Hold one piece in front of the camera and tap Scan this brick. If the app recognises it, it shows the piece and which tubs it goes in. The one-brick camera is always included, and sorting by hand works without it.
How to scan a brick
- On the sort screen, tap Use the camera. Or tap Scan in the bar at the bottom.
- Check that One brick is selected at the top.
- Hold the piece inside the square and tap Scan this brick.
- If the app says Found it, check that the picture is your piece.
- Tap the yellow button. It says how many go in each tub, for example Put 2 in A, 1 in C — done.
The first time, the app asks for the camera. Tap Allow camera.
What the yellow button does
It counts in every one of that piece that the tubs still need, not just the one you scanned. Tap it once you have put that many in the tubs.
If you have found fewer, close the camera with the cross and tap the rows on the sort screen instead.
If the picture is not your piece, tap Not this one? Keep pointing and scan again.
When it cannot tell
If the app cannot match the piece, it says so and suggests getting closer and trying again, or skipping the piece. It can also be wrong, so always check the picture before you tap the yellow button.
Limits
- It only looks for pieces your tubs still need. A piece from a waiting set, or from no set at all, will not be matched.
- It needs a sort in progress, so it knows which pieces to look for.
- It needs an internet connection. The photo is sent to our servers to be recognised and is not kept. See What happens to photos you scan.
- In a very large sort, it checks against the next 300 kinds of piece in your queue. A piece further down may not be matched.
Guests
The one-brick camera works in guest mode. The whole-tray scanner needs an account.