Customize EchoMom Shortcuts

Open the widget editor, not Quick Actions

There are two different shortcut systems in EchoMom. Quick Actions live inside Quick log on Home and Calendar; you can choose and reorder them, but their names are fixed. Widget quick-log buttons belong to EchoMom Shortcuts on the phone home screen; these are the buttons with editable labels and defaults.

1. Open Settings from the bottom navigation.
2. Choose App and select Home-screen widget child.
3. Find Widget quick-log buttons and tap Customize buttons.

Start with the smallest useful set

Choose a preset or add individual supported actions under On your widget. The limit is six, but you do not need to fill every slot. For a family focused on sleep, Sleep and Wake may be enough to make overnight handoffs and the Sleep time record much clearer.

1. Add only events you can identify and record confidently with one tap.
2. Drag the most common buttons into the easiest positions.
3. Remove any button that causes hesitation or accidental logs.

Name the result, then check the defaults

Expand a button to edit Button label and the options supported by that action. A label should tell a half-awake caregiver exactly what the tap records, such as Morning bottle or Wet diaper. You can add the same action twice when different defaults are genuinely useful.

1. Keep Button label brief and unambiguous.
2. Review every prefilled amount, type, side, or other available option.
3. Use separate buttons only when each one represents a repeatable event, not a guess.

Test one button while you are awake

The widget saves changes as you make them, and a widget tap logs immediately without opening EchoMom. Test a low-risk action, then open Calendar to verify the child, event type, time, and defaults. Correct or remove the entry if needed before trusting the setup overnight.

What to remember

• Only widget quick-log buttons have editable Button labels; in-app Quick Actions have fixed names.
• You can place up to six buttons and add the same supported action more than once with different defaults.
• Every tap records directly, so a trustworthy default matters more than a clever setup.