[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":500},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-\u002Fguide\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002F":3,"guide-nav-\u002Fguide\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002F":484},{"id":4,"title":5,"appVersion":6,"body":7,"date":459,"dateModified":460,"description":461,"draft":462,"extension":463,"faqs":460,"howTo":464,"keyTakeaways":471,"meta":476,"metaDescription":460,"navigation":477,"order":478,"path":479,"section":480,"seo":481,"stem":482,"__hash__":483},"guide\u002Fguide\u002Fsettings-and-sync.md","Settings, Backup & Sync","1.0.0",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":446},"minimark",[10,19,24,35,44,98,103,111,118,123,132,136,147,154,158,164,169,180,187,197,200,204,211,216,219,231,235,245,250,276,280,286,291,310,317,322,325,329,363,370,375,378,382,385,393,396,400],[11,12,13,14,18],"p",{},"Every preference, every data control and every honesty surface in\nPilot EFB lives behind one door: the ",[15,16,17],"strong",{},"Settings"," hub, reached from\nHome. It is one searchable screen - identity at the top, eight folders\nbelow, the app-wide disclaimer at the foot. This chapter walks the\nhub, the account story as it really is, the backup and sync machinery,\nand the About screen that keeps the app honest.",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"one-hub-eight-folders","One hub, eight folders",[11,25,26,27,30,31,34],{},"The hub opens with a ",[15,28,29],{},"search field"," that jumps straight to any\nsetting - type \"backup\" or \"units\" and matching rows appear from every\nfolder, so you never have to remember where something lives. Below it:\nyour profile banner, the ",[15,32,33],{},"Pilot EFB Pro"," row with your subscription\nstate at a glance, and the folder cards.",[36,37],"guide-shot",{"alt":38,"caption":39,"height":40,"src":41,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Settings hub: a Search settings field, a Guest profile banner reading Tap to sign in, a Pilot EFB Pro row showing Active, then folder cards for General, Pilot profile, Briefing weather and NOTAMs, Logbook and currency, and Notifications and widgets, each with a one-line summary","The hub: search, identity, the Pro row, then the folders.",2622,"\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fhub","iphone",1206,[11,45,46,47,50,51,54,55,62,63,66,67,72,73,78,79,82,83,86,87,86,90,93,94,97],{},"The folders map the app: ",[15,48,49],{},"General"," (theme, units, time, home base,\naccessibility), ",[15,52,53],{},"Pilot profile"," (your flying profile, credentials,\n",[56,57,61],"a",{"href":58,"className":59},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-ftl",[60],"glossary-link","FTL"," regime), ",[15,64,65],{},"Briefing, weather & NOTAMs"," (weather defaults, cruise\nspeeds, ",[56,68,71],{"href":69,"className":70},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-notam",[60],"NOTAM"," keywords, ",[56,74,77],{"href":75,"className":76},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-personal-minimums",[60],"personal minimums",", the offline cache),\n",[15,80,81],{},"Logbook & currency"," (entry defaults, carry-forward, currency rules,\nexport), ",[15,84,85],{},"Notifications & widgets",", ",[15,88,89],{},"Privacy & security",[15,91,92],{},"Data &\nstorage",", and ",[15,95,96],{},"Help & about",". Each card names what it holds, and\nrows carry live values - your current theme, your home base - so the\nhub doubles as a status readout.",[36,99],{"alt":100,"caption":101,"height":40,"src":102,"variant":42,"width":43},"The foot of the Settings hub: Privacy and security, Data and storage and Help and about folder cards, then a section titled Important, please read holding a Disclaimer card with the full app disclaimer text, and a closing line reading Changes save automatically","The foot of the hub: the last folders, then the verbatim app disclaimer - always one scroll away.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fhub-foot",[11,104,105,106,110],{},"The card at the foot is the app's standing disclaimer, verbatim:\n\"Pilot EFB is NOT a certified Electronic Flight Bag. It is an\ninformational and organisational tool only. All outputs: weather,\nNOTAMs, FTL calculations, descent planning, and any other aviation\ndata are for personal reference and planning purposes only. Pilots\nmust always verify all data against official, certified sources before\nmaking any operational decisions. The developer accepts no liability\nfor decisions made based on information displayed in this app.