Install it. Set it up. Put it to work.

Quick start

1. Install TradeBrace from its official Google Play listing when the public release becomes available.
2. Open the app and follow the owner or crew setup screens.
3. Allow microphone access only if you want to speak to Madeline or dictate notes.
4. Add the company, team, customers, and active jobs you need.
5. Open a job and use its actions to record notes, check conditions, or prepare communication.

Install TradeBrace

Public Google Play installation

1. Open the official TradeBrace Google Play listing.
2. Confirm the developer is shown as TradeBrace by (3:16) Hospitality LLC.
3. Tap Install.
4. When installation finishes, tap Open.

Do not download TradeBrace from copied links, file-sharing sites, or unofficial app stores. Public updates will come through Google Play.

Platform notice: The initial public release is Android only. An Apple version is coming soon.

Approved private testers

Use only the test link sent directly by TradeBrace. Follow the instructions supplied with that exact version. Do not uninstall the test app or clear its storage during an update unless TradeBrace support specifically directs you.

First-time setup

The public setup guide will walk through these items in order:

1. Confirm your assigned role. Owner, Leadership, or Crew access comes from the verified company invitation. It cannot be self-selected.
2. Enter the owner and company information. Review spelling before saving.
3. Add work contacts. Owner accounts may manage two work-email identities; Leadership and Crew may manage one.
4. Set the weather location. Use a city, state, or postal code. Exact GPS location is not required.
5. Review permissions. Microphone access supports voice and dictation. Important actions remain available with typed controls.
6. Test Madeline. Tap the microphone and ask, “Madeline, what can you do?”

Home and weather

Home shows current jobsite information, appointments, weather, and the fastest routes into your work.

Refresh weather

1. Enter a city, state, or postal code in the weather location field.
2. Tap Refresh live weather, or ask Madeline for the weather in that location.
3. Check the displayed update time. Saved conditions are labeled when a live update cannot be reached.

Weather supports job planning but does not replace official emergency, severe-weather, or site-safety instructions.

Jobs and job notes

Create or open a job

Owners can open or create company jobs. Leadership can work with jobs inside its delegated scope. Crew members see only assigned jobs. Confirm the customer, site, status, and contact information before saving any permitted change.

Type a job note

1. Open the correct job.
2. Tap NOTES.
3. Type the note, review it, and tap Save.

Dictate a job note

1. Open the correct job and tap NOTES.
2. Tap the microphone and speak clearly.
3. Review and correct the text before saving it to the job.

Calls, texts, email, and calendar

TradeBrace prepares the selected action in the appropriate Android app. Review the recipient and content there, then place the call or send/save it yourself. TradeBrace does not silently send communication.

Estimates and reports

Estimates

• Working contains estimates still being prepared or reviewed.
• Closed contains estimates that have been completed or closed.
• Review customer, job, line items, totals, and status before finalizing any record.
• Owners control company pricing, costs, margins, and final approval. Crew members do not see company financials or finalize estimates.

Daily reports

1. Open Reports and select the correct job and date.
2. Enter work performed, crew, conditions, delays, material, and follow-up items.
3. Type or dictate the report, review it, and save it.

Team and company directory

TradeBrace uses one app with server-enforced access for each verified company member. Owners manage company membership and roles. Leadership manages delegated crews and work. Crew members see their assigned work and permitted directory information.

1. Open Team.
2. Select a team member or add an invitation when that feature is available.
3. Assign only the access the person needs.
4. Use the Company Directory for approved work contact information.

Plans count active user seats, not downloads. Seats can be reassigned when staffing changes. Never share an owner login with a crew member.

Use Madeline

Madeline is a visible, user-started voice assistant inside TradeBrace. She does not use an always-listening wake word or listen in the background.

Start and stop

1. Tap Ask Madeline.
2. Wait for the listening indicator, then speak normally.
3. Review any draft before it changes a record or opens another app.
4. Say “stop,” “cancel,” “never mind,” or “that’s all” to end the session.

Useful requests

• “What’s the weather in Phoenix right now?”
• “Open Jobs.”
• “Add a note to this job.”
• “Open the Team directory.”
• “How do I create a daily report?”

Madeline may misunderstand a name or jobsite in noisy conditions. Read the displayed text before saving or sending anything.

Troubleshooting

Madeline does not hear me

• Confirm microphone permission is allowed for TradeBrace.
• Make sure another app is not actively using the microphone.
• Move away from loud equipment and try one short request.
• Use the typed control when voice recognition is unavailable.

Weather will not refresh

• Check that the device has internet access.
• Use a simple location such as “Phoenix, Arizona” or a postal code.
• Check the saved timestamp before relying on displayed conditions.

An update will not install

• For the public app, open Google Play and update from the official listing.
• Do not uninstall or clear storage before contacting support.
• Include the device model, Android version, TradeBrace version, and the exact error message in your support email.