# Glyph
> How Glyph, Italic's e-ink device, records Clips and Memos and syncs them through the Italic app.
Glyph is an e-ink device with a mic button. Hold it for a Clip, or
triple-click it for a Memo. The Italic app on your iPhone imports what Glyph
records over Bluetooth and files it on [Home](/home).
Not available yet: Glyph is still in development, and the Glyph software
that works with Italic hasn't been released to customers. This page
describes what the Italic app supports today.
## Set up Glyph [#set-up-glyph]
Turn Glyph on and leave it idle beside your iPhone while Italic identifies
it.
In the Italic app, open the **Profile** tab, then tap
**Add device → Glyph**.
Tap **Find Glyph**, then choose your Glyph from the list. When Italic has
checked it, tap **Open Glyph** to see its page.
Only devices that respond as Glyph are listed. If several appear, turn off
the other Glyphs while you add yours. Once saved, Glyph reconnects by itself.
## Record a Clip or a Memo [#record-a-clip-or-a-memo]
- **Clip:** hold the mic button, speak, then release it. A Clip arrives on
Home with its transcript.
- **Memo:** triple-click the mic button, speak, then triple-click it again. A
Memo arrives with a title and a summary.
Glyph decides the type when you record, and each recording keeps it. To change
what a button does, use **Settings → Buttons** on Glyph.
## Syncing [#syncing]
Keep Glyph nearby with Bluetooth on, and keep Italic open while it syncs. You
can leave Glyph's page. An interrupted copy resumes where it stopped. Italic
transcribes and summarizes each recording with your app's settings.
Sync waits while Glyph is recording, preparing audio or letting a computer use
its storage, and continues afterwards. To check for new recordings, tap
**Sync recordings** in **Recordings on device**.
## Audio on Glyph [#audio-on-glyph]
Glyph keeps a Memo's audio after it syncs, so you can still play it on Glyph.
Italic also keeps a copy on your iPhone.
- To free space on Glyph automatically, turn on
**Remove Memo audio from Glyph** on its page.
- To remove one recording, open **Recordings on device** and choose
**Remove Glyph copy…**. Italic checks the audio saved on your iPhone again
first. The recording stays in Italic, but it no longer plays on Glyph.
- To play or export the copies on your iPhone, open Home's filter menu and
choose **Audio**.
## Glyph's settings [#glyphs-settings]
Under **Device controls** on Glyph's page you can change **Language**,
**Screen standby** and **Playback volume**, and
**Set Glyph clock to current time**. Some Glyphs also offer
**Automatic power off**. Changes save automatically once Glyph
confirms them. They're unavailable while Glyph is recording, preparing audio,
syncing or letting a computer use its storage.
**Device details** shows Glyph's battery, charging state, storage and how
many recordings it holds.
## Battery and recording [#battery-and-recording]
Glyph's battery life, recording time and charging time haven't been measured
yet, so they aren't listed here. They'll be added before Glyph is available.
Until then, **Device details** on Glyph's page shows its battery and storage.
## Reading and Chat on Glyph [#reading-and-chat-on-glyph]
Not available yet: reading your Italic recordings on Glyph's screen, and
[Chat](/chat) on Glyph. Both need Glyph software that hasn't been released.
## On a new iPhone [#on-a-new-iphone]
Sign in to Italic on the new iPhone. Your Glyph is listed on the Profile tab
with **Connect on this iPhone**. Glyph can't report a unique identity, so keep
it nearby and idle, turn off any other Glyphs nearby, tap **Find Glyph** and
choose yours. No other phone is needed, and the recordings on Glyph are kept.
## Firmware updates [#firmware-updates]
Not available yet: the Glyph software these updates are for hasn't been
released to customers.
On iPhone, **Firmware update** on Glyph's page shows the installed version and,
when there is one, the newer version available for it. Italic also tells Glyph
about it, so Glyph's **About** shows it too (Glyph 1.0.50 or later).
With Glyph 1.0.56 or later, **Update over Wi-Fi** on that page sends the update
straight from your iPhone, over its Personal Hotspot:
1. On your iPhone, turn on **Personal Hotspot** with **Maximize Compatibility**
(Settings → Personal Hotspot). Charge Glyph above 50% and unplug it.
2. Type the hotspot's name and its password, then tap **Update over Wi-Fi**.
Italic encrypts them for this one update before they go to Glyph, which
doesn't save them. Allow Local Network if iOS asks.
3. Keep Italic open on the page while Glyph downloads. Glyph checks the update
and turns Wi-Fi off again.
4. When it says the update is ready, tap **Install** on Glyph. Installing can
take more than 15 minutes.
Glyph won't start without room for the update and a little more, and never
deletes recordings to make room. We're still testing this on our own Glyph.
You can also copy the update to Glyph from a computer by USB cable, through
**Update Glyph** in Italic for Mac. **Update by USB cable** on the same page lists
the steps. Glyph doesn't update over Bluetooth.
## Remove Glyph [#remove-glyph]
Tap **Remove device…** on Glyph's page, then **Remove Glyph**. This removes
Glyph from this iPhone and your account. It doesn't delete recordings from
Italic or from Glyph.
## Troubleshooting [#troubleshooting]
- **Glyph isn't listed.** Keep it idle and close to your iPhone, check that
Bluetooth is on and allowed for Italic, and tap **Find Glyph** again.
- **You can't find Glyph.** Use **Find my Glyph** on its page. Walk slowly: the
page pulses and says **Warmer** or **Colder** as Glyph's Bluetooth signal gets
stronger or weaker. Glyph has to be on and within Bluetooth range, and the page
can't show where it is or make it beep.
- **Recordings aren't syncing.** Open Glyph's page. Tap **Reconnect** if it's
disconnected, or check **Activity log**. If the page says sync is waiting,
finish the recording, or end the computer's access to Glyph's storage.
- **A recording failed to sync.** Choose **Retry sync** on it in
**Recordings on device**.