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Setting up the Separate Sign-in Screen on an Android Device
Setting up the Separate Sign-in Screen on an Android Device
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Written by Julia Rose
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πŸ”’ The separate Sign-in screen is available on our Premium and Professional packages. Read more about pricing here!

Adding the Separate Sign-in screen to an Android Tablet

You can use the separate Sign-in screen on a browser window, or you can add it to your Android tablet's home screen for easy access. If you'd like to add the separate Sign-in screen to your tablet's home screen, follow the steps below:

  • Open the web browser on your tablet (for example, Google Chrome)

  • Go to signin.famly.co

  • The Sign-in screen will look a little like this:

  • Next, click on the '...' icon next to the URL bar at the top

  • From the options, tap on Add to Home screen then Install

  • Next, your tablet will ask if you want to add Famly SignIn to your Home screen, tap Add

Now, the Sign-In screen is accessible from the home screen of your tablet. It'll look similar to the regular Famly app, but you'll see Famly SignIn underneath it:

If you tap Famly SignIn on your homescreen, the Sign-in screen will open up, and you can enter the password from your Sign-in settings in-app.

Depending on the toggles you've switched on in your Sign-in settings, you'll see your Rooms, a PIN pad, or a QR code. If you're stuck at this stage, the next section of this article will run through how to activate your Sign-in screen.


Activating the Sign-in Screen

The separate sign-in screen has to be activated by a manager, or member of staff with the correct permissions.

πŸ”’ To be able to log in and activate the separate Sign-in screen, you must have permission to Sign children in and out and Manage enabling/disabling features

To log in and activate the separate Sign-in Screen:

  • Log into Famly as you normally would with your email and password (the Famly app, not the Famly SignIn app you just added to your home screen)

  • Go to Settings

  • Click on Sign In/Out

  • In the Sign-In password section, you'll see a Show password button - tap on this to reveal your Sign-in screen password. This is the four-digit unique code that you will need to enter to activate your Sign-in screen.

πŸ’‘ Your Sign-in screen password will change daily for security reasons, so make sure to check back here if you've logged out of your Sign-in screen

  • Tap and hold over the password to copy it (or just remember it!)

  • Exit out of the Famly app and open the Famly SignIn screen app you added to your home screen earlier

  • Here, paste or enter the password from your Sign-in settings

  • If you use the PIN or QR Sign-in screen, you'll see the PIN pad or QR code appear, but otherwise, you'll be able to start signing children and staff in


Decide Which Rooms to Show on your Sign-in Screen

You can customise your Sign-in screen to show or hide certain rooms. Just follow the steps below:

  • Open up your Sign-in screen by clicking on the Famly SignIn app you added to your home screen

  • Tap on the '...' in the corner of the screen and go to Settings

  • Uncheck the rooms you want to hide

  • Click Save

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