Foursquare test app whispers restaurant suggestions through your earbuds

There’s a waitlist for a future Android launch.

It shouldn’t bug you too typically. Foursquare characterised the brand new Marsbot as a “mild” expertise that can solely whisper candy nothings as soon as a day or much less. It might be talkative the primary few days because it will get used to your setting, however you shouldn’t need to scramble to tone issues down. You’ll be able to choose out of the close by person messages solely, which could be useful when the preliminary model will play every thing different customers create. You’ll be able to flag any abuse.

And earlier than you ask: sure, Foursquare is keenly conscious that this app isn’t splendid throughout a pandemic, while you in all probability shouldn’t be making spur-of-the-moment visits to… nicely, something. As an alternative, it needs you to see this as analysis right into a type of audio augmented reality that merges wearables and digital assistants as soon as it’s secure to go exploring. It’s additionally a pitch to builders — they might be extra doubtless to make use of Foursquare’s location tech after seeing what it could possibly do.