After spending $49 on a crappy baby shower invite sending tool I’m glad to hear this. Could save a lot of people a lot of money! Hopefully it works for non Apple users too.
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#12> Creation of invitations requires an iCloud+ subscription.
Maybe it's just me, but seems a bit extreme for what amounts to a fancy calendar invite.
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#13Looks like an Apple version of Partiful?
Was about to say this. Though less useful, because Partiful doesn't require an app so can be used by anyone.
I wonder how much the network effect may be leveraged for apps like these, to the benefit or detriment of apps like Partiful in comparison with Invites.
I know Facebook's last useful feature appears to be events in many circles.
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#14This era of new experimental apps from Apple (Invites, Journal, Sports) has me excited about the future of app design. Vibrant colors, bold personality-driven typography, etc. The SwiftUI style onboarding screen that features the carousel is really fun. This approach feels very Apple'y, but gives me more freedom to explore designs for my own app to have its own unique voice on iOS, while still feeling in-family with Apple's other more experimental UI.
There are a few misses.
- I already declined a friend's invite, but that doesn't get auto filtered away, so my "decline" is still the primary thing the app has to show me. It's still my only invite, so maybe it gets filtered to the back of the card stack if there are multiple?
- I also don't seem to be able to see friends I know who were invited to the party (but have not yet responded). Perhaps it was because it was shared as an invite URL in a group chat rather than manually inviting everyone?
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#15So since RCS is now here, Apple needed a new way to force people into buying iPhones by direct social pressure from peers.
(In the US)
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#16yes, please one more reason to delete facebook
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#17After spending $49 on a crappy baby shower invite sending tool I’m glad to hear this. Could save a lot of people a lot of money! Hopefully it works for non Apple users too.
The organizing people ecosystem is a mess. It's nice to see something new.
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#18I really needed this, I have not used Facebook Events in a while though that is the only way to easily engage and plan: the "ease of use" (as lazyness of not having to deal with many other issues) is way better than Calendar invites.
I'll try to use it on my next event with my friends, as I am avoiding as much as I can Meta, and Calendar / ical are not the best to deal with this kind of event! :)
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#19Somebody reinvented the calendar ?
If it's like Partiful, which it looks like it is, it simplifies the management of events a lot more than just being a calendar. Partiful helps to find a time for an event that works for everyone, automates reminders, RSVPs for >1 person, and also allows the organizer to send messages to attendees without creating some big group thread that turns into a mess.
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#20Unfortunately, I have to hope this doesn't see widespread adoption. If this becomes the standard it will just add to already existing social pressure to get an iPhone in the US.