Using Bexio offline: what works without internet

Using Bexio offline means your invoices, receipts and files stay viewable even without internet, because they're cached locally on the device. Reading always works, writing needs a connection. For anyone who isn't sitting on stable Wi-Fi all day, that's precisely the decisive difference.

What works in Bexio offline?

Vexlo works on a cache-first principle: on opening, the app instantly shows the most recently loaded data and updates it in the background as soon as there's a connection again. Without internet you can therefore:

• View invoices and supplier bills
• Open receipts and files in the inbox
• Look up contacts, articles and employees

The data isn't "gone" just because the network drops for a moment. It's already on the device.

What doesn't work offline?

Anything that writes back to your Bexio needs a connection: sending an invoice, changing a status. These actions are blocked offline so that no half-finished changes occur. Scanning receipts, on the other hand, works offline too: they land in a queue and you upload them once you're back online.

This clear separation is by design: reading is safe at any time, writing only happens with a real connection to Bexio.

Why is cache-first faster?

Cache-first has a pleasant side effect: even with internet, the app feels faster, because it doesn't wait for the server on every tap. You see data instantly, and the update happens unnoticed in the background.

When does this pay off in everyday life?

On the train through a tunnel, in the underground car park at a client's, on a construction site without reception or abroad without roaming. Everywhere the difference is noticeable. Instead of "can't right now" it's "just checked".

How offline capability fits into the entire mobile workflow is shown in the complete guide to Bexio on the go.