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App settings

Customise your app experience

Alloy Mobile has various settings that you can change to suit your preferences.

To access the settings, open the Main menu , scroll down and select Settings.

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Note

App settings are per-device. They don't synchronise with your Alloy account.

General

  • Enable fingerprint scanner - use your device's fingerprint scanner to log in, if it has one! Disabled by default.

  • Colour by task status - colour tasks according to their status, instead of their design colour. Enabled by default.

  • Timestamp in-app photos - imprint a timestamp on photos taken directly with Alloy Mobile (not added from Files or Gallery). The format is YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss. Disabled by default.

  • Compress images on upload - any JPEG images you attach to tasks/assets will be compressed to 85% quality before being uploaded. Disabled by default.

Sync

  • Sync on login - automatically synchronise after logging into Alloy Mobile. Enabled by default.

  • Go to rounds on login - automatically show the Rounds panel immediately after logging into Alloy Mobile. Ideal for vehicle-based users! Disabled by default.

  • Autosync timer interval - automatically synchronise at regular intervals. Disabled by default.

Note

Syncing frequently will increase your data usage and may incur additional carrier costs.

Map and Location

  • Map search online - the Search Here button will show all assets/tasks in the displayed map area, not just the ones you've got synchronised. Disabled by default.

  • High accuracy location - use GPS in addition to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and phone towers to improve your location accuracy. Disabled by default.

Note

Using GPS will drain your device's battery faster.

  • Distance in miles - use miles for distance units instead of kilometres. Enabled by default.

Support

  • Share logs - if you're experiencing issues, select to download and share a zip archive of the app's log files. To email this to us for analysis, share it with your device's email app.