Mobile App (Android): App Settings
Purpose
- To provide guidance on the App Settings section of the Android version of the First Due App.
NOTE: Due to different client deployments and individual permissions, some options may not be available to every user.Video
Directions
1. From Menu, select App Settings.
2. Alert Ringtone - This is where the user selects the alert tone they would like. When touched, a sample of the Ringtone plays.
3. Notifications - With the toggle on, the user is alerted as normal. When the toggle is turned off, the user can silence alerts "Permanently" or a "Select Date" to set when alerts will be automatically turned back on.
4. Always Play Sound - When selected, whether the app is open or closed, the alert tones will sound. When deselected, the alert tone will only sound if the app is not active.
5. Notifications Volume - This controls the volume of the alerts.
6. Screen Timeout - This setting allows the user to have an extended Screen Timeout time if working within First Due. Depending on what the operating system allows, this may override the device settings and extend the time until the device times out.
7. Dispatch Persistence Time - If Dispatch Persistence Time is deselected, incidents will drop off the incident list in 24 hours. If you enable Dispatch Persistence Time, a line item for "Store Dispatches For" populates allowing the user to decide how long dispatch notifications are displayed on the incident list. This is regardless of if the incident is open or closed.
TIP: If your jurisdiction has incidents that are open more than 24 hours (vegetation fires, stand-bys, etc), you will want to set this appropriately.
8. Repeat Alerts - When selected, the alert will repeat every minute until the dispatch is opened. When deactivated, the alert will sound once.
9. Open on Incident List - When selected, the incident list will display when the app is opened. When deactivated, the map will display.
10. Show closed dispatches on incident list - When selected, both open and closed incidents will show on the incident list. When deactivated, if the CAD connection allows, closed calls disappear from the list.
11. Show all incidents on map - When selected, all icons for all incidents in the incident list will show on the map. When deactivated, only the icons for the alerted incidents will display on the map.
12. Zoom Level Settings - Where the user can select the zoom level specific map layers appear. Simply drag the icon to the zoom level you wish it to appear on the map within the app and the items will show at that zoom level and levels more zoomed in. The user also has the ability to toggle Always Show Dispatches on to be able to see dispatches at all zoom levels, or off to populate the Bell on the chart and control the zoom level the dispatch icons appear and disappear.
NOTE: If the user places an icon in each of the three columns of a zoom level, a new row will appear at that same zoom level.a. Secondary Addressesb. Primary Addressesc. Preplan Itemsd. Hydrantse. Dispatch Iconsf. Toggle where, when selected, dispatch icons become visible at all zoom levels
13. Icon Size - Allows the user to change the size of the occupancy markers and preplan icons with the "Near places and preplan marker size" slider and the size of the hydrants with the "Hydrants marker size" slider.
14. Auto Centering Timing - Defines the cadence of how often the map automatically returns to the users location. Choices are Manual and between 10 seconds and 60 seconds.
15. Allow FDSU to retrieve usage information - This allows First Due to collect usage info to better understand how the user interacts with the app and helps First Due make changes to the app to make it function better.
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Default Station - Enables the user to set the default station that they are responding to when they select the "To Station" status. If "None" is selected, the user will be prompted for the station they are responding to.
17. Autoroute to call - When active, the map screen will display the "Calculate Route" screen when the user selects the "To Scene" status.
18. Share My Location - If the jurisdiction is using the Firefighter Tracking functionality, this option allows the user to control how long they allow their location to be shared after they status "To Station" or "To Scene". If the toggle is off, the user doesn't not permit sharing, if the toggle is on, an option for "Stop sharing my location after" populates on the next line.
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