Foursquare says that it’s shutting down the Metropolis Information app to deal with Swarm. The corporate says that Swarm has a bigger consumer base and is extra aligned with its long-term imaginative and prescient. Foursquare additionally says that will probably be introducing new options to Swarm that may make it much more helpful for customers. The online model of Metropolis Information will proceed to be accessible till early 2025 with no particular date given. People who have companies listed on Metropolis Information will proceed to be listed on Swarm.
The Foursquare Swam lifelog function. | Picture credit score — Foursquare
The shutdown of the Foursquare Metropolis Information app marks the top of an period for the corporate. The app was one of many first profitable location-based social networking apps and helped to pave the way in which for different apps like Swarm. Different social networking apps, adopted in these footsteps and built-in check-in options into their present apps — a few of which nonetheless exist to this date.
The corporate has not stated what’s going to occur to the information that customers have saved within the Foursquare Metropolis Information app, however in accordance to their privateness coverage, it’s going to solely disclose information with acceptable protections in place. Customers can management what info is seen to others of their settings. Moreover, it has offered directions on how customers can export their information and/or delete their account earlier than the app shuts down.
Whether or not this technique pays off for Foursquare stays to be seen. It does make sense, although, that the corporate would wish to deal with the app that has the bigger consumer base and is extra aligned with its long-term imaginative and prescient, which is the case with Swarm. I’m curious about seeing how the corporate will evolve and adapt to the altering panorama, and what new options the corporate will introduce to Swam sooner or later.