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How to add or change your profile photo

  • Touch the My Account icon at the top of the screen

  • Tap the edit icon next to the photo

  • Choose to use your camera, or to select an image from your gallery

  • This image will now be added as your profile photo

  • Press the Back arrow to leave the Account area

How to change your notification settings

  • Touch the My Account icon at the top of the screen

  • Press Notifications Settings

  • Select to change each notification setting to activate or deactivate as you require

  • Tap the back arrow to exit notification settings

  • Touch the back arrow to exit the My Account area

How to set a GPS Bottle location

  • After adding contents to your GPS Bottle on the New GPS Bottle screen, press Next, and the map will appear.

  • It will open at your current location. If you want to keep this as the location for your GPS Bottle, press Next. If you would like to place the GPS Bottle at another location, simply scroll the map and choose. You can also use the Google Maps search bar at the top of the screen to assist you

  • Zoom in and out on the map to help locate your GPS Bottle more precisely. Remember, you can also switch between satellite view and map view, as you prefer.

  • When you are happy with the location of your GPS Bottle, press the green Next button at the bottom of the screen. The GPS Bottle location will now be set, and you will be taken to the Set Access Perimeter screen.

How to set a GPS Bottle access perimeter

  • Once you have located your GPS Bottle on the map, the Set Access Perimeter screen will open

  • If you do not want to set an access perimeter condition, press the green Skip button at the bottom of the screen

  • If you do want to set an access perimeter, then zoom in and out with your fingers to set the distance you require. The distance on the green confirmation button at the bottom of the screen will change automatically as you zoom. Use the sighting circles and crosshairs to help guide you.  Don't worry, the GPS Bottle location will remain fixed while you zoom

  • Once you have decided upon the required access distance, tap the green button at the bottom of the screen to confirm

  • The access perimeter will now be set to your chosen distance, and you will be taken to the Time Conditions screen

How to set a GPS Bottle Time Window condition

  • On the Time Conditions screen, you will see a Time Window option, and a Countdown timer option. If you do not wish to set any time conditions, simply tap Skip at the bottom of the screen. If you do wish to set a time window, then tap the Time Window option

  • To enter the start date for your time window, touch the Access start date field, select the date you require, then press the green Accept button at the bottom of the screen. Do the same for the hours and minutes field

  • Repeat this process for the end date and time fields

  • Once you have filled in all four fields, tap the green Next button at the bottom of the screen and your Time Window will be set...   (it could be for later today…  or it could be for years into the future!)

  • Remember, if you do not wish to set any time conditions, before filling in any fields simply tap the green Skip button at the bottom of the screen

How to set a GPS Bottle countdown timer

  • On the Time Conditions screen, click on the Countdown option

  • Touch the countdown field and a dropdown panel will appear 

  • Select the countdown period you require in hours and minutes, then press the green Accept button at the bottom of the screen

  • Now tap the green Save button at the bottom of the screen, and the countdown timer will be set...

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The timer will activate when a recipient of your GPS Bottle tries to open it for the first time. If they are not successful before the countdown timer runs out, the GPS Bottle will expire unopened

How to send a GPS Bottle unlock request

  • If a GPS Bottle has expired, or you are unable to open it due to access perimeter and or time conditions, you can request that the sender of the GPS Bottle unlocks it. This will deactivate the conditions and allow you to open the GPS Bottle and view its contents.

  • To send an Unlock Request, tap on the GPS Bottle in question. You will then see a red colored Unlock Request button on the right hand side of the GPS Bottle information strip towards the bottom of the screen. Tap this button

  • Next, tap Accept

  • You will now get confirmation that a notification will be sent to you if the sender of the GPS Bottle decides to unlock the GPS Bottle.

