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Hey Pacer fam! 👋
We know crushing your daily step goal feels awesome. It’s a win for your health, your energy, and your overall well-being. But sometimes, keeping that momentum going day after day can feel like a solo challenge, right?
That’s where friends come in! We’ve heard you love walking with your friends, sharing your progress, and keeping each other motivated. That’s why we’re absolutely thrilled to introduce a brand new feature designed to make staying active even more fun and connected: Pacer Friend Streaks!
What Are Friend Streaks?
Imagine building a daily step streak, but this time, you’re doing it together with a friend! Friend Streaks are a fun, new way to partner up with your favorite walking buddies within Pacer and work towards a shared goal every single day.
How Do Friend Streaks Work?
It’s simple and designed for shared success!
- Team Up: You can start a Friend Streak with up to 5 different friends. Each streak is unique to you and that specific friend.
- Goal Together: To keep a Friend Streak going, BOTH you and your friend need to meet your individual daily step goals on the same day.
- Watch It Grow: If you both hit your goals, your Friend Streak with that person increases by 1! Yay for teamwork! 🎉
- Streak On: If either you or your friend breaks your streak, that specific Friend Streak with that person will reset. This adds a fun layer of accountability!
You can easily see how you and your friend are doing on your shared streak progress in the Streak Popup or by heading over to the FRIENDS tab in your Streak Detail page.
Why You’ll LOVE Friend Streaks
We think Friend Streaks are going to add a fantastic new dimension to your Pacer experience. Here’s why:
- Built-in Accountability: Knowing a friend is counting on you is a powerful motivator! You’re less likely to skip those steps when there’s a shared goal on the line.
- Shared Success: Celebrate wins together! There’s nothing quite like hitting a new streak milestone with a friend who was right there with you, step for step.
- Friendly Motivation: Encourage each other! See your friend needing a little nudge? You can easily send them one right from the app to help them reach their goal.
- Connect & Compete (Gently!): Add a fun, friendly competitive edge to your walking. Who can build the longest streak together?
- Make Fitness Social: Turn your daily steps into a shared activity, even if you can’t physically walk together every day.
Ready to Start Streaking with Friends?
Getting started is easy!
- Make sure you have the latest version of the Pacer iOS app.
- Head to your Streak Detail page.
- Look for the new FRIENDS tab.
- From there, you can send invites to your Pacer friends to start a Friend Streak.
- Once they accept, your Friend Streak is live, and you can start building it together!
Remember, you can have a combined total of 5 active Friend Streaks and pending invites sent at any given time.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Got questions? We’ve got answers!
- What is a Friend Streak? A Friend Streak is a daily streak you build together with a specific friend in Pacer. It increases only when both of you meet your individual daily step goals on the same day.
- How many Friend Streaks can I have? You can have up to 5 active Friend Streaks and pending invites combined at any time.
- How does a Friend Streak increase? Your Friend Streak with a friend increases by 1 if both you and your friend meet your individual daily step goals on the same day.
- How does a Friend Streak break? If either you or your friend do not meet your individual daily step goal on a given day (and your streak is not in pause or you have no rest day left), that specific Friend Streak will reset to zero.
- Is this related to my personal step streak? No, Friend Streaks are separate streaks you build together with specific friends. While your personal streak depends only on you meeting your goal, a Friend Streak requires both of you to meet your individual goals on the same day.
- How do I start a Friend Streak? Go to your Streak Detail page, tap the FRIENDS tab, and send an invite to a friend. They need to accept the invite to start the streak with you.
- Where can I see my Friend Streaks? You can see your progress in the Streak Popup that appears when you open the app, or by navigating to the FRIENDS tab in your Streak Detail page.
- Can I remind my friend if they haven’t met their goal? Yes! You can send a “nudge” to your friend directly from the FRIENDS tab in the Streak Detail page or the Streak Popup. They will receive a push notification to walk! Remind your friends to turn on their push notification 😉.
- What if I don’t want to use the Friend Streak feature? No problem! You can easily opt out of this feature at any time by turning off the Friend Streaks option in the Privacy Settings menu within the app settings. When you turn off the Friend Streak option, all your pending invites and active Friend Streaks will be lost. Other users will no longer invite you for Friend Streak.
Ready to Walk, Streak, and Succeed Together?
We’re so excited for you to try out Friend Streaks and experience the power of shared motivation. Grab your phone, invite a friend, and start building those streaks!
Happy Stepping!
