Foursquare has a New Design

Foursquare is a location based social media service site for mobile devices. This application, after turning on your GPS option, lets you select from a list of venues that the application locates nearby and ‘check-in’ to the place.

For almost six months, the Foursquare team has worked on a major redesign. On the morning of June 7^th, 2012, the team re-launched the application. The new design of the application has more interactive tools and many new features.

Each Android and iPhone app has been updated to the latest version and the Blackberry app will be upgraded in a few weeks time.

The Head of Search, Andrew Hogue said that the Foursquare team looked through every check-in and user profile since the past three years to create this easy-to-use new smart look. The team just wanted to simplify the entire process and wanted to encourage people to move out into the real world and experience new things.

Friend’s feed

When any of your friends checked in before, the app would just show the place where the person checked in. The new design allows you to not only view where the friend checked in but also lets you like the post and see the picture that was posted along with the check-in.

The Check-ins and lists

The check-in option and the lists have been removed from the tool bar at the bottom. On the top right hand corner you can see the check-in option. The check-in process is much faster now.

‘Me’ section

The ‘me’ section looks more personalized. It shows your photos, badges, lists, tips, friends and stars instead of the leaderboard. These are shown as big thumbnails.

Specials can be unlocked

The new design allows you to freely scroll through check-ins and venues without any hassles. The specials that can be unlocked are also shown. It is so much easier to access the app now.

The Explore tab

The explore tab is a prominent feature in the new app design. You can add pictures of venues or food or anything relevant to that particular place you checked-in to. The redesign of the explore tab is much simpler and it is easier to find out where your friends are based on your location. It is also easier to view the recommended venues on the app.

According to what the Head of Search, Andrew Hogue said, the new design makes the whole process more magical because of all the new features installed and also because it’s much simpler to use. So make sure you get your Foursquare app updated immediately and try out these new easy-to-use features.