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title: "Plaud Hardware"
url: https://docs.aila.fyi/mobile/plaud
source: https://docs.aila.fyi/llms.txt
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# Plaud Hardware

Aila connects directly to Plaud recorders (Plaud Note, Plaud Note Pro, Plaud NotePin) over Bluetooth. Recordings sync into Aila without the Plaud app. These steps match **Settings > How to use Aila > Plaud Devices** in the app.

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## Connect a Plaud

1. On **Home**, tap **Connect Plaud** in the top left.
2. Select the Plaud recorder you have.
3. Press and hold the record button until the white light flashes. On a NotePin, press the center firmly. Aila keeps searching nearby.
4. When Aila finds your Plaud, tap **Connect**.

After pairing, the device page shows battery, storage, firmware, and sync controls. Back on **Home**, the Connect Plaud button becomes a radio icon. A green dot means your Plaud is connected; an orange dot means it's pairing or not ready. Tap the icon to open the device page.

Used your Plaud with the Plaud app before? Release it there first. See [Switch from the Plaud app](#switch-from-the-plaud-app).

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## Syncing recordings

- **Automatic:** Recordings move from your Plaud to Aila while Aila is open and connected. Aila doesn't need to be on screen, but don't swipe it closed.
- **Sync:** On the device page, tap **Sync** to pull everything on the recorder. Sync keeps running if you leave the screen or switch apps.
- **Fast sync:** On Plaud models with Wi-Fi, tap **Fast sync** for very long recordings or dozens at once. It transfers over the Plaud's Wi-Fi, about 10x faster. Keep Aila open, don't lock your iPhone, and tap **Join** if iPhone asks. Fast sync needs Location and Local Network access. If Location is off, Aila uses Bluetooth sync instead.

### Deleting from the device

- Aila removes a recording from the recorder only after it's safely in Aila.
- To delete a recording without syncing it (only unsynced recordings show this option), touch and hold it under **Recordings on device** and tap **Delete from device**. An unsynced recording is gone for good.

### Firmware updates

Firmware updates can erase recordings. Sync all recordings and wait until none remain on your Plaud before you update. Install updates from the **Firmware** section of the device page, and keep the Plaud nearby and charging until it reconnects.

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## Switch from the Plaud app

A Plaud connects to one app at a time. If it was linked to the Plaud app, release it there first.

> **Sync anything you want to keep first.** Unsynced recordings on the recorder are erased.

1. Open the **Plaud app** and tap the device icon in the top left.
2. Tap your Plaud.
3. On the device page, scroll all the way down.
4. Tap **Disconnect or remove device**.
5. Tap **Erase & remove**. (**Disconnect** only ends the session, and the recorder stays linked.)
6. The screen says **Device removed**. Open Aila and tap **Connect Plaud**.

If the recorder isn't connected in the Plaud app, tap **Remove device**, then **Erase & remove**, then pair it in Aila.

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## Troubleshooting

- **Aila can't find the Plaud:** Charge it, press and hold the record button until the white light flashes, and make sure no other phone or app is connected to it.
- **A call is missing:** Recordings sync only while Aila is open in the background and connected. Open Aila and tap **Sync** on the device page.
- **Still stuck:** See [Plaud support & FAQ](https://support.plaud.ai/hc/en-us) or email [support@aila.fyi](mailto:support@aila.fyi).