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<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="big"><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> User Manual</span></p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p><strong>Manual authors</strong>: Willem Ferguson, Dirk Hohndel</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="blue"><em>Version 3.0.0, March 2020</em></span></p></div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_introducing_em_subsurface_mobile_em">1. Introducing <em>Subsurface-mobile</em></h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>Welcome to <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>, the mobile version of <em>Subsurface</em>, advanced dive logging
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software with extensive infrastructure to display, organize, and interpret scuba
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and free dives. <em>Subsurface</em> runs on Windows, macOS, most common distributions of Linux.
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is available for Android and iOS. Both are
open-source software (in simple terms that means that there is no commercial interest behind
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them, all the source code needed to build them is available, there are no ads, no one is
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monetizing your data, etc).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is a limited mobile version of <em>Subsurface</em>,
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aimed at Android and iOS smartphone and tablet devices.
While the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> shows much more detailed information
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for each dive, the mobile version allows a more accessible dive log on the go. For example,
you can prove dive experience on a dive trip to dive shops or review
previous dives while on a dive boat. <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> also allows
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the gathering of GPS locations where dives are performed.
Assuming you have a dive computer that is supported by the mobile OS of
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your choice, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> even supports the downloading of dives from your dive computer.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Users of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> typically use the
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mobile app together with the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em>, sharing dive information
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between the mobile and the desktop versions using a free <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> account.
However <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> can
also be used independently of the desktop version and does not require the use of cloud storage.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> allows:</p></div>
<div class="ulist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
Download and storage of dive log information using the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Viewing this information on a mobile device.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Manually creating and adding new dive records to your dive log.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Download dive data directly from some dive computers.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Editing most of the dive log data, e.g. dive-master, buddy,
equipment or notes relating to a dive.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
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Recording, storing and applying GPS positions to dives.
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</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Viewing the locations of recorded GPS positions and of dives
on a map.
</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>These items are discussed in greater detail in the following chapters.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> has some limitations compared to <em>Subsurface</em>:</p></div>
<div class="ulist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
Only a subset of the dive computers supported for download by the desktop
version work with <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>. This limitation is
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mainly caused by hardware and OS limitations in the
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two mobile platforms. On Android, a subset of
dive computers that use USB serial cables or a Bluetooth / Bluetooth LE interface
are accessible by <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>. On iOS, only Bluetooth LE based
dive computers are supported.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
No dive planner.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
No printing.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
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No support for media embedded in dive profiles (<em>Subsurface</em> allows to reference images and video clips directly in the dive profile).
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</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_installing_em_subsurface_mobile_em_on_your_mobile_device">2. Installing <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> on your mobile device</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Find <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> in the <em>Google Play Store</em> or the <em>Apple App Store</em>
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and install it. For Android devices without access to the <em>Google Play Store</em>
APKs can be found in the downloads folder on the <em>Subsurface</em> website.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_getting_support">3. Getting Support</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The best place to get support is the <a href="https://subsurface-divelog.org/user-forum"><em>Subsurface</em> User Forum</a>. Additionally, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> allows
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you to send a support email by tapping on <em>Ask for support</em> in the <em>Help</em> menu. This will open an
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email to our in-app-support address in the native email client, including the relevant logs.</p></div>
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<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_user_interface">4. User Interface</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> uses the same user interface philosophy on both Android and iOS, based on an
open source project called <em>Kirigami</em> that is maintained by the <em>KDE/Plasma</em> development community.
This user interface has a slightly different look and feel than many native Android and iOS apps,
but we (the developers) feel that it is very easy and intuitive to work with.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>On every screen you have access to the <em>Main menu</em> through a <em>Hamburger</em> button (three short
horizontal lines) in the lower left corner. Additionally, the <em>Main menu</em> can be opened by swiping
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towards the right from the very left edge of the screen. The entries in the main menu are all explained
starting in section <a href="#S_Dive_Management"><em>Dive Management</em></a>.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>On many pages there is also a <em>Context menu</em> available through a button with three vertical dots in
the lower right corner.
In the dive list this <em>Context menu</em> can also be opened by tapping and holding a dive or trip header.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Additionally, at the bottom of many <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> screens is a round
<em>Action button</em> that provides quick access to the most commonly needed
actions on that screen (see image on the left). On some screens there is only
the round center button enabled, on others there are one or two additional
actions available on either side of that center button.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>On Android devices, use the Android Back
button for "cancel", "discard" or "back" actions. For example, when
editing dive information, tapping the action button saves the changes while the
Android back button can be used to cancel the edit without saving changes.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The image below indicates some of the important features of the menu system.
