How do I follow/unfollow someone on the Locals app?
What does it mean to follow someone?
When you follow someone, it means you can easily filter posts by the people you follow. Additionally, if you have notifications for followers enabled, you will get notified of their posts. You will also see their posts on your general Locals newsfeed on the app.
Please note that following someone does not mean you are privy to more information about this member than someone who is not following them (and the same goes when someone is following you). You are not able to see any of their private information, and they can't see yours.
How do I follow/unfollow someone in the app?
First, launch the Locals app and go to a community. You can switch communities by tapping the community icon on the top left, and then selecting the one you desire from the list (if you've joined more than one). There are 2 different ways you can follow other members on the community level:
On the newsfeed, when viewing a member's post, tap their portrait or name.
This will bring you to that member's profile page. Tap the Follow button to start following them. If you tap the same button (that will now say "Following") it will cause you to unfollow them.
From here you can also tap to see who that member's followers are and who they are following. Tap "Followers" or "Following" to see the list of members for either category. If any of them interest you, you can tap the Follow button to the right of their name to start following them as well. You can easily switch between the list of "Followers" and "Following" by tapping them at the top.
Tap your portrait icon on the bottom left to go your Settings for that community.
Then, tap "Members" to view all the members in the community.
Scroll or search by username and tap "Follow."
Note: When viewing yourself on the member look up page or on your profile, the follow button will not be visible to you, since you can't follow yourself. This does not mean people can't follow you, as it is visible to everyone else.
How to view your followers and who you are following
On the community level:
From the community page you are logged in at, tap on your portrait icon on the bottom right of the screen to access your Settings.
Once in the Settings, tap View Profile.
From you profile, you can tap on the Followers/Following lists to see who is following you and who you are following within that specific community. You will also see the options to follow people who are following you or unfollow people that you are currently following.
Keep in mind, while your profile will show the total number of Followers/Following on the platform level, when you view the specific lists it will only tally Followers/Following by that specific community. For example, you may be following 25 people on the platform in general, but only 5 of them are part of the specific community you've joined, so it will only show 5 on the list.
On the platform level:
From a community newsfeed page (tap the square-like icon on the bottom left), tap the community icon on the top left to switch communities.
From the list that will appear on the left, select "Locals" to be brought to your general locals newsfeed.
At your general Locals newsfeed page, you can view all the posts from creators and supporters that you follow, all in one place. This is also where you can access your Global Settings, by tapping your portrait icon on the bottom right.
From your Global Setting, tap "View Profile."
Tap Followers/Following to see the full lists on the platform level. You will also see the options to follow people who are following you or unfollow people that you are currently following.
Updated on: 10/02/2024