Customizing your app preferences

Make Kivly truly yours by customizing settings, notifications, appearance, and activity preferences.

Accessing preferences

Mobile app: Profile icon → Settings → Preferences

Web app: Account menu → Settings → Preferences

Appearance settings

Theme

Light mode - Traditional bright interface
Dark mode - Easier on eyes, great for evening
Auto - Switches based on time of day

Color accent

Choose your accent color:

Liven Green (default Kivly brand)
Calming Blue
Energizing Orange
Peaceful Purple
Natural Earth tones

Dashboard layout

Compact - More content visible
Comfortable (default) - Balanced spacing
Spacious - Maximum readability

Notification preferences

Activity reminders

Daily wellness nudge:

Time: Choose your preferred reminder time
Days: Select which days (weekdays, weekends, daily)
Message style: Motivational, factual, or minimal

Goal reminders:

Enable/disable per goal
Timing: Morning, midday, evening, or custom
Frequency: Daily, every other day, weekly

Streak protection:

Alert when streak is at risk
Timing: 2 hours before midnight
Enable: Yes/No

Social & community

Community activity:

New responses to your posts
Someone follows you
Tagged in a post
Group challenge updates

Frequency:

Real-time
Daily digest (9 AM)
Weekly summary (Monday)
Off

Progress updates

Weekly summary:

Every Monday at 9 AM
Review last week's achievements
Enable: Yes/No

Monthly report:

First of each month
Comprehensive progress review
Enable: Yes/No

Milestone achievements:

Immediate notification when achieved
Enable: Yes/No

Quiet hours

Set times when notifications pause:

Start time: 9:00 PM
End time: 7:00 AM
Days: Apply to all days or select specific

Emergency override: Even during quiet hours, receive:

Account security alerts
Critical system notifications
Support responses (if requested)

Activity preferences

Language & region

App language:

English (US)
English (UK)
Spanish
French
German
And 20+ more

Region:

Affects time formats
Date formats
Metric vs. imperial
Content recommendations
Community defaults

Timezone: Auto-detected or manually set

Privacy preferences

Profile visibility

Public - Anyone can see your profile
Community - Only Kivly members
Connections - Only approved connections
Private - Only you

Activity sharing

Automatic - Share all completed activities
Manual - Choose what to share
Off - Keep all activities private

Data collection

Usage analytics - Help improve Kivly (anonymized)
Personalization data - For better recommendations
Research participation - Optional wellness studies

Learn more about privacy

Accessibility preferences

Screen reader

Optimize for screen readers
Enhanced descriptions
Simplified navigation

Motion

Reduce animations
Disable auto-play videos
Static backgrounds

Contrast

High contrast mode
Color blind friendly palettes
Bold text

Interaction

Larger touch targets
Increased tap delay (prevent accidental taps)
Vibration feedback
Sound feedback

Data & storage

Offline mode

Download activities for offline use
Sync when reconnected
Storage space: up to 500 MB

Auto-sync

Sync frequency: Real-time, hourly, daily
Sync on WiFi only
Background sync: Enabled/Disabled

Cache

Clear cache to free space
Auto-clear monthly
Note: Won't delete your data

Audio & video preferences

Audio quality

High (more data usage)
Medium (balanced)
Low (data saver)

Autoplay

Autoplay next activity: Yes/No
Autoplay videos: WiFi only / Always / Never

Captions

Always show captions
Show when muted
Never show

Advanced preferences

Experiment features

Try new features before general release:

Beta testing: Enabled/Disabled
Send feedback automatically
Opt into research studies

Integrations

Connect calendar for scheduling
Share to social media
Export to health apps

Developer options

View API usage
Download app logs (for support)
Reset recommendations algorithm

Resetting preferences

Reset to defaults: Settings → Preferences → Reset to Default

What gets reset:

All customizations
Notification settings
Appearance choices
Activity preferences

What stays:

Your account data
Completed activities
Goals and progress
Community connections

Syncing across devices

Preferences sync automatically:

Set once, applies everywhere
Some device-specific settings stay local
Changes sync within minutes

Device-specific settings:

Notification sound
Local storage allocation
Offline downloaded content

Tips for optimal experience

For beginners:

Keep default settings initially
Enable morning reminder
Try varied activity types
Use adaptive difficulty

For busy schedules:

Prioritize 5-10 minute activities
Set reminder for lunch break
Enable WiFi-only sync
Download content for offline

For deep practice:

Schedule longer activities
Disable unnecessary notifications
Focus on 1-2 wellness dimensions
Enable weekly/monthly reports

For social users:

Join community features
Enable social notifications
Share progress publicly
Participate in challenges