Installing the app on a device

Unit admin

Children and staff are checked in on the unit’s device. The device is an ordinary phone or tablet with the Knuut app installed. There is no separate attendance app: the same Knuut app shows the unit view when it is signed in with a device account.

Which device works?

• An iPhone or iPad from the App Store, an Android phone or tablet from Google Play.
• One device per unit is enough. A larger unit can have one per group. There is no limit on the number of devices.
• Keep the device in staff hands, out of reach of children and guardians. Staff always make the check-in.
• The app runs in portrait orientation.

Installation

1. Open the App Store or Google Play on the device and search for Knuut.

   App Store: apps.apple.com/fi/app/knuut

   Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.knuut.fi

2. Install the app and open it. The sign-in page appears.

3. Allow notifications when the app asks. The device is notified of guardians’ messages and absence reports.

4. Allow camera access when the app asks. The camera scans the device account’s QR code.

Signing in uses a device account created in the browser version. See Linking devices to units.

Device settings

Do these in the device’s own settings before the device goes into use.

• Automatic updates on in the App Store or Google Play, so the app stays current.
• Screen lock with the device’s own passcode. Knuut returns to the PIN screen whenever the app goes to the background, but the device’s own lock protects the other apps.
• Network connection over wifi or mobile data. Check-ins are saved as soon as there is a connection.
• A charging spot near the entrance or the group room, so the device is where the check-ins happen.

The worker and guardian apps

Workers and guardians install the same Knuut app on their own phones and sign in with their own email. Using the worker app is described on Worker app.