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How Many Friends Can a Totem Compass Find? 8 Bonds and Smart Groups, Explained

Every Totem Compass can hold up to 8 Bonds, and Smart Groups let your whole crew Bond at once with colors that match on every Compass. Here's how both work, what the lights mean, and how to keep a big group together without cell service.

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Bond Lights and Colors on the Totem Compass

Every friend you Bond with gets their own colored light on your Totem Compass. Here's how Bond colors are assigned, how to check who's who, how Smart Groups and the App change colors, and what solid and pulsing lights mean.

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How To Bond Your Totem Compass

Bonding connects your Totem Compass with a friend's so each can point to the other, no cell service needed. Here's how to Bond one friend at a time or your whole group at once with Smart Groups, how Bond colors work, and what to do if a Bond won't take.

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Managing Your Totem Compass Bonds: How to Change, Remove, and Protect Them

Your Totem Compass Bonds stay saved when it turns off, but they're never locked in. Here's how to change or remove a Bond on the Compass or in the App, what Version 5.0 does with inactive Bonds, and how Bonding protects your consent.

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