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We haven't thought about that much yet. What kinds of apps are you thinking of building?
Well, information apps. Is not to far from your examples but I would like a way to monetize them. Also, do you plan on adding or integrating a service (not sure if doable) for push notifications (for new content, reminders, etc)?
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#52To clarify this is read-only view of the sheet right? Is the plan to make something more CRUD capable?
For now it's mostly read-only. We have one component that lets you edit free-form text that syncs back to the sheet, called Notes. We also have a Comments component and a Chat tab, which don't sync to the sheet. And our big focus right now is to add more CRUD functionality.
Hope you don't mind working at Google, or if you add excel/O365 support, Microsoft. Seems like a no brainer acquisition target for them!
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Thank you! Do you mean uploads from the app? What kinds of media are you interested in, specifically? Right now we don't handle that, but we'd love to learn more about what you need.
Basically just uploading a photo. I can definitely see that being a convenience I might pay for. My particular use case is just inventory - I want an app to take stock of where my inventory is, what condition it's in (hence the photo), a name, and if it expires, the expiry date.
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#54(The Glide app builder cannot be opened on mobile yet)
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#56Just wondering: How did you decide that you want to depend on Google Sheets as a backend?
From a practical standpoint, it's a data source where people already have their data. People sign up for Glide and literally create their first app in minutes and it's ready to share. Much of this speed is due to the fact that their data is ready to go.
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#59You also need to pay to publish on Play Store right? Although it is a one time payment instead of subscription.
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#60Thanks Guys