🔎 At a Glance
The mobile Timeline view is where you watch, scrub, and investigate a camera's recorded footage in the Coram mobile app. Open it by tapping any camera thumbnail on the Live tab.
This article covers the timeline layout, playback controls, date and time navigation, detection lane interaction, the View Detections screen, and how to share or download video directly from your phone.
After reading this article, you will know how to navigate the mobile Timeline, use its controls, browse detections by category, and share or download clips without switching to the web app.
For detailed information, keep reading below.
Overview
When you tap a camera thumbnail on the Live tab, the camera's Timeline view opens. Timeline view is the per-camera playback surface in the Coram mobile app — it replaces the web app's mouse-driven timeline with touch gestures optimized for phones and tablets.
From the Timeline view you can scrub through a full day of recordings, jump to specific dates and times, watch the live feed, review detection events, share video with external recipients, and download clips for offline use.
Note: The mobile Timeline view is a separate surface from the web Timeline view. Some features available on the web (such as keyboard shortcuts, region-of-interest search, and the actions menu) are not available on mobile. For the web Timeline reference, see Introduction to Timeline View.
The Timeline Layout
The Timeline view is organized into several visual layers, from top to bottom:
Timestamp pill
Every video player in the mobile app — including the Timeline view, the live camera feed, the fullscreen player, and clip results returned by Coram Assistant — shows a small timestamp pill in the top-right corner. The pill reads the current time in HH:MM:SS AM/PM format with the camera's time zone (for example, 09:30:42 AM PDT). A green status dot means the video is tracking the live edge; a grey status dot means you are viewing a historical moment.
Date and time controls
Above the video, two outlined controls sit side by side, right-aligned. The left control shows the selected date next to a calendar icon. The right control shows the selected time in HH:MM:SS next to a clock icon — the time updates live with the playhead while you scrub or watch the live feed.
Tap the date control to open a monthly calendar in a bottom sheet. Use the chevrons to move between months. Days outside your camera's available recording history are dimmed and cannot be selected. Pick a day to jump the timeline there.
Tap the time control to open a wheel picker with four columns — hours, minutes, seconds, and AM/PM. Drag each wheel to set a value, then submit to jump the timeline to that time on the currently selected day.
Time ruler
Below the date and time controls, a time ruler spans the width of the screen with three tick densities: minor ticks every minute, medium ticks every 5 minutes, and major ticks every 15 minutes. Time labels (for example, 09:30 AM, 09:45 AM) sit above the 15-minute major ticks.
Thumbnail strip
Directly below the ruler, a horizontal strip of still images sampled from the recording gives you a visual preview of what happened at each point in time. The strip is anchored to the current playhead position and updates as you scrub.
Detection lanes
Below the thumbnail strip, color-coded blocks mark detected events — people, vehicles, faces, and motion — each in its own lane. While footage is loading, the detection lanes show a shimmer placeholder so you know data is on its way.
Playhead
During playback, the position indicator on the timeline is a small black circle. The moment you start scrubbing — by panning, tapping, or letting the timeline coast on momentum — the circle expands into a full timestamp pill so you can see exactly where in the day you are seeking. When you stop scrubbing and playback resumes, the pill collapses back to a circle.
Interacting with Detections
As you scrub through the day, the colored blocks on the detection lanes mark where events were detected. Tap any detection block and the player jumps to the start of that detection. The block you tapped is highlighted with a diagonal hatch overlay until playback passes the end of that detection, so you can see which event you are currently watching at a glance.
The Controls Bar
Below the video, a full-width controls bar provides quick access to playback and sharing actions.
Live / Go Live
On the left side of the controls bar, an animated pill indicates your playback state:
Live (green dot, white background) — you are watching the live feed.
Go Live (white circle, teal background) — you have scrubbed back in time. Tap Go Live to jump back to the live edge.
Controls bar icons
On the right side of the bar, a row of icons provides the following actions:
Share — opens the share screen for the current camera. When you are watching live, Live Stream is pre-selected. When you have scrubbed back, the clip time range is pre-selected instead. See Sharing a Live Video Stream for the full sharing reference.
Download — opens the download drawer for the current camera and time range. See Downloading Videos in the Coram Web App for download options and how to track your requests.
Mute / Unmute — toggles audio playback for cameras with a built-in microphone and audio recording enabled.
Fullscreen — expands the video player to fill the screen.
Playback speed — cycles through four playback rates: 0.25×, 0.5×, 1×, and 2×. From 1× the cycle order is 1 → 2 → 0.25 → 0.5 → 1. Playback speed is only active during non-live playback, and your choice persists across sessions.
PTZ toggle (conditional) — appears when the camera supports pan-tilt-zoom and you are watching live. Tap it to open the on-screen PTZ overlay.
Scrubbing and Gestures
Pinch to zoom in and out on the timeline to change the time scale.
Pan horizontally to move through time. When you lift your finger, the timeline coasts on momentum before settling.
Tap a detection block on the ruler to jump directly to that event.
Scrubber limits — the playhead stops at the edge of the buffered range (the lighter portion of the progress bar). If you try to drag past the buffered edge, the playhead holds at the edge until more video buffers in. This prevents the player from jumping to an earlier moment when the requested position falls outside the available window.
View Detections
A floating View Detections button sits in the bottom-right corner of the Timeline. Tap it to open a dedicated screen that browses the camera's recent detections by category.
Default scope
The View Detections screen shows the most recent 1 hour of activity before the selected time, with the newest results first. To review a different period, change the time on the timeline first, then re-open View Detections.
Layout
At the top of the screen, two controls — identical in appearance and behavior to the date and time controls on the camera Timeline — let you pick a different day or time. Both are bounded by the camera's storage retention window.
Below the controls, a tab bar lets you switch between detection classes:
People — person detections aggregated into clips, newest first.
Vehicle — vehicle detections aggregated into clips, newest first.
Face — unique faces seen on this camera during the selected window.
Motion — motion-only detections aggregated into clips.
Each tab shows a 3-column grid of thumbnails. Tap a People, Vehicle, or Motion thumbnail to open the clip in fullscreen playback. Tap a Face thumbnail to open the face profile. When a tab has no detections for the selected window, an empty-state placeholder appears.
To leave View Detections, tap the back chevron in the header (labelled Detection / [camera name]).
Note: View Detections is read-only. To configure detection alerts or manage face profiles, use the Coram web app. To learn more about face profiles, see Managing Faces, Profiles, and Persons of Interest.
Sharing Video from Mobile
To share a live stream or a clip from the mobile app, tap the Share icon in the controls bar. The share screen opens with Live Stream pre-selected when you are watching live.
Open a camera's Timeline view by tapping its thumbnail on the Live tab.
Below the video, tap the Share icon in the controls bar.
If you are watching live, Live Stream is selected by default. Leave it selected to share the live feed. If you have scrubbed back, the clip time range is pre-selected instead.
Set an Expiry Time for the link, up to one year.
Enter at least one recipient — a phone number or an email address — and optionally a short message.
Tap Share.
Coram generates a link and sends it via email or SMS. Recipients can open the link in any browser without signing in to Coram. Link expiry, HD toggle, and the recipient experience are identical to the web sharing flow. For the full reference, see Sharing a Live Video Stream.