FAQ

Privacy is very important. We recommend that you always hide your location or at least post drinks only visible to your friends.

GHOST MODE:
By activating the ghost mode no one can see your location, not even your friends. To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate the ghost mode.

ONLY VISIBLE FOR FRIENDS:
You can choose whether your post a visible only for friends or the public. To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate "only visible for friends" (deactivate "public" on Android). Keep in mind, your location is visible for these people, when you haven't activated the ghost mode.

Important to know: Your location is only visible when you post a new drink. Then only the last published location is visible. Your location does not update automatically - only when you post again a drink.

Why are many features missing in my Android version?

Unfortunately, we are still missing an Android developer in our permanent team. Therefore, the Android version is less developed than the iOS version. We are doing our best to expand the Android version just as much.

If you know a good Android developer, please send us an email to support@beerbuddy.app.

How can I hide my location?

Privacy is very important. We recommend that you always hide your location or at least post drinks only visible to your friends.

GHOST MODE:
You can do this by activating the ghost mode. Then no one can see your location, not even your friends. To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate the ghost mode.

ONLY VISIBLE FOR FRIENDS:
You can also determine whether your post is publicly visible or only visible to friends. To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate "only visible for friends".

Important to know: Your location is only visible when you post a new drink. Then only the last published location is visible. Your location does not update automatically - only when you post again a drink.

How do I make sure my location is only visible to my friends?

Privacy is very important. We recommend that you always hide your location or at least post drinks only visible to your friends.

You can do this by activating the ghost mode. Then no one can see your location, not even your friends.

To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate the gost mode. You can also determine whether your post is publicly visible or only visible to friends. So when only your friends should see your location, switch off "Public visible" and switch on "Visible only for my friends".

Can everyone see my exact address / can see me on the map? How can I change that?

When you have switched off "Only visible for friends" (or have activated "Public visible"), every Beer Buddy user can see your location when you post a drink!

Privacy is very important. We recommend that you always hide your location or at least post drinks only visible to your friends.

You can do this by activating the ghost mode. Then no one can see your location, not even your friends.

To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate the ghost mode. You can also determine whether your post is publicly visible or only visible to friends. So when only your friends should see your location, switch off "Public visible" and switch on "Visible only for my friends".

I see random people on my map, will they see me too?

When you have switched off "Only visible for friends" (or have activated "Public visible"), every Beer Buddy user can see your location when you post a drink!

Privacy is very important. We recommend that you always hide your location or at least post drinks only visible to your friends.

You can do this by activating the ghost mode. Then no one can see your location, not even your friends.

To do this, click on "Drink now". There you can activate the ghost mode.

You can also determine whether your post is publicly visible or only visible to friends. So when only your friends should see your location, switch off "Public visible" and switch on "Visible only for my friends".

How can I remove public users from my map? I only want to see my friends.

Go to the map. At the top you see a switch "Only friends" / "Everyone". Tap on "Only friends".

Where can I find the games?

You can find them, accessing https://beerbuddygame.com/

Tap and hold on the link, to open the games in a new window.

How can I change my user ID?

You cannot change your user id.

Don't worry: Your user id is only used for the user search and is not displayed anywhere else to your friends.

You can change your Display name, in the settings menu. This name is not your user ID.

Implementing changing the user id (which is only used for the search) is technical very complex, and we want to invest our time for new features.

How can I change my name?

Go to your map, by clicking on the centered circle in the footer.
Click on "Change name", there you can enter a new name.

However, you cannot change your userid.

Don't panic: The userid is not displayed to your friends. Its only be used for finding you in search..

How can I block a friend?

It's not possible to block a friend, but you can delete the friend!
Go to "Buddies"
Click on the name of the friend you want to delete
You are now on the friend's profile. Click on the right corner at the top, to open the settings.
Click on "Remove friend".

How can I delete a friend?

Go to "Buddies"
Click on the name of the friend you want to delete
You are now on the friend's profile. Click on the right corner at the top, to open the settings.
Click on "Remove friend".

How to mute a friend?

At the moment this is not possible yet. You can delete the friend, by clicking on this name at the Buddies tab.

Click on the name of the friend you want to delete
You are now on the friend's profile. Click on the right corner at the top, to open the settings.
Click on "Remove friend".

How can I turn off the pouring sound?

To do this, go to the "me" tab, click on Settings at the top left and then again on "Advanced settings".
There you can disable the sound that appears when you drink.

