Locomatix Sign-up in iPhone: Getting Started

There are several ways you can sign-up with Locomatix.

Facebook – You can get started by downloading the application from the Apple app store. Once you have finished downloading, click the icon and sign up with the app. The easiest way is to link it with your Facebook account. Tap the “Sign-in with Facebook” button on your screen. Enter your Facebook email address and password and tap the connect button to link with your Facebook account. You will need to re-enter your name and email address to start using the app. Tap the create button when you are done. This will create your Locomatix account and will log you in.

You could also follow the steps in the following video on YouTube.



Webmail providers - Tap the sign-up with Locomatix button and choose the webmail provider of your choice, like gmail, hotmail or windows live mail, AOL, mobileme or linkedin. Tap the button of your choice of webmail providers from the menu. Enter the details like your email address and password. The password is used only once to confirm your identity. Entering the phone number is optional. It is used only for your buddies to be able to call you or send you SMS. You can choose a profile picture using the iPhone camera. If you want to use the webmail password as your Locomatix password, make sure to set “Use Same Password” on. But if you don’t want to use the same password, set it off and enter a new password. Tap the create button once you are done. Your new account will be created, your registration will be confirmed and you will be able to login to Locomatix immediately.



Your Email address – Alternatively, you can sign-up with Locomatix using any other email address. Tap the sign-up button and then go to my email address button. Enter the details regarding your name, email address and password. You can also enter your cell phone number if you want your buddies in your network to be able to call you or SMS you. But this information is optional. You can also choose a picture for your profile using your iPhone camera. Tap the create button when you are done. To confirm your registration, you will have to check your mail and click on the link. Once you have confirmed it, you can sign in on Locomatix using your email address and password.

Why Ping?

The ping feature in iPhone version of Locomatix is neat! It’s easy to send and resend and it can replace the redundant calls that could annoy your friends.

Here’s my first hand experience with ping. The Bakers and my family planned to make a trip together to Pismo Beach this past Thanksgiving. We left in the afternoon to beat the holiday traffic and the Bakers were running behind because of their kids. So we decided to meet directly at the restaurant that we had picked for dinner. After waiting for an hour at the restaurant, I was thinking of calling the Bakers. But I didn't want to buzz their loud phone ringer in case the kids were sleeping, making the already stressed Bakers more miserable. In this situation the ping feature came in really handy. I sent a ping “Where are you” and immediately they pinged back resulting in both the parties sending out their location updates without a single call.

What's even better is that ping works directly of the data plan rather than using SMS, so I don't have to worry about ping eating into my SMS budget.

Locomatix 1.1 for iPhone is released

We are very excited to announce the release of Locomatix version 1.1 for iPhone. It is available for download from iPhone app. store. Alternatively, you could go to http://m.locomatix.com in your iPhone browser and click on the icon 'Available on iPhone App Store'

The new version includes the following cool features

- Add a profile picture to express yourself
- See the pictures of your Locomatix friends
- View the nearby bus stops for the supported metro bus systems
- Store and retrieve your favorite bus routes

In addition to these features, we have fixed several bugs, improved the handling of push notifications and incorporated many performance improvements.