Best Buddies Mobile User Guide

See below for quick tips on using Best Buddies Mobile.

Sign Into Best Buddies Mobile

1. Tap on the LOG IN button in the upper left corner of the screen
2. Enter your Best Buddies Online username and password, then tap LOGIN

Note: if you have misplaced your Best Buddies Online username and password, please visit https://www.bestbuddiesonline.org/ForgotPassword.aspx; you must be an approved Best Buddies member to log into Best Buddies Mobile.

Posting an Update

1. Press the Create Post (+) icon
2. Take a photo or select a photo from your camera roll, then tap USE PHOTO; pro-tip: hold down the camera button record moving GIF images!
3. Customize your post:
   1. Location: tap on “Where was this taken?” to choose your photo location from the list; if your location is not listed, you can add a new location here https://foursquare.com/add-place (requires a Foursquare account)
   2. Caption: tap on “Say something about this photo…” and type in your caption (max. of 255 characters)
   3. Post as chapter (admin users only): tap on “Post as [chapter name]” to post official chapter announcements
   4. Tag activity in Friendship Update (matched members only): tap on “Include this as a meeting in my Friendship Update” to tag your post in your monthly friendship update
4. When you’re done, click POST IT! to submit your post

Note: you must be logged into Best Buddies Mobile to post; Best Buddies Mobile uses Foursquare for location naming, and new locations can be added to list using Foursquare (click here for more details); your posts will be visible to your chapter as well as anyone you have added to your friend list

Sign Out of Best Buddies Mobile

1. When logged in, pull open the MENU tab and tap the gear icon
2. Click SIGN OUT

Edit Profile

1. Pull out the MENU tab and tap on your profile picture
2. Tap on the pencil icon under your profile picture
3. To update your tag line and/or profile picture:
   1. Tag line: tap on your current tag line or the “Write something about you” placeholder text and type in your new tag line (up to 255 characters long)
   2. Profile photo: tap on your current profile picture and select your new profile picture, then hit DONE
4. Tap on the check mark under your profile photo to save your changes, or tap cancel to discard your changes

Enable/Disable Push Notifications

1. Pull open the MENU tab and tap the gear icon
2. Tap on PUSH NOTIFICATIONS to toggle between enabled and disabled

Note: if you did not provide permission for Best Buddies Mobile to use push notifications when installing the app, you will be prompted to allow push notifications in your iOS settings.

View Calendar Events

1. Pull open the MENU tab and tap CHAPTER
2. Tap on the calendar bar (located above the first chapter post)
3. Tap on the arrow keys to navigate between months

Friendship Updates: Tagging a Post

1. Press the Create Post (+) icon
2. Take a photo or select a photo from your camera roll, then tap USE PHOTO
3. Under the photo and caption, tap the “Include this as a meeting in my Friendship Update” button to toggle between including and not including

Note: 1) you must be matched in a one-to-one friendship to tag a post for a friendship update, 2) each post tagged will be counted as a meeting in your monthly friendship update, and 3) you must complete the Friendship Update wizard (see Friendship Updates: Submitting Your Update below) for these updates to be saved in BBO.

Friendship Updates: Submitting Your Update

1. Pull out the MENU tab and tap on your profile picture
2. Tap on the FRIENDSHIP UPDATE button
3. Tap on the correct friendship update month
4. Optional: tap to verify posts that you tagged as meetings
5. Follow the prompts to Input the number of contacts you had with your buddy and a brief recap of your month, then click POST!