Amazon Monitron is no longer open to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For capabilities similar to Amazon Monitron, see our [blog post](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/maintain-access-and-consider-alternatives-for-amazon-monitron).

# Choosing your measurement viewing platform
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There are two ways to use Amazon Monitron to view your assets' measurements and abnormalities. You can view them in the mobile app, or you can view them in the web app. Each way has its advantages.

With the mobile app, you use your phone's Bluetooth and Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities to install and configure gateways and sensors, as explained in [Wi-Fi gateways](setting-up-Wi-Fi-gateways.md). 

With the web app, you download your data to a .csv file. Also, your monitor is probably bigger than your phone, so the web app may be a better place to see measurements using line graphs.

You can activate either the mobile app or the web app by clicking on a link to your project. This is the link that the administrator sends to the user, as explained in [Sending an email invitation](resending-email.md). But you can re-generate this link from the **Projects** page by selecting a user and then choosing **Email instructions**, or by choosing **Copy link** under **Project details.**

![Project details page showing Copy link button and Email instructions button highlighted.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/images/send_project_link.png)


**Topics**
+ [In-app updates](#in-app-updates)

## In-app updates
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For access to the latest Amazon Monitron features, regularly check your mobile device for updates. Periodically, Amazon Monitron releases new application versions that you'll need to manually update if you don't enable automatic updates. These notifications will be provided on the web app as they become available.

**Flexible and immediate updates**

 Amazon Monitron provides two kinds of in-app updates: flexible and immediate. **Flexible updates** allow you to elect whether or not to update the Amazon Monitron app once you’ve signed in. **Immediate updates** contain security updates, and must be installed in order to use the app. You can install updates from the Amazon Monitron app, or directly from Google Play or the App Store. 

To manually install the latest updates:

1. Sign in to the Amazon Monitron app and choose **Update**.    
[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/platform-chapter.html)

1.  When you select **update**, you'll be directed to Google Play or the App Store. Select **Update** or **Install** to start the update.     
[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/platform-chapter.html)

1. If you start the update process within the Amazon Monitron app, you'll see a success message in the app once the update has been installed.  
![Modal dialog confirming successful application update to version 1.0.0 with Done button.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/Monitron/latest/user-guide/images/app-update-success-screen.png)
**Note**  
 You will not see the success message if the update happens automatically, or if you initiate the update process within the App Store or Google Play.