Apps HiHi Connect 2 App User Guide
- October 27, 2023
- APPs
Table of Contents
HiHi Connect 2
USER GUIDE
Getting started
This section contains the essential information for downloading and getting started with the HiHi Connect 2 app
Downloading the app
On Android devices, download the app from Google Play Store.
On iOS devices, download the app from the App Store.
Signing In
When you first launch the application, you will be prompted with a series of
screens.
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You will now be prompted to sign-in using your unique username and password.
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You can press the picture of the eye to show your password whilst you type this in.
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Click the ‘Sign In’ button.
NOTE: Your username and password are auto generated by your supplier. There is a link on the screen called “What are my credentials” which will guide you to locate your login details. -
Each of the following prompts will require you to select ‘Yes’ to enable HiHi Connect 2 to work on your mobile.
These prompts are for:
– Access to your microphone
– Access to your camera
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Once you have confirmed each of the prompts, you will then be taken to the Contacts tab of the app.
Navigation menu
This section contains an overview about each option on the top Navigation Bar
Pull a call
Pull an active call from your HiHi deskphone to your HiHi Connect mobile app
by selecting the HiHi icon and selecting ‘Pull’
Do not disturb
Turn ‘Do not disturb’ on and off by selecting the moon icon. The moon icon
will appear red when do not disturb is on, and grey when it is off
Settings
Select the avatar to the right to open your HiHi Connect settings
Parked Calls
To view a list of any parked calls, select the P icon.
This section contains an overview about each option on the bottom Navigation Bar
Search
Search for a specific contact from your phonebook.
Recents
View your recent and missed calls.
Contacts
View your company, shared or phone contacts.
Keypad
Make calls by entering in a phone number.
If you press and hold the ‘1’ key, you can initiate a call to your voicemail
inbox.
Voicemail
Access your voicemail inbox.
Settings
There are a range of settings available on your HiHi Connect 2, ensuring that you can manage some of your call options via the app. Some of these settings are listed below in more detail.
Connectivity
Pull Call from HiHi deskphone
Allows you to move an ongoing call from your HiHi deskphone to your mobile
device, so you can continue the call in another location.
Wifi Only (Android Only)
Toggle this setting to prevent mobile data costs by only allowing HiHi Connect
2 to be used via a Wifi connection.
Quick Settings
Do Not Disturb
You can put your app into Do Not Disturb mode if your company policy allows.
This can also be set from other screens in the app by selecting the moon icon
at the top.
When placing your app into Do Not Disturb, your HiHi deskphone will also be
set to this mode.
Always Use Video
Where a company policy allows, you can choose to always use a video call when
the other party has video enabled.
Hide Caller ID
When calling externally you can withhold your number and depending on the
phone system configuration, the number will either show as private or your
default main company number.
Mute Ringtone
You can select to mute the ringing of HiHi Connect 2 calls by selecting this
option. This will mute the audio ringing of a call on your HiHi Connect 2, but
your HiHi deskphone will continue ringing as normal.
This is an alternative to Call Forwarding or setting your device to Do Not
Disturb, which both effect your deskphone.
A daily notification will remind you that you’ve selected to mute your
ringtone.
Parked Call Notifications
If you belong to a Call Park group, you can enable notifications so that you
are easily notified when a call is parked.
When selecting this notification, you will easily be able to retrieve the call
within the HiHi Connect 2 app.
Enable Group Night Forwarding (Specific Users Only)
Enable Group Night Forwarding via this option on your HiHi Connect 2. When
enabled, a notification is sent to confirm this.
This setting is only available for users who have the correct permissions set.
Call Settings
Call Forwarding
If you need to forward your calls to another number, you can activate this via
HiHi Connect 2. Simply input the number you would like calls to be forwarded
to and choose one of the below options to set the service up:
Busy | For when you are on a call |
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Away | No answer forward |
Offline
Always| When you can’t be reached
Misc
Licenses
Shows the software licenses utilised by the application.
Logout
You can easily log out of the HiHi Connect 2 app within
Settings.
