Manage your profile, app preferences, video playback options, and navigation layout.
Open Settings
To access Settings, open the side menu (☰) and tap Settings:
Account
Profile
Tap Profile to view:
Your name and email
User type (for example Administrator, Standard, or Guest)
Sign Out: Log out of the app.
Account Details: User ID and account status.
Your profile is also reachable from the user card at the bottom of the side menu.
App Preferences
Customize Navigation
Personalize the layout of the app:
Main Menu (hotbar): Display up to five pages pinned to the bottom bar. Long-press a row to drag pages into order.
Side menu: Pages not on the hotbar appear here. Reorder them the same way.
Default landing page: Tap any of the items on the Customize Navigation page to which screen opens when you launch the app (indicated by a "home" icon).
Note: At least one page must remain on the bottom hotbar.
Available pages depend on your account (Video, Events, Alarms, Access, Insights, Investigate, Clips, Settings).
Language
Choose from the available language options to change in-app language.
Appearance
Choose how the app looks:
Option | Behavior |
System Default | Matches your device light/dark setting |
Light | Always light mode |
Dark | Always dark mode |
Player
Video Quality
Set the default stream quality for the video player:
Option | Description |
HD | Higher resolution; uses more data |
SD | Lower resolution; uses less data |
You can still switch HD/SD for the current session from the player overlay.
Show Motion
Toggle Motion intensity on timeline: When on, the video player timeline shows colored motion bars to help you find activity.
Notifications
Push notifications
Navigate to your device's notifications settings. You must enable notifications with the Solink mobile app within your device settings.
App Info
Version: Installed app version number
Privacy Policy: Opens Solink’s privacy policy in your browser
Terms of Service: Opens the Solink software license agreement
Account types and visibility
What you see in Settings and across the app depends on your user type:
User type | Typical access |
Administrator | Full features enabled for your organization |
Standard | Features enabled by your administrator |
Guest | Limited access—usually Video and Settings only |
Individual feature access (Events, Clips, Alarms, Access, Insights, and others) is controlled by your organization’s Solink configuration. If a section is missing from navigation, contact your administrator.