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Please Note: It is always up to the sender of a GPS Bottle to accept (or not) any request to unlock a GPS Bottle they have sent

How to send a GPS Bottle to your contacts

  • Tap the + icon and select Send GPS Bottle

  • Select the contact(s) you wish to send to

  • Title the GPS Bottle

  • Add your content (text, audio, video, image, files, or a link) either one or a mix of these formats)

  • Place the GPS Bottle where you want it on the map by zooming in or out (default is your actual location)

  • Set an access perimeter (anything from 4m to 700km), or simply skip the access perimeter altogether to allow access from anywhere in the world. 

  • Set any time conditions or countdown (or skip for no time conditions)

  • Send to your friends!

How to view and filter GPS Bottles you have sent

  • Tap Sent at the bottom of the screen

  • On the Sent screen, you are able to scroll up and down. There are also filter buttons for New, Closed, Expired, and Open GPS Bottles. To go back to the unfiltered list, tap the All button

How to view and filter GPS Bottles you have received

  • Tap Inbox at the bottom of the screen

  • On the Inbox screen, you are able to scroll up and down. There are also filter buttons for New, Closed, Expired, and Open GPS Bottles. To go back to the unfiltered list, tap the All button

How to open a GPS Bottle

  • Tap Inbox at the bottom of the screen

  • Select the Bottle you wish to open

  • The GPS Bottle screen will now open and zoom in to the GPS Bottle's location

  • Tap the Open GPS Bottle button at the bottom of the screen

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Note: the GPS Bottle will only open provided its Time and Location conditions have been met, or if it has no access conditions set to it 

How to send a GPS Bottle to yourself

  • Tap the + icon and select Send GPS Bottle

  • Select yourself from your contacts list, then press Next

  • Then simply fill and send your GPS Bottle as per normal

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Note: Sending a GPS Bottle to yourself is a useful way of setting a location specific reminder...  e.g.

You keep forgetting to buy coffee when you go to the store. Send yourself a GPS Bottle to the store's location with an access perimeter covering the parking lot. The next time you pull in, your GPS Bottle will remind you 

How to go Ad-free

  • Tap My Account at the top of the screen

  • Tap Go Premium!

  • Select Subscribe for ....... € / year

  • Then Follow the instructions from your provider

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You’re now Ad Free!

How to share a GPS Bottle with your BottleApp followers

  • Tap the + icon and select Post GPS Bottle

  • Fill the GPS Bottle as usual

  • Fix the location

  • Add radius and time conditions (if you want), or press Skip

  • Press Share and the contacts who follow you will now receive your GPS Bottle

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Note:  You will now be prompted to go one step further and Post the GPS Bottle on your social media channels, should you wish to….. 

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Followers who don't yet have a BottleApp Messenger account will have the opportunity to click your post and download the App.

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For your Followers who do have the App,  the App will open and they'll be taken directly to your GPS Bottle​

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The more GPS Bottles you POST,

the faster the BottleApp community will grow!

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How to reply and comment on a GPS Bottle

  • Select a GPS Bottle and tap to open it

  • To open the messaging wall for this GPS Bottle, tap on the green bubble icon on the profile image

 

This will open the messaging wall 

where you can share your comments and reply!​​

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How to Unfollow someone

  • Tap My Account at the top of the screen

  • Touch Following

  • Select the contact you want to Unfollow

  • Tap Accept

  • This item will now be deleted from your list

How to Follow someone in your contacts

  • Tap My Account at the top of the screen

  • Touch Find your friends!

  • Select the contact you want to Follow

  • When you see the "Follow activated" notice, tap Accept

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Note: The green Follow button next to the contact will not change color, but the item will have been added to your Following list

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To Unfollow a contact, select Following from the My Account menu, select the contact you would like to unfollow and tap Accept.

How to see the view counts on social GPS Bottle posts

  • Tap Social at the bottom of the screen. The screen will open on FOLLOWING with the list of the Social GPS Bottles you have received

  • To see the GPS Bottles you have shared and posted, select the POSTED option at the top right of the screen.

  • On the right of each GPS Bottle entry, you will see the number of views it has received

  • You can tap the Order by date and Order by views buttons at the top of the list, to rank the entries in the order you require 

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