On the left is the main menu, activated as described above. On the right of the image
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are the items of all the sub-menus available.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>All screenshots in this user manual are currently from the Android
version. The iOS screens look similar.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_using_em_subsurface_mobile_em_for_the_first_time">5. Using <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> for the first time</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>When you start <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> for the first time, a <em>Subsurface</em>
splash screen is shown while the program loads. On some devices this
may take several seconds. Afterwards the <em>Cloud Credentials screen</em> appears
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(see left image below).</p></div>
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<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_using_em_subsurface_mobile_em_without_cloud_storage">5.1. Using <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> without Cloud Storage</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Tap the "No cloud mode" button. The app will only store dive log information locally
on your device. After the first start the dive log will therefore be empty.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_using_cloud_storage">5.2. Using Cloud Storage</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The <em>Subsurface</em> maintainer provides a dedicated and
free Internet cloud storage account for users of <em>Subsurface</em> and <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.
You can use this to store your dive log and to share your data between various computers
and devices. The <em>Subsurface</em> team never accesses your dive data without explicit
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permission to do so, the data are not used for any other purpose than providing them to the user who
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created them. There are no ads and no harvesting / analysis of the data
stored in the <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> storage. There is no monetization whatsoever.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is sufficient to fully maintain a dive log. In addition you can use the
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more advanced features in <em>Subsurface</em> when you have access to a computer while still
being able to work with your dive data when only a mobile device is available.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The dive data in the cloud are cached locally on any device or computer that is connected to
the <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> account.
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It is easy to create backups of the data (for example in XML format) on the desktop: both the mobile
device and the desktop keep a local copy of the data so that the dive log is always accessible, even
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without Internet connection.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>To create a <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> account follow these steps:</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>1) Enter an e-mail address and a password in the fields indicated on the screen (see image above).
The e-mail address should be in lower case and the password should contain a combination of
upper and lower case letters and/or numbers.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>2) Tap the "Sign-in or Register" button.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>If you have already set
up an account on a different computer or device, simply enter the same credentials here.
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> will now download your existing dive log data. Once the dive
list has been downloaded from the cloud, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> usually works only with the the local
copy on the mobile device. This avoids long delays or even failure of operations if there is a bad
(or no) internet connection, a situation fairly common at many dive sites. Remember to manually sync
with the server after making local changes (either by pulling down on the dive list, or by using the
manual sync entry in the Dive management menu entry).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>3) If this is a new cloud account, a PIN screen will open (see right image above). A PIN is e-mailed
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to the email address entered in the previous step. Enter this PIN into the field indicated
and tap the <em>Register</em> button. After the PIN has been entered it
is no longer needed - it just proves that this is indeed your email account.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>At this point a new account has been created for you on the cloud server and access to the cloud is
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enabled. In this case the dive list is initially empty. Start entering dives in the dive
log or download dive information from a supported dive computer.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Once registered, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> remembers the cloud credentials and it is not necessary to
provide these again when launching the program.</p></div>
<div class="sidebarblock">
<div class="content">
<div class="admonitionblock">
<table><tr>
<td class="icon">
<img src="images/icons/important.png" alt="Important" />
</td>
<td class="content"><strong>Cloud problems: FAQ</strong></td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="blue">After filling in the correct information and submitting it, I did not receive a PIN by email</span></p></div>
<div class="olist arabic"><ol class="arabic">
<li>
<p>
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Check <strong>carefully</strong> that you didn’t make a spelling mistake in the email address you provided. You would be surprised how often this is the problem that people encounter, as autocorrect often mangles email addresses.
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</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
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Check that the return email containing the PIN is not in the SPAM/Junk folder of your email client.
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</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
Wait for a few hours and check again for an email with a PIN.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
If there is still no email containing a PIN, send mail to <a href="mailto:in-app-support@subsurface-divelog.org">in-app-support@subsurface-divelog.org</a>
</p>
</li>
</ol></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p><span class="blue">I want to access the <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> storage but I have forgotten my password. How can I reset my password?</span></p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>There is a <em>Reset forgotten Subsurface Cloud password</em> entry in the <em>Help</em> menu in
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em>, or you can go to the <a href="https://cloud.subsurface-divelog.org/passwordreset">password reset website</a></p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Simply enter the same email address that you used during cloud registration and follow the indicated steps. A confirmation email will be sent to your account to prevent abuse of this system.</p></div>
</div></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_the_dive_list">6. The Dive List</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>Most of the actions of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> center around the dives in the
dive list. While the dive list is loading from the cloud,
a message appears at the bottom of the screen, indicating that the cloud is
being accessed, after which the dive list is shown. Once the list is loaded you can scroll up
and down through your dive history.
