Tour the Field App

Explore the Field App interface with this guided tour of essential features.

The Field App brings Felt's intuitive interface to your mobile device with a layout designed for touch navigation. This guide walks you through the app's main interface elements, from workspace navigation to map controls, so you can quickly find what you need whether you're in the field or on the go.

Navigating the app

The default view of the app will take you to Recents, which are the Felt maps you've viewed recently. This is the home view of the app.

The workspace views of the app consist of the following sections and controls:

• Account level controls

• Workspace view controls

• Map management

• Help resources

Account controls

• Tap Felt in the top-left to return to the app home view.

• Tap your avatar to go to your account settings and log out.

• Tap the menu (top-left) to navigate the workspace. Use this menu to switch workspaces, view your Drafts, view Workspace Settings, or view projects within the workspace.

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Workspace views

• Tap the recents dropdown filter to change what maps are shown

  

  • My recent maps shows only recently viewed maps that you own

  • Recent in workspace shows your recently viewed maps that belong to the current workspace

  • All recent maps show all recently viewed maps across workspaces

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Map management

Editors can manage maps on mobile similarly to desktop. Next to every map is a ... menu where you can:

• Copy map URL

• Duplicate the map

• Move the map

• Delete the map

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Help menu

On all workspace-level views, you will also see the help menu on the bottom-right of the screen. Use this button to access the help center, developer docs, video tutorials, email support, map gallery, keyboard shortcuts, or submit feedback.

Navigating a map

Tap on a map from the workspace view to open the map view. You will see the map with controls on the top and bottom portions of the screen.

The map views of the app consist of the following components and controls:

• Felt menu and Map tools

• Location and add menu

• Bottom panel

The controls at the top of the screen are higher-level settings and let you control what you see in the main view. The bottom panels host detailed information viewable on the map, including the legend and feature popups.

Map tools

The top navigation bar contains controls arranged for smaller mobile screens.

• Tap the back button to return to the app home view.

• Felt menu has the same options as desktop

• Your presence appears on the map with your avatar highlighted in color

• Search lets you find locations and features on the map

• ... menu shows the following map-level settings

  

  • Share - Configure map permissions, add collaborators, change roles

  • Basemap - Switch basemaps (in View mode changes are only for your view, not everyone's default view of the map)

  • Table - View all features in a table format (you can tap on rows to zoom to them on the map)

  • Comments - View a list of all comments to edit, resolve, and delete comments

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Location tracking and add button

The bottom of the map view contains the zoom level, scale bar, attributions, location tracking, and map actions. Map actions includes comments, drawing annotations, and data collection.

Location tracking

Location tracking lets the Field App find and track your location on the map when doing field collection. You can snap comments and data collection points/vertices to your location with this feature, ensuring accurate data collection workflows. See Location tracking.

Add button

Actions or are where you can add comments, annotations, or new features to layers on the map.

Members with Contribute or Edit permission will see a plus sign , while members with View permission (and a Full Access seat) will see a comment button . See Comment and Data collection to learn more.

Contribute / Edit version

View version

Options available within this menu depend on your permission on the map:

• Any member with a Full Access seat can leave comments

• Members with Contribute or Edit permission can add annotations, draw new features, edit features, and attach photos to comments

• Find, Measure, and Spatial filter extensions appear in the Legend panel. Custom AI extensions are Enterprise only.

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Bottom panel

The bottom panel is where further details about the map are shown. The default view for the bottom panel is the legend, and when opening any map in the Field App the legend appears in a collapsed state. The bottom panel gets replaced with feature popups when a specific feature is tapped. The bottom panel also shows the table, share menu, comments, basemap switcher, and data collection details.

Pro tip: tap on the background or away from the bottom panel to return the view to the default panel, which is the legend in a collapsed state.

Legend

Similar to desktop, the legend is interactive on the Field App. It shows the map title, visible layers, and layer components. Pre-built extensions (Find, Measure, Spatial filter) and custom AI extensions configured for the map appear at the top of the legend panel.

Tapping on layers in the legend opens a menu to:

• Show or hide the layer

• Zoom to the layer

• Interact with components

• Control nested layers (within layer groups)

Feature popups

Tap any feature on the map to see its popup and details in the bottom panel.

From the feature popup panel you can:

• View the data attributes and details about the feature

• Add comments (...)

• Edit the feature's attributes or geometry

You can switch back to the legend by tapping on the popup feature's title and selecting Legend from the menu:

Table

You can open the table from the toolbar's ... expand menu. By default the panel will open in full size, but you can minimize it to half screen or collapsed to see more of the map.

