| Problem | What to check |
|---|---|
| "No companies" or cannot sign in | Your employee record must exist with this phone number or email, and the company's InstaNotified account must be active. Ask your manager. |
| No clock-in button, only Clock in opens in {n} min | The button appears a set number of minutes before the shift start (the site's early clock-in window, 15 minutes by default). Check the phone's clock and time zone. |
| Cannot clock in yet message (Too early to clock in) | Your company's window for this site is shorter than the 15 minutes shown on the card. Wait the number of minutes in the message. |
| Not at your site — You must be within N m of the … geofence to clock in | Your company locks clock-in to the site and your phone reports you outside the fence by more than the allowed grace. Walk onto the property (the message says how far out you are), wait a moment for GPS to settle, and try again. If you are clearly on site, ask your supervisor to widen the site's geofence or GPS tolerance. |
| Not at your site — Location is required to clock in at … | The site requires a GPS fix and the app has none. Turn location on for the app (Always / Allow all the time), step outside or near a window, and retry. |
| Location too imprecise — Your phone's location is too imprecise to clock in at … | Your phone reported a fix worse than 250 m (common indoors or right after unlocking). Move to open sky, wait a few seconds for GPS to settle, and try again. |
| NFC Not Supported / NFC Disabled | The phone has no NFC reader, or NFC is off in the phone's settings. Use the QR code or Enter Code Manually. |
| GPS could not be verified | Turn location on for the app (Always / Allow all the time), step outside or near a window, and retry. |
| QR code will not scan | Clean the camera lens, improve lighting, or switch to NFC if the checkpoint has a tag. |
| No push notifications | Allow notifications for InstaNotified Workforce in phone Settings; sign out and back in to re-register the device. |
| Patrol / Schedule tab missing | Your company has not turned that feature on. |
| An error screen with Try Again appears after choosing a company | The app could not load your company's configuration (usually a connection problem). Check your signal and tap Try Again; if it persists, sign out and back in. |
| App looks out of date | Close and reopen the app to apply pending updates; check the store for a new version. |
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Last updated 2026-11-10

