Watched folder on your phone

If you usually save books to a folder on your phone (your book downloads folder, an iCloud Drive folder…), you can ask Kevra to watch it. Everything inside comes in and, from then on, anything new every time you open Kevra.

It works on Android and on iPhone/iPad.

How to choose the folder

1. In the Library tab, tap Add a book.
2. Tap A folder on your phone.
3. Choose the folder with the system picker.

Kevra brings in what's inside, including subfolders, and tells you how many new books came in.

What happens next

• Every time you open Kevra (or come back to it after a while), it checks the folder for anything new.
• The option is now called Watching "folder name". Tap it to:
  • Check now, without waiting.
  • Choose another folder.
  • Stop watching it. Whatever already came in stays in your library.
• If you remove a book from the folder, it isn't deleted from your library.

What comes in and what doesn't

• Books, comics, PDFs and M4B audiobooks come in.
• Loose MP3s don't come in on their own: a folder of tracks is one audiobook, and you add it by hand from Add a book → A file on this device.
• A book with DRM or a damaged file can't be opened, and Kevra doesn't keep retrying it.

Common questions

• Android won't let me choose Downloads. Android doesn't allow choosing the whole Downloads folder. Create a folder inside it (for example, Downloads/Books) and choose that one.
• On iPhone I use iCloud Drive and a book doesn't come in. If the file isn't downloaded to the iPhone yet, Kevra requests it and it comes in the next time.
• It says it can't read the folder any more. If you deleted or moved it, choose it again in Add a book → A folder on your phone.
• Does Kevra need access to all my files? No. It only sees the folder you choose.