\" You\naccepted it at first launch; it stays here, and in\n",[56,107,109],{"href":108},"#about-the-honesty-ledger","About",", permanently.",[11,112,113,114,117],{},"And the line under it is the whole save model: ",[15,115,116],{},"changes save\nautomatically",". There is no Save button anywhere in Settings.",[36,119],{"alt":120,"caption":121,"height":40,"src":122,"variant":42,"width":43},"The General settings folder: Theme showing System, Units showing knots feet and pounds, Time and format showing Zulu and 24 hour, Home base showing EGLL, and Accessibility covering text size, haptics, motion and colour","A folder screen: every row a setting, every value live.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fcategory-general",[11,124,125,127,128,131],{},[15,126,49],{}," is where the app takes your shape: theme (Light, Dark and\na cockpit Red-light mode), units for speed, altitude and fuel, clock\nand timezone display, your ",[15,129,130],{},"home base"," ICAO (it anchors briefings,\nlocal time and the Home weather cards), and the accessibility\ncontrols - text size, haptics, motion and colour-vision options.",[20,133,135],{"id":134},"guest-or-signed-in-the-honest-account-story","Guest or signed in - the honest account story",[11,137,138,139,142,143,146],{},"Pilot EFB never makes you create an account. Everything in the app -\nlogbook, duties, flights, weather, NOTAMs - lives in a local database\non the device and works offline as a guest, forever. The profile\nbanner says which mode you are in: as a guest it reads \"Guest - tap to\nsign in\"; signed in it shows your name and opens ",[15,140,141],{},"Profile & Account",",\nthe one screen for your name, photo, email, password, sign-out - and\n",[15,144,145],{},"deleting your account",", which is done in-app, no email or website\nrequired. Deleting the account erases your cloud data too; signing out\njust backs up, then clears the device, leaving the account intact.",[11,148,149,150,153],{},"What an account actually adds is a safety net: ",[15,151,152],{},"backup and restore\nare free for every signed-in user",". Your subscription state is\nseparate from your account on iOS - the Pro row in the frames above\nshows a subscription active on a device that is not signed in, which\nis a real state: iOS purchases attach to your App Store identity, so\nneither requires the other.",[20,155,157],{"id":156},"cloud-sync","Cloud Sync",[11,159,160,163],{},[15,161,162],{},"Settings > Data & storage > Cloud Sync"," is the account safety net's\ncontrol room. Signed out, it does not pretend otherwise:",[36,165],{"alt":166,"caption":167,"height":40,"src":168,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Cloud Sync screen as a guest: a Sign in to back up card explaining that signing in backs up your logbook, flights and duties and that Pro adds live automatic sync, a Sign in or create account button, a How it works card describing offline-first sync with most recent edit wins, and a footer reading Cloud Sync is informational and is not a backup of record","Cloud Sync as a guest: the real gate, how sync works, and the standing caveat.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fsync",[11,170,171,172,175,176,179],{},"Signed in, the screen shows your sync status - online or offline, last\nsynced, last backed up, anything still waiting - and a single ",[15,173,174],{},"Sync\nnow"," button that checks your entire logbook, duties, flights and\nsaved weather\u002FNOTAM history against your account and uploads only what\nis missing or newer. ",[15,177,178],{},"Restore from account"," pulls your records back;\nyour local data is never deleted by a restore - server entries merge\nin, and only genuinely newer ones update your copy. Crew name fields\nare never uploaded.",[11,181,182,183,186],{},"The ",[15,184,185],{},"How it works"," card on the screen says the model plainly: your\ndevice keeps a full local copy and always works offline; sync sends\nyour latest changes up and brings other devices' changes down; if the\nsame item changed in two places, the most recent edit wins; saved\nweather and NOTAM briefings are copied up unchanged and never\noverwritten.",[11,188,189,192,193,196],{},[15,190,191],{},"Auto-sync in the background"," ",[194,195],"pro-badge",{}," is the one gate here: with\nPro, every signed-in device syncs automatically when you open the app\nor reconnect, and a cloud storage meter manages your photo and PDF\nattachments. Backup and restore themselves stay free.",[11,198,199],{},"The screen's own footer is worth repeating verbatim: \"Cloud Sync is\ninformational and is not a backup of record. Keep your own copies of\nanything you must retain.