KollabiuMFollowing someone means you see their posts in your feed, and you don't need their permission; being friends is a mutual connection that only appears once they accept your friend request. On KollabiuM these are two different ways to stay connected, and it helps to keep them apart.
Following: keep up with someone
You follow someone to see their posts in your feed. You don't need their permission. They'll simply see that they have a new follower.
- Following is one-way: you can follow someone without them following you back.
- It's a good fit for creators you find interesting, even if you don't know them personally.
To follow someone, tap "Subscribe" on their profile or above one of their posts.
Friendship: a mutual connection
Friends are people you know and have agreed to be friends with. There's only one way to become friends: one person sends a request, and the other accepts it.
- Following each other isn't the same as being friends. You can read each other's posts without actually knowing each other.
- Friendship doesn't create a follow on its own, and a follow doesn't create a friendship. If you remove someone from your friends, any follows between you stay exactly as they were.
Why keep them separate? So that "friends" on KollabiuM means the same thing it does in real life, not just "someone who follows me".
What friendship gives you
- Your friends' posts show up in the "Friends & team" feed.
- You can bring your friends' comments to the top by choosing the "Friends first" sort order.
- You can mark friends as "Favorite friends" or "Relatives", which makes it easier to keep your closest circle within reach.
How to add someone as a friend?
On the person's profile, tap "Add to friends". Until they respond, your request sits in "Requests in friends" → "Outgoing". Changed your mind? Tap "Cancel request".