# Displaying system variables on a card (AnkiDroid) **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 7, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/displaying-system-variables-on-a-card-ankidroid/58630 "2025-04-07T15:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zaxvatov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Zaxvatov](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Zaxvatov)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/displaying-system-variables-on-a-card-ankidroid/58630/1 "2025-04-07T15:42:57Z")
Usually, when I review a card with a new foreign word, I use either _Again_ or _Good_. But today, for some reason, I came across many cards that I know very well. And I thought — maybe I should mark them as _Easy_? But then I started to wonder if there’s actually a difference between cards that I have learned and cards that I know _effortlessly_. To avoid interfering too much with FSRS and to better understand which card I’m dealing with, I came up with the idea to display variables like _Stability_, _Repetitions_, and other similar values on the card — so I can eventually come up with some rules for myself. For example, if the card has been stable for more than 2 months, then I’ll press _Easy_. If it’s less than that — _Good_. But I’ve run into a problem — I can’t figure out how to display these values on the card. Could you please tell me how to do it? How can I display system variables like Stability, Difficulty, Retrievability, Reviews, and so on, on a card (AnkiDroid)? ---
**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/displaying-system-variables-on-a-card-ankidroid/58630/2 "2025-04-07T20:29:03Z")
This might not be what you’re looking for, but you should refrain from trying to make FSRS work the way you think it should be working. Just try to answer the cards as honestly as you can. When you say this > [@Zaxvatov](#): > > To avoid interfering too much with FSRS and to better understand which card I’m dealing with, I came up with the idea to display variables like _Stability_, _Repetitions_, and other similar values on the card — so I can eventually come up with some rules for myself. you are basically going against what you are trying to do. If you are unsure of what answer buttons to use in which scenario, perhaps this could help you out. Again - You couldn’t do the card, whatever the reason Hard - You were able to do the card, but it was challenging to remember the correct answer Good - You were able to do the card, no particular comments about it Easy - You were able to do the card, takes very little effort to consciously recall the correct answer Also have a look at [this](https://docs.ankiweb.net/studying.html#answer-buttons) to understand in a little more detail. ---
**Author:** ![Zaxvatov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Zaxvatov](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Zaxvatov)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/displaying-system-variables-on-a-card-ankidroid/58630/3 "2025-04-07T20:54:13Z")
> [@SuhasK](#): > > takes very little effort That’s exactly why I need some kind of numerical indicator at the moment of answering — because this characteristic is purely subjective, and I need something to rely on. For example, if the stability of a card is more than 2 months, I can confidently press “Easy”. But if it’s only 1.9, I’d rather press _Good_ and go through another “checkpoint” period. _That’s just an example. I’m not saying that the decision-making algorithm will be based solely on this metric._ ---
**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/displaying-system-variables-on-a-card-ankidroid/58630/4 "2025-04-14T07:00:15Z")
There is [another topic](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/on-the-answer-side-i-need-some-reference-information-to-help-me-decide-which-button-to-press/58972) with a similar discussion, perhaps you can go through it and see if anything there helps. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/displaying-system-variables-on-a-card-ankidroid/58630/5 "2025-05-14T07:00:19Z")
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