Our thinking
What happens to a photo after you post it publicly
A photo carries more than the picture, and public photos travel further than you think. Location data, face-search databases, AI training, and how to keep photos close.
Suhail
One of the people who make Philos
Suhail writes the guides: how to set up Philos for the people you love, and what each setting does.
GuidesSetting up a Family Circle
Mum and Dad at home, your sister abroad, Nani on her tablet. Here's how to make a Family Circle in Philos and share with just them.
GuidesMaking room: taking someone out of your heart, quietly
Friendships have seasons. Here's how to free a place in Philos without a scene, what changes for each of you, and how to undo it if you change your mind.
Our thinkingWhy there's no forward button
Only you choose who sees what you share, so nothing on Philos can be passed on. Here's why we left the button out, and what it can't stop.
GuidesTagging someone in a post: how tag requests work
On Philos, nobody is tagged in a photo until they say yes. Here's how to tag someone, what they see, and how to accept, reject or remove a tag later.
Our thinkingYour photos don't train AI
Philos doesn't use your photos or messages to train AI. Here's why that matters, especially for photos of children.
Our thinkingSharenting: the childhood you post before they can say no
British parents posted about 1,500 photos of a child by their fifth birthday, and France has written children's image rights into law. How to share a childhood with care.
GuidesWhat a stranger sees on your Philos link
Your name and photo. Nothing else. Here's the page someone sees when they open your link before you've added each other.
GuidesChoosing who sees each post
Everyone in your space, a Circle, or just one person. Here's how to pick who sees every post on Philos, and how to change your mind later.
GuidesPlanning a family get-together in a group chat
Pick a day without forty messages, keep the side chats out of the way, and put the plan in everyone's calendar. Polls, plans and threads on Philos.
Our thinkingPath, Circles, Close Friends: the apps that tried to be small
A friend limit of 50, Circles, a Close Friends list, one photo a day. A short history of social apps that tried to be smaller, and what we learned from them.
- Guides
Voice messages: when typing won't do
Hold the mic, talk, let go. How voice messages work on Philos, how to lock, pause and listen back before sending, and why a voice lands differently.
GuidesNotifications that let you sleep: how quiet hours work
Philos only makes a sound when one of your people talks to you. Here's what notifies you, what never does, and how quiet hours hold messages until morning.
GuidesMoments: share the small stuff for 24 hours
A first loaf, a sunset, a line of words. How to share a Moment on Philos, choose who sees it, and see who loved it, all gone after a day.
GuidesHow to bring your parents and grandparents to Philos
A step-by-step guide to inviting Mum, Dad and the grandparents, with a note in your own words, and the three things to show them on day one.
GuidesWho to add first: your first five places
Your heart has room for 49, but the first five matter most. Who to add first, how to invite them, and why there's no rush to fill the rest.
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