Wednesday, August 6, 2014

The New Foursquare Is Here, and It's Surprisingly Good

http://ift.tt/1AUw2zL // Foursquare-8

The check-in is deadFoursquare, the service that popularized telling the world where you are, has fully removed the act of checking into venues from its app in Wednesday's major update to iOS and Android, version 8.0.


Those who still want to announce their location can do so with Swarm, the company's spin-off app, which debuted in May. Swarm is all about checking into places, and seeing what your friends are up to.



So where does that leave Foursquare? As one of the best city guides you can get on a smartphone, actually, with a fully revamped user experience that puts some of the 5-year-old company's best information front and center. Foursquare 8.0 is a big step forward for the app, but it's far from perfect, and longtime users may not have the patience to discover its charms. Read more...


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from MashablePete Pachal
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