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Pulse and card mode

Updated 2026-08-21 · Applies to: iPhoneAndroid

How the Pulse feed works, what the card shows, and how the three filters differ.

Pulse and card mode

Pulse is Tubaar's main video feed. By default it shows videos in cards, not edge-to-edge.

What a card shows

Each card carries the video and the context around it:

  • the creator — avatar, @handle, verified mark, and a Follow button
  • their location, when they chose to share it (city level, never exact)
  • the caption and hashtags
  • the Scene the video belongs to
  • the audio — track name and artist, with a play control
  • the action dock: Love, Echo, Comments, Share
  • a peek at the next card, and a rail on the left showing where you are

Swipe up or down to move between videos. Tap the video to go full screen.

The three filters

At the top of Pulse:

  • For You — personalised. Learns from what you love, Echo, finish and skip.
  • Nearby — videos from your city or the radius you chose. See Nearby.
  • Following — only accounts you follow, newest first. Empty until you follow someone.

Shaping For You

From any video's menu: Not interested, Hide this creator, Show fewer from this Scene, and Why am I seeing this? Settings → Content lets you reset recommendations and pick the languages you want to see.

Sound

Pulse starts muted in card mode on some devices, following the system setting. The mute control is on the card and in full screen; your choice sticks for the session.