Once logged out, your business calls will stop coming through to your mobile
until you log back in.
Contacts
This section contains information about the Contacts tab within HiHi Connect 2.
Contact List
You can view your favourite contacts, company contacts, shared or phone
contacts from the tabs. A handy scrolling a-z index is displayed on the right
to
allow you to quickly lookup your contact via their initials.
You can update your contact list by shaking your smartphone to the left and
right. A blue circle icon will appear, showing that it is syncing to your
‘Company’, ‘Shared’ and ‘Local’ contacts, updating where necessary.
Contact Card
The contact card displays information about a contact such as mobile number,
email address and direct number.
You can click the email address which will launch the email client on your
device.
The contact card also allows you to set the contact as a favourite and also
view your call history with them.
Using the native dialler
You can call contacts in your HiHi Connect 2 phonebook using your phone’s
native dialler.
When you have a contact card open, select the 3 dots to the right of their
number.
A menu will appear, you can then select to ‘Call using mobile network’ which
will use your mobile’s number and not your HiHi number. Selecting this option
will use your own Network’s tariff for the call.
You can also choose to ‘Send SMS’ to a mobile number from an existing saved
contact.
Once selected, it will open up your mobile’s native SMS application, inserting
the number automatically.
Please be aware this option will use your own Network’s tariff and you may be
charged by your network provider.
Adding a Contact
You can now add a contact easily to your phonebook via HiHi Connect 2. To
do this, select the Recents tab, and select the number you would like to add.
To edit a contact, open their contact card and select ‘edit’. Complete the
information you wish to edit and save. This will open the contact card. To add
the contact, select the ‘Add contact’ icon.
Complete the personal details for the contact and select from the drop-down
list where you would like to save it. These options do depend on your
permissions. To save it as a Shared contact, you would need to select ‘add
both’. To delete a contact, open their contact card and again select ‘edit’.
Scroll down to the bottom and select ‘delete contact’.
Configuring Phone Contacts
To configure the app to use phone contacts stored locally on your device, you
will need to access the ‘My contacts’ screen on the contacts filter options.
You will then be able to grant permission having had the opportunity to read
and agree to the Privacy Policy statement.
Please note, the information on this page only applies to Android users.
Availability
This section contains information about the presence status of contacts within
HiHi Connect 2.
HiHi Connect 2 allows you to see the availability of your contacts who have
set a status icon. As their availability changes, the colour of the status
icon will change, letting you know if someone is able to take a call or not.
Icons | What it means |
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availability | The green availability icon indicates that a user is available |
to take a call.
offline| The grey availability icon indicates that the user is offline.
away| The yellow availability icon indicates that the user is online, but has
been idle for more than 10 minutes.
busy| This red icon indicates that the user is busy on a call or has set their
status to Do Not Disturb.
Audio and Video Calls
This section contains information about audio and video calls on HiHi Connect 2.
Keypad Tab
The Keypad tab is one of the options available to make audio and video calls.
This tab displays both a dial pad and a text field. When you enter numbers
they will appear in the field above. If you enter in the incorrect number, you
can delete the number using the small icon to the right of the green phone
icon.
You can use the text field to paste in a number that you may have copied from
elsewhere on your mobile. Just hold down the flashing curser and you can paste
the number in.
Via the Contact Card
Select a contact from the Contacts tab to open their contact card. From the
contact card, choose the number you wish to select to make the call.
Via the Recents Tab
Open the Recents tab and you will see all your recent incoming, outgoing and
missed calls. If you wish to call a contact shown in this list, select the
name or number and their contact card will appear at the bottom. Then select
the number you wish to call them on.
Answering Calls
This section contains information about answering calls on HiHi Connect 2.
You will be able to either accept or decline an incoming call when using your
HiHi Connect 2 app.
In-Call Actions
When on a call, you can perform the following actions:
Missed Calls
If you miss a call, a push notification will be received on your device,
unless turned off in your settings. When you click the notification, the
Recents tab will open and you will be able to see the name or number of the
missed caller.
