Users can create and join private and public groups using Argo. Once you’ve joined a group, you can easily see fellow members on the water and share planned routes, trips, places and experiences on your group feed.
Create a Group
Go to Menu and tap Groups. Tap Create Group or + button in the lower right of the screen and follow the step by step process:
- Enter the name and description of the group and then add a profile and cover image.
- Indicate if the group is a private or public group. Anyone can join a public group. You must be invited or request to join a private group.
- Add a home port location to allow others to find groups near them
- Add interests to allow others to find groups relevant to them
- Invite other Argo users to be members
- Write a welcome post
Manage a Group (Admin only)
Go to My Groups and tap on a group. Here you have various admin functions for the owner or admin of the group:
- Members Invites or Member Requests – check status of members invited if public group or member requests if private group
- Group Settings – edit all settings associated with group
- Delete Group – delete the group at anytime
- Leave Group (bottom of group details screen) – must have another admin assigned to the group to leave
- Remove/Ban User – pull up list of members. Tap 3 dots next to user for options to remove, ban or unban from the group.
Join a Group
The Discover tab provides a list of all the public and private groups available on the app. Tap on a group and see basic info about the group and if public a list of the members.
Tap Join if public or Request if private. This will send a request to the administrator of the group. Once accepted you will see the group under My Groups.
View Your Groups
The My Groups tab lists all the groups you have created or joined. Tap on a group to get to the main group page with list of members and posts from the group. Create your own posts or like and comment on existing posts.
- Tap the group name for basic info about the group
- Tap Invites to invite others to join the group
- Tap Members for a list of the group members
- Tap notifications to turn group notifications on or off
See Fellow Members on the Water
Go to Map Options. Similar to Affiliations you can filter by group to display only those members of the group. Those users belonging to the same group as you will have a green badge on their map profile icon.
Note: A user’s icon is only shown for one hour after they were last active within the Argo.
Share Other Items to a Group
Share not only posts with fellow group members, but now planned routes, trips, places and your location via the Group feed. Specific items you can share include:
- Routes, Voyages, Tracks, etc. from Captains Log
- Places from Captain’s Log, My Pins and Main Map
- Your Current Location (by tapping your location icon)