Is there any way I can save the pictures I’ve posted?

To do this, go to the "me" tab, click on Settings at the top left and then again on "Advanced settings".
There you can activate that all photos and videos taken in Beer Buddy should be saved to your camera roll.

Is there a way to see afterwards the pictures I’ve posted?

To do this, go to the "me" tab.

Why is the photo I posted earlier showing up with my new drink?

We group your drinks after a drinking session. This will automatically end 10 hours after you post your last drink.
Within this drinking session we group your content so that you don't spam the friends list. This also includes the photos. These make your experiences more vivid.
You can remove your photo or just post a new one.

How do I remove a friend request?

Go to "Buddies", there you can see all your friends
Scroll down to "Open friend requests!
Click on the small "x" on the right side next to the open friend request.

How do I bring a video back I accidentally deleted?

This is not possible.

Accidentally deleted one of my drinks, can I get it back?

This is not possible.

How do I add myself to the map?

You have to check in with a drink: Click on "Drink now" and choose a drink. Click on "Continue" to submit your post. Now you are visible for 2 hours on the map.

How can I delete a drink?

Once you click on a drink, you are checked in for 2 hours and visible on the map for your friends. After 120 minutes your location is not visible anymore.

You can check yourself out at any time by clicking on yourself (your name) on the friends list or on the map.

How can I say "I am not drinking?"

Once you click on a drink, you are checked in for 2 hours and visible on the map for your friends. After 120 minutes your location is not visible anymore.

You can check yourself out at any time by clicking on yourself (your name) on the friends list or on the map.

You can checkout be deleting the drink on "me" tab.

How can I change the 3 drinks on the map?

The 3 drinks on the map change automatically. Depending on which drinks you have posted in the past. You can find up to 40 different drinks, when you click on "Drink now" and slide through the drink icons.

What does my rank mean?

We calculate your rank, to your activity at Beer Buddy, compared to your friends. More activity on Beer Buddy means getting a better rank.

How can I disappear from the map?

Once you click on a drink, you are checked in for 2 hours and visible on the map for your friends. After 120 minutes your location is not visible anymore.

You can check yourself out at any time by clicking on yourself (your name) on the friends list or on the map.

How can I add my Bitmoji afterwards?

Unfortunately this is not possible at the moment. You have to create a new account. We are doing our best to make this possible in the future.

Don't worry: If you create a new account, you can quickly add your friends again via "Suggested Friends" and invite them via Snapchat.

My Bitmoji is not displaying anymore. What can I do?

The permission for your Bitmoji is missing.

Please log out and login in with Snapchat again. Make sure to enable the Bitmoji permission.

The permission update takes a few minutes.

Can I connect with Snapchat afterwards?

Unfortunately this is not possible at the moment. You have to create a new account. We are doing our best to make this possible in the future.

Don't worry: If you create a new account, you can quickly add your friends again via "Suggested Friends" and invite them via Snapchat.

How can I rename a drink or add a drink?

You can only rename drinks. Click on "Drink now". Click on the name of the drink under the selection button. Now enter a custom drink name.

How can I change the language?

Currently, we display Beer Buddy in the language in which you have set your phone. You can change the language of Beer Buddy in your phone settings.

If Beer Buddy is not available in that language, we will show you the next best language you have selected in your preferences.

Go to settings. You can access them by clicking on "me" tab and after this on top left corner. There you can find "Change language".

Can you delete the old chat messages?

No.

My "suggested friends" are disappearing

When you have more than 20 open friend requests, we will hide "suggested friends" for you. We want to avoid spamming. You have to wait until you have less than 20 open friend request.

How do I accept friends?

Go to "Buddies" tab. There you can see all open friend requests at the top.

Can I hide my drink from a friend so that specific person can’t see but everyone else can (without deleting the friend)?

No, this is not possible yet. Use feature request link in our settings, to suggest this feature. If it gets many votes, we will implement it.

How can I delete my account?

Go to "me" tab.
Go to settings (top left corner).
Click on "Additional settings"
Click on "Delete Account"
For security reasons you have to re-login in rare cases. Do this and repeat step 1 to 3.
Sorry, to hear that you want to leave us. Please write us to support@beerbuddy.app or use the form at the end of this page, if you have any feedback for us.

I have experience in Kotlin (Android) development, and want to join the team!

Thanks a lot for your interest! Please email us to support@beerbuddy.app

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