\"",[20,201,203],{"id":202},"save-a-backup-file","Save a backup file",[11,205,206,207,210],{},"For data you hold yourself - or if you never sign in at all -\n",[15,208,209],{},"Settings > Data & storage > Save a backup file"," writes everything\nto a single password-protected file. The screen lists exactly what\ngoes in (logbook and duties, flights and notes, settings and personal\nconfig, airports, weather and NOTAM history, and optionally your\nphotos and PDFs) and what does not (data the app re-fetches on its\nown).",[36,212],{"alt":213,"caption":214,"height":40,"src":215,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Save a backup file screen at the passphrase form: a confirm passphrase field, a warning that there is no way to recover the passphrase and the backup can never be opened if it is lost, a Save backup file button, a Remind me to back up toggle, and a Restore from backup section explaining that snapshots are re-checked against their integrity hashes and any that do not match are skipped, never overwritten","The backup form: the no-recovery warning, the optional reminder, and honest restore semantics.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fbackup",[11,217,218],{},"The warning on the screen is the one thing to take seriously before\nyou tap the button: \"There is no way to recover this passphrase. If\nyou lose it, the backup can never be opened - Pilot EFB cannot reset\nit for you. Store it somewhere safe, like a password manager.\" There\nis no escrow and no reset - that is what makes the file safe to keep\nanywhere.",[11,220,221,222,226,227,230],{},"Restoring reads a ",[223,224,225],"code",{},".pefb"," file back with the same honesty the rest of\nthe app applies to records: saved weather and NOTAM snapshots are\nre-checked against their integrity hashes as they restore, and any\nthat do not match are skipped, never overwritten. An optional ",[15,228,229],{},"Remind\nme to back up"," switch schedules a local nudge if you have not backed\nup in 30 days.",[20,232,234],{"id":233},"your-devices","Your devices",[11,236,237,240,241,244],{},[15,238,239],{},"Settings > Privacy & security > Your devices"," lists every device\nthat has synced to your account - platform, model, app version, and\nwhen each last synced - with this device marked. Per-device sign-out\nlives on each row, and a ",[15,242,243],{},"Sign out everywhere"," action covers them\nall. As a guest the screen is another honest gate:",[36,246],{"alt":247,"caption":248,"height":40,"src":249,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Your devices screen as a guest: a card titled Sign in to see your devices explaining the list shows each device that has synced your data and appears once you have signed in and synced at least once, with a Sign in or create account button","Your devices as a guest: the list exists once you have signed in and synced.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fdevices",[11,251,252,253,255,256,259,260,263,264,267,268,271,272,275],{},"The rest of the ",[15,254,89],{}," folder is the \"what happens on\nthis device\" cluster: ",[15,257,258],{},"App lock"," (a biometric or PIN gate at\nlaunch), ",[15,261,262],{},"API usage"," (a transparency log of the third-party calls\nmade on your behalf), ",[15,265,266],{},"Analytics"," (anonymous event counts only - no\nflight data, and you can turn it off), ",[15,269,270],{},"Diagnostic logs"," (on-device\ntechnical records you can export), and ",[15,273,274],{},"Search & index"," (whether\nyour logbook and flights appear in iOS Spotlight).",[20,277,279],{"id":278},"the-data-controls","The data controls",[11,281,282,285],{},[15,283,284],{},"Data & storage"," is the single home for where your data lives,\nmoves, and dies:",[36,287],{"alt":288,"caption":289,"height":40,"src":290,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Data and storage folder: Cloud Sync for back up restore and live sync, Save a backup file, Offline maps with regional basemap packs, Network and data showing Off for the Wi-Fi only manual and roaming guards, Storage and maintenance for footprint integrity check and compaction, and a red Delete all data row","Data & storage: sync, backup, maps, network guards, maintenance - and the red row at the end.