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Let's make sure that internet wont stand in your staff's way to put their attendance.
The Wi-Fi is down. Mobile data isn't cooperating. And your entire team just arrived for work. Perfect timing, right?
Well, we've been working on something for exactly that situation.
No Internet? No Panic.
It's 9 AM. Your staff are arriving. Someone is checking in, another is starting their shift, and suddenly... No internet. Normally, that's when everyone starts asking: "Sir, how do we mark attendance?" And somebody inevitably suggests writing everything down and fixing it later. Not exactly the future of attendance management. So we're introducing Offline Attendance for Thleng Ta! Staff and Station. Now, when a device has been prepared beforehand, your team can continue recording attendance even when the connection disappears. No separate offline app. No special offline attendance button. Just the same Thleng Ta! experience.
Same Attendance. Even Without Internet.
For staff using their registered phones, everything stays familiar. Open Thleng Ta!. Tap Attendance. Check in, start a break, resume or check out. If the internet isn't available, Thleng Ta! can save the attendance record directly on the device, keeping the actions in their correct order. Close the app? The saved records remain there when you return, as long as the device's browser storage is preserved. And when the internet comes back and Thleng Ta! is open, it automatically attempts to send those saved records to the server. No need to recreate the morning's attendance from memory. The app also shows whether attendance is saved locally, waiting to sync, awaiting review or accepted. Because "saved on your phone" and "approved attendance" are two different things.
Your Station Can Work Offline Too.
Remember Thleng Ta! Station? The feature that turns a phone, tablet or computer at your workplace into one shared attendance point for the entire team? Well, Station is getting offline support too. Imagine a café with fifteen staff and one shared tablet near the counter. The internet goes down. Instead of sending everyone home to hunt for mobile data, prepared and enrolled staff can continue using the Station. Walk up. Scan your face. Record attendance. The Station can recognise enrolled staff locally using previously prepared recognition data. Each employee's attendance is saved separately, so one person's record doesn't interfere with another's. When the Station reconnects and is open, it automatically attempts to sync the saved records. And no, you don't need to register everyone again. Your existing Station pairing and compatible staff enrollments remain in place. If the Station can't confidently recognise someone offline, additional username-and-PIN confirmation requires reconnecting. Face verification remains part of Station attendance.
But What About GPS and Workplace ID?
Good question. Offline doesn't mean skipping verification. If your workplace requires GPS verification, Thleng Ta! still needs location permission and a usable location reading when attendance is recorded. Let's say someone checks in at the workplace at 9 AM without internet. They go home at 10 AM and reconnect. Thleng Ta! sends the original saved attendance time and location, not their new location at home. The original time is device-reported and remains subject to server checks. And what if Workplace ID is enabled? Thleng Ta! saves the attendance photo and verification information for later uploading. The final Workplace ID comparison still happens on the server against the registered workplace references. So offline attendance doesn't mean blindly trusting every saved record. It means collecting the required information now and verifying it when the connection returns.
Owners Still Have the Final Say.
By default, eligible offline attendance can be automatically approved after passing the required checks. But owners can choose manual review for their workplace instead. If a Workplace ID photo doesn't match, the system doesn't simply accept it. The record can be sent for owner or authorised manager review, along with the captured evidence. Reviewers can approve, reject or use the available correction options where appropriate. And if an employee already marked attendance through another authorised device while one device was offline? Thleng Ta! checks for conflicts when syncing rather than silently overwriting the attendance history. Repeated upload attempts won't create duplicate attendance, and one employee's failed record won't hold up everyone else's. Offline should make attendance more reliable. Not make the records more confusing.
The Camera Got Faster, Too.
Offline support isn't the only improvement. We've also improved how Thleng Ta! prepares its camera and recognition features. During initial preparation, the app downloads the files it needs for supported camera verification. Once downloaded, those files can be reused instead of fetching everything from scratch each time. That means fewer repeated downloads, faster preparation and a smoother experience, especially on slower connections. It doesn't eliminate every second of camera startup or server verification. But it does remove unnecessary waiting. And those seconds matter when your staff use attendance every single day.
You Take the Photo Now. Literally.
Here's another change we're particularly happy about. Previously, staff attendance photos relied on automatic capture and live camera readiness checks. Sometimes, you were ready to take the picture. But the app wasn't. So you'd adjust your face. Move the phone. Wait. Move it again. Wait some more. We've made that experience more straightforward. Now, during Staff attendance verification, you can position yourself properly, make sure your face and workplace background are visible, and tap the shutter when you're ready. Just like taking a normal photo. The camera still detects your face and helps guide positioning. A green indicator means a face has been detected and the camera is ready for capture. It doesn't mean identity or Workplace ID verification has passed. After you take the photo, the existing verification checks still apply. And the experience stays familiar whether you're recording attendance online or saving it offline. Station's face-recognition flow remains separate.
One Small Thing Before Going Offline.
There's a catch. Well, more of a preparation step. Thleng Ta! needs an internet connection first to sign in, prepare the necessary files and set up the relevant identity verification. Once prepared, the app can support offline attendance during a temporary outage. It's not unlimited offline access. Preparation currently remains valid for 24 hours, and browser storage needs to stay intact. New staff enrollment, first-time Station pairing and certain account or workplace changes still need internet. So don't clear the app's storage and expect everything to magically survive. We're good. Not that good.
Because Work Doesn't Stop When Wi-Fi Does.
The point of this update isn't to make offline attendance a complicated new feature everyone has to learn. It's the opposite. Your staff should keep using the same attendance button. Your Station should keep serving the team. Your camera should be ready sooner. And taking an attendance photo should feel as simple as taking any other photo. All while keeping attendance verification, syncing and owner review intact.
Your internet connection might be unreliable. Your attendance process shouldn't have to be. Same Thleng Ta!. Less waiting. More getting things done.
