Geofence Check-in Android | Onsite Check-in Via Geofence
First, you need an on-site check-in solution to know who’s onsite during an emergency. Second, you don’t want to use employee or student RFID or barcode badges to check-in and check-out. Third, people are willing to put app on their phone that will check-in & check-out when they come and go. Finally, your proven solution is Cloud-In-Hand Stratus-io Remote Check-in with Stratus-io Time & Attendance. Now you have geofence check-in Android, also know iPhones are also supported. Here is an example of Contract Maintenance Attendance without an Access Control System (ACS).
Install Stratus-io Remote Check-in Android App
First you install Stratus-io Remote Check-in Android. Next start the app and enable permissions to watch the geofence to know when the phone is onsite. Third, you have a Stratus-io Time & Attendance event with geofence, on Cloud-In-Hand.com account. Finally login to Stratus-io Remote Check-in app with your email address and company ID.
Next multi-factor authentication PIN sent via email to confirm login.
Then your login will be complete. Note your login is securely cached, when you quit and start the app you will still be logged in. To logout, you select the logout option. Next, continue Geofence Check-in Android setup.
Automatic Check-in | Select Event With Geofence
Now that your logged in to the automatic geofence check-in Android solution, you pick the Site you will work at. First the Event is defined on Cloud-In-Hand.com account, your admin gives you these details.
Second you pick the Event and enable geofence on it – you simultaneously track multiple geofences as needed. Finally, Android will prompt you for many permissions when you enable the first geofence Event. Tap Events icon to view the Events, when Event is not visible swipe down from top of Events view to refresh. Next, Events with geofences require permissions enabled before the can be used.
First tap “Don’t show again” then tap Enable. Next you’ll see the Remote Check-in app knows it has geofence events, but they must be enabled.
Enable Geofence Background App Optimization
First Tap Events icon to view the Events, then click Event with geofence to enable. Next tap the down arrow next to the Event name to expand the Event.
The expanded Event shows you “Geofence is Inactive”, tap enable control.
First Android will prompt to turn off battery optimization for background mode for Stratus Checkin, tap Turn Off.
Second, the app list displays, tap “Apps not optimized” then select “All”.
Third, tap search icon and enter “stratus”, then disable the optimization for stratus checkin as shown.
Finally, finish geofence check-in Android setup, tap to go back to the Remote Check-in App.
Automatic Check-in | Enable App Permissions
First app will ask permission for geofence tracking for Remote Check-in, tap Enable.
Second, Android will ask permission to access devices location, tap “While using the app”.
Third, app will ask to allow notifications, tap Enable.
Forth, Android will ask permission to send you notifications, tap Allow.
Fifth, app will ask for Physical Activity permission, tap Enable.
Sixth, Android will ask for Physical Activity permission, tap Allow.
Finally geofence tracking is fully enabled, and you enable other geofences on other events by simply tapping enable. Note: when app is removed, the permissions all must be granted again.
Monitor Automatic Check-in via Geofence Onsite
As geofence check-in Android tracking is enabled, you monitor the status in the Android Notifications View. For example here you see tracking multiple geofences, and check-in and check-out events.
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