+PlantAKiss Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (I swear I do searches before asking a question but I rarely get a return that answers it. Maybe not wording my ask in best way.) I feel bad when I discover a cacher has reached out to me with a question (email or app message) and I didn't see it. I don't check my email/app that often. 1) Do some cachers put their phone number in their profile so they can be contacted? 2) Is there a reasonably safe way to do that or is it not wise, risky? I don't want to get spammed or stalked or anything, but I wouldn't mind a text from a cacher needing a little help. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Mausebiber Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 48 minutes ago, PlantAKiss said: but I wouldn't mind a text from a cacher needing a little help Just configure your smartphone to get a notification directly on the screen once you have received a mail message or a message thru the GC message center? 1 Quote Link to comment
+PlantAKiss Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 I can try that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Team Canary Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Mausebiber said: Just configure your smartphone to get a notification directly on the screen once you have received a mail message or a message thru the GC message center? How? Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 My husband always gets a message center notification about 1 minute before me. It's quite consistent. I assume this is where the notification settings are set up? Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Max and 99 said: My husband always gets a message center notification about 1 minute before me. It's quite consistent. I assume this is where the notification settings are set up? Where is that in the app? I can't find it on mine. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) For me, I go to my phone settings, then the Geocaching App then Notifications. Edited March 24, 2023 by Max and 99 Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Max and 99 said: For me, I go to my phone settings, then the Geocaching App then Notifications. Thanks, when I go there on my Android, I see firstly this: When I tap on Notification categories, I get this: It's not immediately obvious whether those annoying notifications about Signal's Labyrinth would be under Messages, the other Messages. Miscellaneous or Default. Clear as mud, huh? 1 Quote Link to comment
+PlantAKiss Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 I have yet to find any notifications for the message center. I see just app "notifications" which has been on. Maybe I need to update the app? I don't use the the GC app. I'll keep looking. Thanks for the replies! Quote Link to comment
+GeoElmo6000 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 3 hours ago, PlantAKiss said: I have yet to find any notifications for the message center. I see just app "notifications" which has been on. Maybe I need to update the app? I don't use the the GC app. I'll keep looking. Thanks for the replies! You can set up a gmail address for geocaching, then use the gmail app to give you notifications when emails arrive. The nice thing is that you can just reply to geocaching messenger messages by replying to the email you receive. Of course you can go into the messenger as well. 2 Quote Link to comment
+Jayeffel Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I get such notifications of new messages via gmail but cannot figure how that was set up, if I do I will let you know.You should be able to check for messages on the phone app, on the bottom of the screen ( when using the app) select messages- you can send and receive. Quote Link to comment
+Team Canary Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Fixed. Thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment
+PlantAKiss Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 I do get email notices but I don't check my email that often. However a strictly caching email account might do the trick. I also changed my app notifications to "persistent." Oddly enough, a cacher contacted me just yesterday with a question but I didn't see it until too late. That's what I'm trying to fix. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions! Quote Link to comment
+Mudfrog Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Not sure if it's still available today but setting up a free Google phone number some 12 years back did the trick for me. Only gave it to geocachers. It was very customizable so I set it to ring both, my cell and home phones. Figured that if it ever got out of hand with spam or too many calls, that I could just disable the ringing to either of the phones. To my surprise, I never had that problem. I lost the Google number after forgetting to renew it? a few years ago. Edited March 25, 2023 by Mudfrog 1 Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, Mudfrog said: Not sure if it's still available today but setting up a free Google phone number some 12 years back did the trick for me. Only gave it to geocachers. It was very customizable so I set it to ring both, my cell and home phones. Figured that if it ever got out of hand with spam or too many calls, that I could just disable the ringing to either of the phones. To my surprise, I never had that problem. I lost the Google number after forgetting to renew it? a few years ago. Here's an article from last year. Beware that the word "free" doesn't mean there is no payment required. Quote Link to comment
+CAVinoGal Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 hours ago, PlantAKiss said: I do get email notices but I don't check my email that often. However a strictly caching email account might do the trick. I also changed my app notifications to "persistent." Oddly enough, a cacher contacted me just yesterday with a question but I didn't see it until too late. That's what I'm trying to fix. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions! If you go to the messaging center on the website on your computer, there is a gear on the top left for Settings - there you can set up email notifications when you receive a message via the message center. And yes, I have a dedicated email for geocaching (a gmail account with my geo name) and a distinct ringtone/alert sound for any email that comes to that address. It works well for me! Especially since gmail acocunts are free and easy to set up. 1 Quote Link to comment
+lee737 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 5:05 AM, PlantAKiss said: (I swear I do searches before asking a question but I rarely get a return that answers it. Maybe not wording my ask in best way.) I feel bad when I discover a cacher has reached out to me with a question (email or app message) and I didn't see it. I don't check my email/app that often. 1) Do some cachers put their phone number in their profile so they can be contacted? 2) Is there a reasonably safe way to do that or is it not wise, risky? I don't want to get spammed or stalked or anything, but I wouldn't mind a text from a cacher needing a little help. Thanks! I have my number in my profile, its been there for ages, predating the message centre I think. I have had a few texts/calls from cachers struggling with a cache, so it hasn't been a problem. Most contact now comes through the message centre, which is fine.... 1 Quote Link to comment
+JL_HSTRE Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Checking on the app permissions for my phone I was surprised that it had gone into Deep Sleep for some reason, even though I used it just a few weeks ago. 1 Quote Link to comment
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