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Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

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>Export as MP4 Nitpick, but MP4 is a container format. It doesn't say anything about codecs used. I assume it's h264+aac since this is for Apple people?

Good point. Yes - exactly that. I wish there was more nitpick in life; it is the best way of improvement; observation and comment of detail. Thank you.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

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Here's what the "stunning visualisation" looks like (screenshot from app preview): https://postimg.cc/FktkRMX8 Erm.... Yeah. I wish people would spend two hours creating an honest webpage for their project instead of letting AI come up with some bullshit.

Yes, I did let AI have too much reign, the site is definitely for SEO, but, i have now included an actual in-app video for you to see. Also, the image includes a watermark as its from beta, i got rid of that in the release.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

#43

this is so obvious when you think about it. Historically sharing audio has been so incredibly difficult because of the DRM of music and its history of sharing since napster. video always gets the pass.

That was my logic when I came to developing this. Thanks for the comment. We should be able to own our own audio vs it being trapped in iOS or Whatsapp or Messages.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

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It just makes you wonder why Apple is so behind with its apps. I remember when Android was the one struggling to catch up, but now the tables have turned. A friend of mine was able to remove people from a photo ages ago, something that only recently came to iOS. Apple spent so much time and money on those 3D avatars, but honestly, who's using them? I mean, 8-year-olds don't even have iPhones, right? Apple could take…

These all really good points. And also really good ideas. I think they're going half heartedly going the way you envisage (i speculate). Mimojis are pretty fun but literally It's an app my 3 year old wants to use. Runway ML has an awesome realisation of some of your ideas, well worth having a look at... Apple allowing developers to access their own AI on device foundation model is apparently a step ahead, but at the…

I think big tech companies take risks, calculated ones, and they're masters of prioritisation. Pushing AI to devices was a smart move by Apple. They're great at giving developers cutting-edge tools to keep an edge in app quality.

I just hope Tim's gamble pays off and we start seeing some amazing apps soon. Because Siri was a massive flop (cool tech, but completely useless), the camera software feels outdated compared to some Android phones, and the 3D emojis felt like a bad marketing idea to get kids playing with their parents phones and hooked on Apple (just like McDonald's did with Ronald the clown).

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

#45

I don't get it? It sounds like it just creates a recording and saves this in a video format with some visual, which is alright I guess. Perhaps it's because I'm more of an Android person, but does ios really not have a file browser?!?!

You basically hit the nail on the head. This app sounds like it would have no purpose to Android users, since the only purpose is to work around a really dumb limitation of iOS that Android doesn't suffer from.

I think I might defect from ios

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

#46

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Very good point - I have embedded a video now. Thank u. Also, thanks so much for taking the time to comment.

I checked the video out and am still unsure - does it simply save a video with an audio visualization? I thought it would be embedding audio into images somehow, based on the title here.

Exactly that. So, I wanted to send voice messages that I pre-record, and then can send later. The easiest way for my workflow was to be able to access and then send them from my cameral roll, which is pretty much where I store everything that I want to send. So, this records audio, makes a simple wave visualisation, and because its a video file and not purely audio, it can be saved to the photos app ie camera roll vs to files.

I think you have a point, I should make this app's intent clearer.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

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post #44

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These all really good points. And also really good ideas. I think they're going half heartedly going the way you envisage (i speculate). Mimojis are pretty fun but literally It's an app my 3 year old wants to use. Runway ML has an awesome realisation of some of your ideas, well worth having a look at... Apple allowing developers to access their own AI on device foundation model is apparently a step ahead, but at the…

I think big tech companies take risks, calculated ones, and they're masters of prioritisation. Pushing AI to devices was a smart move by Apple. They're great at giving developers cutting-edge tools to keep an edge in app quality. I just hope Tim's gamble pays off and we start seeing some amazing apps soon. Because Siri was a massive flop (cool tech, but completely useless), the camera software feels outdated compared…

I have definitely some optimism about on-device AI combined with iOS integration ie App Intents. They were really keen on developers making something with this, and I can see why. It gives a chance for Apple to allow us to provide a different experience than Siri when it comes to an AI "powered" OS interface.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

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post #38

A neat idea that I need (I want my Google Photos to backup my recordings too), but instantly killed the tab when I saw that AI animated character in that "see it in action" video. Call me irrational, but I can't stand the look of those things. I'll just backup my audio recordings to Dropbox (Android).

I just wasn't in the mood to show my real face in the video, it was too late at night. Gosh, thanks for the feedback, maybe I should have just combed my hair and gone with it. If of any solace, my AI avatar lasts approx 2 seconds. Im interested tho that you even found a potential for utility on Android. Good to know.

Re: Show HN: I made an app that lets you save audio to your Cameral Roll

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Hi, congrats for Just Send Record! I love the idea of turning voice recordings into shareable visual content. it’s really creative. It would be nice to see a few examples right on the homepage, just to better understand what the final result looks like. Before I buy it I would like to try it, do you have a trial version? Excited to see where this goes!
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