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📱 Using Flappie
Everything about using your Flappie day to day: prey detection, lock schedules, notifications, multiple cats, and more.
Understanding Prey Detection
Your Flappie has a built-in camera with artificial intelligence. Every time your cat comes home, the camera takes a close look: does the cat have something in its mouth? If yes, the flap stays locked. If no, the flap opens – and your cat can come ins
Lock Times & Schedules
The Flappie app lets you control exactly when your cat can come in or go out. There are two ways: quick changes directly from the dashboard, or automatic schedules that repeat. Whether you use the quick access or a schedule, you always choose one of
Setting Up Notifications
The Flappie app can send you push notifications when something important happens — for example when prey is detected or your cat uses the flap. Open the Flappie app and go to:Your Profile → App Settings. Notification settings are currently being deve
Using Flappie With Multiple Cats
Got multiple cats? No problem — Flappie works with any number of cats and you can create a separate profile for each one. You can create unlimited cat profiles in the app. For each cat, you can add a name, photo, date of birth, gender, and breed. How
What is Cat ID (Coming Soon)?
Cat ID is like Face ID on your iPhone, but for cats. When a cat approaches your Flappie, our AI camera recognizes their unique facial features — whisker patterns, nose shape, eye spacing — and decides whether it's one of your cats or a stranger. If i
Your Flappie's Buttons
On the top of your Flappie, you'll find four buttons with LED indicators underneath. Each button controls a different function — a short press toggles it on or off. When a mode is active, the LED lights up. All modes can also be controlled from the F
What Happens During a Power Outage?
Flappie needs power to run its AI camera, prey detection, and lock functions. If the power goes out, here's what happens — and what you don't need to worry about. When Flappie loses power, the flap stays open. Your cats can come and go freely, just l
FlappieTV
FlappieTV is Flappie's built-in highlight reel — a curated feed of the funniest, cutest, and most entertaining cat moments captured by Flappie cameras across the community. You'll find it in the FlappieTV tab in the app. FlappieTV shows short video c
Using Flappie Without WiFi
Yes — Flappie works without WiFi. The AI prey detection, the camera, and all physical button controls run entirely on the device. Your cat will be stopped from bringing prey inside, and you can lock or unlock the flap, all without an internet connect
Privacy & Camera Data
Flappie has a camera — so it's fair to ask: what happens with the footage? Here's a straightforward overview of how we handle your data. Flappie's camera is triggered by a dedicated cat detection system. It's designed to record your cat passing throu