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Fling (iOS/Android) - Send pics/video/texts to 50 random people

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This is starting to get boring now. It's just a bunch of horny dudes or people flinging "Hey guys who likes <broadly popular thing>". I've sent out a few GAF flings but no one received them I guess.

This thing would be infinitely better without the swathes of selfie guys. I get the occasional person actually trying but it's very rare.

P.S How do I shrink my images using abload? I'm clueless.
 
Zareka said:
This is starting to get boring now. It's just a bunch of horny dudes or people flinging "Hey guys who likes <broadly popular thing>". I've sent out a few GAF flings but no one received them I guess.

This thing would be infinitely better without the swathes of selfie guys. I get the occasional person actually trying but it's very rare.

P.S How do I shrink my images using abload? I'm clueless.
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Pillville said:
Yep.
I deleted the app. Every single pic a guy in his twenty looking for girls.
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You guys should try posting unique/weird/interesting things.
 
Ok WUT I just got a Fling from that Chick that did the Video *Im In Me Mums Car* LIKE WUT Its seriously her, Is it fake? Anyway to Save Videos ?
Edit: Fling Name is Tish *Same As Her* and Location United Kingdom *Same As Her*.
 
This app seriously needs a quick / multiple delete button.... waking up with 40 messages that need to be deleted is annoying due to their stupid half / full swipe system.
 
*Splinter said:
Barney from Germany just sent "Myboobsfordigs"

They mean dicks right? I mean I could send pics of archeological digs, but on the other hand boobs.

And is Barney ever a girls name?

Damnit I'll sent the digs, I can't see a typo and just NOT take the piss, can I?
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Of course you can. Go for it and be sure to post results.
 
Yeah I am about done with the app. It was fun for two days, but I think I have seen everything it has to offer.

U2NUMB said:
This app seriously needs a quick / multiple delete button.... waking up with 40 messages that need to be deleted is annoying due to their stupid half / full swipe system.
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I don't know why it doesn't have a clear all button. Also, (i think) nothing ever gets truly deleted. If you delete a conversation and someone responds back all the previous messages show back up.
 
Whelp it's been an interesting couple of days with this app, but I think I am done with it. The main problem is that this app is one hell of a battery killer and heats up my phone (nexus 5). Yes I could greenify it but then I would have to piss about rooting my phone.

I might give it another go later on if they improve the way the app works.
 
I got one GAF person and that was a fun conversation, but other than that, yeah, I'm about where everyone else is. The fact that it skews so young sucks.
 
This sucks, I had such high hopes for this app! I imagined awesome photographs, candid shots from places I've never seen before, even cute pet photos or maybe pictures of collections and cool stuff people own. I haven't seen any of that. It's either stupid duck face selfies, shirtless dudes asking for boobs, or very young kids in school.

This reminds me of Yik Yak. A fantastic idea that is just ruined by the idiots that use it and run everyone else off. It's such a shame.

I did find one GAF post, but no reply yet.
 
Yeah, I'm deleting this. Barely anyone is even trying to be funny, or weird, or interesting, it's just a ton of horny guys. And yes, I sent out some stuff that (I thought) was fun but didn't get much back. At the very least it needs an age filter. Really, really don't need creepy schoolkid messages in my life.
 
Started using this app thinking I'd be able to get photos of things from people living in other countries sharing cool spots or something, but all I got is horny guys posting their own pics in the most ridiculous poses.

Deleted. Too bad, the concept sounded good.

Edit: Also I tried sharing a bunch of things from here. Posted some pics of the outside of my window (raining in my city, it's a Japanese city so I assumed it'd be unique), also some snacks I was having that were, again, Japanese, so I assumed people could be interested in them. I got one funny response once, but otherwise got "u a girl?" like 3 times and that's about it.
 
As many said above, neat idea, but shunted by "boobs for my dick" and just plain boring flings, tweak the app a bit slam an age filter in there and it might be something...But as of right now, it's annoying.
 
Hadn't pulled it off yet, ended up getting a video from someone (Meg V. Jones) who said they were homeless in Santa Monica.

Edit: And a picture from them too, just now?

GamerSoul said:
I think they should also work on their list adapter some. It's not really removing some of the flings I've swiped away. They can be pretty crappy to work with, from my limited experience with them.
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When that "Undo?" prompt is up, often you need to tap somewhere to dismiss it. THEN the Fling is deleted.
 
Maximo said:
Ok WUT I just got a Fling from that Chick that did the Video *Im In Me Mums Car* LIKE WUT Its seriously her, Is it fake? Anyway to Save Videos ?
Edit: Fling Name is Tish *Same As Her* and Location United Kingdom *Same As Her*.
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I got a video from her too.
 
I think the most useful improvements would be, as everyone else said, an age filter and to filter accounts that haven't been active for more than a few days. If they aren't doing the latter then you could be sending tons of flings to accounts that will never be opened again.

