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Duolingo's got a NEW type of streak... πŸ”₯ πŸ‘€


Ciao πŸ‘‹

habit is everything when it comes to learning a language

we all know it's a marathon, not a sprint

that's why Duolingo wants you to keep your streak flame burning for as long as possible

the bigger the streak gets, the less you wanna lose it

to help with this, Duolingo introduced the streak society, giving you cool perks and rewards the bigger your streak grows

and this week, they've added something else to keep you ((and your friends)) coming back...

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friend streaks πŸ”₯

you've heard of friend quests:

those weekly challenges you complete with one of your Duolingo friends

well, Duolingo has decided to build on that by extending it out to your streaks as well πŸ‘€

with friend streaks, you can buddy up with up to five Duolingo friends to build a shared streak πŸ”₯πŸ‘―

it's currently rolling out on all mobile devices ((so no A/B or platform testing πŸŽ‰)) and should pop up when you next open the app

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so how do they work? πŸ€”

well, they work in pretty much the exact same way as your normal streak

only this time it's a streak you share with your Duolingo buddies

this means that you both have to complete a lesson a day to keep your flame burning πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

for each day you both complete a lesson, your friend streak will increase by one -- just like your personal streak

and, like in the friend quests, you can nudge your partner to *gently* remind them to get their daily lesson done...

to view your friends streaks, all you need to do is tap your streak flame at the top of the screen, and then tap the friends tab...

from here you'll be able to:

  • see all of your friend streaks ((you can have a maximum of 5))
  • send nudges to your current partners
  • send out invites to your other Duolingo friends ((you both need to be following each other to do this))

once you're paired with one of your Duolingo friends, you won't be able to remove them until one of you breaks your streak.

it isn't clear yet whether you'll receive rewards ((e.g. xp boosts, gems, free trials of Super etc)) for hitting certain milestones, so we'll have to wait and see over the coming weeks!

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anyway

as i mentioned, friend streaks should be available right now on all mobile devices

simply login and head to your streak tab to get started

((you might even receive an invite to join one the first time you login))

it doesn't appear to be available on desktop just yet though and there's no ETA on when it might be arriving.

Ciao for now,

-Matt

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p.s. if you're following me on X then you'll already know this, but if not... i'm launching a new website! it's gonna focus more on the -lingo- than the Duo-lingo, exploring different platforms, learning strategies, insights and techniques to help you master your target languages

i'm still gonna be doing my usual Duolingo stuff here though, so don't worry -- i'm not going anywhere!

can't wait to share more details with you in the coming weeks! πŸ€ͺ

eat 🍽️ sleep 😴 streak πŸ”₯ repeat πŸ”

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