Hi Oskar,

Thanks for reporting that issue. We test quite a bit on Android here (I'm on Android myself) and I have to say, we've never seen this issue before. It's also the first time it's being reported in almost 10 years of Dr. Muscle.

I'm going to leave this open in case other users face the same issue. In the meantime, please review the solutions below. For more help, email us at support@drmuscleapp.com. Dozens of users get an email notification when we post here, so I aim to keep those at a minimum.

Thanks so much for choosing Dr. Muscle,

Carl

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Android System Settings

• Go to Settings > Display > Navigation bar
• Look for "Navigation bar" or "Gesture navigation" settings
• Try switching between gesture navigation and button navigation
• Some phones have a "Hide navigation bar" toggle - ensure it's turned off

Force Show Navigation Bar

• On some Android devices: Settings > Display > Navigation bar > Show button to hide keyboard
• Enable "Pin navigation bar" if available
• Look for "Navigation bar visibility" options

Developer Options (Advanced)

• Enable Developer Options (tap Build Number 7 times in About Phone)
• Go to Developer Options > Drawing section
• Look for "Simulate display with cutout" and set to "None"
• Check for any immersive mode overrides

App-Specific Settings

• Long press the app icon > App Info
• Check for any display or compatibility settings
• Try clearing app cache and data (backup first)

Accessibility Options

• Settings > Accessibility > Interaction controls
• Look for "Assistant menu" or "Navigation shortcuts"
• These can provide alternative navigation methods

Hi Grant,

Thanks for your suggestion. Good news! You can already do this in the app. Simply create a custom program with your workout days, and open it every 72 hours to start that day's workout. Workouts in the app are not tied to days of the week.

You can upload your custom program online in a CSV file at https://my.dr-muscle.com/ or create in the app via Settings and then Change program.

I'm going to mark this as complete for now.

Cheers,

Carl

Thanks for voting for this feature—it's live! Just tap the timer icon at the top-right during any workout and toggle on "Between exercises" to turn it on.

Now would be a good time to suggest and vote for our next feature. Please visit https://muscle.userecho.com/.

We release new updates weekly. For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/tag/app-updates/.

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Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!

Dr. Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

Thanks for voting for this feature—we're one step closer to release! Full announcement: https://dr-muscle.com/apple-watch-app/

Hi Matt,

Thanks for your suggestion. Until this gets more votes, you can:

- Change your workout days under Settings

- Create a custom program with the days exactly how you want them for the entire cycle

- Open any workout, scroll down, and tap Skip workout to do the next one in your program instead

Your progress will not be affected.

I hope this helps. Thank you so much for choosing Dr. Muscle.

Best,

Carl

Hi Matthew,

Thanks for reporting that issue. We're going to follow up by email with you on that one. For future bug reports, please email us directly at support@drmuscleapp.com. We try to keep this site for feature requests only.

Thanks for helping us make the app better for everyone.

Best,

Carl

Hi guys! 

Nick, thanks for chiming in.

Matthew, Nick is right on point. And you're right about the swap icon, I look forward to us updating it. I was thinking of actually having a small label next to the exercise's name, with "Swap". Since it's not that long of a word. You mention it doesn't look like a substitution icon. Could you give us an example of an icon you'd like to see?

Thanks so much for choosing Dr. Muscle,

Carl

Hi guys,

Thanks much for your suggestions and votes. Since we already have another suggestion like this one open with more votes, I'm going to merge this one into the other at https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/662-ai-ability-to-swap-excercises-to-a-comparable-one.

No action needed on your end.

Thanks for choosing Dr. Muscle, and I look forward to implementing this one.

Best,

Carl

Merging with another request.

From Eli:

It would be really helpful if the AI chatbot could swap exercises for you. Like if I don't like Zercher Squats or something I could tell the AI and it could edit the training program to replace those with another exercise that uses the same muscle groups. I know it gives options but if it could pick the closest one and sub it in the middle of a workout when I would rather not take the time to look through them all and pick one that would be awesome.

From James:

Right, let the AI figure it out for us. Would be faster than scrolling or text searching for equivalent lifts. This can also help sort out odd exercise names we might not recognize as a suitable replacement.