Requirements and installation
Requirements
- iOS 12.0 or later for iPhone and iPod touch, iPadOS 12.0 for iPad and macOS 11.0 for Mac with Apple M1-Chip
- Android 9.0 or later for Android phones and tablets
- Latest VRM app installed
- Enough space on your phone’s Home Screen
- A system connected to the internet through a GX device (e. g. a Cerbo GX) or a GlobalLink 520
- A free VRM Portal account. If you don’t have a VRM Portal account yet, please follow this link, click on Login, then on Register for free and follow the on-screen instructions.
Installation step-by-step IOS
- Go to the App Store and install/update the app if you haven’t already.
- Open the VRM app. Make sure you are logged in with your VRM portal credentials.
- Depending on where you want the widget to be placed, open the Home Screen or Today View (by swiping to the leftmost screen).
- Long press on an empty spot until the app jiggle.
- Tap the + button on the upper-left corner.
- Scroll through the widgets to the VRM icon or just type VRM in the search box.
- Tap on the VRM icon and swipe to the left to scroll through the VRM app widgets.
- Once you have made your choice, tap on Add Widget.
- Just tap the widget once while it is wiggling to select an installation. When it stops wiggling, long press the widget again until it wiggles.
- Select an installation by tapping the installation selector just once, then select your installation from the list that appears.
- Tap on an empty space above or below the widget to complete the installation or continue to add more widgets by repeating steps 3 to 11.
- Tip: To change the installation of the widget, long tap on it and then tap on Edit widget to change the installation.
Installation step-by-step Android
- Go to Google Play and install/update the app if you haven’t already.
- Open the VRM app. Make sure you are logged in with your VRM portal credentials.
- Open the Home Screen.
- Long press on an empty spot which should reveal the menu bar on the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Widgets button.
- Scroll through the widgets up to the VRM widget by swiping left.
- Scroll through the many VRM widgets and make your choice.
- Once you have made your choice, tap on that widget. The Configure screen will open.
- Choose the installation you want to see in the widget to complete the installation or continue to add more widgets by repeating steps 3 to 9.
- Tip: Some of the widgets can be resized to reveal even more parameters to display; long tap and then drag the circular adjustment markers to resize the widget. Once done, tap on a space outside the widget to complete the resize and lock it into place.
Installation step-by-step macOS
Note that the VRM app widgets require at least an Apple M1 chip to work on a Mac.
- Open the App Store and install/update the app if you haven’t already. You’ll find the app under the iPhone & iPad tab in the App Store.
- Open the VRM app. Make sure you are logged in with your VRM portal credentials.
- Click on the top right to open the Notification Center.
- Scroll down to Edit widgets, click it.
- Click on the VRM icon on the left. If it’s not visible, log out and back in for the icon to become visible.
- Make your choice of widgets to be shown in the Notification Center. Some allow to choose between different sizes (S, M and L).
- Hover over each widget you want to add and click the green + icon. This places these widgets in the Notification Center.
- Next, choose an installation from the widget settings by clicking on the widget. Make sure you’re still in Edit Widgets mode, otherwise it won’t work.
- Once an installation has been selected, repeat the above step for all other widgets.
- Tip: You can rearrange the order of widgets in Notification Center by simply dragging and dropping them up or down.