Friendster is back, but only on iOS for now
Friendster, a pioneering social network from 2002, has relaunched as a mobile app focused on private connections, available only on iOS. The new version strips down the experience to basics, removing ads, algorithm-driven feeds, and public follower systems.
Friendster has relaunched as a mobile app focused on private connections. The new version removes ads, algorithm-driven feeds, and public follower systems, limiting content to people users actually know. To connect, users must physically tap phones together, restricting networks to real-world interactions. The app prioritizes privacy and controlled interaction, with no data selling and no algorithmic content sorting. Launched in 2002 and shut down in 2015, Friendster was once popular in the Philippines and across Asia. The current version is owned by a new developer who acquired the domain and trademarks, and is available only on iPhone for now.
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