Getting started
Create your account, sign in and get to know the dashboard.
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- Complete guideHow to create your ObraFácil accountCreate your account with email and password in a few minutes: personal details, country, ID, phone, password and accepting the Terms. Then confirm your email and start with your first project.
- Step by stepHow to sign in with Google or AppleUse your Google account, or your Apple ID on iPhone, iPad and Mac, to sign in without creating an ObraFácil password. The first time, the app asks for a few details to finish your registration.
- Complete guideI didn't get the confirmation email: what to doIf you create your account with email and password, you need to confirm the address before using the app. See where to look for the email, how to resend it and what to do if it never arrives.
- Step by stepHow to recover your passwordForgot your password? Request a link from the login screen, set a new password from the email and sign in again. See also what to do if the email doesn't arrive.
- Complete guideI got an invitation: how to create an account and join the projectInvited to someone's project as team, engineer or client? Create your account with the same email the invitation went to, or sign in if you already have one, and the project shows up for you.
- LearnWhich screen the app opens for each profile when you sign inManagers and team members land on the dashboard; clients go to the Client Portal. See what the app checks first and what happens if you have more than one role.
- LearnWhy the app asks for camera, gallery and notification accessThe first time you sign in on a phone, the app asks for access to the camera, notifications and, on iPhone, your photos. See what each one is for and how to allow it later if you skipped it.
- LearnWhy you need to accept the Terms of UseWhen the Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy change, the app lets you know in advance and, from the effective date, asks you to accept when you sign in. See the notice period, the screen and what to do if you disagree.
- Step by stepSeeing "Update required": how to update the appWhen your version of the app is older than the minimum accepted, ObraFácil blocks the screen until you update. See what to do on a phone, on Windows and in a web browser.
- Step by stepGetting to know the dashboardThe dashboard is your starting point: the greeting with your photo and your plan, the New project button, your projects, quick tools, notifications and the side menu. See what each part does on a phone and on a computer.
- Step by stepHow to search and filter your projectsFind a project by name and switch between all, ongoing and completed projects on the dashboard. See how the filter decides what counts as completed.
- Step by stepHow to use the side menuThe side menu features your profile card at the top, items organized in groups, the PRO invite at the bottom for free accounts and the red Logout button.
- Step by stepQuick tools: what each shortcut doesQuick Tools gathers shortcuts to the Materials Calculator and to the issues and reminders of any project. See where they are on a phone and on a computer, and what each one opens.
- LearnHow bell notifications workThe bell gathers in-app notifications: new reports, issues, files ready to download and ObraFácil notices. See which ones you get, how to read them and how to clear the red dot.
- Step by stepHow to turn phone and email notifications on or offUse the Push notifications, Email alerts and News and offers by email switches to choose what reaches your phone and your inbox. See what each one controls and what still depends on your phone's settings.
- Step by stepHow to change the app languageObraFácil comes in 29 languages. See where to change the language before you sign in, in your Profile and in the Client Portal, what changes along with it and which texts stay the same.
- Step by stepHow to switch between light and dark themeChoose between the light theme, the dark theme or following your device. See where the Appearance option is for managers, team members and clients, and why the choice is per device.
- LearnUsing the app offline: what works without internetWith your account already signed in on the device, the app opens without internet and lets you create reports. See what works offline, what needs a connection and why the phone app is the one to use.
- LearnHow what you did offline gets sent laterWhat you save without internet stays on the device and is sent when the connection returns. See how report photos are sent, what can stop them and how to check that everything arrived.
- LearnUsing ObraFácil on a computer (web and Windows): what's differentObraFácil also runs in a web browser and as a Windows app, with the same account. See how the screen changes and what only works in the phone app, like alerts, alarms and offline photo uploads.
- Step by stepHow to log out (and why you can't do it offline)Log out from the side menu or from the bottom of your Profile. See why the app blocks logging out without internet and what to check before you leave your account.
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