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My concerns with using it are that the app itself languishes, or doesn’t get traction.
Is there any capacity to use a neucard with a recipient that doesn’t have the app?
Are there any plans to open this up to alternative clients / implementations?
Are there parts you can open source while maintaining a business around some portions of the product? (Such as the physical cards)
I like the idea behind this. My concerns with using it are that the app itself languishes, or doesn’t get traction. Is there any capacity to use a neucard with a recipient that doesn’t have the app? Are there any plans to open this up to alternative clients / implementations? Are there parts you can open source while maintaining a business around some portions of the product? (Such as the physical cards)
For sharing with others who don't have the app, the link you send lets them see your card's contact information on the neucards' website which they can act on. So, for example, I typically share my phone number, linked in profile, twitter handle, etc. and that works faster for me than just giving someone my number and texting them the rest. Also, by using card types, you can set up multiple cards (Professional, Personal, Friends, Minimal, etc.) and then have more control over what info you share initially.
I'm very much hoping to add Android and making neucards as universal as possible. Open sourcing would definitely help with that, but I'm taking a wait and see approach. The physical nfc tags were just added and if people embrace them, then it would make that approach more viable.
I like the idea behind this. My concerns with using it are that the app itself languishes, or doesn’t get traction. Is there any capacity to use a neucard with a recipient that doesn’t have the app? Are there any plans to open this up to alternative clients / implementations? Are there parts you can open source while maintaining a business around some portions of the product? (Such as the physical cards)
Thank you! I'm glad you like the idea. For sharing with others who don't have the app, the link you send lets them see your card's contact information on the neucards' website which they can act on. So, for example, I typically share my phone number, linked in profile, twitter handle, etc. and that works faster for me than just giving someone my number and texting them the rest. Also, by using card types, you can set…
Another old timer Yahoo engineer showed me something like this at a cupertino coffee shop a few years back but with like half the features ready but the enthusiasm is there so I guess vcf sharing is a pretty deep idea. The headline, sub, and intro copy can do with simple jargons. The nfc cards/stickers are a good incremental add on. Good luck!
Thank you! Contacts sharing and updating has had a lot of takes over the years. I remember Plaxo and Bump, back in the day. I'm hoping adding a privacy focus will help people feel more comfortable sharing better information and improving their connections.
Nice idea but without worldwide availability and and Android version there's no chance for it. Here in Spain Android is about 70% of the mobile market. But nice idea in general. It would also be nice to be able to unshare or blacklist contacts (like pushy sales guys that keep bothering me for stuff I have nothing to do with)
100% agree. I'm hoping to add Android and other markets in the not too distant future. As for unsharing, that's possible by removing a recipient and I have plans to help even more in the scenario you describe.
I had a (freeware, no ads) app in the iOS app store in the past. People kept asking if I'd make an Android version. Makes sense. In the end I had to stop it altogether. It was mainly an academic project that got out of hand and I didn't have time to learn Android devving as well.
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Sorry. I mean Apple adds steps to releasing an app outside the US if it uses encryption. I'm doing neucards as a solo effort and am hoping to see some traction before taking on those requirements. Here is a link to Apple's policy https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/complying...
And here I thought that the days of encryption being classified under ITAR were over for decades . Apparently I was wrong, or Apple insists on over-compliance...
Nice idea but without worldwide availability and and Android version there's no chance for it. Here in Spain Android is about 70% of the mobile market. But nice idea in general. It would also be nice to be able to unshare or blacklist contacts (like pushy sales guys that keep bothering me for stuff I have nothing to do with)
Nice idea but without worldwide availability and and Android version there's no chance for it. Here in Spain Android is about 70% of the mobile market. But nice idea in general. It would also be nice to be able to unshare or blacklist contacts (like pushy sales guys that keep bothering me for stuff I have nothing to do with)
Eh, why does an app need to serve the entire world to have any chance? Snapchat was iOS only for the longest time.
And Snapchat is one of many messaging apps. Personally I've never used it and I have 6 different chat apps on my phone :) This thing is a really new idea and it only really works if it becomes a standard. People are not going to carry 6 different contact card sharing apps because it'll be a mess.