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Re: Apple Invites

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Post by nozzlegear » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:02 PM UTC

p410n3 wrote: post #15

So 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)

From the FAQ¹:

> Do invitees need to have an Apple device with the app to attend an event?

> Apple Invites is for everyone. Guests don’t need the app, an Apple device, or an account to RSVP to an event.

¹ www.icloud.com/invites

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by freedomben » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:03 PM UTC

mrcwinn wrote: post #90

Apple always sweats the details and I so respect it! Upon arriving at the kid's birthday party Android users get green balloons.

Green balloons, but they are deflated enough so that the #555555 (grey) balloons are clearly the superior experience. And then when people point out that the green balloons are intentionally hobbled, a voice tells them to just buy their mom an iphone if she wants a balloon that properly bounces.

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:04 PM UTC

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Re: Apple Invites

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Post by kittikitti » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:04 PM UTC

dewey wrote: post #85

cglan wrote: post #49

I don't see how this competes with partiful. Feels like it'll be another half baked never updated app from apple. I wish they'd open their apis and integrations more. Feels silly that these apps get first class access to apple apis, meanwhile better made apps are forced to do weird workarounds, or simply have no integrations.

It’s based on the new GroupKit API, which sounds like something that would be available to other apps in the future. Otherwise it would just use some private API.

You're being disingenuous, or you're incompetent, if you think Apple isn't going to keep this API in their closed garden.

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by kube-system » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:05 PM UTC

yread wrote: post #105

sjacob wrote: post #2

Looks like an Apple version of Partiful?

WTF is this? How do they make money? They have picture of 10+ people as a "team", on their help page https://help.partiful.com/hc/en-us/articles/26526557943067-H... it just says "We offer party add-ons and merch on our online store!" Their online store has like 2 tshirts, stickers, sun glasses and a bag?!

They probably don't make much money. Their wikipedia page says they got $20m series A funding.

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by AnonMO » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:06 PM UTC

I had a section in class back in highschool and we were told you should never base you opinions on titles instead you should read the content then come to a conclusion. seeing so many > "anyone can RSVP, regardless of whether they have an Apple Account or Apple device." in the comments proves the problems still exists today.

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:07 PM UTC

What year is it? After all of Apple's failed incursions into the social/media sphere, surprised they're trying this one. But I guess at least it has a web version which is where the competition lives like Facebook Events and Google calendar, not to mention eventbrite or whatever other things. Not really groundbreaking news from them, but interesting to see if this will hold on after awhile with users or just another tossed aside feature.

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by dewey » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:08 PM UTC

kittikitti wrote: post #124

dewey wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wrong thread?

How is this the wrong thread? Apple Invites is exactly like what I was doing with Midjourney a GenAI image generator.

I had a hard time connecting your comment to an event booking app. But I guess you are talking about the Memoji integration?

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by xcrjm » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:10 PM UTC

KolmogorovComp wrote: post #53

sebmellen wrote: post #11

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.

What’s missing when sending invites via mail, or a message on a social media they’re in?

You need to know your friends' addresses for mail. For both, you have to send out invites individually. People want to make a list of names and phone numbers and send out a blast. They then want a low-effort, centralized place to receive and manage RSVPs.

Re: Apple Invites

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Post by crossroadsguy » Tue, Feb 04, 2025, 5:10 PM UTC

dewey wrote: post #99

resource_waste wrote: post #76

Can't wait to see this thread in 60 minutes when the Apple marketers/astroturfers pick a positive organic comment and upvote it to the roof.

Or maybe people are just excited that there’s something new in this space that’s not Facebook Events?

Do we get to deploy a litmus test now to discern between simple excitement or fetid fanboyism? Not to mention unpaid shilling which is just sad and utterly demoralising. I mean at least get paid (disc: I don't mean you directly and personally).