Toggl Track Time Tracker and Timesheet for Work Hours is a native app for Android designed to help you track time while on the move. It syncs with your Toggl Track account allowing you to seamlessly switch between tracking on the phone and tracking on the web or desktop. It is a companion app hence more complex actions like setting up or editing your data structure; using advanced reporting tools etc are accessible via Toggl Track’s web app.

Note: To read which Android OS we support and our deprecation policy, please go here.

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The app will prompt for a login when first opened. If you already have a Toggl Track account, enter the same credentials. If you forgot the password, use the password reset page to regain access to the account.

A Google account can be used for registering or for signing in. If you have an existing Toggl Track account but can't sign in with Google, please check whether Google sign-in is enabled by opening the Profile page in the web app. For more details on Google sign-in, open this article.

After logging in you will see the default/main screen of the app - the Timer Screen which is divided into three sections:

1. "Working on these" suggestions - shortlist of your most tracked activities. Tapping an entry will start the timer for that entry.

2. The Time Entry log - chronological list of your Time Entries. Tapping an entry will open the Edit screen and allow you to modify it. Tapping the small "Play" button on the right side of each entry will start a running timer based on that existing entry.
! Use the black "Play" button to start a running timer.

3. Navigation bar - icons at the bottom of the screen allow you to access reports, calendar, and go back to the timer page quickly from any area of the app.

The app comes with two distinct swiping gestures on the Timer Screen. Both can be performed on existing Time Entries:

After a Time Entry is deleted an undo option appears at the bottom of the screen and is available for 5 seconds, just above the navigation bar:

! Please be sure to use the "undo" option before it goes away, there are no other ways of reverting the delete action.

Here are the most important icons from Timer Screen:

Press the black Play button to start your timer. A new screen is opened allowing you to add more details to your Time Entry (image in the above section outlines exactly what each icon within the page does).

When writing the description, you can use shortcuts to quickly insert Projects or Tags. Use @ to define a Project or # to define a Tag.
To change the duration or start time of your entry tap the running timer in the bottom left area. This will open the Time Selector.
When you're finished making changes, remember to tap the Done button in the top right corner. Alternatively, tap the X icon in the top left corner to discard all changes.

! By long-pressing the Toggl Track app icon a menu is revealed that allows you to quickly start a Time Entry or go straight to your Reports:

When tapping on a running entry or a finished (past) Time Entry editing overlay opens up. Tap a row to change a specific part of the entry. From top to bottom:

! Remember to tap on Save in the top-right corner once you’re done with editing. The X icon in the top left corner discards all changes.

Accessible when you create or edit an entry. The Time Selector has three places that let you set the start time, stop time and duration of an entry. Tap on each value to edit it or adjust the start and end time of the timer entry by moving the "play" and "stop" buttons along the cripple.

By default, the timer will start ticking as you create a new entry. If you prefer using Manual Mode, switch it on from the app’s Settings:
- click on the cogwheel icon in top right
- scroll to Timer Defaults section
- switch on Manual Mode

When Manual Mode is on, the black play icon on the Timer screen is replaced with a plus icon:

Access the Settings by tapping the cogwheel icon at the top right corner of the page:

Via Settings, you can...

Open Reports by tapping the bar-chart icon from the bottom navigation bar on the Timer screen.

Reports on mobile let you see a breakdown of your tracked Projects over a specific period of time. Please note that mobile reports are limited to your own personal time. For full workspace reports please log in to the web app.

By default, when you access Reports you will see data for the current week. Tap on ‘This week’ setting in the top-left corner to change the date range. Use one of the preset date ranges or select a custom date range. Tapping on the default date range a calendar tool will slide down along with the preset options:

From here you can...

! Reports do not include time entries that are currently running. You can only select max 365 days at a time.

To access the Calendar tap on the calendar icon within the bottom navigation bar. It shows your existing Time Entries for the current day - like a single day timeline with blocks of time colored by each time entry (chosen project color is applied).
Click on an existing entry to reveal an action menu that allows you to edit, delete, or continue selected entry directly from the Calendar view.

By long-pressing on an empty calendar slot, another action menu is revealed that allows you to create a new Time Entry directly from the Calendar view.

To get the most out of the Calendar feature we recommend linking one of your calendars with the Toggl Track app. Here's how:

- Click on the cogwheel icon at the top right-hand corner
- scroll to "Calendar Settings”
- toggle “Link Calendars” switch
- a popup will open allowing you to choose which calendar(s) you'd like to sync with the app. Tick the one(s) you wish to link.
- tap on the back arrow in the top left to finish the setup
! You are able to switch Calendar feature off from the same Calendar Settings page.

After you link up your selected calendar(s) both events in your calendar and your existing Time Entries will be displayed.
! The calendar view allows you to see calendar events from the last 2 weeks.
Tapping on an event in the calendar will prompt you to create a new entry:

There are 2 widgets that you can add to your home screen:

Running Timer Widget shows your currently running Time Entry. You can tap on the Stop Button to stop the entry. Tapping on the Play Button if your timer is not ticking, starts a new blank Time Entry. Remember to add details through the mobile app!

Suggestions Widget displays your mobile app's "Working on these?" section - shortlist of your most tracked activities. Tapping an entry will start the timer.

If your mobile device's Internet connection is solid, data syncing happens automatically even if the app is in the background. From time to time you may notice a rotating wheel indicating that the app is syncing with Toggl Track's servers.

Due to temporary connectivity issues or other factors syncing issues with mobile apps are, unfortunately, more common than those with the desktop or web app. To prevent data loss the app notifies you if some of your entries have not been saved to our database like shown here. Time Entries that have been marked with !-icons are at the risk of being deleted if the connection isn't restored. If you notice these icons and "syncing failed" error message:

Here's an article with more information on how syncing between various Toggl Track platforms works.

To keep syncing on mobile as stable as possible the app will pull only data from within 10 days of your last login. You might not see any data in the app if you haven't tracked time for a while. Open Detailed reports in the web app to review your past time entries.

Project management features aren't available in the Android app. You can create projects, but can't edit them. To edit your projects connect to the Toggl Track web app and visit the Projects page. All your projects can be modified from there.

Please make sure that the native calendar on your device is linked to the main calendar you use. For example, if you're using the Google Calendar, make sure that your Google account has been set up on your mobile device. By doing so the native Android calendar app will have access to your Google Calendars > Toggl Track app will also have access to your Google Calendar.

User calendars other than the default are cached by their providers and we can only read from the cache.
Tip: In the Google calendar you can force the calendar app to refresh the cache by clicking “Refresh” from the menu in the top right corner.

How is the "Working on these" section populated?

The "working on these" section shows you three items you can quickly start time entries from.

It shows:

Need further help with the Android app? Please contact our Support team by clicking on the purple chat icon in the bottom right corner of this page to start a chat or search our knowledge base.