Within the table panel you can:

• Double-tap to zoom to the feature on the map

• Tap the layer dropdown to switch to view the table for other layers

  
• Filter the table to features only in current view

  
• Search for specific features

  

Bottom panel states

When the bottom panel is displaying the legend, feature popups, or table view it can be viewed in a few different visibility states, which impacts how much of the bottom panel is shown with respect to the map.

Collapsed (minimized)
Half size (partial view)
Full size (with scrolling)

Permissions

Your view and capabilities in the Field App depend on your permission on the map. In the app home view, members without Edit permission on the workspace will see the following notice:

You have limited access in this workspace. To create or edit maps, ask your admin for full access.

Meanwhile, members with Edit permission will see a notice about creating maps, because the mobile app is optimized for field work. To create maps and upload data, switch to Felt's web app on a tablet or desktop.

To create maps and upload data, open Felt on desktop.

Members with View permission will see a comment button if they hold a Full Access seat, and can do the following:

• Navigate the workspace projects, folders, and maps on mobile

• View maps

• Search on maps

• Change basemap

• Interact with the legend

• Utilize table view

• Read comments

• Post, edit, and delete their own comments, and comment on features (requires a Full Access seat — Viewer seats can read comments but can't post them)

• Use Find, Measure, and Spatial filter extensions. Custom AI extensions are Enterprise only.

Members with Contribute permission will see a plus button on their maps. They can do everything View permission allows plus:

• Draw annotations

• Add photos to comments

• Draw new features

• Edit existing features

Members with Edit permission will see a plus button on their maps. They can do everything Contributors can do plus:

• Manage map sharing

• Create and delete layers

Frequently asked questions

What plans have access to the Field App?

The Field App is available on all paid plans. Professional and Enterprise both include the full set of field features:

• Mobile data collection

• Adding geotagged photos

• Data editing

• Survey forms with branching logic

• Offline support

Members with Viewer seats can use the Field App to view maps shared with them. To collect or edit data in the field, a member needs a Full Access seat with Contribute or Edit permission.

Can I create new maps in the Field App?

No, the mobile app is optimized for field work and data collection. To create and design maps, you'll need to use Felt's web app on a tablet or desktop.

What are the key differences between the desktop and mobile experience for Felt admins and editors?

There are a few key differences to outline:

• The desktop interface has pink Edit /Done buttons at the top of the screen to toggle into edit mode, while the mobile experience does not have this toggle.

• A toolbar is visible at the top of the screen while editing on desktop, while map tools exist in the pink plus button at the bottom right of the screen and top right ... menu for editors.

• The legend sits on the left-hand side of the screen, while the legend on mobile sits in the bottom panel of the view.

• Custom extensions run on mobile as well as desktop — they appear in the legend panel on the Field App.

Legend interactions, comments, and workspace navigation experiences are very similar across all platforms.

What's the difference between permissions in the Field App?

View permission lets members navigate workspaces, view maps, search, change basemaps, interact with the legend, use table view, and read comments. Posting comments requires a Full Access seat — members with one see a comment button on the map view. Members with View permission can use Find, Measure, and Spatial filter extensions.

Contribute permission adds the ability to draw annotations, draw new features, edit existing features, and add photos to comments. On map views, Contributors see an add button .

Edit permission does everything Contribute does plus map sharing management.

Offline support follows these same rules: anyone can view a saved map offline, members with a Full Access seat can comment, and members with Contribute or Edit permission can also collect and edit data offline. See Offline support.

Custom AI extensions are Enterprise only. For details on seats and permissions, see Seats and Permissions.

How do I switch between different workspaces?

From the home view, tap the menu icon (☰) in the top-left corner to navigate between workspaces, view workspace settings, or access projects within your current workspace.

When viewing map, how do I quickly switch between legend, popups, and tables?

At the top of the bottom panel there is a dropdown you can tap on to quickly switch to a different view in this panel.

• Viewing legend: dropdown will have the map title

• Viewing tables: dropdown will say Table

• Viewing popup: dropdown will have the feature's popup title

Where can I find the find, measure and spatial filter tools?

These tools are located in the legend panel at the bottom of the map view.

How do I get back to the legend after opening a feature popup?

Either tap on the popup title and select Legend from the menu, or tap on the background away from the bottom panel.

Can I manage maps (duplicate, move, delete) from the mobile app?

Yes, editors can manage maps on mobile. Tap the ... menu next to any map to copy the URL, duplicate, move, or delete the map.

What are the different "Recent" filter options?

You can filter to show "My recent maps" (only maps you own), "Recent in workspace" (recently viewed maps in the current workspace), or "All recent maps" (all recently viewed maps across all workspaces).

Is there a max size limit for uploading images to comments or features?

The max size an image can be is 20MB.