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Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by eriknstr »

Sharlin wrote: post #77
eriknstr wrote: post #60

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Also some of us don't even like to have the software localized. English is not my mother tongue and it's not an official language where I live either but I always set the system language to American English on my computers and devices.

Localization != translation. Especially when it's a machine vision app that's supposed to be useful locally .

You are right. Internationalization might be the word for what I'm talking about, though some might argue that that's not correct either because they might say that l10n is a subset of i18n. Not quite sure. But anyways, yes, l10n in the sense that it works in my part of the world is desirable. I18n if only taken to mean translation (and things like right-to-left and such which arise from supporting certain languages) is what doesn't matter to me.

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by on_and_off »

jdietrich wrote: post #75
taspeotis wrote: post #39

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It makes sense to start with iOS anyway, it's known for having great accessibility. A lot of people with accessibility needs use iOS for that reason.

Yep. The iPhone has close to 100% market share among visually impaired users, because the accessibility features are so far in advance of Android. Google have been playing catch-up for years, but they just don't have the obsessive single-minded focus on UI that Apple are famous/notorious for. When the iPhone originally launched, blindness charities were protesting that the touch screen interface would exclude visuall…

I agree that Google has not been focusing on accessibility at first, but what is missing from the last version of Android compared to iOS ?

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by bobsam »

pmarreck wrote: post #97
reitanqild wrote: post #93

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Upvoted you. Couldn't find it either. Think it was in a checklist I read once.

It's missing because Apple took it down wherever it was, obviously. /conspiracyfallacysarcasm :)

I think @rustyshelf has removed the most salty posts, but the bulk of the story is still somewhere in their blog:

https://blog.shiftyjelly.com

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by taylorhalliday »

seeingai wrote: post #13
LeoNatan25 wrote: post #2

Whenever I take a picture with the camera button on the left, it shows a loading indicator and the app crashes. Not a great first impression. Coming from a company the size of Microsoft, such trivial crashes should have been caught.

Hi Leo, I am guessing you are using iOS 11 Beta. We are currently working on support for iOS 11 beta, and will shortly be updating the app. Stay tuned! Anirudh from Seeing AI team

Nice job Anirudh! You and the team did some awesome work!

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by cilea »

I think this is also cool for learning English as well. An English learner who'd like to express what s/he sees can verify with AI's response.

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by bobsam »

allover wrote: post #100
mekazu wrote: post #94

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Nope, the company is called shifty jelly. They've still got other iOS apps though so it wouldn't surprise if they were taken down.

Ah the company behind Pocket Casts (love that app). Well I searched through their blog and could only find Amazon App Store drama. I'm going to assume the original statement is FUD as accused. It does seem incredibly unlikely a dev could draw such a link even if Apple were doing that kind of penalisation (which makes literally no sense to me).

Are you sure?

https://www.relay.fm/inquisitive/31

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by allover »

bobsam wrote: post #106
allover wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah the company behind Pocket Casts (love that app). Well I searched through their blog and could only find Amazon App Store drama. I'm going to assume the original statement is FUD as accused. It does seem incredibly unlikely a dev could draw such a link even if Apple were doing that kind of penalisation (which makes literally no sense to me).

Are you sure? https://www.relay.fm/inquisitive/31

Could you point to where in the episode the 'Apple punishes if you're in the Android app store first' idea is covered?

(I'll probably listen anyway since I like those guys, but still ...)

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by bobsam »

allover wrote: post #108
bobsam wrote: post #106

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Are you sure? https://www.relay.fm/inquisitive/31

Could you point to where in the episode the 'Apple punishes if you're in the Android app store first' idea is covered? (I'll probably listen anyway since I like those guys, but still ...)

My headphones are out of juice so you have settle for this summary:

> Coincidentally, Russell Ivanovic is a case in point for what could happen if you defy Apple and launch on Android first. Ivanovic had initially been very lucky to have been assigned an Apple Developer Relations representative who gave him exclusive promotional opportunities. Few developers get assigned these representatives. Among the benefits Ivanovic received was the privilege to have Shifty Jelly's apps preloaded on iPads in Apple stores in Australia, a major marketing boost.

> Things went south In 2012, when Ivanovic launched a new version of the Pocket Casts app on the Android Play Store first, rather than Apple's App Store. The launch was a real success, and he publicly shared the good news. Before he knew it, his Apple Developer Relations representative stopped all contact. The representative would not even answer his emails. Ivanovic had been completely shut out.

Source: http://www.elischiff.com/blog/2015/3/24/fear-of-apple

Re: Seeing AI for iOS

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Post by allover »

bobsam wrote: post #109
allover wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you point to where in the episode the 'Apple punishes if you're in the Android app store first' idea is covered? (I'll probably listen anyway since I like those guys, but still ...)

My headphones are out of juice so you have settle for this summary: > Coincidentally, Russell Ivanovic is a case in point for what could happen if you defy Apple and launch on Android first. Ivanovic had initially been very lucky to have been assigned an Apple Developer Relations representative who gave him exclusive promotional opportunities. Few developers get assigned these representatives. Among the benefits Ivan…

Ah okay, so at most it's a withdrawal of special treatment, NOT punishing a regular app's position in the app store because they launched in the Android store first, which was how the original accusation sounded.

But thanks for the info, I can see it certainly would stink to be treated that way, losing your benefits and being ignored by your contact.

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