The 1307scout app

1307scout installs as an app on phones, tablets, Chromebooks, and computers, straight from this site. It's the same 1307scout as the website, with the same features and the same account. Use whichever you like.

App or website?

Both are the same 1307scout, and the website keeps working, so the app is only for people who prefer it. Here's what the app adds:

Its own window

Opens from your home screen, dock, or Start menu, without browser tabs or an address bar.

Opens offline

1307scout opens with no connection, and match entries wait on the device until you reconnect.

Always current

Nothing to update. Each time the app opens online, it loads the latest version of the site.

Shortcuts

On Android, Windows, and Mac, right-click or long-press the icon to jump to Scout, Our Matches, Team Database, or Match Strategy.

Install it

Your device is highlighted. Use one of the browsers named in its steps; other browsers may not offer to install.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open scout.robosaints1307.com in Safari (Chrome and Edge also work on iOS 16.4 and later).
  2. Tap the Share button .
  3. Scroll down, tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.

The app keeps its own sign-in, separate from Safari, so you'll sign in once inside the app.

Android

  1. Open this page in Chrome.
  2. Tap Install the app at the top of this page, or open the ⋮ menu and choose Install app (some versions say Add to Home screen).
  3. Confirm with Install.

Samsung Internet: open the menu, then Add page to → Home screen.

Windows, Chromebook, and Linux

  1. Open this page in Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click Install the app at the top of this page, or the install icon at the right end of the address bar.
  3. Confirm with Install. 1307scout appears in the Start menu or app launcher, and you can pin it to the taskbar or shelf.

No install icon? In Chrome: ⋮ → Cast, save, and share → Install page as app. In Edge: … → Apps → Install this site as an app.

Mac

  1. Safari (macOS Sonoma or later): choose File → Add to Dock.
  2. Chrome or Edge: click Install the app at the top of this page, or the install icon in the address bar.

The app then opens from the Dock, Launchpad, or Spotlight.

Firefox

On Android, open the ⋮ menu and choose Add to Home screen. Firefox on Windows, Mac, and Linux can't install apps: use Chrome or Edge to install it, or keep using the website in Firefox.

Using it offline

Venue Wi-Fi drops out. Here's what still works when it does.

Works offline

  • Opening 1307scout and its pages
  • The Scout page, with the events and form last loaded on this device
  • Entering and editing match entries. They're saved as drafts (marked DRAFT) and sent automatically when you reconnect.
  • Your next match from Scout Shifts, as last loaded on this device
  • Handing new drafts to a scout who is online: Hand off by QR shows each one as a code, and they press Scan a scout's QR on their Scout page. The entry is still yours.

Needs a connection

  • Signing in for the first time on a device
  • Pit entries and photos
  • Team data, ratings, Our Matches, strategy plans, playoffs, the pick list, Pit Crew, and official results
  • Scanning another scout's QR codes (the scanning device saves them)
  • Match alerts, which arrive from the server
  • Share codes, and anything in the Staff Portal
Before an event: open the app on Wi-Fi, sign in, and open the Scout page once. That puts the latest form and events list on the device, ready for when the connection drops. Drafts stay on the device they were made on, so keep using it until they've been sent.

Questions

Do I need a different account?

No. Sign in with the account you use on the website. What you can see and do is exactly the same, because the 1307scout server checks access, not the app.

How do I update it?

You don't need to. The app loads the latest version of the site whenever it opens with a connection, and only uses the copy on the device when it can't.

How much space does it use?

A few megabytes for the site's pages, code, and fonts. Match drafts and a copy of the Scout form are kept on the device, the same way the website keeps them. See the Privacy Policy.

How do I remove it?

Like any other app: press and hold the icon on a phone or tablet, or on a computer open the app's ⋮ or … menu and choose Uninstall. Check that the Scout page shows no DRAFT entries first, because removing the app can delete drafts that haven't been sent.

Can it tell me when we're about to play?

Yes. Turn on Match alerts on My Account, on each device you want them on. On competition days, while staff have auto-sync on, you get a notification before the team needs to queue: from FRC Nexus queue times at events that use it, otherwise when the next match is 3 or fewer matches away. On iPhone and iPad, notifications only work in the installed app.

Is it in the App Store or Google Play?

Not yet. It installs from the website, so it works on every device without a store.