How Idle works

See what each main area does and where to find it.

Preview Idle locally before creating a real account.

Scan every public feature without opening each help article.

Use Home, Search, group access, and meet detail to find the right plan.

Check location access, pull-to-refresh, nearby activity, and group meet visibility.

Choose Going, Interested, or Maybe, and understand attended history.

Find nearby E85 stops, save fuel details for your build, and use the ethanol calculator.

Find community-rated places to shoot cars, recommend new spots, and rate approved locations.

Get back into Idle if you signed in with email and forgot your password.

What to check if the reset email does not arrive after you request it.

What to check if Apple, Google, or email sign-in is not working.

Sign in with Apple, Google, or email and keep linked methods with one Idle account.

Prepare the title, time, optional end time, location, rules, flyer, parking plan, and visibility.

Manage hosted meets, quick updates, flyers, recaps, and Host again.

Credit the right host while keeping management permissions clear.

Add parking guidance so attendees know where to stage or avoid parking.

Explain where the group plans to go after the meet and when to leave.

Plan a smaller meetup before the main meet.

Post quick updates, photos, links, comments, likes, reposts, mentions, and meet cards.

Create quick polls for meet plans, routes, and car-scene questions.

Manage your garage, Build & Performance details, profile style, location privacy, fuel settings, and primary vehicle.

Understand verified checks, Idle Plus, Idle Pro, Staff, Business or Host, Founder, Kickstarter, Sponsored, and no badge.

See what optional memberships include and what core Idle features stay free.

Connect with drivers you know and understand visible connection context.

Message accepted connections, safely retry failed sends, and view or save shared photos.

Create or join groups, use discussion and chat, tune alerts, and follow group-only meets.

Request access with the context group admins need to review.

Understand limited preview access, find your Threads and comments in My Posts, save Threads, use Helpful, post Replies, and find safety controls.

Start or join a short-lived Convoy with a code or link.

Choose active sharing, understand locked sharing, and stop sharing when done.

Use a focused meet map, understand Loading states, and open Apple Maps directions.

Understand next-meet widgets, meet-day Live Activities, and Convoy Live Activities.

Understand privacy controls, real-world limits, reporting, blocking, and the right place to get help.

Send the right details when a profile, message, meet, group, or Pulse item needs review.

Tell Idle about abusive, unsafe, spammy, or misleading activity.

Limit contact and manage blocked accounts from Settings.

How to request account deletion and what to include if you need help.

Enable Idle alerts, review group and Forum reply preferences, and check Focus if alerts are silenced.