Keep the Nursing Timer Visible on Android
Use Floating nursing timer so a night feed's timer and side controls stay reachable after you leave EchoMom, with an ongoing notification as backup.
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Before you start
Nursing means breastfeeding. The timer helps you remember the start time and breast used; minutes do not tell you how much milk your baby drank. Floating nursing timer is an optional small timer above other Android apps. Set it up only if you want to see the timer while using another app.
Allow Floating nursing timer once
Android uses the same display-over-other-apps permission for the Floating voice button and Floating nursing timer. You can allow the timer popout without making the Floating voice button part of your routine.
- Open Settings and choose App.
- Find Floating nursing timer.
- Tap Allow popout if EchoMom says permission is needed.
- In Android settings, allow EchoMom to display over other apps.
Start nursing from Quick log
On Home or Log, tap Nursing in Quick log and choose the starting side. The Nursing timer screen and in-app mini timer use that same live session.
- Tap Nursing.
- Choose Left or Right in the side picker.
- Confirm the timer is running before locking the phone or opening another app.
Leave EchoMom without losing your place
When EchoMom goes into the background, the small timer can show the elapsed time and active side. Use its controls to switch sides, stop, or return to EchoMom. The popout hides when you return to the app so it does not cover the controls you are already using.
- Press Home or switch apps while nursing is active.
- Check elapsed time without trying to remember when the feed began.
- Use Switch when the side changes and Stop when the feed ends.
Rely on the notification when the popout is unavailable
If permission is off or Android cannot show the floating card, EchoMom keeps an ongoing notification for the active session. Tap it to return to the timer. The feed continues to be tracked; the popout is simply another way to see and control the timer.
What to remember
- The setting is Floating nursing timer under Settings > App.
- The popout appears only while a nursing timer is active and EchoMom is in the background.
- Without display-over-other-apps permission, the ongoing Android notification keeps the session reachable.
Care basics and sources
Notice your baby's hunger and fullness signs. A baby does not need to finish a bottle to match an amount in the app. Follow the feeding advice given for your child. CDC: Signs Your Child Is Hungry or Full.
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- nursing
- Breastfeeding. EchoMom's nursing timer records time and breast used; it does not measure milk intake.
- permission
- What someone or something is allowed to do. Caregiver permissions control access to a child's information; phone permissions allow features such as the microphone or notifications.
- Floating nursing timer
- An optional small breastfeeding timer that stays visible above other apps on Android.
- Floating voice button
- An optional Android button that stays above other apps so you can open EchoMom's voice assistant quickly.
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