<em>Subsurface</em> typically structures your dive list by dive trips, but using those is optional
(and for divers who are lucky enough to be able to dive all the time at local dive sites,
trips might only make sense for dive vacations).</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Two <a href="#S_Dive_Management"><em>Dive Management</em></a> actions are available by tapping on the
action buttons at the bottom of the <em>Dive List</em> page:
To <a href="#S_Download"><em>Download dives from a dive computer</em></a>, tap the main action button. If you wish
to <a href="#S_Add_Dive"><em>Manually add a dive</em></a>, tap the + button in the action bar. Both of these
actions are described in detail below.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Tapping an existing dive on the list brings up a display of the <a href="#S_ViewDive"><em>Details View</em></a>
for that dive including the dive profile, notes, and additional information.</p></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/DiveListAndDetails.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive list screen" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>A tap and hold on a dive or a trip header opens the context menu for that entry.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>For a dive this allows moving the dive into or out of trips or between trips, deleting
the dive or showing the dive on an integrated map viewer (assuming the dive has the
necessary GPS information). The context menu also allows access to the undo and redo
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system that allows you to step backwards and forwards through recent changes.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>For a trip header the context menu gives you an option to edit the trip title (typically
the trip location) and some quick notes for the trip.</p></div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_filter_the_dive_list">6.1. Filter the dive list</h3>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="float:right;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/FilterButton.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Filter button" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The left action button shows three horizontal lines of declining length, symbolizing a filter.
When you tap this button, a text entry line appears at the top of screen which will allow you to
enter a filter search term that is either used in a full text search, a search just of the people
involved in a dive (in the Divemaster and Buddy fields), or a search of the tags you have used
to classify your dives. Tapping the filter button again clears the filter and shows the full
dive list.</p></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/FilteredDivelist.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Filter tool" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="S_View_Dive">6.2. View a dive</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>When you tap on a dive in the <em>Dive List</em>, a <em>Dive Details</em> page with the dive profile
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and many important details about the dive is opened. You can use a pinch gesture
to zoom into the profile. Tapping and holding with one finger (until
the profile becomes translucent) allows you
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to pan the profile and see more details in specific parts of the profile.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>You can view other dives by swiping the <em>Details view</em> to the right (for the
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previous dive) or to the left (next dive).
Using the Action Bar, it is also possible to delete the dive (tap the Trash Icon
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on the Action Bar) or to view the dive location on an integrated map viewer.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The context menu (accessible by tapping on the vertical three dots in the lower right corner of the
screen) offers additional options to move dives between trips, the same delete and map options
already mentioned, and access to the undo and redo facility that allows you to step backwards and
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forwards through recent changes.</p></div>
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</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_viewing_the_location_of_a_dive_on_a_map">6.3. Viewing the location of a dive on a map</h3>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/DiveSiteMap.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Map of dive site" />
</div>
</div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>In the <em>Details View</em>, you can either tap the name of a dive site
or the GPS pin on the
left hand side of the <em>Action Button</em> at the bottom of the screen in order
to open a map with the dive site in an integrated map viewer.
This of course is only possible if the dive site is associated with GPS
information.</p></div>
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</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="S_Edit_Dive">6.4. Edit a dive</h3>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/DiveDetailsEdit.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Dive edit screen" />
</div>
</div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>At the bottom of the <em>Dive Details</em> screen, the action button is a pencil.
Tapping the pencil button changes the page and enables editing
the dive details, e.g. adding text to the dive notes
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or changing the names or values of some of the information (see image on left).
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It may be necessary to scroll the window to access all the available fields.
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At the bottom of the edit screen is a <em>Save</em> action button. Tap this to save
the new information, after which the dive list screen is
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updated and displayed. To cancel any edits, tap the Android <em>Back</em> Button or
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the application back button at the top left of the screen on iOS.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_deleting_a_dive">6.5. Deleting a dive</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>You can delete a dive from the dive list by long-pressing a dive and selecting delete in the context menu.