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fcategory-data",[11,292,293,296,297,301,302,305,306,309],{},[15,294,295],{},"Offline maps"," manages the regional basemap packs the chart engine\nuses - the ",[56,298,300],{"href":299},"\u002Fguide\u002Faviation-map","Aviation Map"," chapter covers that screen.\n",[15,303,304],{},"Network & data"," holds the data-saver guards: Wi-Fi-only, manual\nfetches only, and a roaming guard, each honoured by everything in the\napp that touches the network, sync included. ",[15,307,308],{},"Storage &\nmaintenance"," shows the app's footprint and runs the database\nintegrity check and compaction.",[11,311,312,313,316],{},"And then the red row. ",[15,314,315],{},"Delete all data"," is deliberately the most\nhonest screen in the app:",[36,318],{"alt":319,"caption":320,"height":40,"src":321,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Delete all data screen: a What this does card listing logbook entries, duty periods, flight folders, snapshots, all preferences, cached weather and NOTAM responses and disclaimer acceptance, a What is kept card titled Cloud backups are not deleted, an unticked I understand this cannot be undone checkbox, and a disabled Delete all data button","Delete all data: what goes, what is kept, and a two-step confirmation that starts unticked.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fdelete-data",[11,323,324],{},"It says exactly what goes (your records, preferences, caches, and the\ndisclaimer acceptance - the app returns to the first-launch flow) and\nexactly what is kept: the wipe is device-local, so cloud backups\nsurvive it and restore automatically at the next sign-in. To erase\ncloud data too, you sign in and delete the account - the screen points\nthere itself. Nothing happens until you tick the acknowledgement and\nconfirm a second dialog.",[20,326,328],{"id":327},"about-the-honesty-ledger","About - the honesty ledger",[11,330,331,334,335,338,339,342,343,347,348,351,352,338,355,358,359,362],{},[15,332,333],{},"Settings > Help & about"," holds the learning surfaces - ",[15,336,337],{},"Learn &\nReference"," and ",[15,340,341],{},"Help & onboarding",", covered in the\n",[56,344,346],{"href":345},"\u002Fguide\u002Flearn-and-reference","Learn & Reference"," chapter - and ",[15,349,350],{},"About\nPilot EFB",": the version and build you are running, the standing\ndisclaimer with its version stamp, the ",[15,353,354],{},"privacy policy",[15,356,357],{},"Terms\nof Service"," in full, release notes, a feedback form, and\n",[15,360,361],{},"Acknowledgements"," - every open-source licence and every data-source\ncredit in one list.",[11,364,365,366,369],{},"Its ",[15,367,368],{},"Module disclaimers"," page is the ledger: the verbatim caveat\neach module shows beside its data, all in one place.",[36,371],{"alt":372,"caption":373,"height":40,"src":374,"variant":42,"width":43},"The Module disclaimers screen: an intro reading each Pilot EFB module carries its own limitations, these are the verbatim caveats shown alongside the data in the app, then cards reading Weather, Reference only verify officially, NOTAMs, May be incomplete verify officially, Live traffic, Community ADS-B incomplete and delayed not for traffic separation or collision avoidance, Flight and duty time, Personal planning only, Logbook, Personal record only, and Descent planning, Approximate use approved procedures","The module-disclaimer ledger: the exact words each module shows beside its data.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fabout-disclaimers",[11,376,377],{},"The first cards set the tone and are worth knowing by heart: Weather -\n\"Reference only - verify officially.\" NOTAMs - \"May be incomplete -\nverify officially.\" Flight & duty time - \"Personal planning only.\"\nLogbook - \"Personal record only.\" Descent planning - \"Approximate -\nuse approved procedures.