Presets & Segments
Presets let you save your favorite meditation configurations and start sessions in one tap. Segments let you structure your practice with warm-up, main meditation, and cool-down phases.
What Are Presets?
A preset is a saved configuration that includes:
- Duration – Total duration or per-segment duration.
- Segments – Warm-up, meditation, cool-down (optional).
- Bells and sounds – Start, end, and interval bells.
- Background – Timer background preference.
Presets appear on your home screen for quick access.
Creating a Preset
- Tap the + or Add Preset button.
- Give your preset a name (e.g., "Morning 10 min").
- Set the duration for each segment or the total.
- Configure bells and sounds (optional).
- Tap Save.
Your new preset will appear on the home screen.
Understanding Segments
Segments divide your session into phases:
- Warm-up – Short period to settle in (e.g., 1–2 minutes).
- Main meditation – The core meditation time.
- Cool-down – Transition out of your practice (e.g., 1–2 minutes).
Each segment can have its own duration and optional interval bells.
Enabling or Disabling Segments
- Open the preset for editing.
- Toggle Warm-up or Cool-down on or off.
- If you disable both, you'll have a single-segment session.
Tip: For short sessions (under 10 minutes), a single segment is often enough. For longer sessions, segments add structure.
Setting Segment Durations
- Edit your preset.
- For each enabled segment, set the duration (e.g., 2 min warm-up, 15 min meditation, 2 min cool-down).
- The total duration is the sum of all segments.
Note: You can set each segment to 0 to effectively skip it.
Open-Ended Sessions
For sessions without a fixed end time:
- Edit or create a preset.
- Enable Open-ended or Count-up mode.
- The timer will count up until you stop it manually.
Use case: Ideal for free-form meditation, breathwork, or when you prefer to stop when it feels right.
Reordering Presets
- Tap Edit or long-press on the presets area.
- Drag presets to reorder them.
- Tap Done to save the new order.
Your most-used presets can appear at the top for quick access.
Editing Presets
- Tap and hold a preset, or tap the edit icon.
- Modify any settings (duration, segments, bells, sounds).
- Tap Save to apply changes.
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