You can also delete a dive from the <em>Details View</em> by tapping on the trash can icon on the right
side of the <em>Action Button</em></p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>If you deleted the wrong dive by mistake you can easily undo the operation in the context menu.</p></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/UndoDelete.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Undo delete dive" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="S_Dive_Management">7. Dive Management</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>A central part of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is the ability to store the dive
log using the <em>Subsurface</em> cloud storage.
This provides security against loss or damage of the dive information in a local copy
and allows the desktop version of <em>Subsurface</em> to
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access changes made using the mobile device. This feature is accessed
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through the <em>Dive management</em> option in the main menu.</p></div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="S_Add_Dive">7.1. Manually adding a new dive to the dive list</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>You can manually add a dive to the existing dive list. On the dive list
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tap the "plus"-icon in the action bar, or use the
main menu and tap <em>Dive management → Add dive manually</em>. This opens a screen that is
identical to the editing screen described above. When a dive is added manually, you
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cannot directly add a dive profile from a dive computer. However, if you do not use a
dive computer, the duration, depth and several other bits of information about
the new dive can be entered. The <em>Action button</em> at the bottom of the screen
contains a disk symbol. Tap this to save the new dive. To cancel any edits, tap the <em>Back</em> button.
The left-hand image below shows a screenshot of a dive being created and the right-hand image shows
the same dive in <em>Details View</em>.</p></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/ManualAddDive.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Manual dive entry screen" />
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</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="S_Download">7.2. Download dives from a dive computer</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>There are several ways to get to the <em>Download Page</em>. You can either tap on the main <em>Action Button</em> on
the bottom of the <em>Dive List</em>, or you can select <em>Dive management → Download from DC</em> in the main menu.
On Android devices, when you plug in a USB serial cable for a dive computer, the <em>Download Page</em> will be
opened automatically.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The download feature on smartphones supports only a limited number of dive computers. On
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Android devices these are typically dive computers using a serial USB interface
using a USB OTG cable or a simple USB C-A adapter on newer devices.
Android devices also support Bluetooth dive computers that
are supported in <em>Subsurface</em> on the desktop. Both Android and iOS devices allow direct
download of dive data from a handful of Bluetooth LE enabled dive
computers.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Use the <em>Vendor name</em> and <em>Dive Computer</em> drop-downs to pick the correct
dive computer.
For instance, when using a Shearwater Petrel dive
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computer, the vendor is <em>Shearwater</em> and the product is <em>Petrel</em>(see left image below -
section Start the download).</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>TODO: image of DL missing - or link to the 7.2.3 Start the download</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>When downloading from multiple different dive computers, shortcut
buttons appear below the drop-downs to easily switch between them. In the <a href="#S_Settings"><em>Settings</em></a> menu
you can remove these buttons, a useful feature for removing buttons of dive
computers that you do not use any more. Achieve this by selecting the option
<em>Forget remembered dive computers</em> in the <a href="#S_Settings"><em>Settings</em></a> menu.</p></div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_download_from_usb_serial_dive_computers">7.2.1. Download from USB serial dive computers</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This feature is not supported on iOS.</p></div>
<div class="tableblock">
<table rules="all"
width="100%"
frame=""
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<col width="50%" />
<col width="50%" />
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top"><div><div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/USB-OTG.jpg" alt="FIGURE: USB-OTG cable" />
</div>
</div></div></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><p class="table">Most current Android devices now have a USB
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Type C port and come with a simple A-to-C adapter plug, which lets you plug in
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the dive computer cable into the phone or tablet.
For older Android devices with micro USB connector you will need to plug the USB
cable used with the dive computer into a USB OTG cable which,
in turn, plugs into the micro-USB port.
The OTG cable usually has a full-size ("Type A") female receptacle at one end which
accommodates the full-sized male plug
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of the dive computer USB cable (see image on left). This means that two cables are used to connect
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the dive computer to the mobile device. <strong>Not all Android devices support OTG cables</strong>
but usually all modern Android devices with a USB C plug can be used with a USB A-to-C adapter.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> remembers the settings for dive computers that
have been successfully used (image on right, below). These appear
as buttons under a heading "<em>Previously used dive computers</em>".
