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Add Reminders (Time or Area Based) to Clock In and Out on your Phone
Add Reminders (Time or Area Based) to Clock In and Out on your Phone
Christi Fabela avatar
Written by Christi Fabela
Updated over 4 months ago

Building the habit to clock in at the beginning or end of your shift will take some time. To help build this muscle memory, we at busybusy have created the Reminders feature. Once reminders are set up, you will get a notification from busybusy reminding you to clock in/out.

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There are two kinds of reminders you can set for yourself: a time based reminder, or an area based reminder.

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Each user will need to set these reminders individually within their busybusy mobile apps. This cannot be done from the web.

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Time-Based Reminders (aka Clock Reminders)

Add a Clock In or Out Time-Based Reminder on an iOS Device

  1. From your Main Menu, go to Settings >> Notifications & Reminders >> Clock Reminders

  2. Select the + icon in the upper right of the screen

  3. Select Clock in Reminder

  4. Select the Time section

  5. Adjust to the desired time and select Done

  6. Turn on Repeat and select the days you would like this reminder to repeat itself. If you don't want the reminder to repeat just skip this step.

  7. Select the Date and select Done

  8. To select a Project/Cost Code/Equipment autofill for a fast clock in process click on Advanced. This is optional, you can skip to step #10 if autofill isn't wanted.

  9. Select a Project/Cost Code/Equipment. These choices will now auto-populate upon clock in.

  10. Select Done in the upper right of the screen

Delete a Time-Based Reminder on an iOS Device

  1. From your Main Menu, go to Settings >> Notifications & Reminders >> Clock Reminders

  2. Click on a reminder you'd like to delete

  3. Select Delete at the bottom of the screen

  4. Select Delete to confirm

Add a Clock In or Out Time-Based Reminder on an Android Device

  1. From your Main Menu, go to Settings >> Preferences >> Reminders

  2. Select the blue + icon in the lower right of the screen

  3. Select the Clock In icon or Clock Out icon

  4. Select the Time section

  5. Adjust to the desired time and select OK to save

  6. Turn on Repeat and select the days you would like this reminder to repeat itself (if you don't want the reminder to repeat skip to step #8).

  7. Select the Date and select OK

  8. To select a Project/Cost Code/Equipment autofill for a fast clock in process click on Advanced. This is optional, you can skip to step #10 if autofill isn't wanted.

  9. Select a Project/Cost Code/Equipment. These choices will now auto-populate upon clock in.

  10. Select Save in the upper right of the screen

Delete a Time-Based Reminder on an Android Device

  1. From your Main Menu, go to Settings >> Preferences >> Reminders

  2. Click on a reminder you'd like to delete

  3. Select the Trash Can icon at the top of the screen

  4. Select Delete to confirm

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Area-Based Reminders

Area-Based Reminders use the user's GPS location to create a geofence when they clock in or switch to another project. This feature is on by default with a geofence of 100 meters in diameter. The geofence diameter can be enlarged up to 1,000 meters. Once the geofence has been set, the user will get a push notification from busybusy to their mobile device asking them if they would like to clock in or out depending on the notifications set and the user's proximity to the geofence.

  1. From your Main Menu, click on the Clock In button

    • For Android devices: Select the gear icon on the top right of the screen

    • For iOS devices: Select the Options button on the bottom of the screen

  2. Under Area-Based Reminders, you can turn on or off the clock in or out reminders & select the size of the geofence

  3. Select Save (Android) or Done (iOS) on the top right of the screen

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Video Guide

Are you more of a visual learner? No worries! Here is a screen recording of how to turn on break reminders in your mobile app. You can see in the video that you can turn on clock in, clock out, and switch reminders from the same area! Please be aware this video is silent and is meant to serve as an additional, visual resource.

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