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Campsite has a native mobile app for iOS and Android, built with Expo, so you can stay connected to your organisation whether you are on the shop floor, between meetings, or away from your desk. The app covers sign-in, notifications, approvals, and everyday people workflows. This page explains how to get the app and what you can do with it.

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Download the app

Find Campsite in the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android).
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Open your device's app store

On iPhone or iPad, open the App Store. On Android, open Google Play. You can also open the App Store listing or the Google Play listing from any browser.
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Open the Campsite listing

Use the store links on this page, or search for Campsite by Common Ground Studios if you are already in the store.
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Install the app

Tap Get (iOS) or Install (Android) and wait for the download to complete.
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Sign in with your workspace credentials

Open the app and sign in with the same email address and password you use on the web. If you belong to more than one organisation, choose your workspace after sign-in.
Enable push notifications when the app asks for permission. Push alerts are how you will hear about important broadcasts, shift reminders, and urgent updates from your organisation, especially when you are not actively using the app.

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What you can do on mobile

The mobile app covers the key areas you need day-to-day.

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Floating navigation dock

On Android and iPhone, the main destinations sit in a floating glass dock above the bottom of the screen:
  • Up to three destinations you choose (for example Home, Broadcasts, and Calendar)
  • A chevron control that opens the full navigation menu
  • A separate Smart Actions button on the right when actions are available for the current screen
The menu expands upward over the dock. Close it with the chevron in the menu header, by tapping outside it, or by choosing a destination. Tap the chevron, then the options control, to Customize dock: select up to three destinations and reorder them with the arrows. Your choices are saved on this device for your account and organisation. Destinations that are turned off for your organisation are removed automatically. Every enabled module stays available from the navigation menu even if it is not pinned to the three dock slots. Notifications and your account profile remain in the top header.

Home

Your personalised dashboard: recent activity, upcoming shifts, unread broadcasts, and quick links to approvals when you manage people.

Broadcasts

Read the latest broadcasts from your organisation and departments. Filter by channel and mark items as read.

Calendar

View your upcoming events, broadcast-linked dates, and shift schedule in a single calendar view.

Rota (shifts)

Check your current and upcoming shifts, view your weekly rota, and receive reminders before a shift starts.

HR section

Access your HR profile details and relevant HR information available to you based on your role.

Notifications inbox

A unified inbox grouped by category (leave, recruitment, calendar, and more). Tap the bell in the header to open it.

Approvals hub

Managers and approvers can review pending members, broadcasts, leave, rota requests, and recruitment items from one place.

Settings

Edit your profile, change password, manage MFA, toggle biometric unlock, set quiet hours and shift reminders, switch between light and dark, choose holiday celebration themes, and adjust accessibility preferences. Open Settings from your profile button in the top-right header.

Resource library

Browse and read documents and resources your organisation has shared with staff.

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Sign in and security

You do not need a separate account for mobile. Use the same email address and password as you do on the web.
  • Organisation workspace: At register, pick your organisation from the list (or use a deep link such as campsite://register?org=acme-demo to prefill). Enter a mobile number with country code before you continue with email and password or Apple, Google, or Microsoft. After social sign-in, you stay on the remaining register steps (join a workspace or create one). If your mobile number cannot be saved, registration shows an error so you can retry. At login, existing members go home (or pending, MFA, or the organisation picker) without repeating that wizard.
  • Google, Apple, and Microsoft: On mobile, you can use Sign in with Google, Sign in with Apple, or Sign in with Microsoft as alternatives to email and password. If sign-in is cancelled or interrupted, return to the login screen and try again.
  • Multi-factor authentication: If your organisation requires MFA, you will be prompted for an email verification code after sign-in. If you belong to multiple organisations, complete MFA first, then choose your workspace. The screen shows the full address the code was sent to. If you used Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email, check the inbox linked to your Apple ID. If you cannot get the code, choose Use a different account to sign out and try another login. You can manage MFA from Settings → Security.
  • Biometric unlock: After sign-in, you can opt in to Face ID or fingerprint to unlock the app on return without retyping your password.
  • Forgot password: Request a reset link from the login screen. The link opens the app so you can set a new password.

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App updates and version prompts

To keep mobile sign-in, MFA, and notifications working correctly, Campsite can show update prompts inside the app when your version is behind the supported release.
  • Update available: You can continue using the app and choose Not now, or open the store and update.
  • Update required: The app asks you to update before you can continue. This appears when your installed version is below the minimum supported release.
When prompted, tap Update now to open your platform store listing: If the store does not open automatically, open your app store manually and search for Campsite by Common Ground Studios.

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Offline support

The Campsite mobile app caches your most recently loaded broadcasts and rota data locally on your device. If you lose your internet connection, you can still view:
  • Recent broadcasts from your subscribed channels
  • Your upcoming shifts and current rota
Cached data is read-only while offline. Any actions, such as submitting a leave request or updating your profile, will need a connection to go through.

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Profile, appearance, and accessibility

Under Settings you can manage the same personal preferences as on the web:
  • Edit profile: Full name, preferred name, and pronouns.
  • Appearance: Colour scheme (Light, Dark, or System), holiday celebration mode, and auto holiday themes (themed shell wash behind the app, matching your organisation calendar).
  • Accessibility: Text size, bold text, increased contrast, reduced motion, reduced transparency (turns the floating dock glass into a solid surface), and related display options stored on your device.
Celebration overlays are hidden on HR workspace screens, consistent with the web app.

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Choose light or dark

Open Settings, then Appearance, and pick Light, Dark, or System under Theme. System follows your phone’s own light or dark setting, including when your phone switches automatically in the evening. Your choice applies to the device you set it on and stays after you close the app, so a work phone and a personal phone can each use a different scheme.

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Act on push notifications

Tap a push notification to go directly to the relevant content without navigating through the app manually:
  • A broadcast notification takes you straight to that message.
  • A shift reminder opens your rota for that day.
  • A calendar event alert opens the event detail.
  • A leave update notification takes you to the decision in your leave history.
If you stop receiving push notifications, check that notifications are enabled for Campsite in your device’s system settings (iOS: Settings → Campsite → Notifications; Android: Settings → Apps → Campsite → Notifications). You can also review in-app notification preferences under Settings.