Announcing: Improved Device Timeline
A more intuitive, flexible timeline that makes it easy to explore device data, locate coverage gaps, and link directly to moments that matter.
If you manage a large fleet of robots, you likely spend a lot of time looking at the Timeline view. It’s where you go to see a bird’s eye view of your data across devices, and select the ranges you need to visualize. When something goes wrong, it’s your starting point for finding the right recordings.
We’ve rebuilt the device timeline from the ground up to make it easier to explore time-based recordings across all of your devices. The new timeline removes the friction of fixed time windows and clunky navigation, adds visibility into import status, and supports deep links so other tools can point directly at the precise time range and device you care about.
What’s new
Improved timeline navigation (pan + zoom)
The timeline now has more zoom features. Scrub to any time range using natural gestures (two-finger scroll, mouse wheel, or grab-and-drag), or just click on the column where you want to see more. You can also pan across the timeline to find the exact recording you are looking for.
Date picker
We overhauled the date picker to let you select arbitrary start and end times. If you already know the exact timestamp you need to be at, just paste it in. You’re no longer limited to preset time blocks.
Context preservation when visualizing
Jump from the timeline into a visualization and come back without losing your place. The timeline preserves the exact point in time you were inspecting.
Import-status filtering
Toggle visibility based on a recording’s import state: imported, pending/partially available, or not yet imported. This gives you clear visibility into what data is actually available now and what’s still flowing through the ingestion pipeline (including edge-site availability).
Device filtering
Filter by device name or device ID so you can focus on the robots and devices you care about.
Deep linking
External systems can link directly to a timeline view, zoomed to a chosen time span or highlighting a specific recording on a device. This makes it simple to connect analytics, CI, or incident tools into the timeline workflow.
Who it’s for
- Teams with large fleets who need to inspect recordings across devices.
- Engineers or operators triaging coverage gaps, diagnostics, or specific incidents across multiple robots.
- Integrations that want to link users directly to an exact recording span or device view.
Get started
The updated timeline view is now available on the latest version of Foxglove for all plan tiers. Log in to the Foxglove web app or download the latest Foxglove desktop app to give it a try today. More information can be found in our developer docs.
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