Before I share the news, let me wish happy holidays to everyone!
I am here this morning to share my excitement for APPICS app coming back with its mainnet - finally available for everyone!
(Screen shot from the Medium APPICS post)
What is APPICS?
If you are just now hearing about APPICS for the first time, check this out
Turn likes into currencies
APPICS is a reward-based social media app that introduces a new ecosystem which merges lifestyle, passion and user-generated income inside a single mobile application. Unlike any other popular social media site, where 100% of the platform’s value and revenue goes to the corporate shareholders, APPICS enables all users to earn a fair share of the overall revenue, as well as creative influence within the network, through our reward-token "APX".
Think of this app as an alternative blockchain 'instagram-like' social media platform, that rewards its users with crypto. More specifically APX
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/appics
Appics was formely using the steem platform and it has now moved on to the TELOS blockchain. If you were using APPICS in the past, then you can download the new app and swap your previously earned tokens, into tokens in the app - after you finish the set up.
Please see below how I did it, but before that - please
Check out the APPICS official announcement
My experience joining the mainnet on IOS
I am using the IOS app, and I was in the testnet for some time now.
Yesterday I received a message in the TestFlight that I should update the app, I did - and here I am!
You need to create a new account
Don't be confused if your credentials do not work - you will need to create a new account
If the phone you entered is not accepted, dont mind that
You will be asked for a mobile phone verification. I gave my phone, received a code and an error message - I could not go over it - but when I exited, I could log in with the new credentials I used.
Create a new username
You will be asked to create a new username. Use what you are known with, or select a new one! Anything will do. I used my katerinaramm username :)
You will see some users and may find some old friends, like I did :)
Fix your profile
You will be asked to provide a profile photo, a site link, your interests and a short bio
Create a TELOS wallet
Click on the bottom right symbol to create a TELOS wallet
Make sure you are prepared to save & back up your wallet info! DONT LOOSE that because it can never be recovered
Import your previous tokens
Go to your profile (you will see your wallet already connected and click on TokenSwap. You will need your steem username and active key to be able to bring your tokens over. It can require up to 3 days.
Post and comment
I was able to post and comment, as well as to follow and be followed but not yet to upvote/support. You can find someone to delegate some APX or just wait till your own tokens come back home :)
My opinion about the App
I dont see many changes, it runs smoothly and I guess it's been well tested by the ambassadors and the group of testers.
I think very highly of the app and I admire the Team for the clean and stable steps forward.
I saw on their website that .. they are preparing something .. NFT related/
https://appics.com/nft.html
And their NFT marketplace will be launching soon. I dont know about you, but I am CERTAINLY IN!
Thoughts?
Are you joining?
If you are thinking of it do let me know, if you join I will be happy to connect with you!
We will be talking a lot about (even more) decentralized/blockchain social media platforms soon!
If you need any extra assistance check out and join their Telegram: https://t.me/appics_official