Communities (Groups)

In Oak, communities are discoverable through the Explore tab under Communities. They're open spaces for people who share an interest in a particular activity, location, or mountain destination — think "Chamonix Ski

Touring" or "Oslo Climbing."

How to discover and browse communities

You can find communities in several ways:

  • For You — personalised recommendations.
  • Popular — the most active communities on Oak.
  • Nearby — communities close to your location.
  • New — recently created communities.

You can also search for communities via the map view.

How to join a community

  1. Find a community you're interested in.
  2. Tap Join.
  3. Once you've joined, you'll see the community's activities and chat.

How to create a new community

  1. Tap Create Group.
  2. Fill in:
  • Name
  • Description — what the community is about, who it's for.
  • Activity focus — the main sports this community is centred around.
  • Location — the area the community is based in (optional).
  • Cover photo (optional).

3. Tap Create.

How to manage your community

  1. Open your community and tap Settings or the menu.
  2. From here you can:
    1. Edit the name, description, or cover photo.
    2. Add other members as admins — admins can approve/decline join requests and have full edit rights over the group.
    3. Remove members.

How to leave a community

  1. Open the community.
  2. Tap the menu.
  3. Tap Leave Group and confirm.
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