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Life on Rotation · for testers

Tester quick start

Thanks for testing. Here's how to get set up, bring your family and crew in, and what to try. Everything is free while we test.

These five tabs sit at the bottom of the app. The steps below say which one to tap.

  1. 1

    Open your invite

    Open the link you were sent, on your phone. It's just for you and works once, so don't forward it. To bring people in, see steps 5 and 6.

  2. 2

    Put it on your home screen

    iPhone
    Open it in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
    Android
    In Chrome tap ⋮, then Install app (or Add to Home screen).

    After that it opens without signal. Anything you change syncs when you're back online.

  3. 3

    Set up your rotation

    • Days on / Days off, for example 14 and 14.
    • When does your current or next rotation start? Your first day at work. If you're out there now, the day this rotation started.
    • Travel days before / after rotation come out of your days off.
    • Shifts: days, nights, or days then nights.

    No set rotation, and you stay out until the boss sends you home? Pick On call, no set rotation. Then on Home, tap Called out when you go out and Released when you're sent home.

  4. 4

    Make an account so nothing gets lost

    Tap Sign in (top right), then New account.

    Write the recovery code down somewhere safe. It's the only way back into your data on a new phone if you forget your password.

    Then tap Confirm my email and type the code we email you. That gets you your account number.

  5. 5

    Bring in your partner or family

    On Home, tap Share calendar. Make a link for one person and send it to them. They open it and type their name, and you tap Allow (the bell at the top shows the request).

    They see your rotation and crew changes. They can send you notes (and pick when each one opens), honey-do jobs for your days home, and things to pick up on your way home. They don't need an account.

    Want their own calendar too? You both make accounts and set a handle (More, Account). Then Family tab, Crew & family, Connect by handle. Tick Family on each other (tap Edit on their name) and you can send each other notes from Home.

  6. 6

    Bring in your crew

    More, then Tell your crew. It sends them a link that lets them in. It's invite-only right now, so please don't post it publicly.

    To see each other's rotations (swaps need this): Family tab, Crew & family, then Connect by handle, or paste the link they made with Share calendar.

  7. 7

    Try what's new

    • Swaps BetaMore, then What if I swap?. Pick Take rotation days off and the dates. The first time, tap the people who can swap shifts with you. Then it shows who's home those days, when you'd pay them back, and writes the message for you.
    • Places to eatFamily tab, Trips & school breaks, New trip. Add where you're going, then tap Places to eat. For a road trip with others: Days off tab, Activity planner, Start a group, Road trip. Add each stop under Ideas and it gets Places to eat near here. Both open your maps app.
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    Tell us what's wrong

    Anything wrong, confusing or missing: tap Send feedback at the bottom of the app, or just message whoever invited you.