Staying connected
What happens when you switch apps, lose the network, or disconnect.
Switching apps
With Stay Connected in Background on (the default, in Settings › Connection), BoxView keeps the session for 25 seconds after you leave it, so a quick look at another app doesn't drop it. Off, it disconnects straight away.
Either way, when you come back BoxView reconnects at the same zoom and place. Sound, microphone and camera from BoxView Helper stop while BoxView is in the background, and start again when you return.
Losing the connection
With Reconnect Automatically on, BoxView tries again by itself and shows Reconnecting…. If the Mac's Screen Sharing isn't answering yet, for example while the Mac wakes, it keeps trying for longer. If it gives up, it says why.
Disconnecting
Tap Disconnect in the session controls. BoxView can then do something on the Mac, set per Mac under When Disconnecting in its Controls settings:
- Do Nothing.
- Move the pointer to a Hot Corner, for example to start the screen saver.
- Log Out User… or Lock Screen.
Screenshot, in the same place, keeps the last picture on the Mac's card.
Keep the iPhone awake
Disable Device Idle Timer in Settings › General keeps the screen on while you're connected.