Social Check-in App Feature
Introducing our brand new Check-in feature! Now you have a built-in way to keep in touch with family and friends back home or to follow the progress of your tramily while hiking.
Follow the adventures of your hiking partner, friends, and tramily (trail family) and invite your family and friends to follow your journey!
Share your adventure
Send your friends and family updates about your hike via personal messages with your location.
Send updates
Control who follows you with advanced privacy controls and security. Want to stay private? Our social features are completely optional!
Privacy control
Want to get started with our social features?
Step 1
If you haven’t already, download the app, create an account, and set up your profile. You must be signed in to use the social features!
Creating an account on iPhone.
Creating an account on Android.
Step 2
Open the menu and navigate to your Social Feed.
Social Feed on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Social feed on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 3
Invite your family and friends to follow you by sending them a link or by searching for their username and inviting them to follow you.
Inviting a follower on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Inviting a follower on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 4
Your friends and family will be able to download the app and see your location. They can also use any of the free trail demos, and can get even more information about your journey by purchasing the full trail guide!
Viewing a check-in on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Viewing a check-in on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 1
Ask your hiker to send you and invite link.
Receiving an invite on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Receiving an invite on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 2
Download the app, create an account, and set up your profile. You must be signed in to use our new social features!
Creating an account on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Creating an account on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 3
You will be taken to a screen where you can accept the invite from the hiker who sent you the link. If you’d like even more information about their hike, purchase and download the full trail guide!
Accepting an invite on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Accepting an invite on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 1
If you haven’t already, create an account, and set up your profile. You must be signed in to use the social features!
Creating an account on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Creating an account on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 2
Open the menu and navigate to your Social Feed.
Main menu on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Main menu on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 3
Tap the follow icon in the top right corner.
Social feed on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Social feed on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 4
Search for the username of the hiker you want to follow.
Hiker search on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Hiker search on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Step 5
Tap “Request” and wait for them to accept your follow request!
Request sent on iPhone. Click the image for a larger view.
Request sent on Android. Click the image for a larger view.
Follow one of our test users to try out the new feature!
Ana A.
username: aztana
Ariel on the AT
username: atariel
Chloe C.
username: cdtchloe
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for more information about our new social features? Look no further!
To send a check-in from iOS or Android:
- Navigate to the map screen and tap the tools button (top right for iOS, bottom right for Android).
- Choose the “Send a Check-in” (iOS) or “Create a location check-in” (Android) option.
- Add a message (optional).
- Tap Send.
Still have questions?
Let us help! You can reach us at support@atlasguides.com.
If you’re following a hiker and choose not to purchase the full trail guide for their trail, you will be able to see any location and check-in that they share, no matter where it is, but you will only be able to see the line of the trail and the waypoints for the demo section or any sections you have purchased.