HOW IT WORKS

Built around one loop:
Capture → Organize → Find → Share

Forgotten Acre doesn't try to manage your farm. It makes sure the working knowledge you generate every day in the field is captured, findable, and yours.

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STEP 1 — CAPTURE

The camera is always ready. No navigation required.

Every single launch opens directly to the in-app camera. Not the home screen. Not a menu. The camera. Take one photo or ten in burst mode. Every photo lands automatically in your Organize Later bucket — GPS-tagged and timestamped. Keep moving.

⚠ Edge Cases & Error States

Edge cases handled: Offline capture stores locally and syncs when connectivity returns. Camera permission denied triggers a friendly explainer modal. Lock screen widget lets you launch the camera from the lock screen without unlocking your phone.

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STEP 2 — ORGANIZE

Sort when you have time. Not when you're in the field.

At the end of the day — or whenever you have clean hands and five minutes — open Organize Later. Drag photos into field folders or personal folders. Add a note to any photo: what you saw, what you fixed, what you need to remember. Notes are indexed alongside photos for search.

⚠ Edge Cases & Error States

Edge cases handled: Photos stay in Organize Later until you move them. You can organize partially — assign some, leave others. Folders can be renamed. Photos can be in only one folder but also one personal folder. Notes can be edited at any time.

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STEP 3 — FIND

Search anything. Find it in seconds.

Type any keyword — a part number, a field name, a date, a word from a handwritten note — and Google Cloud Vision OCR returns every matching photo and note across your entire library. Including text visible in photos. Including handwriting on equipment panels and notebook pages.

⚠ Edge Cases & Error States

Edge cases handled: No results shows a helpful empty state with search suggestions. Partial matches are surfaced. Search works offline using the local OCR index. Recent searches are saved. Results can be filtered by folder.

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STEP 4 — SHARE

Send what matters. Keep the rest to yourself.

Share a single photo, a folder, or a filtered search result with your agronomist, mechanic, insurance adjuster, or landlord. Recipients get a secure link — no account required. You control what they see, and you can revoke access any time.

⚠ Edge Cases & Error States

Edge cases handled: Links can be set to expire after a chosen date. Shared folders update in real time as you add photos. Revoked links stop working immediately. Recipients without internet get a downloadable PDF fallback. Nothing is ever shared unless you tap Share.

BONUS FEATURE

One tap from the lock screen.

The iOS lock screen widget puts the Forgotten Acre camera one tap away — no unlock, no app navigation. The busiest moment in your day just got one step shorter.
Available on iOS only via Apple WidgetKit. Requires iOS 16 or later.
Forgotten Acre lock screen widget

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