diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js
index 40f2ef453b8..e62d416ea28 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/views/activity/activity_renderer.js
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ const { useState } = owl.hooks;
  * TODO: Remove this adapter when ActivityRecord is a Component
  */
 class ActivityRecordAdapter extends ComponentAdapter {
-    render() {
+    renderWidget() {
         _.invoke(_.pluck(this.widget.subWidgets, '$el'), 'detach');
         this.widget._render();
     }
 
-    update(nextProps) {
+    updateWidget(nextProps) {
         const state = nextProps.widgetArgs[0];
         this.widget._setState(state);
     }
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ class ActivityRecordAdapter extends ComponentAdapter {
  * TODO: Remove this adapter when ActivityCell is a Component
  */
 class ActivityCellAdapter extends ComponentAdapter {
-    render() {
+    renderWidget() {
         this.widget._render();
     }
 
-    update(nextProps) {
+    updateWidget(nextProps) {
         const record = nextProps.widgetArgs[1];
         this.widget._reset(record);
     }
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ class ActivityCellAdapter extends ComponentAdapter {
  * TODO: Remove this adapter when KanbanColumnProgressBar is a Component
  */
 class KanbanColumnProgressBarAdapter extends ComponentAdapter {
-    render() {
+    renderWidget() {
         this.widget._render();
     }
 
-    update(nextProps) {
+    updateWidget(nextProps) {
         const options = nextProps.widgetArgs[0];
         const columnState = nextProps.widgetArgs[1];