First start

your busy bar has arrived, ready to help you protect your focus and do your best work follow the setup steps in this guide to get started in minutes enjoy your new busy bar! power on to power your busy bar on, press and hold the back button for 3 seconds — you’ll see a “hello” message on the screen if your busy bar doesn’t power on, try charging it the battery may be fully drained charge your busy bar with the provided usb cable — it will turn on automatically how to charge busy bar the usb c charging port is located on the bottom busy bar supports power delivery (pd) up to 15w it charges at 5v⎓3a or 9v⎓1 5a, reaching a full charge in approximately one hour how to restart busy bar if your busy bar freezes and fails to respond to button presses, try restarting the device by pressing and holding the start / pause and back buttons for 3 seconds learn controls physical buttons and switches let you control the busy bar without connecting to a computer or the mobile app the controls are designed for easy use, even without looking at the device busy bar controls start / pause button — start or pause modes, also ok mode selector — select modes, open apps, or access settings scroll wheel — navigate menus, also ok / skip back button — go back or exit apps get to know modes switch between modes, open apps and access settings using the mode selector — main focus mode, by default set to busy interval timer — second focus mode, by default set to custom status — sleep mode with both screens off — clock and user added apps (coming soon) — wi fi, bluetooth, brightness, sound, firmware update, and more about off mode off mode puts the busy bar to sleep, not a full shutdown notifications, the on call status, and statuses started in the app will still show (can be disabled in settings) to shut down your busy bar completely, go to settings > system > power > shut down to power it back on, press and hold the back button for 3 seconds set up busy bar in mobile app you need to set up your busy bar to enable syncing across devices over the internet and automatic firmware updates setup takes about 5 minutes and is done in busy app on your phone can’t complete the setup? you can resume setup anytime in busy app by tapping go to setup previous settings are saved automatically if you don’t have access to a phone, you can docid\ thp7sphuqrzbwrghlotao step 1 step 1 download busy app on your phone the app is available on ios and android click here for qr code click here for qr code step 2 step 2 pair busy bar with your phone switch busy bar to pairing mode go to settings > bluetooth on your phone, make sure bluetooth is on open busy app and tap the busy bar icon tap the connect device button your busy bar should appear in the list of devices — tap connect busy bar not appearing? click here for help check the bluetooth connection on your phone make sure your busy bar is in bluetooth pairing mode go to settings > bluetooth keep your phone and busy bar within 1–2 meters (3–6 ft) for a stable connection docid\ dn wx8lbzf8dpafrku7a2 restart your busy bar press and hold the start / pause and back buttons for 3 seconds docid\ ctpb9o5uzerw5xmxe3yuw update busy app via the https //apps apple com/us/app/busy advanced focus timer/id6738797176 or https //play google com/store/apps/details?id=com flipperdevices busybar follow the onscreen instructions step 3 step 3 connect busy bar to wi fi you’ll see a list of available 2 4 ghz wi fi networks — choose the one you want to connect to, then enter its password don’t see your wi fi network? click here for help move your busy bar closer to your wi fi router busy bar only supports 2 4 ghz wi fi networks check your router settings to make sure the 2 4 ghz band is enabled restart your wi fi router your wi fi network might be hidden https //docs busy app/bar/basics/connect wifi#connect to a hidden wi fi network using your phone docid\ ctpb9o5uzerw5xmxe3yuw step 4 step 4 log in to busy account to access advanced features such as synchronizing your focus sessions over the internet, syncing with google calendar, and creating api tokens — log in to your busy account in busy app, tap link to your account sign up for your busy account with your email address, or continue with google, apple, or microsoft once you log in using the mobile app, your busy bar will be automatically added to your busy account step 5 step 5 update the firmware to update the busy bar’s firmware, tap update firmware the update will begin automatically — the busy bar will download and install it all done! you have finished setting up your busy bar, and it’s now ready to use! explore busy app features busy app is a focus timer and distraction blocking app available on phones, smartwatches, and computers (mac only) the app lets you divide work into structured intervals of focused sessions and scheduled breaks during focus sessions, busy app can block selected apps and notifications to minimize distractions busy app works together with busy bar to create a seamless ecosystem when you start a session on your busy bar, it instantly syncs across all your linked devices you can also start and manage your focus sessions from any device — the others sync automatically busy app allows you to remotely customize the focus session, including the duration and the status displayed on the busy bar it also lets your busy bar automatically display the on call status whenever you use your mac’s microphone start your first busy session now that the setup is complete, you can begin using your busy bar with its full functionality to start your first busy session switch your busy bar to press start / pause a focus session starts on your busy bar and, if connected to busy app, also on your phone control your focus session you can control the session from any connected device try pausing the session by pressing start / pause on your busy bar, then resume it by tapping the play button in busy app on your phone once a busy session is active, the controls adapt in the following way start / pause button — pause your focus session scroll wheel — rotate to adjust time, or press to skip the current phase mode selector — move to immediately end your session back button — immediately end your session change mode settings by default, busy mode is set to an interval timer 20 minutes of work and 5 minutes of rest, repeated for 3 cycles you can change the timer type, its duration, and the status to display switch your busy bar to mode go to setup > timer to set the session type and duration go to setup > theme to set the status when in a busy session how to set up custom mode setting up mode works the same way as mode — just follow the same steps place your busy bar on your monitor busy bar comes with a built in monitor mount designed for quick and secure attachment to the top of your display, so others can see your current status the mount is compatible with monitors with a top edge thickness of up to 21 mm (0 83 in) to place your busy bar on your monitor pull the monitor mount outward place the device on top of the monitor, with the main screen facing away from you push the monitor mount inward to secure it against the monitor’s back important make sure the mount touches the back of the monitor if it doesn’t, the busy bar could fall to learn more about the monitor mount and cable management, visit the docid\ oehwenylgc275d0ufyofh page join the community as we near the launch of busy bar, you can join our communities on https //discord com/invite/jxneqq4ahf community chat and voice server https //www reddit com/r/busyapp/ community discussions and support https //x com/busyfocusapp updates and project announcements