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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.
Totem Tuesday: January 7, 2025
BIG Rollout Updates, Brand Ambassador Program, Parent Feedback, Software Updates and more! Here's everything you need to know this week:
Totem Compass: A Year in Review
This year was nothing short of transformative for Totem. Ready for an honest reflection of 2024? Let's get into it.
All About Compass Mode on your Totem
Hold your Totem flat and it switches into Compass Mode, where every light points to a Bonded friend. Here's how to connect to satellites, how Version 5.0's Auto-Calibration works, and how to read your Bond Lights.
Rollout Update: December 31st, 2024
Welcome to the latest Totem Compass Rollout Update...let's dive in!
Your Totem Compass User Interface
The Totem Compass has no screen. Everything runs through five parts: tilt, the Touch Crystal, the Halo, the Power Button and the SOS Button. Here's what each one does on Version 5.0.
Totem Compass: All About the Power Button
Click once to turn on, click again for Eco Mode, and hold to turn off. Here's everything the Totem Compass Power Button does, plus what the lights mean at power-up.
Rollout Update: December 23rd, 2024
Happy Holidays from the Totem team! Check out the latest Totem Compass rollout updates, as we ramp up our contract manufacturing in time for the new year.
Rollout Update - December 17th, 2024
The latest Totem Compass rollout updates, as well as information on product reviewers and customer feedback - here's everything you need to know.
Pro Tips: 5 Things to Avoid When Using the Totem Compass
Five small habits get you to your friends faster: stay out from under big structures, keep your phone away while navigating, press the Crystal with your whole fingerpad, save Vibe Mode for night, and unplug before checking the battery.
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Rollout Update - December 10th, 2024
The latest Totem Compass rollout updates - here's everything you need to know.
3 Exceptional Things About Totem Compass Tech
Three pieces of tech make the Totem Compass work without cell service: satellite precision of about a meter in good conditions, up to roughly 1,000 m of peer-to-peer range, and location updates that arrive within seconds. Here's how each one works.
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