Foursquare adds Android ar support in latest app update

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Published 1 Jun 2015

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Foursquare is now just a couple of swipes away on your Android ar smartwatch. 

The latest Foursquare update brings Android ar support, which puts a dedicated app on your small screen sends push alerts when you’re nearby a place worth checking out. 

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Find new restaurants or get alerts from Foursquare on your smartwatch.

The Android ar app lets you conduct a voice search or find suggestions from categories like food, coffee, nightlife, breakfast, several others. If you have Android ar 5.1, touch the home screen then scroll through your lists of apps until you come to Foursquare.

The story behind the story: Foursquare recently revamped its service, moving its social components with check-ins to a separate app called Swarm. Foursquare is now more like a Yelp competitor, offering details reviews about new places to discover. ile it offers good details, it feels missing without the organic real-time feed of check-ins that made the app such a hit when it launched.