Foursquare's check-in app, Swarm, has just received an update that introduces a new feature, messages, in addition to making it easier to see more details about various locations.
The popular check-in application that allows users to share their location with other users of the application now allows for users to send messages to nearby friends. In addition to adding messages, a few other changes have been made as well.
Check out the list below for the full set of changes:
- Introducing messages! In this release, we've added the ability to message your nearby friends (even if they don't have Swarm) to quickly and easily meet up.
- Finally, when viewing a friend's check-in, you can quickly see more details about the place, including which of your friends has been there.
This update is now available in Google Play so be sure to check it out!
Reader comments
Check-in app Swarm adds messages in latest update
the support of this app, like the app itself, SUCKS! reported a major issue I'm having with this crappy app more than two months ago and months after its previous update this new update rolls out still bugged. who the !@#$ cares about messaging in this app when a good part of its user base left because of the HORRIBLE decision to remove badges, points, etc... things that made the app more engaging. Now I need a replacement to be my photo food "diary" for check-ins...
I couldn't agree more. I loved Foursquare back in the days of 1 app, points, mayorship, unlock coupons and such. All that is gone. The fun of using the app is nonexistent. If you read through the reviews of Swarm in the Play store this is the vast majority of what people have been saying from the beginning.
Why the company has continued down this route is beyond me. They need to cut their losses, admit it was a mistake, and revert back to offering the features that people loved in the beginning. Then they MIGHT stand a chance of making a comeback.
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I didnt even know four square was still a thing...
Everything I needed to know, I learned from kayaking a good creek.
This app sucks..,
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Stopped using Foursquare long ago. Yawn.
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Used to love Foursquare.... used to. Uninstalled it when it was separated into two apps. Haven't been back since.
I still use Swarm but it's sad how *nobody* uses the Plans feature.
I find it hard to justify installing the Foursquare app since I use another tool for searching for places - I'd only use it for "liking" businesses. Oh well.
Swarm is a good app for check in only, don't know anyone who will use the msg feature, most people check in and that goes straight to twitter where most conversation starts around your check in also foursquare is just a waste of time who really uses it now
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