• TechCrunch, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 10:54 AM

In addition to the push notifications for check-ins that Foursquare already offers mobile app users, the company just debuted new notifications for "beyond the check-in" activities. As TechCrunch explains, "That means things like comments on check-ins and photos, alerts when friends sign up, alerts about tips, alerts when you're ousted as mayor, swarming alerts, etc."

Perhaps more interesting, Foursquare chose to debut its latest feature on Android, while it has historically launched apps on the iPhone. "People in the Android-iverse, you're first to play with this," Foursquare writes. To date, as TechCrunch notes, many app makers have given iPhone users first dibs on new products.

"This perplexes some people since Android has a larger overall market share. Might this be a sign of things to come for other companies? Or was it simply easier to complete and push out this particular feature for Android this time?" According to Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley: "Android needs some early-access love!"

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