Lightcatch app Guides

Short guides on how to use Lightcatch

18 articles in this collection
Written by Darren Boyer

Instructions - Usage of the App

Create an alert

To alert the public of an incident, danger or request for help use this guide.

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Updated over a week ago

Adding an update

How to add a comment on Lightcatch to an existing alert. Or a photo a video.

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Alerts that are effective

Creating a great alert is like caring for your spouse.

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Edit your posts

If you create a post and need to add more information it should be easy

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Disable Notifications for single alert

Turn off notifcations for any one alert but get all others

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Naming Suspects - Policy

Can a suspect be named on the Lightcatch app

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iPhone Users

View the location of an incident

Find out where any post happened

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Updated over a week ago

Close Lightcatch on an iPhone

If you have a spinning wheel more than 30 seconds close and reopen the Lightcatch app.

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iPhone-Notifications that seem to go nowhere

In areas with several alerts a glitch is causing iPhone users to sometimes not see the new update. How to find the new update.

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iPhone Users-All Photos Option Needed

Lightcatch needs the All Photos option selected to make alerts and comments properly.

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Onboarding - Introduction

Welcome - Step #1

Our promise to you

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Step #2 - Stop Crime Before It Happens

Tom, a 25 yr veteran police officer, and one of our Advisory Board members, said this over coffee one day.

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Step #3 - Track movement in real time

The problem is WAY worse than we've ever been told. This problem is so unsafe and so dangerous its unbelievable no one has fixed it.

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Step #4 - Create your own personal safety net

Having app users close to you is a great way to stop crime before it even happens.

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Step #5 Take about 5 minutes per week

How to silence individual alerts and keep your engagement to around 5 minutes per week to protect your community.

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Initial Setup

Login Troubleshooting

Create an account and get started. Step by step guide

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Can't Login - Password not working

Whether creating an account or trying to login this guide is meant to help ensure this process doesn't waste too much of your time.

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Setting Your Location

Adding a location to the app is critical for it to work

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Updated over a week ago