Spimes are built around Space and Time. You may discover one because you're in the right place at the right moment—but eventually you'll leave, or the Spime itself will expire.
That's where Follow comes in.
Following a Spime tells the app: this one matters to me. Keep it connected to me.
Follow the moments you want to keep.
Stay Connected After You Leave
While you're physically near an active Spime, you can easily find it through Near Me. Now.
But what happens when you leave the area?
If you're following the Spime, you can continue to find and access it even though you're no longer nearby. This is especially useful for events, trips, gatherings or any Spime you want to keep watching after you've moved on.
You may leave the place without leaving the Spime behind.
Keep It After the Moment Ends
Spimes don't remain active forever. Each one has a defined duration, and eventually it expires.
When you follow a Spime, it remains connected to you after it expires and is preserved in your Archives, along with its photos, videos and conversations.
That means a Spime from a wedding, concert, vacation or spontaneous moment can become something you return to long after the event itself has ended.
Now becomes Past. Following makes sure the moments that matter stay with you.
Follow What Matters—Not Everything Around You
Imagine walking through a busy city centre, festival or major event. There may be many Spimes around you at the same time.
You don't necessarily want every one of them permanently associated with your account.
Follow lets you choose.
Follow the Spimes you care about and leave the others behind. Your Archives remain a collection of experiences that actually mean something to you—not simply a history of every Spime you happened to pass.
How to Follow—or Unfollow—a Spime
Following a Spime takes just one tap.
Look for the heart icon on the Spime. A hollow red heart means you're not currently following it. Tap the heart to follow the Spime, and it becomes solid red.
Changed your mind? Tap the solid heart again to Unfollow.
There's one situation where Spime does this automatically: if you're nearby and capture at least one photo or video inside a Spime, you automatically become a follower. After all, if you've contributed to the experience, there's a good chance you'll want to return to it later.
Hollow heart: not following. Solid heart: following. One tap changes it.
So, When Should You Follow?
The simplest rule is:
Follow a Spime when you want to stay connected to it after you leave—or want to keep it after it ends.
A Spime happening around you right now may only be relevant for a few minutes. Another may contain memories you'll want years from now.
Follow gives you the choice.
Be there now. Follow what you want to keep. Revisit it later.
