SQUAD - Laid-back Social App

◆ SQUAD is a new kind of text-based social app for staying loosely connected with friends

Just post a one-liner about "what's up," and stay chill and loosely connected with friends even when you're far apart.
Posts disappear in 24 hours, so sharing is easy. No read receipts, so it never feels like a burden.

For anyone tired of read-receipt pressure and always-public posts, and looking for a new way to connect.

◆ Recommended for people who

- Want to stay loosely connected with faraway friends or a partner
- Just want to share a little bit of "right now"
- Are tired of read-receipt pressure and always-public social media
- Find it a hassle to keep up with a timeline
- Feel worn out by apps that demand constant attention
- Want a social app that doesn't get too close
- Feel like they can't casually say what they're thinking on today's social media

◆ Ways to use SQUAD

- Loosely share your "now" with friends you always want to stay in touch with
- Stay loosely connected and study together, even when you're both at home
- Send a casual invite: "I'm free later today. If anyone's up for dinner, let me know."
- Share broadly and meet up: "I'm at the usual place. I'll be here until 9 pm."

◆ Main features

[One-line posts]
Share what you're up to in a short post of up to 100 characters.
- Posts disappear automatically after 24 hours
- A safe space: only friends you're connected with can see your posts
- Only your latest post is shown. A new post replaces the previous one
- No likes or other reactions, so you can post without overthinking

[One-on-one messages]
Chat casually with friends using text and stamps.
- Up to 500 characters of text, plus stamps
- No read receipts. Everyone goes at their own pace
- When you have unread messages, your friend's icon dances to let you know

[Backgrounds that set the mood]
- The background changes with the time of day
- At night, it creates a chill atmosphere

[Online / offline status]
- See whether a friend has the app open right now, or when they last opened it

[Adding friends]
- Search by user ID and send a request, then approve the requests you receive
- Add friends by scanning a QR code
- Requests must be approved, so there's no worry about connecting with strangers

[Managing friends]
- Pin favorites to the top
- Tidy up your list with "Hide"
- Remove friends, or quickly deal with unpleasant users with "Block" and "Report"

◆ Privacy

- Anonymous sign-in: no email address or phone number required
- Safely move to another device with a transfer code
- Delete all of your data anytime from the Settings screen

◆ Languages

- Available in Japanese and English
- The app's language switches automatically when you change your device's language setting

◆ A note from us

SQUAD is an app that will keep growing.
We'll keep updating it to make the distance and connection between friends feel just right.
If you have ideas or requests like "it'd be nice to have this feature," we'd love to hear from you via "Feedback" in the Settings screen.