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Profile & Account

Your profile is where you manage your personal account settings. Tap the profile icon in the top-left corner of the home screen to open it.

Your profile information​

Your profile shows:

  • Name, your display name shown to group members
  • Email, the address on your account
  • Avatar, pulled from your Google or Apple account if you signed in that way
  • Stats, total groups you're in, groups where you're admin, organizations, and member since date

Changing your name or avatar​

Profile details are managed through your authentication provider:

  • Email sign-in users: Tap Account Settings in your profile to manage your account externally
  • Google users: Your name and avatar sync from your Google account
  • Apple users: Your name syncs from your Apple ID

Re-running the walkthrough​

Tap the Walkthrough button in your profile to replay the onboarding slides at any time. Useful if you want to revisit how a feature works.

Help & support​

From your profile:

  • Help Center, opens the online documentation
  • Contact Support, opens an email to the Flaresat support team

Map tile cache​

Flaresat caches map tiles on your device so previously viewed areas load faster without re-downloading.

  1. Open your Profile
  2. Find the Map Tile Cache setting
  3. Choose a cache size: 100 MB, 250 MB, 500 MB (default), 1 GB, or 5 GB

Larger cache sizes mean more map data is stored locally, useful for field use in areas you've already visited. Reducing the size clears older tiles automatically.

Sign out​

  1. Open your Profile
  2. Tap Sign out
  3. Confirm

You'll be returned to the sign-in screen. Your groups and data are safe, sign back in to access them.

Switching accounts​

To use a different Flaresat account on the same device:

  1. Sign out of the current account
  2. Sign in with the new account

Each account has its own independent group memberships and data.

Web Push Notifications​

On the web/PWA version, you can opt in to browser push notifications:

  1. Open your Profile
  2. Toggle Enable push notifications
  3. Your browser will prompt you to allow notifications, tap Allow

To disable, toggle it back off, or revoke notification permission in your browser settings.

See Notifications → for more details.

Announcements​

Tap the bell icon on the home screen to open your Announcements inbox. This is where Flaresat posts update notes, feature announcements, and important notices. Unread announcements show a badge on the bell icon. Tap any announcement to read it in full.

Delete account​

See Delete Account →