Swarm Gets the iOS 8 Treatment With Check-In Widget

Since splitting its app in two, Foursquare has focused on streamlining the check-in experience in Swarm, the new check-in centric half of Foursquare.

The company updated Swarm Thursday with a widget that allows you to check in without launching the app and displays nearby friends.

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To use the widget, simply tap the check-in button from your notifications menu. Unfortunately, the widget auto-fills the check in location to the closest venue (much like check-ins in the main Swarm app), so you'll still have to launch the full app if you want to check in at a location other than the default. Read more...

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