\" The list continues for every module in the\napp; none of it is decoration, and the intro says why: read them\nbefore relying on any output.",[20,379,381],{"id":380},"settings-on-ipad","Settings on iPad",[11,383,384],{},"On iPad, Settings is the one part of the app that splits into a\npersistent two-pane layout: the folder list becomes a rail that stays\nopen on the left, and whatever you pick renders beside it - no\nfull-screen pushes, and the landing pane carries quick links and the\nsame verbatim disclaimer.",[36,386],{"alt":387,"caption":388,"height":389,"src":390,"variant":391,"width":392},"Settings on iPad: a persistent rail on the left with the Guest banner, search field, Pilot EFB Pro row and the eight settings folders, and a detail pane reading Select a setting with Quick access cards for Theme, Units, Weather defaults and Personal minimums above the full app Disclaimer card","The iPad split: the rail holds the folders open while the pane shows the selection - the disclaimer rides the landing.",2752,"\u002Fguide-images\u002Fsettings-and-sync\u002Fsettings-board-ipad","ipad",2064,[11,394,395],{},"The web edition arranges these same settings as panes inside its own\nSettings area - same rows, same honesty surfaces, at desk size.",[20,397,399],{"id":398},"where-next","Where next",[401,402,403,411,422,427,434,439],"ul",{},[404,405,406,410],"li",{},[56,407,409],{"href":408},"\u002Fguide\u002Fnotifications-and-widgets","Notifications & Widgets"," - the\nNotifications & widgets folder's screens: alerts, reminders, quiet\nhours, widgets and the Live Activity.",[404,412,413,338,417,421],{},[56,414,416],{"href":415},"\u002Fguide\u002Fnotams","NOTAMs",[56,418,420],{"href":419},"\u002Fguide\u002Fweather","Weather"," - the alert\nscreens and keyword highlights the Briefing folder points into.",[404,423,424,426],{},[56,425,300],{"href":299}," - the Offline maps packs.",[404,428,429,433],{},[56,430,432],{"href":431},"\u002Fguide\u002Flogbook","Logbook"," - imports, exports and the logbook\ndefaults behind the Logbook & currency folder.",[404,435,436,438],{},[56,437,346],{"href":345}," - everything behind\nHelp & onboarding.",[404,440,441,445],{},[56,442,444],{"href":443},"\u002Fguide\u002Ffree-vs-pro","Free vs Pro"," - what Pro changes here: live\nauto-sync and attachment storage; backup and restore stay free.",{"title":447,"searchDepth":448,"depth":448,"links":449},"",2,[450,451,452,453,454,455,456,457,458],{"id":22,"depth":448,"text":23},{"id":134,"depth":448,"text":135},{"id":156,"depth":448,"text":157},{"id":202,"depth":448,"text":203},{"id":233,"depth":448,"text":234},{"id":278,"depth":448,"text":279},{"id":327,"depth":448,"text":328},{"id":380,"depth":448,"text":381},{"id":398,"depth":448,"text":399},"2026-08-27",null,"One hub for identity, preferences, data and help - accounts and cloud sync, backup files, your devices, honest deletion, and the About ledger.",false,"md",{"name":465,"steps":466},"Back up your Pilot EFB data",[467,468,469,470],"Open Settings > Data & storage. Cloud Sync backs up to your account (sign in first - backup and restore are free), or Save a backup file writes a password-protected file you keep yourself.","For a backup file, choose whether to include photos and PDFs, set a passphrase, and store the passphrase safely - it cannot be recovered.","To bring data back, use Restore from account on Cloud Sync, or open your .pefb file and enter its passphrase - snapshots are integrity-checked as they restore.","With Pro, turn on Auto-sync in the background to keep every signed-in device live.",[472,473,474,475],"Settings is one searchable hub - eight folders covering preferences, your pilot profile, data and help, with the app-wide disclaimer at the foot.","The whole app works as a guest; an account adds free backup and restore, and Pro adds live automatic sync across your devices.","A password-protected backup file is the account-less safety net - there is no way to recover its passphrase, so store it somewhere safe.","Delete all data wipes the device honestly - the screen says exactly what goes, what cloud data is kept, and where full account deletion lives.",{},true,170,"\u002Fguide\u002Fsettings-and-sync","Account and data",{"title":5,"description":461},"guide\u002Fsettings-and-sync","A7N_tfN_4k6z0-1Z0tPPuthgv4MmVqrrsSC7tYf492s",{"prev":485,"next":491,"position":498,"total":499},{"path":408,"title":409,"description":486,"section":487,"order":488,"appVersion":6,"draft":462,"minutes":489,"number":490},"The header bell and alerts feed, NOTAM and weather alerts, local reminders, quiet hours - and the widgets and duty Live Activity outside the app.","Toolkit",160,7,"15",{"path":492,"title":493,"description":494,"section":480,"order":495,"appVersion":6,"draft":462,"minutes":496,"number":497},"\u002Fguide\u002Fweb-edition","Pilot EFB on the web","The same product at a desk - the Overview desk, Duty & FTL console, logbook, weather and NOTAM workbenches, and the full-screen Ops Map.",180,6,"17",16,17,1787929982937]