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Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by krithix » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 12:24 AM UTC

ushakov wrote: post #36

Is it me or does the person presenting look uncanny, almost like a 3D avatar?

(I work at Retool.) Ankur is definitely a real engineer (and also a very nice human) who works at Retool! https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankur-rastogi/

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by alexashka » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 12:43 AM UTC

I watched the demo video - there seem to be some UI jitters with the list view when you click 'update' - you can see it at 4:25-4:26.

Is that the list going blank for a fraction of a second? If so, that is jarring - is this a limitation of React Native or what's going on there?

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by manmal » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 1:16 AM UTC

AJRF wrote: post #57

Why do these things always fail? Is it because exec suite isn’t aware they exist? There are quite a few low/no code solutions now, but I can’t even recall using one of these, every serious company still seems to go native.

Look at the sparse amount of native components that comes with them. Need a native map view, or maybe AR? Overlay them with your own custom markers? Go native or at least React Native. One single tiny component that‘s missing will force you back to native code. And do you really want to invest months of work before realizing that you need to reimplement everything?

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by moneywoes » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 1:31 AM UTC

AJRF wrote: post #57

Why do these things always fail? Is it because exec suite isn’t aware they exist? There are quite a few low/no code solutions now, but I can’t even recall using one of these, every serious company still seems to go native.

Isn’t retool a multi billion org? I wouldn’t classify that as failing

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by jaxn » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 1:34 AM UTC

mikelikespie wrote: post #37

zbruhnke wrote: post #35

Hi! Retool on-prem user here ... is this going to be available for us too? Seems like we get everything fairly delayed which is a real bummer :/

Mike, Mobile Eng Lead @ Retool, here. We support on-prem if you're on a version newer than 2.100 (which has been out for a few months). If you can reach out to your AE, tommy at retool dot com, we can get you set up with mobile in no time.

Damn that is good customer service. I like how y’all do things at Retool.

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by shawiz » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 1:47 AM UTC

alexashka wrote: post #62

I watched the demo video - there seem to be some UI jitters with the list view when you click 'update' - you can see it at 4:25-4:26. Is that the list going blank for a fraction of a second? If so, that is jarring - is this a limitation of React Native or what's going on there?

Thanks for catching! This is a legit issue with our list view and we are looking into a fix at the moment :)

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by cuffe » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 2:41 AM UTC

sirjaz wrote: post #50

When will retool be able to do this for native desktop apps? Especially for Windows. Otherwise, you are leaving 2+ billion active devices off the table

Retool PM here - we're working on tablets right now but have also considered opening up to desktop apps. Are there any particularly use cases you're thinking of where you'd need desktop over web?

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 2:43 AM UTC

AJRF wrote: post #57

Why do these things always fail? Is it because exec suite isn’t aware they exist? There are quite a few low/no code solutions now, but I can’t even recall using one of these, every serious company still seems to go native.

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Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by shawiz » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 2:49 AM UTC

manmal wrote: post #63

AJRF wrote: post #57

Why do these things always fail? Is it because exec suite isn’t aware they exist? There are quite a few low/no code solutions now, but I can’t even recall using one of these, every serious company still seems to go native.

Look at the sparse amount of native components that comes with them. Need a native map view, or maybe AR? Overlay them with your own custom markers? Go native or at least React Native. One single tiny component that‘s missing will force you back to native code. And do you really want to invest months of work before realizing that you need to reimplement everything?

We are working on custom components for Retool Mobile. With custom components, we hope to give folks the ability to paint whatever component they need on the Retool canvas but there will of course be scenarios where retool isn't the right choice. We also build escape hatches where you can write JavaScript anywhere in Retool. We like to think we can cover a very broad base, especially in the scenarios in which Retool excels today.

Re: Show HN: Retool Mobile

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Post by semireg » Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 3:28 AM UTC

What does “Zebra” mean in this context?

> Native mobile components include a barcode scanner, camera, NFC reader, geolocation tracker, signature pad, and Zebra integration to allow you to fully enable your field teams to operate efficiently.

The only mention of Zebra in the docs is for zebra striping table rows/lists.

Or does it mean Zebra printer for label printing via ZPL?

My wheelhouse is label printer integration, so I’m naturally drawn to printer vocabulary.

If anyone is in the market for a zebra label printer design app and API based rendering, check out my app at https://label.live/