Get notified when friends check-in nearby on Foursquare

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Is there a way for me to set up notifications (e.g. iPhone push notifications, or email) when a Foursquare friend checks in nearby? Currently it looks like I can turn on notifications for all check-ins, but I can't restrict them to check-ins near my last one:

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Best Answer

Now that the check-ins are in Swarm and not in Foursquare there is a way to set notifications only for the nearby check-ins. At least according to the official documentation.

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https://api.foursquare.com/v2/venues/VENUE_ID/stats

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