NewCacheNotifiers

2025-02-25T17:19:30Z

2436034: Added the information about Cache Notifier for iOS

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==Description==
[https://project-gc.com/User/NewCacheNotifiers New cache notifiers] is a tool available for users with a [[paid membership]]. It also requires that the user is a [[premium member]] at [[Geocaching.com]] This is an alternative to the Geocaching.com ''Instant Notification Service''.<ref>Available for premium members at [https://www.geocaching.com/notify/default.aspx https://www.geocaching.com/notify/default.aspx]</ref> The page shows some information about the notifiers, below that is information about the current email configured for the user, their current notifiers and a graf of how close they are to the limit of the notifiers.

When adding or removing notifiers it might take a few minutes for the system to recognize the changes.

==Advantages==
* A smoother interface.
* No distance limit.
* Filter on location such as country, region, county.
* Filter on other meta data such as difficulty, terrain, type and size.
* Get notified about every log up until the first Found it or equivalent. Additional notifications regarding logs might be very delayed. (Optional)
* A better formatted email with more information about the cache included in the email.
* Option (default) to get a daily digest instead of instant notifications.
* Can be based on dynamic locations provided by your smartphone.

==Disadvantages==
* Likely to be less stable than the official notifiers at [[Geocaching.com]].
* In most cases at least a minute slower than the official notifiers.
* Max 100 new cache notifications per day and max 500 per month. The limit is a rolling rate limit and not based on calendar months.

==How to set up==
''Information to be added.''

===Dynamic location===

''Dynamic center'' option can be used to enable an external application update the notification center value. This way your notification center can be
updated externally without a need to login into Project-GC website. It is often used to update the location of notification while you travel.

For dynamic notifiers to work, you must check the ''Dynamic center'' checkbox and add a radius to the notifier. It's also a good idea to add your home
coordinates as a starting value, to avoid having a world global notifier. Then you need to configure an external app to handle the updates.

==== Cache Notifier for iOS/iPhone ====

Since February 2025 the “[https://apps.apple.com/app/cache-notifier/id6648798407 Cache Notifier]” app for iOS has been available in the App Store.

Cache Notifier helps you stay updated on new geocaches by effortlessly refreshing your location on Project-GC. Get accurate and timely notifications about nearby caches as they are released. A Project-GC premium account is required.

==== GPS Logger for Android ====

We used to recommend using [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mendhak.gpslogger&hl=en GPS Logger for Android] on your Android phone.

Sadly GPS Logger for Android has been unpublished from Google Play. The maintainer has partly lost interest of the app due to frequent new policies and
requirements from Google, there is a [https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger/issues/849 post at GitHub] about it. For now we recommend downloading the APK
file from the [https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger/releases releases section].

For further instruction of how to configure the app to handle the updates, click the ''Setting up GPS Logger for Android'' on the
[https://project-gc.com/User/NewCacheNotifiers New cache notifiers] page.

==== Web-based PGC notifier location updater ====

There is a third-party application available at [https://fracz.github.io/pgc-location-updater/ fracz.github.io/pgc-location-updater] that can handle the
location updates. You need to configure it for the first use on any new device, giving it your user ID, access token and the notifier ID to update.

Once set up, you can select the location from the map or detect your location automatically based on your device's location (permitting it to do so
may be required for the first time). Then clicking the confirmation button will update the notifier center location whenever you use it.

The application neither stores nor uses your data on server-side. It just composes an URL that updates the notifier center in Project-GC. Everything
happens in user's browser only.

==Notes==
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Project-GC - User contributions [en]

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