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HOW TO USE THE TRAEGER APP

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What's in This Article?

Your one-stop shop to find out how to navigate and get the most out of your Traeger app.

WHAT CAN THE TREAGER APP DO?

CAN DO CANNOT DO

Access to the Traeger community

  • The Traeger recipe database with over 1500 recipes
  • View saved and recommended recipes from content creators
  • Shop Traeger.com

Control multiple grills from the comfort of your device

  • Switch between multiple grills paired to the same device
  • Control and view grill temperature
  • Control and view meat probe goal and real-time temperature
  • Control and view a timer
  • Receive grill related notifications
  • Activate Keep Warm setting
  • Shut down grill

Use 'Make Now' function

  • Send recipes instructions and cook details from the app to the grill. (ex: grill will go from 350°F to 225°F on the one hour mark, as directed in the recipe)

Check maintenance and get support

  • View grill's scheduled maintenance
  • View grill's manual
  • View grill's warranty

Ignite

  • As a safety feature, the grill ignition must be done in person using the grill's controller.

View the Shutdown Cycle Countdown

  • Although you can shutdown your grill from the app, the countdown timer is only visible on the controller screen

 

APP COMPATIBLITY

ANDROID IOS (APPLE)

The Traeger App works on Androids v. 10 or newer. For older android versions, the customer must update their device's operating system.

The Traeger App works on iOS 14 or newer. For older iOS versions, the customer must update their device's operating system.

 

CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS

The Traeger app has two Settings pages:

  • A page that shows your grill's settings
  • A page that shows your app and your account settings

GRILL SETTINGS

The grill settings page contains the following information:

  • Grill Name: The nickname you gave your grill during pairing.
  • Firmware Version: Your grill's current firmware version. 
  • Config Version: Your grill's config version is specific to your model.
  • WiFi SSID/Network: The WiFi network your grill is connected to. 
  • Signal Strength: How strong your WiFi signal is.  Optimal strength is between –30 and –70 dBm. Check out Home WiFi Setup to see ways to improve signal strength. 
  • UUID: The UUID is the grill's unique network name. 

To get to your grill's settings page in the app:

  1. Tap on the grill icon at the bottom of the app's home page. 
  2. Tap, Settings.
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APP SETTINGS

The app settings page contains your account information, notification settings, and app information. To get to the app's settings page:

  1. Tap the profile icon at the top-right corner of the page.
  2. Tap the settings gear icon.

CHANGE YOUR GRILL'S NAME

Have some fun naming your grill! 

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  1. Open your Traeger app. 
  2. Go to your grill's homepage by tapping the grill icon at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of your grill's homepage and tap, Settings.
  4. Tap Grill Name.
  5. Enter your grill's new nickname.
  6. Click Save at the top right corner of your screen.
  7. Congratulations! You've successfully renamed your grill.

CHANGE YOUR GRILL'S TEMPERATURE 

Change your grill's temp on the fly right from your phone.

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Your grill must be on and already ignited to change your grill's temperature.

  1. Go to the grill's dashboard by tapping the grill icon at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Tap on Temperature.
  3. Scroll to desired temperature, click the Confirm button on the bottom of the screen.
  4. The new temperature is reflected above Goal within the Grill temperature box.

SET A TIMER

Set a timer in the Traeger app without ever having to leave your couch.

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  1. Open the Traeger App.
  2. Tap on the grill banner on the bottom of the screen.
    • Timers can only be set on active grills.
  3. Within the grill controller page, tap on Timer.
  4. Scroll to desired time, press Confirm.
  5. The set timer will now show on the grill control page, on the grill banner at the bottom of the app, and on the connected WiFIRE grill.

MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS

Getting too many notifications or not getting enough? Set your preferences here. 

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  1. Open the Traeger app.
  2. Tap on your profile in the top-left corner of the app.
  3. Tap the Settings gear icon in the top-right corner.
  4. Find the Notifications setting and tap, PUSH NOTIFICATIONS.
  5. Tap, GO TO SETTINGS. This will open your device's notification settings.
  6. Set your notifications based on your device type.

PUSH NOTIFICATIONS NOT WORKING

For optimal use of the Traeger App, the app must be updated to the latest version. Users on older version will no longer receive push notifications in the app. To solve this problem, update the app in the app store. 

Some devices may be too old to update to the new app. Users are free to continue to use the old app or connect to the grill on another device.

 

RECIPES

ADJUST SERVING SIZES & MEASUREMENTS

You can change a meal's serving size on the Traeger app, which automatically adjusts the ingredient measurements. 

  1. Find the recipe of your choice.
  2. Tap Ingredients.
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  3. To change the serving size, tap a number under SERVING SIZE.
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  4. Tap GOT IT.
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  5. To change the system of measurement, tap under MEASUREMENT.
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  6. You have adjusted the recipe's ingredient measurements based on serving size.
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USE 'MAKE NOW'

Recipes in the Traeger app include a feature called, MAKE NOW. This feature sends the recipe's timer and temperature instructions to your grill so you can focus on other things and not worry about keeping tabs on your food. It also pins the recipe to your grill's dashboard on the app.

NOTE: When using MAKE NOW, you will not be able to change your grill's timer or temperature from the recipe's steps.

  1. Find the recipe of your choice within the Traeger app.
  2. Turn on your grill.
  3. Tap, MAKE NOW.
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  4. Tap, BEGIN COOK.
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  5. Let the grill do the work for you!

MAKE NOW PROGRESS BAR

The progress bar displays the recipe's completion status. 

  • The progress is indicated by the number of completed steps, not by time. 

COMPLETING A 'MAKE NOW' RECIPE

Once the recipe finishes, the grill will change the temperature to KEEP WARM. KEEP WARM sets the grill to 165°F/74°C to keep your food at a safe temperature until you are ready to serve your meal. 

STOPPING AN IN-PROGRESS, 'MAKE NOW' COOK

Tapping STOP on a MAKE NOW recipe stops the MAKE NOW feature and puts the grill back to manual mode. You can resume where you left off by tapping 'Start' from the MAKE NOW widget, which is pinned to your grill's dashboard. The cook cycle instructions will resend to your grill.

  1. In the MAKE NOW widget, tap, STOP.
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  2. Tap, YES, STOP, to stop the recipe.
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CANCELING AN IN-PROGRESS, 'MAKE NOW' COOK

Canceling a MAKE NOW cook cancels the cook. Unlike stopping a MAKE NOW recipe, you will not be able to resume your cook where you left off. 

  1. In the MAKE NOW widget, tap the trash can icon.
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  2. The MAKE NOW widget is now removed from your dashboard, and the cook is canceled.
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ADD AN ADDITIONAL USER 

You can monitor your grill from multiple devices, so long each instance of the app is signed into the same account.

ADD ADDITIONAL GRILLS 

Follow our instructions below to add a second, third, or even fourth grill.

  1. Open the Traeger App on your mobile device. Make sure you are connected to your WiFi network.
  2. Open your existing grill's dashboard.
  3. Tap on your grill's name.
  4. Select, Add Grill.
  5. Turn on the new grill and follow the pairing process: 
  6. Start Traegering!

SWITCH BETWEEN GRILLS 

  1. On the Traeger App, you can control multiple grills at the same time.
  2. Within the app, go to the grill's homepage by tapping the banner at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Tap the grill's name at the top of the page to access your grills.
  4. Tap the grill you'd like to control.
  5. Traeger on!

REMOVE A GRILL

  1. Tap the grill icon to open your grill's dashboard.
  2. Tap on your grill's name.
  3. Tap the three dots on the right side of your grill's name.
  4. Tap, Remove Grill.
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