Laurel's mobile-optimized web experience brings time tracking and timesheet management to your smartphone or tablet. Understanding how Laurel works on mobile helps you make the most of downtime throughout your day, turning spare moments into productive time preparation sessions. This article covers everything you need to know about using Laurel on mobile devices.
What is Laurel on Mobile?
Laurel on mobile is a web-optimized version designed for smaller screens like smartphones and tablets. Instead of requiring a separate app, Laurel's mobile experience runs directly in your device's web browser, providing on-the-go access to your Timesheet, Work Activities, Timers, and more.
Why is Mobile Access Important?
Mobile access transforms how you manage time tracking by fitting into your natural workflow. Brief moments between meetings, during commutes, or while waiting for clients become opportunities to catch up on Timesheet tasks. Having your Timesheet at your fingertips means you can stay current with billing entries without being tied to your desktop, helping you avoid end-of-week Timesheet marathons.
Accessing Laurel on Mobile
Simply navigate to app.laurel.ai using your smartphone or tablet's web browser. There's no app to download—the mobile-optimized experience loads automatically when you access Laurel from a mobile device. All your existing data and preferences are immediately available, just formatted for mobile use.
Core Mobile Features
Timesheet Management
Create, edit, and release time entries directly from your mobile device. Review daily and weekly totals, modify existing entries, and submit completed work for billing. The interface adapts to touch controls for easy navigation.
Work Activity Access
Your tracked work activities are fully accessible, organized into Groups and All views. Review intelligently grouped activities and add them to time entries just as you would on desktop.
Timer Functionality
Start, stop, and monitor running timers from your mobile device. This is perfect for tracking work in real-time during client meetings or while working remotely.
Mobile Interface Structure
The mobile interface uses four primary tabs:
Overview Tab
This is your Calendar view, which shows your month at-a-glance. In this view, you can easily see which days have released and unreleased time.
Timesheet Tab
Full Timesheet view adapted for mobile screens with options to create, edit, and release entries.
Work Activity Tab
Access to all captured work activities in both Groups and All views.
Timers Tab
Real-time timer management for tracking active work sessions.
Common Use Cases
Between-meeting productivity: Use 5-10 minute gaps between meetings to review and organize Work Activities into Timesheet entries.
End-of-day reviews: Complete daily Timesheet reviews while commuting or after leaving the office, finalizing entries while work is fresh in your memory.
Real-time tracking: Start and stop timers during client meetings, site visits, or other work away from your computer.
Important Considerations
Things to keep in mind about using Laurel on mobile:
Internet connectivity required: Mobile functionality needs a stable internet connection for real-time data syncing.
Full timesheet functionality available: All core Laurel features remain accessible— you're not limited to a subset of desktop capabilities.
Desktop tracking is not available: The Laurel desktop assistant is installed on your desktop computer and is responsible for most of your automated time tracking. While you can manage your Timesheet and use timers in Laurel’s mobile experience, most of your work activity will not be tracked.
No app to download: Laurel is optimized for mobile web on your preferred browser. There is no Laurel app to download.