Saving and syncing when you practice offline
You can record even without a connection. Recordings, memos and score notes are saved on your device first, and sent automatically once you are back online.
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Recording offline
Without a connection, Today shows "You're offline. You can still record; it'll send when you reconnect". Record and stop as usual. The recording stays on your device.
Recordings that have not been sent yet are marked Not sent in the practice list in Records. They are sent automatically when you are connected.
Memos are saved in two steps
A memo you write after stopping a recording saves automatically. Its status appears with the memo field.
- "Saved on this device. It will be sent automatically once you're online." The memo is stored on this device. It will not be lost without a connection.
- "Saved" It is also saved on the server, so your other devices can see it.
While you type, it says "Saves automatically when you stop typing." If saving fails, you will see "Couldn't save. Please try again." Press Try saving again.
Each recording has its own memo of up to 200 characters. You can look back at it anytime under Records > Practice.
Your How did it go? rating and the piece you choose on the same screen are also saved on the device first, then sent.
Editing a memo on the practice detail screen
When you open a practice from Records and edit its memo, it is saved while you are connected. If you try to leave before it is saved, you are asked "Your memo hasn't been saved yet".
- Try again: tries to save again.
- Stay here: stays on the screen so you can wait for the connection.
- Leave without saving: the memo you typed is not saved.
Score notes
Lines you write on a score are saved on the device right away. Without a connection you will see "Saved on this device. They sync when you're online". They are sent when you open the score, return to the app or start the app. See Writing on your scores.
A score itself opens offline if it is saved on the device. If you turned off Save on this device under the score's Cache management, it downloads each time you open it, so you need a connection.
When a recording will not send
If Records shows a row such as 2 recordings not sent yet, open it to see the status of each recording.
- Send all that can be sent or Send tries again.
- The reason is shown, for example "Could not connect. Please try again later", "Your cloud storage is full, so this cannot be sent" or "Please sign in again, then send".
- Play on this device plays the copy kept on your device.
- Under More actions, Export to a file saves the recording to Files, email and more.
- You can delete recordings you no longer need. Deleting cannot be undone, so the confirmation offers Export first. Recordings cannot be deleted while sending or recording. This never deletes recordings already saved on the server.
A MIDI recording may show "Waiting to sync. Sync resumes when connected and signed in to the original account." Sign in with the account you used when recording.
Keep in mind
- If you delete the app before things are sent, recordings and memos that exist only on the device are lost. Before deleting the app, check Records for anything not sent yet.