1. What’s a Trover Discovery?

Discoveries are interesting things to see or do. Good discoveries are accompanied by tips or descriptions that can help somebody enjoy the discovery just like you did. Eye-catching photos that clearly demonstrate the discovery make them even more trove-worthy.

2. How can I get the Trover app for my smartphone?

You can download the app on the iTunes App Store or Android Market. We currently support Apple devices running iOS 4.0 and above and Android version 2.1 and above.

3. How much does Trover cost?

It’s free, as long as you promise to have fun troving with your friends.

4. What happens when I follow somebody on Trover?

When you choose to follow people that interest you, your Feed and Nearby Views of Trover can be filtered to see discoveries created solely by these people. Trovers receive a notification when you start following them.

5. How do I follow somebody?

When you sign-up for Trover with your Facebook account, and your Facebook friends join Trover, you automatically follow each other.

If you join Trover with a Twitter or email account, the “Find Friends” button in the Me tab shows you trovers you know from Facebook and Twitter. You can choose to follow some of them here.

To find a specific person by name use the “Search All Users” button in the Me Tab. You can follow them directly here.

Lastly, you can follow anybody directly from their profile or any of their discovery pages.

You can view all of the people you chose to follow, as well as people following you, by clicking the “Followers” or “Following” button in the Me tab. You can un-follow somebody at any time.

6. How can I invite friends to join Trover?

You can invite friends by sending invitations to specific Facebook friends, by posting an invite to your Twitter feed or through your email account. Please go to the “Me” tab and click “invite friends” to see these options.

7. Who can see my discoveries?

Trover discoveries are public, and can appear in the Nearby tab to anyone who is close to your discovery or who jumps to it's location. Your discoveries are also visible at www.trover.com via a link that can be shared via email, Twitter or your Facebook newsfeed.

8. How can I share discoveries with my friends?

You can share any discovery by clicking the Share button that appears under a discovery photo. You’ll be presented with options to post the discovery to your Facebook newsfeed, Twitter feed or share it via email. Choosing to "re-share with followers" will send a notification to your Trover followers suggesting they look at the discovery.

Lastly, you can directly share a new discovery to Facebook or Twitter the moment you create it by turning the Facebook and/or Twitter share switch to ON before you click “done”.

9. How are “Featured” discoveries chosen?

Discoveries that receive many thanks votes, comments and views are all contenders for the Featured tab. Discoveries that introduce us to something particularly unique and cool, or showcase a fun new way to use Trover are also likely to appear on the Featured tab.

10. How can I help improve Trover?

We’re super excited to work with the Trover community to make the app increasingly awesome. Please send any ideas for new features and fixes to . If you get really fired up about working with us, please send your resume to jobs@trover.com. We’ll need lots of help from smart and adventurous folks as we grow.