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Using Nomad for Android
The following articles provide instructions on how to set up and use HCL Nomad.
Mobile actions menu
HCL Nomad supports the mobile actions menu button, which is a floating action button that hovers over a view.

Using Nomad for Android
The following articles provide instructions on how to set up and use HCL Nomad.
- Setting up HCL Nomad on-premises
  Follow these steps to set up HCL Nomad if you use an on-premises mail server located at your company site.
- Setting up HCL Nomad in the cloud
  Follow these steps to set up HCL Nomad if you use IBM SmartCloud® Notes® for mail.
- Setting up the HCL Nomad server (SafeLinx)
  Follow these steps to setup HCL Nomad if you are using a Nomad server to access Domino applications.
- Opening applications
  Open your first application.
- Opening documents
  Double-tap a document in a view to open it.
- Viewing recent applications
  The Home page shows up to 24 of your recently accessed applications. The application that you last accessed is shown at the top-left of the page, followed by the next most recently accessed, and so forth. Removing an application manually from the page is not available.
- Searching
  You can use full-text search to search an entire application; use quick-find to find information in the current view or find and replace text in the documents.
- Importing or attaching pictures or files
  You can import or attach pictures or files into documents.
- Using the QR/Barcode scanner
  You can now easily provide text input by utilizing your Android device's camera to scan a barcode or QR code.
- Scrolling within views
  Drag in a view to scroll the view. When you drag within a view to scroll, arrows are available to move to the beginning or end of the view.
- Frame navigation on Android
  Domino applications can consist of complex framesets containing multiple frames. These framesets can clutter the smaller interface of the Android screen. HCL Nomad on Android has unique toolbar actions designed to help users navigate their complex applications and improve their experience.
- Mobile actions menu
  HCL Nomad supports the mobile actions menu button, which is a floating action button that hovers over a view.
- Creating local replicas
  You’ll find that creating a local replica is similar to creating one in HCL Notes®. Follow these steps to create a local replica of an application on your device. The local replica is encrypted using Notes and Domino® encryption.
- Managing local replicas
  Use the Replication page to replicate all local replicas of an application or a specific one. Also use this page to delete a local replica.
- Biometric Authentication on Android
  Beginning with Nomad for Android 1.0.16, you can enable Biometric Authentication for your Notes ID. This feature allows users to unlock their Notes ID with a biometric supported on the device, like fingerprint or face.
- The Edit toolbar

Mobile actions menu

HCL Nomad supports the mobile actions menu button, which is a floating action button that hovers over a view.

An action menu appears whenever the button is pressed:
action menu button for mobile

The menu contains actions that have been check marked with Include action in Mobile Actions button in the Action properties infobox using Designer 11. The button only loads when there is at least one action selected for inclusion in the button’s menu. This is a mobile friendly way to add actions to an application.

We recommend assigning actions that apply to the whole view, and are not specific to selected rows (the right-click menu should be used for row specific actions). We also recommend that the actions assigned to the mobile action menu perform a “create” or “compose” operation.