Common Ground

Heard about something? Take a picture of the flyer, pick ones you already took (screenshots work too, several at once for one event), or paste a link. We'll read it and fill in the details; you only check them.

Instagram pages need a login we don't have: a screenshot of them works.

In Facebook, on the event: ··· › Export event › Add to calendar. That saves a small calendar file with the name, time, place and description; pick it here and the form is filled in exactly. (Any calendar's .ics file works.)

At the end of a jam, when people announce what's coming up: set the phone down in the circle and press record. We write down what was said, pick out the events, and you check each one.

Reading…

Already on the map?

This looks like an event that's already here. If it's the same one, what you just added fills in whatever it was missing.

Record the announcements

Set the phone down in the middle of the circle and press record. When everyone's done, press stop. The recording itself isn't kept, only the words.

Keep the phone unlocked while it records. Several people announcing, one after another, is fine.

Listening…

Writing down what was said…

This takes about a minute. You can close this and come back: the recording waits for you under “Recordings to go through”.

What was announced

Your phone tells you when a new event fits what you've picked. Off again with one tap.

On iPhone, alerts come from the home screen. Two taps:

1. ⬆️ Tap Share at the bottom of Safari.
2. ➕ Tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.

Open Common Ground from the new icon and press Turn on alerts there. Your areas and kinds come with you.

Or, with nothing to install: add these events to your calendar.

Alerts are on for this phone. A change above is saved at once.

With nothing to install: add these events to your calendar.