Install and configure the Flic app

  • 8 minutes

In this unit, you will install and configure the Flic.io app. Before you begin, you need to have your smartphone and the Flic button available.

Diagram of flic buttons available with push, double push, and hold.

Though the steps in this unit are for installing on an iPhone, the procedure should be similar for Android phones.

  1. Go to the App Store.

  2. Find the Flic app. When you've found the app, select Get and download a copy of the app.

  3. Open the Flic app on your smartphone. You might receive a message regarding Flic sending you notifications. Select either Allow or Don't Allow.

    Screenshot of the Flic notification request.

  4. You will receive a message stating that Flic would like to use Bluetooth. Select OK.

    Screenshot of the Flic bluetooth request.

  5. Select the toggle switch for I agree to the Terms of Service and then select Create Account.

  6. Add an email, name, and password, and then select Create Account.

  7. By default, the app selects HUBS. Select Phone.

    Screenshot of the Flic phone setting tab.

  8. Select the Add Flic to phone + button, which is available on the lower right of the app.

  9. Press and hold the Flic button until it connects. This process should take no longer than 10 seconds. If you see a sad face icon, then select the Try again button, which is available in the lower part of the app.

  10. If the connection is successful, then you will get a Bluetooth Pairing Request message. Select Pair.

    Screenshot of the Bluetooth pair request.

  11. When the pairing is successful, you will receive the Pairing Complete! message on the upper part of the page and a Finish button on the lower part of the page. Select Finish.

  12. Select the new Flic button that you created and then select the + button next to Click. Select the magnifying glass icon, which is available on the upper right of the app, enter flow, and then select Microsoft Flow.

    Screenshot of the Search flow single click.

  13. Turn on the toggle switch for the Send location data feature. Select Add on the upper right of the app. You should now see Microsoft Flow added to Click.

    Screenshot of the Microsoft flow under Click.

  14. Select the new Flic button that you created and then select the + button next to Double-Click. Select the magnifying glass icon, which is available on the upper right of the app, enter flow, and then select Microsoft Flow.

    Screenshot of the Search flow single click.

  15. Turn on the toggle switch for the Send location data feature. Select Add on the upper right of the app. You should now see Microsoft Flow added to Double-Click.

    Screenshot of the Microsoft flow double-click added.

  16. Select the new Flic button that you created and select the + button next to Hold. Select the magnifying glass icon, which is on the upper right of the app, enter flow, and then select Microsoft Flow.

    Screenshot of the Search flow single click.

  17. Turn on the toggle switch for the Send location data feature. Select Add on the upper right of the app. You should now see Microsoft Flow added to Hold.

    Screenshot of the Microsoft flow hold click.

You now have a Flic button successfully installed and configured with your smartphone.