Select the appropriate button. Having connected the USB dive computer to the
<em>Subsurface</em> computer and having selected the appropriate vendor and dive computer,
ensure that the Connection text box shows the corresponding connection. For a small number of dive
computers the connection name shows the dive computer vendor, for most only the cable chipset vendor
(and USB connection number) is shown. Most users of course only connect one USB dive computer to
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their Android device and then things are fairly straightforward. A dialog will pop up and ask if
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you want to use <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> to connect to the device. If you confirm, then <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> will
open to the dive computer download screen with the correct connection selected (and if it can deduce
the correct dive computer based on the cable used, even that information is already pre-filled).</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_download_from_bt_blw_dive_computers">7.2.2. Download from BT/BLW dive computers</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The process for Bluetooth download is slightly different between Android and iOS.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>In our testing we got the best results on iOS when the dive computer was
in Bluetooth mode before <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is started. On most dive
computers this is done through a menu entry, others (like the Suunto
models) always respond to Bluetooth LE requests. However, on Android devices,
you should first establish a link between the
Bluetooth or Bluetooth LE dive computer and the mobile device using
Android utilities. See below for more details.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>For Bluetooth-equipped dive computers and Android devices, establish a Bluetooth connection between the dive computer and the
mobile device using Android system tools to achieve pairing.
For many Android devices,
the Settings → Bluetooth tool of Android is probably appropriate.
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> performs communication using both Bluetooth and Bluetooth-low-energy (BLE).
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The best choice of Bluetooth communication is often made by the software and the user need not be concerned with this.
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For dive computers with both Bluetooth and BLE, a separate button is presented on the download
screen for each mode of communication, allowing a choice. Use the <em>Connection</em> value to distinguish between the
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two options. In the image on the below right, there are three buttons labeled "Shearwater Petrel 2". These represent two Shearwater Petrel dive computers, one of which can communicate in both Bluetooth as well as BLE. The <em>Connection</em>
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information indicates that the Petrel with no BLE is selected.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_start_the_download">7.2.3. Start the download</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>With communication between dive computer and <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>
having been set up, tap the <em>Download</em> button. Be patient because the download can take a while - with many
long dives and a slow BLE connection we have seen download times of 45 minutes or longer. But usually downloading
a day’s worth of diving happens reasonably quickly.
The downloaded dives appear in the bottom part of the screen,
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the most recent dive at the top (see right image below).</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Each dive has a check-box on the left hand side, used for selecting which dives you want to add to the
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> dive list: dives that are not checked are ignored. Once you picked the dives
you want to add to the dive list, tap the button at the bottom left labeled <em>Accept</em>. The selected dives will
now appear as part of
the <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> dive list. The downloaded dive information can be edited as described in the section
above <a href="#S_Edit_Dive">Edit a dive</a>.</p></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/DC-Download.jpg" alt="FIGURE: DC download screen" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_manually_sync_the_dive_log_with_the_em_subsurface_cloud_em">7.3. Manually sync the dive log with the <em>Subsurface Cloud</em></h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>As the name indicates, this ensures that the local changes on the mobile device and changes
made by other devices and computers to the data stored in the <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> are synchronized.
It is highly recommended to sync with cloud storage after downloading new dives from a dive computer
or manually adding or editing dive information on the mobile device.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This can also be triggered by pulling down (and briefly holding) the <em>Dive List</em>.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_enable_cloud_auto_sync">7.4. Enable cloud auto sync</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>By default <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> runs offline and only syncs the dive list
with cloud storage when explicitly told to do so (see the previous entry above).
You can choose to always sync with the cloud servers. This is not
recommended unless you are in
an area with a fast and reliable internet connection, as otherwise
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> might appear to hang between operations as it tries to
connect to the cloud server. Selecting <em>Enable cloud auto sync</em> causes
the local dive log to be synchronized with the copy in the cloud after most changes as well
as (on Android) every time that <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> is closed. iOS doesn’t support the concept
of closing an app (you can just kill it, which doesn’t allow for a final sync with the cloud).
In general it is safer to manually sync with the cloud once you are done making changes in
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_dive_summary">7.5. Dive Summary</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The <em>Dive Summary</em> page provides a very simple overview of your diving activities - which can for example
be useful when documenting total dive experience and recent dive activity for a dive center at
the beginning of a dive trip.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The summary page lists the date of your first dive in the dive list as well as your most recent dive.
