hi everyone đ
excited to get zenly v5 into the hands of millions of people around the world!
we built v5 to take our vision of creating a map thatâs truly personal, social, contextual, and fun, to the next level
this new update is our biggest redesign to date and combines a social app with all the utility youâd expect from a map app. youâll see new features like public profiles and auto check-ins for places (this is our antidote to curated posts on other social platforms - simply express yourself by where you spend time IRL). youâll also find your footprints (your virtual scratch map) that shows all the areas youâve uncovered and havenât yet been on your map
also be sure to check out the new search on zenly, where you can search for friends, places, and addresses. with search, we wanted to find a better way to give you info on a place than just an anonymous review - so youâll see info thatâs unique to zenly on place profiles, like whether your friends have been there before etc.
Our 75 person Paris based team worked really hard on this one over the last 3 months - itâs our biggest and boldest update yet. hope youâll love it as much as we do đ
Extremely disappointed why Zenly is deciding to go backwards. The app update looks atrocious. Itâs so difficult to use and see, and the features I joined for have been removed. Extremely strange and disappointing update.
This update is killer!
Release Notes:
5.0.0
oh hey stranger. i have some BIG news to share with you:
iâve started a new chapter in my life, leaving some of my past behind me. i want to give you the best version of myself and iâm so excited to start this new future together :) today you can download the all-new version of zenly that comes with:
a new design!
things are going to look a little different (ok, a lot different) but i really hope youâll love it
a new map!!
the biggest change? your footprints are now on the main map!! as you explore new areas theyâll uncover on your map, like your own virtual scratch map. you can also add places to your map, more on that in a little bit
a new search for friends, places AND addresses!
search for your friends, but also now for places and addresses and get directions directly there. plus, get helpful information about places like whether your friends have been there before and if itâs a neighborhood fav
check-ins!!
check-in to places to let the crew know exactly where youâre hanging. just open up the places tab on the bottom right of your map and iâll automatically detect where you are and who youâre with! checking in will add that place to your map and create a highlight for your friends to view for 24 hours (so they can get a quick recap of your daily adventures)
share your world on your public profile!
and when you add those places to your map they show up on a brand new section on your profile called my world. if you opt-in, your world will show publicly on zenly so that people can see the places you hang and the areas youâve uncovered. think of it as the realest way to show the world who you are, based on where you spend your time IRL
so thatâs it. the all-new zenly where you can build your own world, bringing together the people and the places that make it uniquely yours
so⊠letâs sit up all night and watch the sunrise together?
zenly your world
bisous x
This app using to be fun & colorful and itâs now boring.
It doesnât respect my appearance choice (light/dark) and has accessibility problems like color contrast. Neon icons everywhere, come on!
I also miss what was âmyâ first feature, the center button on the map which allowed me to travel from one contact to another.
At fist, I thought I was being pranked like âWe rewrote zenly for Windows Phone in 1 hour, check it out!â.
But no, this is real. I make sure I was up to date on Snapchat and itâs still fun so it doesnât seem they inspired this new direction.
I had my teenagers update this morning and the comments were gore!
Zenly was the only French app to be proud of. This is now gone.
âKNOW WHAT YOUR FRIENDS ARE UP TO
see their real-time location, if theyâre at home, work, or school. see how fast theyâre going if theyâre on the move, or how long theyâve been pitched up at the coffee shop. check if their phone is running out of battery or if theyâre charging up for the party tonightâ
So⊠is it a social network version of Life360?
Sounds like it would have been nice to have when I was 17â19
The product stands out visually a lot. Adding neon colors to the interface is definitely the right call. Also, I think the social aspect of maps is really on point, it's something a lot of product are missing. Great job, keep it up!
Hello Congratulations. I have a question, can I disable my location, or is the idea that everyone knows where I am and what I'm doing? And is it possible to set up the children's phone so that they cannot turn off the location.?
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