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nurdevelopment
Level 1

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

 
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AlexV
QuickBooks Team

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

You can let them install the QuickBooks Online mobile app, nurdevelopment.

 

We have android and iOS version of this app. Then, make sure to enable it to run in the background while your phone is using data. You can check the phone's settings to allow the following:

  • Allow app while data saver is on
  • Allow unrestricted data usage
  • Allow background data usage

Then, let's turn on the auto-tracking feature. Simply click Mileage, then select Auto-tracking. They can also manually track their mileage. Just click Add Trip on the Mileage section.

 

In addition, make sure that your employee has access to your QuickBooks Online account. They can only track mileage within QuickBooks Online if they are at least Company admin or Standard user with full access.

 

You can read these guides to learn more:

Also, you can check anytime your QuickBooks Online account via browser to review the mileage log. Simply select the Mileage tab. Then, go to either All, Unreviewed, Business, or Personal sub-tab.

 

I'll be glad to help you if you have more questions. Have a great day!

KBC2012
Level 1

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Is there a way for my employees to track mileage without them having FULL access? I don't want them to see all my accounting business. 

Michael K
Moderator

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Thanks for reaching out, @KBC2012.

 

Happy to provide some insight on the mileage tracking feature in QuickBooks Online. At the moment, only users with Full Access can utilize Mileage Tracking on mobile. I know that this would be beneficial to you and your business, so I'm going to forward this idea to our Product Development Team for further review.

 

In the meantime, I recommend keeping an eye out on our blog to get the latest news on QuickBooks updates and features.

 

Let me know if you have any other questions by using the Reply button below. I want to ensure your continued success.

LouBE
Level 1

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Did anything ever come from this as I would also like employees to track mileage?.  Seems that the functionality is available so why not allow access without having to give employees access to everything.

Nick_M
QuickBooks Team

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Hi there, LouBE.

 

Thanks for dropping by the Community. At this time, it's still in review by our product development team. I would recommend checking out our Blog page here. There you can find information on changes coming in future updates. Also I'm including a link to our support hub. There you can find the steps to contact our support team should you want to reach someone who can look into your specific account and help you with a direct issue. 

 

If there's anything else I can do for you, feel free to post here any day, anytime. Thanks and I hope you have a nice afternoon.

TK-83
Level 2

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

How about now? It's been yet another year. I am honestly a bit suprised that allowing access to mileage and NOT everything else wasn't an obvious feature right from the start. Please get this update through.

TK-83
Level 2

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

How about now? It's been yet another year. I am honestly a bit suprised that allowing access to mileage and NOT everything else wasn't an obvious feature right from the start. Please get this update through.

Candice C
QuickBooks Team

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Good afternoon, @TK-83

 

Thanks for chiming in on this thread and wanting an update about having this feature for your employees/users. 

 

As of right now, this still isn't available for QuickBooks Online. However, you can send feedback so that our Product Developers see your request to add this in the near future because it would be beneficial for your business. 

 

Review our Blog site to keep up with what's new in the system.

 

Feel free to come back if you have any other concerns. Have a great day! 

dogsbarkatyou
Level 2

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Crappy QuickBooks, Why even have employees access if that cant do anything... There is a reason not to give your employees Full access to everything.... IT BECAUSE WE DONT WANT TO SHARE OUR ACCOUNTING INFO WITH HOURLY EMPLOYEES.......

 

Make the fix already people have been asking for it for years...

 

Let employees have access to anything we want them too. They should not need full access so they can go and add millage and then screw with there accounting. So dumb. 

TK-83
Level 2

How can my employee track their mileage on their phone?

Year 3 of looking for this update to happen... I don't even work in that same office and it would be useful in my current one too. It should go to show that this WOULD BE NICE if it ever happens. 

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