Awards

You earn awards when you explore the community and use perks. When you earn an award, the award icon on your profile changes from gray to colored. Check out your profile to find all the awards that you can get. ClickTap an award to see how to earn it.

Here are the awards that you can earn. New awards are available to you as you reach higher levels in the community.

Awards description
Award	Description
Learn	Find your way around Apple Support Communities. You earn 8 points and get the Learn award if you complete these activities: Visit a Tutorial. Read a User Tip.
Discover	You earn 8 points and get the Discover award if you complete these activities: Start a discussion. Reply to another member’s discussion.
Reporting	You get perks as you gain user levels. To get the Reporting award: Become a Level 2 user. Report a post.
Be Yourself	You’re getting the picture. To get the Be Yourself award: Become at least a Level 3 user. Upload a new image from your computer as your avatar. You also earn 8 points.
Stay in Touch	There’s always something interesting happening here. To earn the Stay in Touch award: Become at least a Level 4 user. Visit the My Subscriptions page. Follow the Levels 4 & 5 Announcements page. Find My Subscriptions in the upper-right navigation area. Find the Announcements page here.
Conference	Once you become a Level 4 user, you can attend conference calls and get the Conference award. We announce conference calls on the Announcements page. You earn 10 points every time you attend.
User Tip	User Tips are a great learning resource for the community. Level 5 users can contribute User Tips. You earn the User Tip award if the community likes your user tip. You earn 10 points once per user tip that the community likes.
Lounge	The Lounge is a club for our most active users. Once you’re a Level 6 user, you can access The Lounge. Create a discussion and earn the Lounge award.
Meet Up	Apple Support Communities is made up of true Apple fans. Once you’re at Level 6, you can attend a Communities meet up with other active members and earn the Meet Up award. Every time you attend a meet up, you earn 25 points.

Learn

Find your way around Apple Support Communities. You earn 8 points and get the Learn award if you complete these activities:

Visit a Tutorial.
Read a User Tip.

Discover

You earn 8 points and get the Discover award if you complete these activities:

Start a discussion.
Reply to another member’s discussion.

Reporting

You get perks as you gain user levels. To get the Reporting award:

Become a Level 2 user.
Report a post.

Be Yourself

You’re getting the picture. To get the Be Yourself award:

Become at least a Level 3 user.
Upload a new image from your computer as your avatar. You also earn 8 points.

Stay in Touch

There’s always something interesting happening here. To earn the Stay in Touch award:

Become at least a Level 4 user.
Visit the My Subscriptions page.
Follow the Levels 4 & 5 Announcements page.

Find My Subscriptions in the upper-right navigation area. Find the Announcements page here.

Conference

Once you become a Level 4 user, you can attend conference calls and get the Conference award.

We announce conference calls on the Announcements page. You earn 10 points every time you attend.

User Tip

User Tips are a great learning resource for the community. Level 5 users can contribute User Tips. You earn the User Tip award if the community likes your user tip.

You earn 10 points once per user tip that the community likes.

Lounge

The Lounge is a club for our most active users. Once you’re a Level 6 user, you can access The Lounge. Create a discussion and earn the Lounge award.

Meet Up

Apple Support Communities is made up of true Apple fans. Once you’re at Level 6, you can attend a Communities meet up with other active members and earn the Meet Up award.

Every time you attend a meet up, you earn 25 points.