Bread Crumbs · Instructions

A few easy steps.
You’re ready to go.

New to Bread Crumbs? Follow the numbered arrows. Start with riding, or jump straight to following someone.

A look at the next update

These pictures show the new notification screens being prepared for the next beta. Your installed version may look different. Recent Ride and the pictured after-ride Help screen are not available in the public beta yet. Check update status →

First, install the app

Open this link on your iPhone.

Two quick steps. No redeem code needed.

Install TestFlight

Apple’s free app lets you install the beta. Already have it? Go to step 2.

Get TestFlight

Install Bread Crumbs

Come back here. Open our invite, then tap Accept and Install.

Get Bread Crumbs

STEP 1 OF 8

Get ready

1Open Settings to enter your own name in Your Name.
2Open Who will be alerted to connect your people.

Follow the app’s location and notification prompts before your first outing.

Go screen, with arrows to Settings and Who will be alerted — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 2 OF 8

Choose your people

1Green means this person is included in your next ride.
2Tap Add a person and send them an invitation. They must accept it.

Just me means no automatic guardian alerts. A Safety Link is shared separately.

Alert People, with arrows to an included person and Add a person — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 3 OF 8

Start your ride

1Check your activity, Expected time and people.
2Tap Start Outing when you are ready.

On later rides, Start Ride can reuse your saved setup. Keep Bread Crumbs available; don’t swipe it away during a ride.

Start Outing setup, with arrows to your people and Start Outing — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 4 OF 8

Finish your ride

1Tap End Trip when you are finished.

Confirm End Outing on the next message. Closing the app does not end the ride.

Active rider screen, with an arrow to End Trip — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 5 OF 8

Follow someone

1After accepting their invitation, open Watching.
2Tap their name to open their ride.

To accept: open the invitation they sent you, check the rider’s name, then tap Accept Invite. You don’t need to start your own ride.

If the invitation asks for your name, save it in Settings → Your Name, then reopen the invitation.

Watching tab, with arrows to the tab and the person’s row — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 6 OF 8 · COMING NEXT

Open a recent ride

1Ride ended means this ride is finished.
2Last known location is an older report, not live GPS.

Coming in the next beta. The latest shared ride will stay available for up to 24 hours after it ends. A newer ride or removed sharing can end access sooner.

Completed ride showing Ride ended and Last known location — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 7 OF 8

Open a Help alert

1Opened confirms you viewed this Help alert. It does not mean help arrived.

Tap the notification to open that person’s Help requested screen. Call them using your usual phone or messaging app. The pictured after-ride Help view is part of the next update.

Exact person’s Help requested screen showing Ride ended and Opened — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

STEP 8 OF 8

Choose which alerts

1They get alerts about me controls your outgoing alerts.

Tap a person’s name in Alert People. Scroll to I get alerts about them to choose incoming Start and End alerts. Your iPhone’s notification settings control sound and presentation.

A person’s alert settings with separate outgoing and incoming groups — Tap the picture to enlarge. Example people and ride.

Keep it handy

One link for your people.

Text this page to anyone who’s new to Bread Crumbs. They can jump to the part they need.

Need a little more help?

Bread Crumbs does not call emergency services for you. Use your phone’s emergency features when needed.

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A few easy steps.You’re ready to go.