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How to Get a Daily Quote as a Notification on Your Phone
By Calvin, Jack, Dom & Harry · · 4 min read
To get a daily quote as a notification, install Life 20s, allow notifications, then open your profile and tap Notifications. Choose how many quotes you want each day, from 1 to 10, and the start and end time. The quotes arrive on your lock screen, spread evenly between those two times, without you opening the app.
It works on iPhone, iPad and Android, and it takes about a minute to set up.
How do Life 20s quote notifications work?
Each notification is one short quote from the topics you picked, like Overthinking, Career, Letting go or Confidence. If you set five a day between 9am and 9pm, Life 20s spaces them out across those twelve hours, so the first lands in the morning and the last in the evening.
You stay in control: change the number, the hours or the sound whenever your days change, and the next quotes follow the new plan.
Notification or widget: which is better?
They do different jobs. A notification finds you when you are not looking at your phone. A quote widget sits on your home screen or lock screen and shows a quote whenever you glance down.
- Pick notifications if you want a nudge at set times, like before work or after lunch.
- Pick a widget if you want a quote in view all day without any sound or buzz.
- Use both if you can: a widget for the quiet moments, two or three notifications for the busy ones.
How to set up daily quote notifications, step by step
1. Install Life 20s and allow notifications
Download the app and say yes when it asks to send notifications. If you tapped no by accident, the Notifications screen shows a banner that opens your phone's settings so you can turn them on.
2. Pick your topics
Choose the topics that match what you are dealing with right now. Your notifications draw from these, so two or three good fits beat ten vague ones. You can change them any time.
3. Open Notifications from your profile
Tap your profile, then the Notifications tile, next to Mood, Widget and About.
4. Choose how many quotes a day
Use the minus and plus buttons to pick a number from 1 to 10. Three is a good place to start: morning, afternoon and evening.
5. Set the start and end time
Set the time of your first quote and your last. Keep the window inside your waking hours so a quote never lights up your phone at night.
6. Pick a sound and save
Choose Classic, Bright, Warm or Mute, then tap Save. Your quotes are scheduled straight away, and the next one arrives inside the window you set.
You don't need a new life. You need a few minutes that are yours.
Make notifications feel helpful, not noisy
- Fewer is often better. Three quotes you read beat ten you swipe away.
- Match the topic to the season: Focus during a busy month, Letting go after a breakup, Confidence before a new job.
- Save the ones that land as favorites, and share one with a friend who needs it today.
- On a hard day, open Mood in your profile, say how you feel, and Life 20s writes a few quotes just for you.
Frequently asked questions
Why am I not getting my quote notifications?
Check that notifications for Life 20s are allowed in your phone's settings and that Focus or Do Not Disturb is not hiding them. On Android, also check that battery saver is not restricting the app. Then open the Notifications screen in Life 20s and tap Save to schedule them again.
How many quotes can I get a day?
From 1 to 10. They are spread evenly between the start and end time you set.
Can I get a quote on my lock screen without notifications?
Yes. Add a Life 20s lock screen widget and a quote stays under the clock. See how to add a quote widget on iPhone and Android.
Do the quotes repeat?
Life 20s has more than 1,200 quotes across 26 topics, so with a few topics picked you will see plenty of variety. Picking more topics widens the mix.
Does it work on Android?
Yes. Life 20s works on iPhone, iPad and Android, and the Notifications screen is the same on each.
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