Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text
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Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text
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Re: Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text
#2I don't understand what (or rather how) it does from reading this: "Knock is a message which acts like a call. When you knock a friend, your friend receives a call, and can see the text written on the screen. You get a response within 60 seconds."
- Do they get a proper phone call or an alert via the app? - If proper phone how/where does it display stuff on the screen? - What guarantees that I get a response within 60 seconds?
I would consider using images for each of the steps above rather than text.
Update: just seen the animation below which makes a few points above clearer. This should be above the explainer text paragraph (which could still do with sharpening) rather than below imo.
Re: Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text
#3I don't understand what (or rather how) it does from reading this: "Knock is a message which acts like a call. When you knock a friend, your friend receives a call, and can see the text written on the screen. You get a response within 60 seconds." - Do they get a proper phone call or an alert via the app? - If proper phone how/where does it display stuff on the screen? - What guarantees that I get a response within 6…
Thanks for the tip. We will update the page.
The basic idea is that 70% of the calls we make daily can be replied with a yes/no/location
(Where are you?/Should I bring milk?/Are you coming for the dinner? etc)
Knock app tries to simplify this problem, if both users have knock installed whatever message the user sends is captured as a (Simulated) call on the other screen with the message overlaid.
Instead of (answer/reject) there are (yes/no/location) options.
Like a normal call, the phone rings for 60secs within which if you don't respond it becomes a "Missed knock".
Re: Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text
#4I don't understand what (or rather how) it does from reading this: "Knock is a message which acts like a call. When you knock a friend, your friend receives a call, and can see the text written on the screen. You get a response within 60 seconds." - Do they get a proper phone call or an alert via the app? - If proper phone how/where does it display stuff on the screen? - What guarantees that I get a response within 6…
Thanks for the tip. We will update the page. The basic idea is that 70% of the calls we make daily can be replied with a yes/no/location (Where are you?/Should I bring milk?/Are you coming for the dinner? etc) Knock app tries to simplify this problem, if both users have knock installed whatever message the user sends is captured as a (Simulated) call on the other screen with the message overlaid. Instead of (answer/r…
Awesome now I understand what it does and when I'd use it. This is much clearer!
Re: Show HN: Knock – The sweet spot between a call and a text
#5I don't understand what (or rather how) it does from reading this: "Knock is a message which acts like a call. When you knock a friend, your friend receives a call, and can see the text written on the screen. You get a response within 60 seconds." - Do they get a proper phone call or an alert via the app? - If proper phone how/where does it display stuff on the screen? - What guarantees that I get a response within 6…
Thanks for the tip. We will update the page. The basic idea is that 70% of the calls we make daily can be replied with a yes/no/location (Where are you?/Should I bring milk?/Are you coming for the dinner? etc) Knock app tries to simplify this problem, if both users have knock installed whatever message the user sends is captured as a (Simulated) call on the other screen with the message overlaid. Instead of (answer/r…
So it's a text message that fires your ringtone, basically?