Navigating and Using the Cove Connect App

Android and iOS devices have slightly different app interfaces within the Cove Connect app. Scroll to your device and type below

App Navigation With iOS

Home Screen/Dashboard

When you first log into the app, the screen will be mostly blank. You will be able to customize your home screen later.  

Accessing Settings 

Tap on the gear icon in the top left corner of your screen.

On this menu, you’ll see this list:

• “Manage Access” - View and modify what access you would like to give users on your system.

  • To edit and create new users, please refer to this article.

• “Manage System” - Rename and add new sensors to your system.

  • Please see these articles for more information.

• “Manage Cameras” - Access your cameras’ settings.

• Dealer Info: View the Dealer information (this may be removed in our build)

• My Info: View and modify the user info on the account

• “Notifications” - Modify which notifications you receive.

  • To adjust your notification preferences, please refer to this article.

• “Preferences” - Turn on Face ID login

• “Theme” - Customize your app theme color

• “About” - Includes information about the app

• “License Agreement”

• “Privacy and Terms”

• “Logout” - Logs you out of the app.

Modify Favorites

In the top right-hand corner of the screen, you will see three white lines and a pencil.  If you tap this button, it will bring up a screen that lets you customize what you see on your home screen. 

Menu

Across the bottom of your Cove Connect App, you will notice different menu options:

• Home - The home page of the app to see favorites. 

  • To adjust “Favorites,” refer to this article. 

• Security - Access and control of the Security components of the system. 

  • For information on arming and disarming, please  refer to this article 

• Cameras - Access and view your camera footage (only available with the Plus plan).

  • For information on viewing and adding or modifying cameras, refer to this article. 

• Scenes - View and control the routines or “Scenes” for your system

  • To create or modify “Scenes”, please see this article. 

• Groups - View and modify the different groups you have set for your system. 

  • To change your groups, please see this article.

Navigating with Android 

Home Screen/Dashboard

When you first log into the app, the screen will be mostly blank. You will be able to customize your home screen later. 

Accessing Settings

To access your app settings, tap on the 3 white lines in the top left corner of the screen. This button will allow you to navigate through all of the screens on your app. These screens include:

• “Dashboard” - Your app home screen, which also displays your “Favorites”

  • To adjust your “Favorites,” refer to this article. 

• “Security” - Access and control the security components of your system. 

  • For information on arming and disarming, please  refer to this article 

• “Cameras” - Access and view the footage of the cameras (Available on the plus plan)

  • For Information on viewing and adding or modifying cameras, refer to this article. 

• “Scenes” - View and control the routines or scenes for your system

  • To Create or modify “Scenes,” please see this article. 

• “Groups” - View and modify the different groups you have set for your system. 

  • To Adjust Groups, please see this article

• “My Info” - View and modify the user information on your account.

  • To update your information on the app, please refer to these articles. 

• “Manage Access” - View and modify the control of other users on the system.

  • To edit and create new users, please refer to these articles.

• “Dealer Info” - This contains information to contact our support team.

• “Notifications” - Modify which notifications you receive.

  • To adjust notification preferences, please refer to this article.

• “Settings” - View auxiliary settings you can adjust for your system.

  • Please see these articles for more information. 

• “About” - See information about the app.

• “Logout” - Log out of the app.

Modify “Favorites”

When you first log into the app it will look pretty blank. The idea and magic behind our app’s design is it features a customizable interface that will allow you to customize what shows up and what parts of your system you would like to see on your homepage.  To learn how to customize your Homepage please visit this article.

For any additional questions please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team.