Quick Start Guide
The best way to see Spime in action is to try it with someone else nearby.
When you start the app you land on the main “Active, Nearby” Spimes Screen.
- If someone nearby has already created a Spime, just enter it by tapping on it.
- If you’re the first one here, go ahead and create your first Spime. Everyone else present will see it instantly and can join in.
Once everyone is in the same Spime, ask them to post a few images. Then sit back and watch the magic unfold!
Enter an existing Spime
Tap on a thumbnail of a Spime on the list to enter it.
Once you enter a Spime, you will see all photos and video inside the Spime.
Tap on the Photo Icon at the bottom to add your own photos or video.
From this screen of Active Spimes you can tap on the orb at the top-left to add your own Spime. See below.
Create your own Spime
Tap on the orb at the top-left of the main Active Spimes screen, and enter the minimum information required for your new Spime.
- Add a thumbnail (you can change it later) and a short name for your Spime.
- Choose a radius and a duration for your Spime.
- Tap on the “Add Spime” button at the bottom.
Optionally, you can enable Chat for your Spime, choose maximum number of people allowed or enable the Privacy feature.
Your new Spime will instantly become visible to everyone within the radius you have chosen.
You can edit your Spime’s settings later. Simply enter the Spime, and tap on its pencil icon at the top-right.
What do the Spime icons mean?
- Avatar and Name of the Spime’s creator. You can hide your Avatar or Name from lists with the respective settings under “My Profile”.
- The Spime’s radius. In the example shown here, the Spime is “alive” within a circle of radius of 50m with the circle’s center being the creator’s location the moment the Spime was created. Anyone inside this circle while the Spime is active, can view and choose to enter it.
- Your estimated current distance from the center of the Spime. “Center” is the location of the Spime’s creator the moment the Spime was created.
- Remaining time before Spime’s expiry.
- Number of people following the Spime. The Spime’s owner sees the “My Spime” indicator. Everyone else sees a “Follow” button. Tap on it to Follow the Spime. Tap it again to Unfollow. In order to view the action inside a Spime from afar, you must follow it while you are still nearby. Once you move away, an active followed Spime will show-up when the “Distant” toggle at the top is tapped.
- Number of photos and video inside the Spime.
- Number of people currently inside the Spime.
- Spime’s thumbnail. If the Spime is “locked”, a lock icon is displayed here and the thumbnail is hidden. The speedometer icons indicates that the Spime is “Dynamic”, which means it moves along with its creator. If you stay close to the creator, you will still see the Spime in your Active, Nearby Spimes list.