If you’re using NC° Plan Pregnancy, you may have seen the fertility status "More data needed".
The Brown Days with the status "More data needed" are days when the algorithm needs more data to be able to determine your fertility status for that specific day. Most of the time, this status is attributed to days when your data doesn't support that you are fertile or not fertile.
However, the app saying "More data needed" doesn’t mean that you need to enter more data today or for previous days; it just means that the algorithm needs a few more days to collect more data for analysis.
Brown Days are most often shown for new users, as the algorithm hasn't gotten to know your unique cycle yet. Brown Days may also be shown for users with fluctuations in their temperatures and/or irregular cycles. You can check your graph and see if you have any fluctuating temperatures that may negatively affect your data.
If you get Brown Days, the best thing you can do is to keep logging temperature data every day! If you track your temperature with a basal thermometer, it’s also important to make sure that you’re measuring according to our guidelines.
As soon as the algorithm has collected enough data, your fertility status will update (ranging from ‘Not fertile’ to ‘Peak fertility’).
This article may be helpful if you want to learn more about how Natural Cycles detects your ovulation.