It also provides two columns of data for selectable time ranges (by default all dives in the dive list
and the dives during the last six months.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_export">7.6. Export</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The <em>Export</em> feature is somewhat experimental. On Android it only allows the upload of your dive list
to two websites (divelogs.de and diveshare). On iOS it also allows local file based exports as <em>Subsurface</em>
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specific XML files (both for dives and dive sites) as well as <em>UDDF</em>.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Tapping on <em>Next</em> opens an additional page for login information (or a file selection dialog).</p></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_location">8. Location</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>The fact that almost all smartphones have GPS facilities allows
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> to record
the locations of dives. <strong>IMPORTANT: GPS-derived coordinates on a smartphone
are not always accurate and can have an error greater than 1 km. GPS accuracy
is determined by the hardware and software of the
smartphone as well as by the GPS settings selected within Android/iOS.
As of Android V6 select Android <em>Settings → Communication → Location → High accuracy.</em></strong>
If the smartphone is taken on the boat
during a dive, locations will be automatically recorded at regular intervals.
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These locations can then be applied to dives in the dive list as described in following chapters.</p></div>
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<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="S_ConfigureGPS">8.1. Configuring the GPS service</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>For most users, the defaults for tracking GPS locations will be
appropriate. If you would like to change them, go to
the <em>Main Menu</em>, select the <a href="#S_Settings"><em>Settings</em></a> screen, and open
the <em>Advanced</em> area on that page. Here you will find the section for
configuring the GPS service (see image below). GPS location data
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are collected at regular intervals, e.g. every 5 minutes, or at regular
distances, e.g. after the boat has moved more than 200m, or a combination of
both of these approaches. Provide the appropriate information and
tap the <em>Back</em> button. The program is now ready to collect GPS positions.</p></div>
<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/GPSConfig.jpg" alt="FIGURE: GPS configure" />
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</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_collecting_gps_positions">8.2. Collecting GPS positions</h3>
<div class="tableblock">
<table rules="all"
width="100%"
frame=""
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<col width="50%" />
<col width="50%" />
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top"><div><div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/LocationMenu.jpg" alt="FIGURE: GPS start" />
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</div>
</div></div></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><p class="table">In the <em>Location</em> menu select <em>Run location service</em>.
<em>Subsurface-mobile</em> starts to collect GPS locations automatically,
following the preferences specified as described above. While the GPS
location service is running, all menus have a GPS symbol at the bottom
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of the menu, indicating that the service is active. After returning from
the dive, deactivate the collection of GPS data by tapping
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the option <em>GPS → Disable location service</em>. The GPS symbol at the bottom
of all menus disappears.</p>
<p class="table">Collecting GPS fixes like this is relatively battery intensive and unfortunately
both Android and especially iOS have become increasingly aggressive in killing
applications that are running while the screen is turned off. It may make sense
to check between dives that the location service is still running.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_applying_gps_data_to_dives_in_the_dive_log">8.3. Applying GPS data to dives in the dive log</h3>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>After running the location service during a dive trip, first either download
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the dives from your dive computer or manually enter the dives into the dive list.
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Now you can apply the GPS positions to these dives.
From the <em>Dive management</em> menu, tap <em>Apply GPS fixes</em>. The dive list contains the start
and end times of each dive. Now, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> applies the first
GPS position that falls within the dive period of each dive. This results
in a GPS position for each dive that is saved as part of the dive log.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
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<h3 id="_viewing_the_locations_of_all_dives_in_the_dive_list">8.4. Viewing the locations of all dives in the dive list</h3>
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<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/DivesMap.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Map of all dive sites" />
</div>
</div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>The locations of all dives in the dive list can be viewed from the <em>Location</em> menu by selecting the <em>Map</em> option.
A satellite image of the world is shown. At that scale no dive sites are shown. If you zoom into a particular region
of the world the dive sites appear, indicated by red flags. Zooming in even closer indicates the names of each
of the different dive sites.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="S_Settings">9. Settings</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="paragraph"><p>The <em>Settings</em> page allows the customization of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>.
It is grouped into four sections.</p></div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_em_general_settings_em_section">9.1. <em>General settings</em> section</h3>
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<div class="imageblock" style="text-align:center;">
<div class="content">
<img src="mobile-images/GeneralSettings.jpg" alt="FIGURE: General Settings" />
</div>
</div>
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<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="S_ChangeCloudAccount">9.1.1. Changing to a different <em>Subsurface</em> cloud account</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Some users have more than one <em>Subsurface</em> cloud account and have a need to switch between accounts.
Tap on the <em>Change</em> button next to the <em>Email address</em> in the <em>General settings</em> on the <em>Settings</em> page.
