YB TRACKING YB3 Installation guide

YB Connect Quick Start Guide
Downloading the app on Android or iOS
•⁃Open Google Play Store or the App Store and search for “YB Connect”
Registering for an account (You will need an internet connection for this)
•⁃Open the app you will see with a page that asks if this is your tracker or not.
Please select “No…”.
•⁃Select your boat from a list. (make sure Bluetooth is on)
•⁃Once connected then select “Enable Messaging”
•⁃Select “Create a new account” from the bottom of the page.
•⁃Please follow the on screen instructions and enter your details. Once you have
done this then you can select “Enable Messaging” again and sign in.
Registering for Twitter
•⁃Click on “My Account” and then “Link Facebook and Twitter”.
•⁃Select Twitter and then follow the on screen instructions.
Sending a message
•⁃Click on “Send Message”.
•⁃Select a recipient using the plus icon in the top right or type an address or
phone number.
•⁃If you have registered your Twitter account then you can also select to send it
there using the buttons.
•⁃Click into the main body of the screen and you can start typing your message.
•⁃Click send in the top right.
•⁃The message will briefly appear in your Outbox while the app connects to the
tracker and then it will be sent.
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•NOTE - sending to Twitter is FREE. Sending to email and SMS destinations will cost
credits.
Receiving a message
•⁃The tracker is set to send a position every 4 hours and every time it does this it
will retrieve any waiting messages. However, if you do not want to wait you can
do a mailbox check which will cost 1 credit.
Buying Credits
•⁃Click on “My Account” and then “Manage Credits”. This will take you to a
screen where you can select the number of credits you would like and enter
your billing details.
•⁃It will also give you the option to automatically top up if you run out at sea with
the ability to put in place a maximum monthly spend. This is a good idea as
you will not be able to top up manually without an internet connection.
NOTE - you will only need to buy credits if you plan to use any features other than
Twitter posting. Posting to Twitter is FREE.