Family Tree App

All friends within 100 feet of your device who are viewing the "Relatives Around Me" screen can share information with you about common ancestors in Family Tree.

1. In the three-bar menu, select Relatives Around Me.
2. Tap "I agree" to give others permission to see your portrait, full name, and shared ancestors.

3. Tap Scan for Friends.
4. If Relatives Around Me finds friends nearby, it displays a list of them. You can also search for a specific friend's name in the list.

5. Tap a friend's name name to see a diagram of how you are related to that friend. An example is shown at the right.

1. To see family history activities designed by FamilySearch, in the three-line menu tap Family History Activities. Note : This takes you to the FamilySearch.org website.
2. Tap an activity tile for more information and instructions, or tap View All to see additional activities.
3. To track and rate an activity,
   a) Sign in to FamilySearch (top bar);
   b) Tap the I did it button;
   c) Tap the number of stars for the rating; and
   d) Tap Submit.

1. To track the individual contributions you have made to FamilySearch, tap My Contributions. For details on using My Contributions, see the following article.
   
   FS—Track Your Contributions to the Family Tree with New Feature - 2020


2. For information on Family Groups, see Choice E (last part) in Project 1: Family Tree, Goal 10. You can learn more about Family Groups in this blog article.
3. To view available tasks you can work on, in the three-line menu, tap Tasks. A list of persons may appear, with record hint icons. (For information on temple icons, see Goal 1 in the Church of Jesus Christ pages.)
4. Tap a name to see the corresponding Person page, or tap a record hint icon to explore the hint for the person. For more information on working with record hints, see Goal 3: Sources and Record Hints.
5. To use the Chat feature to communicate with other FamilySearch users, tap Chat.
6. Select a message from the list to display it. The message list may include private messages, threads, unread messages, event chats, etc.
7. To reply to an open Chat message, in the Send a Message box (bottom) type your message. You can also tap the graphic icon (lower left) to include an image. Then click the Send icon (lower right).
8. To create a new message,
   a) Click Create Private Chat (left side) or click the pecil icon (upper right);
   b) Type a contact name and
   c) Type your message and click the Send icon.