Google is back on track: launching a new social network for people living nearby and having common interests

Google is working on a new application to meet new people, called Lace, whose goal is to connect people with common interests who are close to doing projects together, like going to see a movie or playing tennis.

According to the social network website, Shoelace will be responsible for daily search for events that are of interest to the user so that they can join them whenever they wish, with other people sharing the same information. interests.

This service, which addresses people who have recently moved to another city or wishing to meet others living nearby, also offers the user the opportunity to create his own event and visit the site. invite everyone who wants it. inside and outside the social network.

To access Shoelace, you must have received a code via an invitation in order to activate it and also have a Google Account to log in. You can get it for both Android devices, with versions 8.0 or higher, and for iOS, with versions 11.0 or higher.

For now, it's only available in New York, although its website says the company's goal is to take Shoelace to US cities. Despite this, the APK that provides your evaluation version can now be downloaded.

After Google+ closed, the app was created by the Google Area 120 team, a working group dedicated to creating experimental products, whose mission is "to use technology for help facilitate the real connection in the world. ", says one on the official website of the social network.

Regarding confidentiality, they say that once the application is installed, they ask the user if they want to join a specific community, for which they make sure that they ask frequently for verification, groups of people having common interests in the application) with people you may want to meet. "