I'm mostly using it as a little random chat program, which is fun

Edit: And turn the GPS crap way down. There is not the slightest reason for it to check so constantly. Check once a day at MOST.
 
Pillville said:
FYI: There's a subreddit named "fling" that people are posting the interesting (a.k.a. nudes) that they have received. NSFW.
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How long till it gets shut down for all these girls being under 18?

I've been fearing the legality of receiving underage porn on this app, so I'm glad I've not had any pics at all...
 
well I just sent a selfie to a stranger
now to be anxious for months about it

I'm enjoying this when people post cool stuff or want to chat, otherwise it's like a 99:1 crap to decent ratio
 
Kelas said:
well I just sent a selfie to a stranger
now to be anxious for months about it
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Haha I just failed hard, thought I was replying to a fling with a weird face trying to replicate it and writing "like this?" but it was a fling sent to 50 people asking if they liked my stupid face....
 
Been using it for a few days now, had to turn off the notifications because they'd keep sending me shit every ten minutes. I did find one gaffer though.
 
Kuntz said:
Haha I just failed hard, thought I was replying to a fling with a weird face trying to replicate it and writing "like this?" but it was a fling sent to 50 people asking if they liked my stupid face....
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oh god lol

now I have to make sure i didn't do that
 
Mik2121 said:
Started using this app thinking I'd be able to get photos of things from people living in other countries sharing cool spots or something, but all I got is horny guys posting their own pics in the most ridiculous poses.

Deleted. Too bad, the concept sounded good.
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I thought the same thing when I downloaded the app. I have connected with two people from UK/Scotland, and we sent pictures of each others city almost daily. They live in small towns and love the big skyscrapers, and I love their small towns.

Trying to find those type of people is difficult though. I haven't even been on the app for a week and I find myself automatically deleting any message from a user with a male sounding name. I don't open up them. Neither do I open texts, automatic delete.

Not that the females is any better. Mostly just selfies.
 
Sent a fling out telling guys to stop being so thirsty, they are killing the app.

Got 3 guys agreeing, 4 girls agreeing and a one girl agreeing while topless. Conflicted on that last one.
 
lightus said:
Sent a fling out telling guys to stop being so thirsty, they are killing the app.

Got 3 guys agreeing, 4 girls agreeing and a one girl agreeing while topless. Conflicted on that last one.
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lol. thirsty ho.

just using it for weird and bizarre shit. and talking to random shirtless guys because lord knows they don't get enough attention already.
 
I got a Fling from an alt girl from Canada dressed as Mario for some party, but she had sexed the costume up. We started talking and then, out of nowhere, she blocks me. I haven't really connected with anyone on this app yet. I might delete it soon.
 
CyanideStrike said:
I got a Fling from an alt girl from Canada dressed as Mario for some party, but she had sexed the costume up. We started talking and then, out of nowhere, she blocks me. I haven't really connected with anyone on this app yet. I might delete it soon.
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Did you say 'I always wanted to fuck Mario'?
 
Man, I might be done with this for a while. Too many thirsty dude and it's absolutely savaging my battery. Maybe after they update it a few times and fix the battery drain i'll try it again .
 
Might be in the same camp of people alittle tired of the app, nothing but thirsty dudes and even when I try to message people they have no sense of bloody humor.
 
Noema said:
I think I'm too old for this app. I'd be having a blast with it if I were 17, though.
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Yeah, this is why I deleted it this morning. Too many young people posting very suggestive pictures and too many kids in school uniform. No need to have any part of that, thank you very much.

I'd come back if they start filtering people by age. It's a fun app, but very undercooked.
 
I mentioned the age thing earlier in the thread and yeah it's a big problem.

Every message I get is from girls or guys who look like they are 16 and in highschool. Really fucking gross/creepy considering the suggestive nature of some of them, I'm pretty sure I may have already received illegal photos.

Needs an age filter ASAP
 
bananafactory said:
I mentioned the age thing earlier in the thread and yeah it's a big problem.

Every message I get is from girls or guys who look like they are 16 and in highschool. Really fucking gross/creepy considering the suggestive nature of some of them, I'm pretty sure I may have already received illegal photos.

Needs an age filter ASAP
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Now that I think about it, maybe there is an age filter but everyone is just putting they are over 18? Seems pretty odd it would ask for a DoB but not do anything with it.

I think it's just not people over 20. It's just too risky in terms of getting pictures/videos that could land you in some serious shit.
 
backslashbunny said:
Ditto on the age filter.

However, I recently got two REALLY cool pictures.

1) a person in Himeji, Japan. Got a pretty picture of the mountains, the city, a video of a walk in the mall, and a picture of the infamous castle

2) Got a Shell employee in a lab in the Netherlands. We had a convo about what he did.




Honestly, this is the stuff I was hoping to see, and got. I wanted to see little snippets of other people's lives all over the world, to see THEIR POV.

It's pretty awesome. Hoping for food pictures.
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food pic? don't show them yours with a fork ;P
 
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