Mobile Forms for Android Phone Install Guide

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Allowing Apps from Unknown Sources

Downloading and Installing the Mobile Forms App

Activating Mobile Forms

Allowing Apps from Unknown Sources

Before starting the installation process, you will need to update an Application Setting to allow the Field2Base (F2B) Mobile Forms application to install. 

1. Go to your device Settings.
2. Navigate to the Security section.
3. Under the Security tab, tap or toggle on the Unknown sources option.
4. Click OK when prompted to confirm the update.

Downloading and Installing the Mobile Forms App

You should have received an e-mail with a download link and an Activation ID. Please follow the instructions below to get your application downloaded and installed.

1. Tap on the download link provided in the e-mail. You can also download Mobile Forms from the Admin Portal Downloads page.
2. Open the .apk file that was downloaded in recent downloads.

   Note	The Downloads section of Android Devices may not be the same for every type of hardware, but you should be able to find a Downloads section in your Apps or you can just tap on the file once it’s completed downloading in the Notification bar at the top of the screen.

3. Tap the Install option.
4. Wait for the application to download and install.
5. This process could take a few minutes. Once complete it should ask if you want to open the Mobile Forms application. Tap Open. 
6. When the app has completed the download and installation process, you should see the app icon on your home screen.

Activating Mobile Forms

Now that the Mobile Forms app has been installed successfully, the final step in the process is to activate your Device for your Company in the Field2Base cloud.

1. Tap on the Mobile Forms app on the Home screen.
2. Welcome to Mobile Forms will be displayed the first time you open the app.
3. At this point, if you have an Android Device with Cellular connectivity, the MEID or IMEI should be auto-loaded into the Activation ID entry box. Otherwise, enter the Activation ID provided in the install e-mail.

   Note	Please contact your company's F2B Account Manager if you do not know your Activation ID.

4. Tap Activate to begin the activation process.

   Note	If the Activation fails, the first step is to double check the Activation ID entered and make sure that it matches what was provided to you. If it continues to fail after that, contact Field2Base Technical Support with the error message you are receiving.

5. Upon activation, you will notice that the sections of the Mobile Forms app home page are empty. This is to be expected and all of the appropriate resources will get populated in your Recent Forms, My Work, and Sent Forms sections as soon as they are available. 

   Note	The population of each section can take anywhere from a few minutes to up to an hour depending on the number of resources and history your Company has.