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XProtect Mobile client

Bookmarks

Last Updated: 5 minute read
Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

Note

This feature is only available in certain XProtect VMS systems. For more information, see: Milestone XProtect® Product Comparison Tool.

You can use bookmarks to quickly locate relevant video sequences. You can use the feature in both live mode (see Viewing live video) and playback mode (see Find and view video recordings) or while you use video push (see Stream video from your device to your surveillance system).

Bookmarks

Play bookmark video clip, share bookmark or view bookmark details

  1. On the Home screen, tap Bookmarks (Android) or MobC_iOS_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (iOS) to open the bookmarks list.

  2. On the Bookmarks screen, select All bookmarks to open the complete list of bookmarks created by all users or My bookmarks to open a list of bookmarks that only shows those bookmarks that you have created yourself.

  3. Optional. If the list of bookmarks is too long, tap Load more.

  4. Optional. To make the search easier, you can filter the list of bookmarks (see Filter your bookmarks).

  5. Navigate to the bookmark that you want to view, then tap on it. The Bookmark details screen opens.

  6. To share the bookmark, tap MobC_Android_ShareBookmark_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_ShareBookmark_icon_I.png (iOS). Share the bookmark link using your preferred communication app.

    Note

    To open a shared bookmark, you must have added the server it comes from to the server list in your XProtect Mobile app.

  7. To play the bookmark video clip, tap on the video.

  8. To view the bookmark video clip in full screen, tap MobC_Android_Playback_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Playback_icon_I.png (iOS). Use the playback timeline to go to a specific time in the bookmark video clip (see Using the playback timeline). Tap MobC_Android_Snapshot_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Snapshot_icon_I.png (iOS) to take a snapshot. Tap MobC_Android_Playback_AudioMuted_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Live_AudioOff_icon_I.png (iOS) to play back audio in the bookmark video clip. Tap MobC_Android_Back-to-live_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Back-to-live_icon_I.png (iOS) to go back to the Bookmark details screen.

On the Bookmark details screen, you can also view:

Name

Description

Headline

The headline of the bookmark that must contain a maximum of 50 characters. The field is required.

Description

The additional description of the bookmark. The field is optional.

Start time

The suggested start time of the bookmark clip is a number of seconds before the time of the bookmark event. The start time is specified by the system administrator.

Bookmark event

The time in the video clip that shows when the bookmark event was triggered.

End time

The suggested end time of the bookmark clip is a number of seconds after the time of the bookmark event. The end time is specified by the system administrator.

Bookmark ID

A unique ID number that is assigned to the bookmark automatically.

Added by

The user who has created the bookmark.

Camera name

The name of the camera that streams the bookmark video clip.

Duration

The duration of the bookmark video clip.

See live video

Tap to return to the video in live mode.

Add or edit bookmarks

You can add bookmarks to live videos and video recordings.

Steps to add bookmarks to videos in live mode:

  1. Tap Views (Android) or the dedicated views button MobC_iOS_views.png (iOS), then select the required camera in the view.

  2. Tap MobC_Android_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (iOS). The bookmark is added with the name Quick bookmark assigned by the system automatically.

  3. Optional. To change the bookmark name, tap Edit on the success message. The Edit bookmark screen opens.

    1. In the Headline field, enter a name for the bookmark. You can also change the name later.

    2. Optional. Describe the incident. You can also change the description later.

    3. Tap Save.

Note

The Duration of a bookmark clip is determined on the surveillance system server.

Steps to add bookmarks to videos in playback mode:

  1. Select the required camera in the view and switch to playback mode.

  2. Tap MobC_Android_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (Android) or MobC_iOS_Bookmarks_icon_I.png (iOS). The Add bookmark screen opens.

  3. In the Headline field, enter a name for the bookmark. You can also change the name later.

  4. Optional. In the Description field, describe the incident. You can also change the description later.

  5. Tap Connect_your_mobile_device.png (Android) or Save (iOS).

Note

The Duration of a bookmark clip is determined on the surveillance system server.

Steps to edit bookmarks

  1. On the Bookmarks screen, navigate to the bookmark that you want to edit, then tap on it. The Bookmark details screen opens.

  2. To edit the bookmark, tap MobC_Android_Edit_icon_I.png (Android) or Edit (iOS). The Edit bookmark screen opens.

  3. In the Headline field, enter a name for the bookmark.

  4. Optional. Describe the incident.

  5. Optional. Although the time of the bookmark event and the start and end time of the video clip are specified by the system administrator, you can adjust these settings. To do that, navigate to the time setting that you want to edit and tap MobC_Android_Edit_icon_I.png. The Edit time frame screen opens. The time setting that you want to edit is highlighted in yellow.

    1. Drag the time indicator of the setting to the desired position on the timeline. You can also edit the time frame by tapping MobC_iOS_TimeStamp_icon_I.png on the timeline to open the time picker.

    2. Optional. On the Edit time frame screen, repeat the step above to edit the other two time settings of the bookmark. The bookmark event time must be between the start time and the end time of the video clip.

  6. Tap the Save button Connect_your_mobile_device.png (Android) or Save (iOS).

Note

The Duration of a bookmark clip is determined on the surveillance system server.

Delete bookmarks

Depending on your user permissions, you can delete bookmarks created by yourself or others. If you delete a bookmark, it is removed from the database, and you can no longer access it.

Steps to delete bookmarks:

  1. On the Edit bookmarks screen, tap MobC_Android_Delete_icon_I.png (Android) or Delete (iOS).

  2. On the confirmation message, tap Delete.

  3. Optional. Tap the bookmark you want to delete and swipe it to the left.