Yesterday was a big moment for the SEA-PHAGES app. It was the first time that we moved out of testing and had large numbers of real people were using the app for their sample collection. This morning, an error occurred that resulted in the loss of data entered after 8/29/15. To those of you who made accounts or added samples on 8/30 or 8/31, your information has been lost, and I'm personally very sorry for the inconvenience this causes.

As I work to put measures into place to prevent these types of issues in the future, I would ask that you please not give up on the app. If your account was deleted, please make a new one and add your sample back to the app. When you add a sample, it is added at your current position. However, you can "unlock" the map by tapping the lock icon, and then drag the marker to the correct position. Once you have done that, you'll see a message at the top of the screen that says "undo move sample?". Tap anywhere else on the screen to confirm that you meant to move it, and then tap the red lock icon to re-lock the map. You'll also want to correct the date associated with the sample, since it defaults to the date that you re-add the sample to the map. To fix this, click the menu bottom (3 horizontal lines), and edit the date field.

Again, my apologies. Please bear with us as we grow.