ProntoForms Android Client Settings
You can use the ProntoForms Mobile App as soon as you install it—just open the app and sign in. For more information and setup options, navigate to your Settings. You can check the app version, change notifications, reset your password, add a passcode for extra security, or get help from Support. This topic describes the options and information available in the Android app settings.
Contents
Access the Settings
You can start work right away without changing any of the default settings. Some of the settings that you might want to check include:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Change Password | Reset your account password. |
| Log Out | Sign out and delete any Drafts and forms in your Outbox. |
| Contact Support | Get help by phone or email, or go to our self-service website. |
| Application Settings | Customize how you capture and display information on your app, including alerts for specific actions. |
| Passcode Lock | Set up an app-level passcode for added security. |
Access the ProntoForms Settings from the gear icon in the bottom right of the Home screen.
Account
Username
This shows you the username of the signed-in user. If the app shows the wrong username, sign out, and then sign in with the correct username.
Change Password
You can change your account password from the app—you don’t have to go to the Web Portal to change your password. Use your new password the next time you sign into the app or Web Portal.
Tip:You must know your current password in order to create a new one. If you can’t remember your password, select Forgot Password and enter your email address. The system sends you an email that includes a link and instructions to reset your password.
Account Details
This page lists your team and user information. You can also view and edit your contact information here.
Log Out
This action logs you out of the Mobile App. When you log out, the system permanently deletes all Drafts and Outbox forms and resets app settings to their default values.
Warning:Deleted data can’t be recovered.
Support
Contact Support
Select the Support email address, phone number, or URL to start an email, phone call, or web browser. By default, this is the contact information for ProntoForms Support, but a ProntoForms Admin user can customize this information.
Application Settings
Photo Size
Image resolution (Photo Size) and file size (Photo Compression) both affect image quality.
Note:Your admin can set a maximum resolution and file size in the question properties. This limits the image and file size, regardless of your app-level setting. If the admin chooses to Use device settings, your app-level settings determine the image quality.
You only need to change the image settings when:
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Your device is low on storage space.
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Your admin doesn’t know how large the images should be to display properly.
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Your admin has selected Use device settings.
The Photo Size setting controls the size of the image itself. The larger the image, the better the resolution (quality). The Medium (default) option works well in most cases.
Tip: Only choose a large image size when you really need to. A form that has lots of large images increases the form submission size, processing times, and data usage on the mobile device.
There are four Photo Size options:
| Option | Maximum length of the long edge |
|---|---|
| Small | 640 pixels |
| Medium (Default) | 1024 pixels |
| Original | Original resolution and display size |
| Custom | Custom value |
Photo Compression
The Photo Compression setting controls the size of the image file. A higher compression reduces both the file size and the image quality.
Tip:If you choose a higher compression, we advise that you also choose a smaller Photo Size.
Audio Quality
Change the quality of audio files that you attach to your forms. Medium Quality (the default) should suffice for most recordings.
The question settings override the Mobile App settings if the admin selects the Enforce audio quality option.
Advanced Settings
Server Settings
Use Push
Push Notifications tell you when there are updates to forms and other content. You can reconcile (sync) to get these updates.
Unregister Device
This is an advanced setting that you shouldn’t use unless ProntoForms Support directs you to.
Security Settings
Passcode Lock
For added security, you can set up an app-level passcode. After you set up a passcode lock, ProntoForms prompts you for your passcode the next time you open the app. Only a user who knows the passcode can access ProntoForms data.
The ProntoForms Mobile App allows five passcode attempts before it applies a wait period and displays an alert.
The wait periods increase with each failed attempt:
| Attempt number | Wait period before next attempt |
|---|---|
| 6 | 1 minute |
| 7 | 5 minutes |
| 8 | 15 minutes |
| 9 or more | 1 hour |
Once you select the Passcode Lock option, the Change Passcode and Erase Data options become active.
Change Passcode
Select this option to enter the current passcode and then change it.
Erase Data
Select this option if you want to erase all drafts, pending submissions, and app settings after 10 failed passcode attempts.
Diagnostics
Send Logs
Send an email that includes a zip file version of logs that can help the support team troubleshoot any issues.
Log Level
As advised by the support team, use this option to change how much information the logs collect.
Reset Options
Reset Forms
The support team might tell you to Reset Forms if the forms or other data on your device aren’t working. This action re-downloads data from the server and stores it on your device. You won’t lose any information that you already entered in a form.
Other
Visit Portal Reminder
When the ProntoForms server receives a submitted form, display a prompt to check items in your Sent list.
Send Form Confirmation
Display a prompt to confirm that your form is ready to send. This gives you a chance to go back and edit the form before you send it.
Clear Confirmation
For Text Area questions, when you select Clear, display a prompt to confirm that you want to clear your answer. This prevents accidentally deleting long answers.
Row Copy Confirmation
Display a prompt to confirm that you want to copy a row from a Repeatable Section Summary Table. The prompt displays when you open an existing entry and select the copy icon.
External Camera
Select this option if you want to use a camera app other than the ProntoForms built-in camera app.
Select a barcode scanner
Choose from the barcode scanners installed on your device, or select the ProntoForms built-in scanner.
About
Version
Displays the version and build of the installed ProntoForms Mobile App.
Tip:We recommend that you always run the most recent version of ProntoForms.
Terms of Use
Opens a browser that displays the ProntoForms Subscription Agreement.
Licenses
Displays a list of the third-party licenses used by ProntoForms.