Foursquare Update Shows Map of Friends Checked in Nearby
Foursquare released an update to its Android app today with a home page that displays any friends who are checked in nearby.
Foursquare released an update to its Android app today with a home page that displays any friends who are checked in nearby.
The move adapts a user experience first created by social-discovery app Banjo, using Foursquare’s API. Banjo also shows users who have checked in on Facebook.
Digital privacy advocates have greeted Banjo and similar apps with some consternation.
Despite this dive deeper into social, the update boosts the Explore feature to top billing within the app. Once a tab labeled along the bottom of the screen, Explore is now a search bar across the top of the screen.
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