# How long does it take for the purple to show up on the map?

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-the-purple-to-show-up-on-the-map/1117>\
**Category:** Data\
**Created:** [July 1, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-the-purple-to-show-up-on-the-map/1117 "2022-07-01T03:52:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ethan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/ethan/32/177_2.png) [@Ethan](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Ethan)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-the-purple-to-show-up-on-the-map/1117/6 "2022-07-05T15:14:03Z")

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Ensure that you click the “Save” button to save the changes. The instructions are listed in [this step](https://community.purpleair.com/t/sensor-start-up-guide/182#connect-sensor-to-local-wifi-6) of our sensor start-up guide.

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