Massive Update for 4th & Mayor App on WP7

June 29, 2011 No Comments

4th & Mayor the popular Foursquare app has recieved a huge update from it’s developer Jeff Wilcox. If you enjoyed using 4th & Mayor before, you will definetly get a kick out of it now. below are a few of the new features detailed on Jeff Wilcox’s blog.

The ‘places’ are gone from the main page – there’s a new check-in experience now, just touch the “check-in” button at the bottom of the main page to open up the list of nearby places (it’s fast!)
This retires the dedicated ‘Shout’ button – Foursquare’s decided that going forward it makes more sense to only attach shouts to check-ins, so that’s where it is
Trending places near you have moved away from the check-in experience and into the ‘explore’ feature
Explore adds the new Outdoors category
Explore now holds both nearby specials as well as the trending places nearby, instead of those polluting the nearby places list

Faster, more responsive

Big performance improvements; the instant you touch the display, there will be a reaction; no longer is the delay that many people were seeing with the original series of the app.

Super quick way to check-in

It is now faster than ever to check-in to a place.

Start 4th & Mayor
As soon as it appears, touch the ‘Check-in’ button in the application bar – even before your friends’ list loads!
Select a place to sign in
Quick sign-in, or do a more complete sign-in

The nearby places list now shows a lot more places than before, loads quickly, and it will update as you walk around – the location should be more accurate now. Also, there’s an “add venue” button, “search”, and refresh, all at the top.

To check-in to a temporary place (“venueless”) without adding it to the 4sq database,

Search for a place
Move to the bottom of any search results
Select the ‘check-in here anyway’ choice, without adding to the foursquare database

Note that ‘Quick Sign-In’ now respects your preferences for notifying Twitter and/or Facebook about your check-in’s – this is a new change from the v1 series.

Add photos to your check-ins finally

Check-in photos (as many as you want) can be added to your own check-in’s. Note that your friends can see these, and when they go to the same place and look at “photos”, they’ll see any check-in photos you may have posted there.

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App info:
4th and Mayor is the ultimate Foursquare client for Windows Phone, created by Jeff Wilcox in Seattle. Enjoy foursquare even more thanks to a fresh user experience and interface that works the way your Windows Phone intended.

Version 2:

Accurate location reporting more often
More responsive
Replaces the Places pivot page with a dedicated Check In button and experience
Lets you add photos to check-ins
Expore profiles, including leaderboard progress, favorite categories and top places of friends
Quick check-in respects your sharing preferences
International users now get the complete maps experience, too
Fixes a crash when checking in to a place too quickly
Retires the dedicated Shout button
Revamped user experience and interface
Many, many other improvements and bug fixes – thanks for the bug reports!
Explore is updated, adds the Outdoors item, moves Trending Now and Specials into new items

Are you new to foursquare?Foursquare is a service that helps you find new ways to explore your city by checking in to places that you enjoy. You can find out more at http://www.foursquare.com/

This application uses the foursquare™ application programming interface but is not endorsed or certified by Foursquare Labs, Inc.