than immediately repeating the action.
4. Count one portion once
Consider a fictional same-day record with 600 mL already logged. After one actually consumed 250 mL portion, one matching entry brings the total to 850 mL, or 0.85 L.
Recording that same portion again from another alert or Today would bring the record to 1,100 mL. That second entry represents another 250 mL even though the example contains only one new portion. These numbers illustrate bookkeeping, not how much anyone should drink.
A reminder action creates an entry; it is not a toggle that undoes the previous one. Seeing the app open, a reminder disappear or a progress card change is not a reason to record the portion again.
5. Use Today for a different amount
The notification’s 250 mL amount is fixed. It does not adopt the quick amount currently selected in Today, and this action has no custom-volume field.
For example, if the consumed portion is 400 mL, open Today, select a matching amount and use its separate Add action once. Do not press Log 250 ml and then add 400 mL for that one portion. The bottle-volume guide explains known quantities and current selectable amounts.
6. Check the record and saving feedback
Compare Today’s recorded volume with what you expected before using another logging control. The notification action is not a receipt proving local storage or Apple Health export succeeded.
If Frewli displays a local-save warning, use Retry saving for the existing change instead of Add again. Follow the save-and-retry guide when the result is uncertain. Optional Apple Health sharing is a separate process; do not create a duplicate water entry merely to make it appear in Health.
If the explicit action is missing, check the reminder type and use Today to record a matching unlogged portion. For missing alerts, use the delivery checklist. Neither enabling a category nor using an action guarantees when another notification will arrive.
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