Roles & Permissions
Every member of a group has one of three roles: Admin, Member, or Viewer. Roles determine what actions a person can take within that group.
Role overview
| Permission | Viewer | Member | Admin |
|---|---|---|---|
| View the map | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View map items (pins, routes, areas) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drop pins / draw routes / mark areas | No | Yes | Yes |
| Edit map items | No | Yes | Yes |
| Delete map items | No | Yes | Yes |
| Access chat | No | Yes | Yes |
| Send chat messages | No | Yes | Yes |
| Send voice notes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Share location | No | Yes | Yes |
| Invite new members (share code) | No | No | Yes |
| Change member roles | No | No | Yes |
| Kick members | No | No | Yes |
| Change group name / icon / color | No | No | Yes |
| Regenerate invite code | No | No | Yes |
Viewer
A Viewer can see the map, pins, routes, and areas in the group, but cannot make any changes, access the chat, or share their location. Use this role for stakeholders who need map visibility without any interaction access.
Member
The default role when someone joins via invite code. Members are full participants: they can annotate the map, chat, send voice notes, and share their location.
Any member can edit or delete any map item, regardless of who created it. There's no creator-only restriction — the map is a shared space.
Admin
Admins have full control: they can manage the member list, change group settings, and control the invite code. The person who creates a group is automatically the first admin.
Changing someone's role
- Tap Menu (☰) in the command bar, then tap Settings
- Find the member in the Members list
- Tap Role
- Select the new role: Viewer, Member, or Admin
The change takes effect immediately.
You cannot change your own role. You also cannot demote the last admin in a group.
The last admin rule
A group must always have at least one admin. If you're the only admin:
- You cannot leave the group without first promoting another member to Admin
- You cannot change your own role to Member or Viewer
To leave, promote someone else to Admin first, then leave.