4th & Mayor gets Live Tile & push notifications in version 3.1

4th & Mayor

We love ourselves some 4th & Mayor, the wildly popular Foursquare app for Windows Phone which has outpaced the official app. We're now happy to announce that version 3.ane is live in the Marketplace. What are the biggest changes? Only the ones you have been asking for the most:

The back of the app tile is now a Live Tile leaderboard
Toast notifications when friends check-in nigh to you

That correct there are some cool features for such a great app. We're busy taking it through its paces right at present, and then nosotros'll let you lot go download it here in the Market place for free. Oh and since it is complimentary, if you ever experience like buying the developer, Jeff Wilcox, a beer for his efforts, you can do that very easily by clicking this link.

There'south much more too though with version 3.one with the full changelog afterward the break...

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Push Notifications

The button beta is now active for all 3.one users
Cheque-in pings: when friends cheque-in near you, you'll get a toast
Leaderboard alive tile
Yous can plough pings on/off for individual users in a profile page'due south app bar
If yous notice these annoying, you lot tin can always plow off push in the app settings. 3.2 will add new options for improving the push button experience.

Map improvements

The map view has a new app bar icon
The map view supports panning to come across friends at present
Map only shows nearby friends within the last 3 hours per foursquare guidelines
When viewing a place, the map page (impact the map) at present volition prove your current location plus the destination on the same screen
You can open the Bing Maps app on the phone and it'll give y'all directions to the place

Specials

Specials now have a slightly improved link
Specials testify the fine print required for cashiers to redeem your specials

Places

Places now testify their tags
"Here now" is only shown at a place when people are really at that place
New 'share…' options to improve the visual design
Share a link to a identify using social networks

GPS Changes

Improved options to resolve locations quicker
Iterative improvements to try and address customer issues with location not always being found

Other updates

New defended pin pages available
The 'What'southward New' page shows information about whether we notified Twitter, FB, or checked you in off-the-grid
Addresses many bug reports and crashes

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