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How every part of CrowOn works: posts, Shorts, NOW, messages, MUSIC and more.
Posts & articles2 articles
Messages13 articles
- Using MessagesIn Messages you can send text, photos, videos, voice messages and stamps, one-on-one or in…
- How streaks workWhen you both send at least one message on the same day, your streak grows by one day. If …
- Message requestsMessages from people you don't follow go to message requests. They won't see that you've r…
- Group chatsChat with several people in a group. Choose who can add you to groups in Settings → Privac…
- Disappearing messagesSet any chat so messages vanish after a while. Pick the default for new chats in Settings …
- View-once photos and videosChoose View once when sending a photo or video, and it can't be opened again after they've…
- Our LanguageSave words you use a lot with someone using Save to Our Language, and they're kept just fo…
- Live ReactionYou can send and receive Live Reactions in chats. Play the ones you get right in the chat.…
- StampsSend stamps in chats. With Settings → Messages & streaks → Suggest stamps turned on, stamp…
- Sort chats into foldersIn your message list you can sort chats into folders. Name a new folder and add chats to i…
- How chats look and typeChange these in Settings → Messages & streaks: Chat text size: Small, Standard, Large, Ext…
- Save or delete chat historySave all chat history: in Settings → Messages & streaks, saves a file to your device. Dele…
- Send a meet-up locationTurn on Settings → Location → Location sharing to send your meet-up location in a chat (of…
MUSIC4 articles
- Listen on CrowOn MUSICCrowOn MUSIC is where you listen to songs that come straight from the artists. Open it fro…
- MUSIC playback settingsPlay songs with explicit lyrics: when off, songs marked "E" are skipped. Normalize volume:…
- New release notificationsYou're told when an artist you follow releases a new song, or when a song you pre-saved go…
- For artistsCrowOn MUSIC carries songs straight from artists. Only songs CrowOn's team has reviewed ar…
Home & feed7 articles
- What appears on HomeHome shows posts from people you follow and from friends. When you reach the end, suggeste…
- See posts from favorites firstPosts from people on your Favorites list show first on Home. Go to Settings → Content & re…
- Change the photo size in postsIn Settings → Home & feed → Photo size in posts, choose how photos are shown: Standard (un…
- Video autoplay and soundSettings → Home & feed controls how videos play. Autoplay videos: when off, videos wait un…
- Double-tap to likeDouble-tap a post to like it. If you like things by accident, turn off Settings → Home & f…
- Search for people, posts and tagsSearch looks across all of CrowOn's server for people, posts, tags and sounds. Recent sear…
- Hashtag pagesTap a #tag in a post to open a page with every post using it. To take a break from a topic…
Create, camera & Studio11 articles
- What you can make from +Tap + at the top of Home to see everything you can make: Post: text, photos and videos Art…
- Drafts and scheduled postsA post you started is kept as a draft when you leave. Open Drafts to keep writing or delet…
- Threads and seriesThread: use Add to thread to continue a post. Readers can tap Read the thread to go throug…
- Write an articleTap + → Article to write long-form text with headings and images. Build it from paragraph,…
- Camera filters and face effectsTap + → Record to open the camera with filters and face effects. Edit what you record in S…
- Camera settingsChange these in Settings → Create & camera: Show camera grid Mirror front camera Open with…
- Edit videos in StudioTap + → Short video to open Studio. Arrange and trim clips, add text and a sound, and post…
- Upload qualityChoose the quality of photos and videos you post in Settings → Data & media → Upload quali…
- Copyright & safety check before postingWith Settings → Create & camera → Copyright & safety check before posting turned on, photo…
- Allow sharing, saving and remixingSettings → Posts & sharing decides how others can use your posts. Allow remixing (default …
- Comments and like countsWhether new posts allow comments: Settings → Posts & sharing → Allow comments on new posts…
Shorts6 articles
- Watch ShortsShorts are short vertical videos. Swipe up for the next one. Auto-scroll to next video: tu…
