Choose which button(s) on your phone or Bluetooth device can trigger the verbal status reports:

• Volume
• Play/Pause
• Play
• Pause
• Next
• Previous

When a button is enabled, it no longer performs it's default function while Climber's Assistant is running.  The "Climber's Assistant Button Monitor" Accessibility Service has to be turned on under the phone's settings.

Button Functions

Report Details

Climbing

Short Press

Pitch #

Distance climbed *

Remaining rope *

Remaining distance, minimum pitches, time to top *

Long Press

Splits the climb into two pitches and switches to "Resting" state

Double Press

Trigger At Half to calculate the pitch's slope (use when at the rope's halfway point)

Rappelling

Short Press

Rappelling #

Distance rappelled *

Remaining rope *

Remaining distance, minimum rappels, time to ground *

Long Press

Splits the rappel into two pitches and switches to "Resting" state

Double Press

Report of prior state

Resting

Short Press

Belaying #

Rest duration

Long Press

Reset distance to 0

Reset start time to current time during first "Resting" state

Double Press

Report of prior state

Suggestion: A Bluetooth selfie button allows you to press the volume button without handling the phone.  Bluetooth Earbuds usually have play/pause functionality built in that can be used to trigger verbal status reports.  With Bluetooth media remotes can also be used.

Also see: Climb page, Show settings, Rope settings

* only if Climb page shows this item.