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by now checking in at coffee shops bars and sporting events is a common practice across many apps but it was Foursquare that really made this social activity popular welcome everyone i'm jason parker for cnet and this is a first look at the major redesign of the foursquare app the latest update the interface has been completely reworked to a much cleaner design so you can get to what you want quickly using only three tabs across the bottom of the screen the friends tab which used to be only about checking in now for his big photos you can swipe to browse along with tips lists and places your friends have saved from here you can like or comment on an activity by touching a button for each the new explore tab displays what's around you automatically you no longer need to perform a search at a glance you'll now be able to see places around you with the best bargains where your friends are currently and nearby places you might like you still have the power to search of course you can browse through popular categories or you can type in keywords to get results for the places around your current location instead of a standard search result that most of us are used to with Foursquare you get results from your friends and people who visit the same type of venues you like the third tab on the bottom is where you can look at your profile Foursquare lab says that users asked for a way to quickly view a personal history of check-ins tips and likes so redesign the interface to offer more than just badges and stats you can now touch big buttons to see your current and friends stats photos you've added tips you wrote badges you've earned and lists possibly the most important feature tweak of all the check-in button has been moved to the top right corner of the screen and Foursquare lab says this was simply a design choice to make the button more accessible so you can use your thumb to quickly check in each of the design tweaks make the appt easier to use and I think the new look will cause a resurgence of this popular app the folks at Foursquare labs said they listened to user feedback and I think it definitely shows with this latest redesign you can grab the updated foursquare app now for both iphone and android for free thanks for watching everybody i'm jason parker for cnet see you next time you