How do I see how long my partner and I have been together?

Enter the day you started dating. Belovy counts the days from that date to today and shows it in days, in years-months-days, in weeks and in hours, updated every day at midnight.

Should the first day count as day 1 or day 0?

Both are used. Counting the first day as day 1 makes your 100th day fall one day earlier; counting from day 0 gives the number of full days that have passed. Belovy lets you choose, and the anniversaries follow your choice.

When is our 100-day, 500-day and 1,000-day anniversary?

Belovy lists them automatically from your start date: every 100 days, day 500, day 1,000, every yearly anniversary and special numbers like day 1,111. Each one shows its date and a D-day countdown.

Can I put our days together on my home screen?

Yes. Add the Belovy widget to your home screen for your days together and the next D-day, or turn on the status bar count to see the number whenever you pull down the notification shade.

Why didn't my D-day count go up?

On many phones a counter only updates when its app runs. Belovy refreshes the status bar count at midnight and again when you open the app or restart the phone. If it still looks stuck, allow notifications and exclude Belovy from battery optimization.

Can I track more than one relationship?

Yes. Keep several counters, for your partner, a best friend or a pet, and switch between them on the home screen.

Will I lose my memories if I change phones?

Your data stays on your phone and is not stored on a server. Export a backup file in settings, move it to the new phone and import it there.

Do we both need to sign up? What does it cost?

Belovy costs nothing to download and is supported by ads. There is no account or couple linking: one person installs it and the counter works right away.

Why does my D-day only update when I open the app?

Android limits what apps can do in the background. If a counter has no scheduled midnight update, or the system blocks it to save battery, the number changes only when the app runs.

My status bar count disappeared. Why?

On Android 14 and later, users can swipe away most ongoing notifications, and turning off the app's notifications removes it too. Open the app to bring it back, and keep notifications on.

Does Belovy update the count by itself?

Yes. Belovy refreshes the status bar count at midnight and again when you open the app or restart your phone. The home screen widget is refreshed at midnight too.

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Why your couple D-day widget or status bar count isn't updating

A love days counter usually gets stuck because Android stops the app from running its midnight update in the background, or because its notification was turned off or swiped away. The fixes below take a minute and work on most Android phones.

The symptom

Users describe it the same way: the number in the status bar or on the widget stays on yesterday until they open the app. One wrote that because the count did not update without opening the app, they missed their 700th day. A D-day counter should go up on its own.

Five fixes

1. Allow notifications. On Android 13 and later, a status bar count is a notification. Go to Settings > Apps > your counter app > Notifications and turn them on.
2. Turn off battery optimization for the app. Settings > Apps > the app > Battery, then choose Unrestricted (the wording varies by phone maker). Battery savers often delay or skip midnight updates.
3. Don't swipe the status bar count away. On Android 14 and later, ongoing notifications can be dismissed. If it disappeared, open the app once to bring it back.
4. Remove and re-add the widget. After an app update or a launcher change, a widget can keep showing an old picture. Long-press it, remove it, then add it again from the widget list.
5. Check the date settings. If the count is off by exactly one day, it is not stuck: the app counts the first day as day 0 and you expected day 1, or the other way around. Also make sure the phone's date and time zone are set automatically.

What a counter should do on its own

Schedule an update at midnight, not only when you open it.

Put the count back after a phone restart.

Show the same number in the app, on the widget and in the status bar.

How Belovy handles it

Belovy's status bar count is a quiet notification that updates every midnight and is posted again when you open the app or restart the phone. The home screen widget shows your days together and the next D-day and is refreshed at midnight. If your phone maker's battery saver is strict, fix 2 above is still worth doing.

FAQ

Why does my D-day only update when I open the app?: Android limits what apps can do in the background. If a counter has no scheduled midnight update, or the system blocks it to save battery, the number changes only when the app runs.
My status bar count disappeared. Why?: On Android 14 and later, users can swipe away most ongoing notifications, and turning off the app's notifications removes it too. Open the app to bring it back, and keep notifications on.
Does Belovy update the count by itself?: Yes. Belovy refreshes the status bar count at midnight and again when you open the app or restart your phone. The home screen widget is refreshed at midnight too.

A count that goes up on its own at midnight

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