The Home screen is the main dashboard of XNote. It displays a personalized overview with quick access to your notebooks, recordings, tasks, and upcoming events.
At the top, you will see a welcome message with your name, a microphone button for starting a recording or sending a bot to a meeting, and your profile avatar to access Settings.
2.5.1 Pen Status
The Pen Status is displayed on the Home screen and shows the current connection state of your XNote Smart Pen.
How to access: Always visible on the Home screen.
States:Scanning Blue Bluetooth Text. Pen is not connected. Tap to open the scanning screen.
Found : Blue Bluetooth Text. Pen discovered, ready to connect.
Connecting : Blue Bluetooth icon with rotating animation. Connection in progress.
Connected with green Text
When you tap the badge:
- If connected: Opens Pen Settings (see 2.7 for full details).
- If not connected: Opens the Bluetooth scanning screen to find and pair your pen (see 2.3).
Permission & Hardware Alerts:
Before scanning can start, the permission indicator (top-left) checks status. If something is missing, a warning appears instead of the normal status:
- Bluetooth permission not granted: Amber Bluetooth-off icon. Tap to grant Bluetooth permission.
Bluetooth is turned off : Red Bluetooth-off icon. Tap to open Bluetooth settings.
- Location permission not granted (Android only) : Amber location icon. Tap to grant Location permission.
- Location is turned off (Android only) : Red location icon. Tap to open Location settings.
These checks follow a priority order: Bluetooth permission → Bluetooth enabled → Location permission (Android) → Location enabled (Android). Only the first unresolved issue is shown at a time. Resolving it will either reveal the next issue or allow scanning to begin.
Why Location? Android requires Location permission for Bluetooth Low Energy device scanning. XNote does not track your location.
2.5.2 Notebooks View
Your notebooks are displayed as horizontal scrollable cards. Each card shows:
- Notebook type badge (Mini / Standard / Large)
- Primary indicator (if set as primary notebook)
- Pin indicator (if pinned)
- Notebook title
- Page count
- Last edited time
Pinned and primary notebooks appear first. Tap a notebook to open it. Tap "+ New Notebook" at the end of the list to create a new one (see 2.6.2). Tap "All Notebooks" to view all notebooks (see 2.6.1).
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2.5.3 Folders View
Switch to the Folders tab using the segment control at the top of the section. Folders are displayed as horizontal scrollable cards showing:
- Folder emoji
- Folder name
- Page count
Tap a folder to view its pages (see 2.14.3). Tap "+ Create Folder" to add a new one (see 2.14.1). Tap "See All" to view all folders (see 2.14.2).
2.5.4 Activity Tabs
The Activity Tabs provide a centralized view of the user's events, meetings, recordings, and tasks, organized into four distinct sections for quick access and management.
2.5.4.1 Upcoming Events
This tab displays the user's nearest upcoming events. On first use, the system prompts the user to connect their calendar. If the user does not connect a calendar, only locally derived events—extracted from the user's notes—are shown. Once the user connects their Google account, the tab displays the 10 nearest upcoming events by date, combining both Google Calendar events and locally derived events.
2.5.4.2 Meetings
This tab focuses on the user's scheduled meetings. As an initial step, the system requests the user to connect their Google account. Once connected, the Xnote bot automatically joins the meetings on the user's calendar and generates recordings of them. These meeting recordings can then be viewed under the Meetings tab.
2.5.4.3 Recordings
This tab contains the manual recordings the user has captured directly on their phone. Users can view and access all of their locally recorded audio in one place.
2.5.4.4 Tasks
This tab consolidates all tasks from multiple sources. It includes tasks extracted from the user's notes, as well as tasks generated from meetings and manual recordings. All tasks are organized and displayed under their respective headings for easy tracking.
2.5.5 Task Screen
The "Tasks" section shows your 5 most recent incomplete tasks as a horizontal scroll carousel with pagination dots. A blue badge in the header shows the total task count.
Each card displays:
- Task emoji or source icon (microphone for audio tasks, checkbox for page tasks)
- Priority color bar on the left (red = high, orange = medium, green = low)
- Task title (max 2 lines)
- Source badge (e.g., "Meeting" with microphone icon for audio-sourced tasks)
- Checkbox to mark as complete
2.5.6 Upcoming Events
The Upcoming Events section shows your next 5 calendar events that have meeting links. Each card displays:
- Date and month
- Event title
- Meeting provider logo (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, etc.)
- Event time
- Auto-record toggle to send a bot to the meeting
If Google Calendar is not connected, a "Connect Calendar" prompt will appear instead.
Tap an event to view its details (see 2.12.3).
Tap the info icon in the section header to open the Meeting Bot Guide a help page explaining event formats, valid meeting link examples, timing options, and frequently asked questions about the recording bot.