Missed calls are shown by opening the Recent tab in the navigation menu.
Transferring a Call
When on a call, you can transfer the call to a contact within your phonebook
or to a new number. To transfer a call, click the transfer icon.
You will then be shown two options; Consult First or Transfer Directly. If you
choose Consult First, you will be able to talk to the recipient you are
transferring the call to, before the call is transferred across.
Once you have selected your option, you can search for the contact within your
Contact list, or enter a new number via the Keypad (Other) tab. You can then
transfer the call directly or consult with the recipient first before
releasing the call, which will then disconnect you from the conversation.
Multiple Active Call Handling
You will need to have the Call Waiting feature enabled on your account to use
this.
If you have two or more active calls, you can easily switch between them by
pressing the All Calls icon to the bottomleft of the screen. When selected,
all active calls will be shown. Your current active call is shown with a green
dot icon against it, with all other active calls on hold, shown with a red dot
icon.
When you select another call, the current active call will be placed on hold
until it becomes active again.
Add to Call (Conferencing)
The Add to Call feature allows you to add an additional contact from your
phonebook to an existing call, to initiate a conference call.
When on an active call, select the Add to Call icon within the Call Control
menu.
Next, select whether to consult with the contact first or instantly add them
to the existing call.
Choose the contact from your phonebook to add to the call.
If you have chosen ‘Consult First’ you will be able to talk with them first.
Select the Add to Call icon again. A warning will be displayed, informing you that the video calling will be disabled during the conference call. You can select to continue without video, or to cancel the conference.
Your active calls will be shown, select the name to merge with the existing
call.
Your calls will now be merged as a conference call.
You can do this process multiple times to add multiple contacts to the call.
Please note: the ability to add a person from dialing their number in the
keypad will be introduced soon.
Kick User From a Conference Call
A conference host may wish to kick a user from a conference call, if the user
dialled is unavailable. This is especially useful if a user’s call goes
directly to their voicemail, as it allows the host to prevent the voicemail
box from recording the call.
When a conference call is active, the host can see a full list of participants
by selecting the icons towards the top of the screen.
The full list of call participants is shown, click the waste bin icon to the
right to ‘kick out’ a participant from the conference call.
The selected user has now been removed from the call, and the host can
continue to remove more if necessary.
Viewing and Retrieving Parked Calls
You can easily park a call and retrieve it again using the HiHi Connect 2 app.
To park a call, select the ‘more’ icon when on an active call. Select the
‘Park call’ option.
This should park the call and you should be able to see this in your
notification tab.| To view your parked calls, select the notification which
will take you to a list of any parked calls. You can also view this list from
within the app by
selecting the Parked Calls icon at the top of the Navigation Bar.| To retrieve
the call, select it from the list.
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Pause and Resume Call Recording
Please note: To pause and resume call recording, users must have their profile
configured to be able to control this.
You can easily pause and resume call recording whilst on a call using the HiHi Connect 2 app. Simply select the ‘Tap to stop recording’ option within the call control screen to pause recording.
Select the ‘Tap to resume recording’ option within the call control screen to resume call recording.
Voicemail
Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail is available on HiHi Connect 2. This feature allows you to
play, pause, mark as unheard, and delete voicemails on your HiHi app.
Playback is through the speaker of the mobile device.
We will shortly be adding receiver and Bluetooth support.
Retrieving a Voicemail
When a voicemail is left, a notification is sent to the device.
A red icon also appears on the voicemail menu option showing a count of
unheard voicemail messages. Please click here to access your voicemails.
You will be able to view a list of voicemails showing the contact name and
duration of the voicemails.
The blue dot next to the contact icon shows that there is an unheard voicemail
waiting.
Group voicemail is also supported if it has been configured on the phone system. If it has been configured, you will be able to see a list of groups that contain voicemails.
When you open the group, a list of voicemails is displayed. You can listen to each voicemail by clicking on it. Don’t forgot, you can use the buttons to pause, play, delete or mark the message as unheard.
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