- Change playback speedChange the speed from a video's "…" menu. To always use the same speed, pick one from 0.5x…
- Show captionsTurn on Settings → Shorts (videos) → Always show captions to show what's said in videos as…
- Sound pages and Use this soundTap the sound name at the bottom of a Short to open its page and see other videos using it…
- Ads between ShortsA full-screen ad can appear between Shorts. Ads are labelled Ad, and a link button appears…
- Watch historyFind videos you watched later in Settings → Your activity → Watch history. Only you can se…
NOW, Drop & Daily7 articles
- What is NOW?NOW lets you show friends one photo or video of right now. It disappears after 24 hours. T…
- What is Drop?A Drop is a short line of text you send out to friends. Where a NOW shows a photo or video…
- Delete a NOW or DropDelete your own NOW or Drop by swiping up twice. Open your NOW (or Drop). Swipe up to see …
- NOW settingsChange these in Settings → NOW: Hide NOW from Who can reply to your NOW Receive reactions …
- NOW archive and highlightsNOWs older than 24 hours stay in Settings → Your activity → NOW archive (when Save NOW to …
- DailyDaily is a photo you share each day in a chat with friends. If you turn Daily off, past po…
- Hide Drops above messagesFriends' Drops sit above your message list. To hide them, turn off Settings → Home & feed …
Calls, Spaces & Live4 articles
- Voice and video callsStart a voice or video call from a chat, one-on-one or in a group. Group video calls have …
- Call linksCalls have a link you can send to others so they can join. People who open the link can jo…
- Spaces (voice-only live)A Space is a live room for talking and listening, voice only. Start one from + → Space. To…
- Go livePress and hold + at the top of Home to open the live screen. You can also schedule a live:…
Profile & sides6 articles
- Edit your profileChange your photo, name, bio and more in Settings → Profile → Edit profile. You can also c…
- Your link page (crowon.app/@username)Add links to your profile and you get your own link page at crowon.app/@yourusername. Anyo…
- SidesA side is another face with its own name and @. No second account needed: you can have up …
- Birthday and "Places I've been" on your profileBirthday: Settings → Profile → Who can see your birthday. Your profile shows the month and…
- Music on your profileYour profile only shows songs, artists and public playlists you chose to show there. What …
- Your week on CrowOnSee a 7-day recap in Settings → Only on CrowOn → View your CrowOn week. Turn on Your week …
Saved & your activity4 articles
- Saved posts and foldersTap the bookmark on a post to save it. Your profile's Saved tab shows your folders with co…
- Your activityFind these in Settings → Your activity: Insights, Saved, Archive (posts), NOW archive Post…
- Archive a postArchiving a post removes it from your profile and moves it somewhere only you can see. Fin…
- Restore something you deletedDeleted posts and NOWs stay in Settings → Your activity → Recently deleted for 30 days, an…
Notifications4 articles
- Choose which notifications you getTurn each kind on or off in Settings → Notifications: All notifications Messages and group…
- Get fewer notifications from strangersFilters in Settings → Notifications narrow down what reaches you: Only notify me about peo…
- Pause notifications and quiet modePause all notifications: pick a length of time in Settings → Notifications and nothing arr…
- Notification sounds and lock screenChange these in Settings → Notifications: Sounds & vibration Banners while using CrowOn Sh…
Language & translation3 articles
- Change the languageChoose in Settings → Appearance & accessibility → Language. CrowOn is available in 33 lang…
- Translate postsPosts in other languages show See translation. Tap it to read the post in your language. T…
- Change the time formatChoose 24-hour or 12-hour time in Settings → Appearance & accessibility → Time format.
Only on CrowOn3 articles
- MemoriesTurn on Settings → Only on CrowOn → Memories to see your posts, NOW and Daily from this da…
- Bump phones to add friendsHold your phone next to a friend's to send a friend request. You confirm before it's sent,…
- Invite friendsInvite friends to CrowOn from Settings → Account & login → Invite friends.
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