How to use Vero, the No. 1 social media app on the App Store right now that millennials are saying will kill Instagram
Once you download the Vero app from the iOS App Store or Google Play store, you'll need to sign up. You'll be asked for your first and last name — there are no usernames on this app.
Vero's interface is pretty different from other social networks. Here's the first page you see when you finally log in.
The icons along the top are for search, your user profile, collections (content that's shared with you), notifications, and chat. Once you have connections and start posting, your feed will appear here.
Vero's search icon takes you to a page similar to the Explore tab on Instagram.
Here you'll find popular hashtags, featured users, editors picks, and products you can browse and purchase.
Vero's profile tab lets you view your own profile and make changes. You can add an avatar, write a short bio, and view your connections.
This is also the best way to find people you know who are already using Vero. Just click the "Connections" button.
You'll see all your current Vero connections listed here.
To add connections, click the "+" button at the top right corner of the screen.
This is the "Add connections" screen. The top row shows anyone you already know using Vero.
Right next to that user profile icon is the Collections tab. Everything that's shared with is sorted and stored on this page.
The speech bubble icon at the top right corner of the screen brings you to the app's chat function, where you can send direct messages back and forth.
To the left of that icon is the Notifications tab. If anyone adds you on Vero, it shows up here.
You can accept someone's follow request and decide whether you want to follow them back.
You can also decide how you want to classify a connection within Vero. When you accept someone, it will default to "Acquaintance."
You can decide to classify any of your contacts as acquaintances, friends, or close friends.
Vero says only you can see how each connection is classified, and calls these classifications "loops." This sorting feature comes in handy when you want to share a post with specific groups of people.
To share a post, tap the "Vero" button at the top left corner of the screen, which takes you back to your feed. Then, hit the "+" button at the bottom of the screen.
Vero lets you share several different types of posts: photos, links, music, movies and TV, books, or places.
Hooking up your Apple Music library to Vero will let you share songs you're listening to and recommend them to friends.
Much like Instagram, Vero lets you upload and edit images.
When you're ready to post, you can decide who should see the post.
This is similar to something Facebook offers, but it's not available on Instagram.
Vero posts can either be totally private, completely public, or shared with select groups of friends.
The main reason people are so excited about Vero is because once you post something, it will appear in your feed chronologically rather than sorted using an algorithm like on Instagram.
Vero says it doesn't allow advertising on the app and that it will rely on a subscription model instead. For now, though, Vero is offering a free subscription for life for its first million users.
Vero is free to download on the App Store and the Google Play Store.
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