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Quick answers for common Idle questions across meets, E85, photo spots, hosting, Host Tools, Pulse, groups, messages, Convoys, CarPlay, privacy, and safety.

Start here What Idle does Account Sign in and password Meets Find and RSVP Discover E85 and photo spots Hosting Host and manage Social Pulse and messages Groups Crews and requests Convoys Active drives Safety Reports and privacy

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Use the Idle Support Assistant for quick help with common questions. For account-specific, deletion, safety, or private issues, email support.

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Requests

Send a focused request

Request a feature, a missing car for the garage list, or an iconic paint/color theme for Idle.

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Understand Idle

Overview What is Idle?

Learn the main parts of Idle and the language used across the app.

Demo mode How demo mode works

Preview Idle locally before creating a real account.

Features Full feature list

Browse a public list of Idle features and what each area is for.

Find, open, and RSVP to meets

Discovery How to find meets

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

Home feed Why am I not seeing meets?

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

RSVP How to RSVP to a meet

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

E85, fuel tools, and photo spots

Fuel How E85 and fuel tools work

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

Photo spots How photo spots work

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

Access and account settings

Password Reset your password

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

Password I did not receive a password reset email

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

Sign in Trouble accessing your account

What to check if sign in, email links, or Apple sign-in are not working.

Create, credit, and manage meets

Hosting Host a meet

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

Host Tools How Host Tools work

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

Host credit Posting for another host and Host credit

Credit the right host while keeping management permissions clear.

Parking How parking plans work

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

Ride-outs How ride-out plans work

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

Pre-meets How pre-meets work

Plan a smaller meetup before the main meet.

Pulse, profiles, connections, and messages

Pulse How Pulse works

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

Polls How Pulse polls work

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

Profile Manage your garage and profile

Keep your garage, fuel details, primary badge, profile, and connections clear.

Connections How connections work

Connect with drivers you know and understand visible connection context.

Messages How messages work

Message accepted connections, use statuses, retry sends, and report problems.

Crews, requests, discussion, and chat

Groups How groups work

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

Private groups How private group requests work

Request access with the context group admins need to review.

Active drive coordination

Convoys How Convoys work

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

Location How Convoy location sharing works

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

CarPlay How CarPlay works

Use a focused meet map and Apple Maps directions when signed in on iPhone.

Widgets How widgets and Live Activities work

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

Reports, blocking, and safety

Reporting How to report a user, meet, group, or Pulse post

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

Safety Report a safety issue

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

Blocking How blocking works

Limit contact and manage blocked accounts from Settings.

Privacy How to delete your account

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

Notifications Turn on notifications

Enable Idle alerts in iPhone settings and check Focus if alerts are silenced.

Still need help?

Email Idle support

Send your issue, your device, and any helpful screenshots to support.

support@idlemeets.com