This opens the <em>Cloud credentials</em> page.
Here you can change the email address and password used and then tap the button <em>Sign-in or register</em>.
The appropriate dive list is shown.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_default_cylinder">9.1.2. Default cylinder</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>When manually entering a dive or when downloading from a dive computer that doesn’t explicitly
include cylinder size information (very few dive computers support that feature), <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>
uses the cylinder that you select here as the default. If you don’t set this entry, no default
cylinder is used.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_forget_the_remembered_dive_computers">9.1.3. Forget the remembered dive computers</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Tap the <em>Forget</em> button to reset the dive computers that are stored in the up to four shortcut
buttons on the <em>Download from dive computer</em> page.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_em_theme_em_section">9.2. <em>Theme</em> section</h3>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_color_theme">9.2.1. Color theme</h4>
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width="100%"
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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
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<div class="content">
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<img src="mobile-images/ThemeSettings.jpg" alt="FIGURE: Theme Settings" />
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</div>
</div></div></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><p class="table">Besides the default blue color scheme, <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> supports two additional color schemes
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for users with different tastes (see image on left). All screenshots shown in this user manual are
based on the blue default color scheme. You can pick the <em>pink</em> or <em>dark</em> color scheme from
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the drop down menu.</p>
<p class="table">The boxes below show the various color choices in the theme of your choice.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_font_size">9.2.2. Font size</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Depending on the size and the screen resolution of your mobile device, you may prefer slightly
smaller or slightly larger fonts. You can make this selection with the three buttons here.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_em_units_em_section">9.3. <em>Units</em> section</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Here you can pick <em>metric</em>, <em>imperial</em>, or <em>personalized</em> units for the user interface.
In most cases <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> should pick the regionally typical unit system for
your location.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_em_advanced_em_section">9.4. <em>Advanced</em> section</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>As the name indicates, most users will not need to make changes here.</p></div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_gps_location_service_thresholds">9.4.1. GPS location service thresholds</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>As indicated above in the <em>Location</em> section of this manual, here you can set the distance and time
thresholds for the <em>location service</em></p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_bluetooth">9.4.2. Bluetooth</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>Since most devices tend to find a <em>LOT</em> of BT/BLE devices that aren’t dive computers, by
default <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> only shows known dive computers to make the connection list
easier to use.</p></div>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This setting tells <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> to temporarily show <em>ALL</em> Bluetooth and BLE devices as
possible connections on the <em>Download Page</em>, not just the ones recognized as dive computers.
If you end up needing this option in order to select a dive computer that is not recognized
by <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>, please send an email to the developers (using the <em>Help → Ask for support</em>
menu entry) so we can add the missing code to recognize your dive computer as well.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_display">9.4.3. Display</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p><em>Subsurface-mobile</em> tries to make efficient use of the available screen real estate of your
mobile device. In most cases this leads to reasonable choices regarding the number of parallel
columns that are being displayed. Some users have expressed the desire to force <em>Subsurface-mobile</em>
to show only one column in portrait mode, even on large devices like tablets, as this results
in a larger profile on the <em>Dive Details</em> page. Select this option if you want to enable that
feature.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect3">
<h4 id="_activating_the_developer_sub_menu">9.4.4. Activating the Developer sub-menu</h4>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This enables an additional menu item in the <em>Main</em> menu which contains options which are almost
never useful for a regular users. Here you can find the detailed app log file as well as several
test screens that help the developers track down issues you might encounter.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
<h2 id="_help">10. Help</h2>
<div class="sectionbody">
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_about">10.1. About</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This page shows you the exact version of <em>Subsurface-mobile</em> that you are running and provides
a convenient way to copy the application logs to the clipboard.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_show_user_manual">10.2. Show user manual</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This menu entry opens the online version of this user manual in the native browser of your
device. Unfortunately this option isn’t available if your device is offline.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_ask_for_support">10.3. Ask for support</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>This item opens your default email client with a pre-populated email to the <em>Subsurface</em>
support alias and copies the app logs into that email. Simply add your question or the
but that you are reporting and send us your message.</p></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_reset_forgotten_em_subsurface_cloud_em_password">10.4. Reset forgotten <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> password</h3>
<div class="paragraph"><p>As mentioned earlier in this manual, this is a convenient link to a web page that allows
you to reset the password for your <em>Subsurface Cloud</em> account.</p></div>
</div>
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