Setup guide

Home Screen Countdowns

Choose named ProPresenter timers for persistent iPhone and iPad countdown widgets.

Upcoming release. This feature is in development and is not included in the current App Store version. Setup instructions describe the development build.

Before you start

Allow Church Remote’s Local Network permission and use a network that lets your phone or iPad reach the equipment. Guest Wi-Fi, isolation rules and VPNs can prevent a connection.

Add and use the device

1. Open a saved ProPresenter computer and tap Timers, or open Home Screen Countdowns from Home.
2. Star the named timers you want to make available. Video countdowns stay hidden unless you enable Offer video countdown.
3. Touch and hold the iPhone or iPad Home Screen, choose Edit → Add Widget → Church Remote → Countdown.
4. Touch and hold the widget, choose Edit Widget, and select a saved timer. Each widget can use a different timer.
5. Open Church Remote on the equipment network to sync pauses, resets and timing changes.

Connection help & limits

Digits keep counting from the last synced reading while the app is closed. The widget labels that estimate and shows its sync time; it cannot continuously monitor equipment changes in the background. Resi decoder time remaining is not available yet.

App Home, Apple Home Screen and Watch are different

Pin shared provider cards to Church Remote’s own Home dashboard. Existing named ProPresenter widgets are configured separately on Apple Home Screen; video timers remain optional. Show on Watch sends selected snapshots to the paired Watch. Shared provider timers do not yet add timer widgets or a timer Live Activity; Resi playback remaining is unavailable.

Keep your equipment organized

Open Device Details to save a custom name and choose its location and room. Use names your volunteers recognize. Saved offline information is useful history; an online indicator is not a guarantee of physical power or output.

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