Swarm (app)
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Screenshot
The check-in screen on iOS
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| Developer(s) | Foursquare |
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| Initial release | May 2014 |
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iOS 4.10
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8.1 |
| Size | iOS 39.9 MB |
| Available in | 13 languages |
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List of languages
English, Catalan, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish
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| Type | social networking service |
| Website | swarmapp |
Swarm is a mobile app for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8.1 that allows users to share their locations within their social network. A spin-off from and companion app to the older Foursquare, Swarm allows users to check-in to a given location, as well as make future plans with friends and see who is nearby.
Location and check-in data collected in Swarm are used to improve a user's recommendations in Foursquare. Splitting check-ins and general location sharing in to the separate Swarm app was designed to let the main Foursquare app focus on exploring and discovering information on locations, in a Yelp-like fashion. Swarm supports checking in with photos or stickers attached to it, and allows broadcasting of check-ins to other networks including Facebook and Twitter.
Swarm for iOS and Android devices launched on May 15, 2014. A version for Windows Phone 8.1 launched on August 13, 2014. It introduces a number of features not previously found in Foursquare:
Unlike previous versions of Foursquare, Swarm does not require a user to "check in" in order to share their location with their friends - a new feature called 'Neighborhood Sharing' can constantly share a user's general location in the background. Rather than pinpointing a user's position on a map, 'Neighborhood Sharing' keeps a user's location intentionally "fuzzy", sharing only their distance away, and approximate neighbourhood or area, with their friends. 'Neighborhood Sharing' can be enable or disabled at any time by swiping right on the yellow bar at the top of the screen.
If a user wants to share their location more precisely, they can "Check In" to a specific venue and this location will be shared with their friends. Users can write a message with their check-in and mention (or check in) their friends at the venue with them. It is also possible to include a photo, as well as cross-posting the check-in to Twitter and Facebook. A user's location is only shared with their other friends on the service, unless they also choose to share their check-in with their Facebook friends or Twitter followers.
A user's location is never shared publicly - it is only ever shared with their friends in Swarm, unless they specifically choose to share their check-in to Facebook or Twitter.
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