A different moment every week
It might be a Tuesday lunch or a Saturday evening. Nobody can plan for it, which is the fun.
The Flash
Once a week, the Flash goes off.
At a moment nobody knows in advance, the same simple question reaches the whole family at once. Everyone has a day to answer, in words or with a photo.
Features / The Flash
How it worksThe Flash, step by step.
- When the Flash goes off, a banner appears at the top of the Family Feed: The Flash is live, with the time left.
- Read the question, such as Show us where life finds you today.
- Tap Catch it, then snap a photo or type a line.
- Your answer joins the family’s in the feed, marked with the Flash, under the same question.
What you see
The details that make it work.
- A different moment every week, so nobody can plan for it.
- Twenty-four hours to answer, counted down on the banner.
- Every answer carries the question it was for, so the week reads as one snapshot.
- A text when it goes off, if you switch it on under You.
Why it matters
Made for a family, not a feed of strangers.
Twenty-four hours to answer
The Flash sits at the top of the feed while it is live, and your answers gather together underneath it.
A photo or a sentence
Snap what is in front of you or type one line. Small is the point.
No pressure
Missing one costs nothing. Next week there is another.
Questions
About The Flash.
Does everyone get the same question?
Yes. The whole family gets the same question at the same moment, so the answers read like one shared snapshot of the week.
The Porch
Your family at a glance: what is coming up, what is waiting, who has been posting.
Learn moreFamily Feed
Photos, stories and voice notes from everyone, in one gentle stream.
Learn moreShare Something
This week’s question for everyone, with every answer gathered together.
Learn moreTime Capsules
Write something today and pick the day it opens.
Learn moreGive your family a home.
Free, invite only, and on the web today. The iPhone app is in testing.