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Show HN: Spawn – Build iOS Apps with English

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Re: Show HN: Spawn – Build iOS Apps with English

#11

I’d love to have something like this in Xcode. Or alternatively if I could export an xcodeproj file from my Spawn project? I couldn’t imagine developing an entire launchable app in English (at least not yet). But if it could build an MVP that I can then iterate on, that would be awesome!

I totally agree! When you export your app in Spawn, it’s exported as an Xcode project and you can make code modifications from there

Oh nice! Will try this out next time I want to spawn a new xcode project.

Re: Show HN: Spawn – Build iOS Apps with English

#12
I just realized that I don't have XCode installed, and I'm hesitant to due to storage etc.

Would something like the following be feasible even though accelerometer isn't listed as one of the native capabilities?

``` Build an app that uses the accelerometer to measure the g-forces experienced while driving, and uses an audio tone with varying volume to indicate the magnitude of g-forces.

Show a large circle on the screen with a single black dot to represent the current g-forces for X and Y. Show a vertical rectangle on the side with a single blue dot to represent the current g-forces in the Z direction.

Using a single audio tone, vary the volume of this tone to represent the sum of X, Y, and Z g-force readings. At standstill the audio should be silent. ```

I have wanted something like this for a long time for driving to get a better sense of whatever cargo or passengers might be experiencing.

Re: Show HN: Spawn – Build iOS Apps with English

#13

I just realized that I don't have XCode installed, and I'm hesitant to due to storage etc. Would something like the following be feasible even though accelerometer isn't listed as one of the native capabilities? ``` Build an app that uses the accelerometer to measure the g-forces experienced while driving, and uses an audio tone with varying volume to indicate the magnitude of g-forces. Show a large circle on the scr…

Spawn apps can use the accelerometer - thanks for pointing this out, I'll clarify the website.

I pasted your prompt and got this: https://imgur.com/a/3Wg8AuK

During the recording, I moved around around and stopped twice. The only thing not working is the audio volume changing based on the g-force readings. I'm digging into why that's not working.

Re: Show HN: Spawn – Build iOS Apps with English

#20

I just realized that I don't have XCode installed, and I'm hesitant to due to storage etc. Would something like the following be feasible even though accelerometer isn't listed as one of the native capabilities? ``` Build an app that uses the accelerometer to measure the g-forces experienced while driving, and uses an audio tone with varying volume to indicate the magnitude of g-forces. Show a large circle on the scr…

Spawn apps can use the accelerometer - thanks for pointing this out, I'll clarify the website. I pasted your prompt and got this: https://imgur.com/a/3Wg8AuK During the recording, I moved around around and stopped twice. The only thing not working is the audio volume changing based on the g-force readings. I'm digging into why that's not working.

That's fantastic, wow!
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