Set Up Mobile App Dashboard

Now let's set up the mobile UI for our device.

In Blynk you can build different dashboards for the web and for the mobile app. Because screen sizes are all different, you can adapt the interface to make it user-friendly.

You would need Blynk mobile app for iOS or Android to continue. Make sure Developer mode is turned on in your Profile.

Select the template

Tap on Go to Developer Mode to get to the Developer zone with the list of templates.

Tap on the template you would like to work with. If you are new to Blynk and used the Quickstart flow to get your device online, there will be just one template named Quickstart Template. Now you can configure how your device's dashboard should work in the mobile app.

Choose the Tile Design

You can choose how a device tile will look in the list of devices when added using this template. Tap on the Settings icon in the design panel at the bottom, then tap on Tile type to select the preset from the menu.

There are currently 8 Device Tile presets with different interactions:

Key Value – shows Datastream value in real-time (e.g.: temperature, volume, percentage, etc.)
Button – tap on the Device Tile will trigger an action or toggle ON/OFF state. Tap on the name to open the device dashboard
2 Labels – you can display up to 2 values, a device image, plus a switch control
3 Labels – you can display up to 3 important values plus a switch control
Gauge - displays values of datastream of data type integer as a gauge. The visual options that may be set are:
- Template Icon - the icon chosen here will be the default device icon.
- Value - the display of the numerical value under the gauge may be enabled or disabled. Choose the color, alpha, or define custom colors for the value based on the datastream value.
- Label - choose an icon (optional), and/or a label. A switch enables or disables the display of the label + icon above the gauge. The icon and label color may be customized.
- Gauge - set the line width and gauge color. The gauge color can be solid and with a specific color and alpha, or choose ‘Ramp’ and to assign either a linear or step gradient with up to six colors and datastream values.
- Indicator - set the style (dot or tick), and the color of that indicator.
Level – visualizes a certain level (brightness, power, water level, etc.) based on selected Datastream value
Image (default) – shows device image or icon. Tap anywhere will open the device dashboard
Color – indicates color, brightness, etc., and can quickly turn the device ON/OFF. Tap on the name to open the device dashboard

Let's select Button for this demonstration (you can edit it later). On choosing the preset, tile settings will open. Select the datastream that will be linked to the tile action.

Select the Tap Interaction - Switch. It will allow toggling the device ON/OFF when tapping on the device tile.

Tiles can feature one of the additional labels to show connection status, last reported time, or battery level as a subtitle.

Subtitle labels are available with plan PRO and higher.

Tap on 'x' to exit the screen. All the edits to your tile will be saved automatically.

Create Mobile Dashboard

Now you can start building a mobile UI for your device. Tap anywhere on the canvas and add these widgets:

Switch
Labeled Value
SuperChart

Select the datastream that will be connected to the widget's action. Use the datastream's default min/max values or set up your own.

In the Design tab give the widget a title (optional), and set up colors for the light and dark theme.

For example, you want to show a temperature in the labeled value widget. Pick a datastream for temperature. In the design tab you can choose to use Title field to place the label above the value or Label filed to configure the message of your choice, placing the text to the right and/or to the left of the value.

Now choose a SuperChart widget, and set up 2 datastreams, for example for power and temperature. Adjust the colors, graph type and axes for each datastream to your needs. Select the predefined time ranges you'd like to use and set up other settings. You can adjust the widget's title, legend and time axis visibility in the design tab.

Now your template is ready. Let's finish with the sketch and make it work.