Mobile & offline

Time tracking works on the move. On mobile you get a docked timer bar, and if your connection drops, Hoursmith keeps tracking and syncs up later.

On mobile

A docked timer bar appears at the bottom of the screen on mobile so the timer is always within reach. It works the same as the top-bar timer on desktop: tap to start, pick a project (and optional task), and tap to stop. See The live timer.

Tracking offline

If you start or stop a timer while you're offline, Hoursmith doesn't lose it:

• The action is written to a local queue on your device (stored in the browser's IndexedDB).
• The timer shows optimistic state — it looks and behaves as if it started or stopped normally.
• A WifiOff badge indicates you're working offline.

Syncing when you reconnect

As soon as you're back online, the queue replays to the server automatically. You'll see a confirmation like "Synced N queued timer actions".

During replay, Hoursmith re-checks the usual rules on each entry:

• the 5-minute discard threshold, and
• the 8-hour warning (keep / trim / discard).

So an offline timer is held to exactly the same standards as an online one. Learn the rules in The live timer.

Tips

• Keep the app open while offline so the queue stays on the device until it can sync.
• After reconnecting, glance at your timesheet to confirm the synced entries look right.

Troubleshooting

• I see a WifiOff badge. You're offline. Tracking still works; it'll sync when you reconnect.
• An offline entry didn't appear after syncing. It was likely under 5 minutes and discarded on replay, by design.
• An offline entry came back trimmed. It crossed 8 hours; the over-8-hour rules were applied during sync.