Cool idea, wanted to try it out but it's not available in my country. Any reason for this? :)
No reason, just messed up the listing haha. I've had a few people reach out and I'm going to open it this weekend!
Great, thanks
Show HN: I made a app that uses NFC as a physical switch to block distractions
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#102I'm curious why the NFC tags are required at all? Can't you switch profiles on your phone without scanning an NFC tag already? Couldn't your app allow profile switching without requiring any NFC tags? It's not clear to me what the NFC tags add to this experience.
For those curious, this is called Focus and is pretty highly configurable after a little learning curve. You can use automations to switch modes by calendar, date/time, GPS location, connected Wi-Fi network, etc. No programming required. Programmable via Shortcuts, too! https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-a-focus-iphd62...
Ever since focuses got introduced, I really soured on the idea of a physical mute/ring switch.
Having my phone ring at home and vibrate when away is the most obvious use case for this feature, and yet it can't be implemented because you can't toggle a physical switch in hardware.
I know the latest generation iPhones don't have those, and I think that's the right decision, but it's still disappointing for older-gen users.
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#103Cool idea! Any chance you’ll make it available in New Zealand? I’d love to try this out.
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#104Impressive. I'm sure it will help tons of people dealing with lack of focus.
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#105Looking forward to use it. But its currently not available in my country.
Previous comments show, DEV is already working on it. :)
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#106I'm curious why the NFC tags are required at all? Can't you switch profiles on your phone without scanning an NFC tag already? Couldn't your app allow profile switching without requiring any NFC tags? It's not clear to me what the NFC tags add to this experience.
Attach that NFC tag to a 40 kg weight in the other room (and commit to carrying the weight to the phone, not the other way round ;) ), then you might appreciate the value-add. We are very physical creatures.
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
For those curious, this is called Focus and is pretty highly configurable after a little learning curve. You can use automations to switch modes by calendar, date/time, GPS location, connected Wi-Fi network, etc. No programming required. Programmable via Shortcuts, too! https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-a-focus-iphd62...
Ever since focuses got introduced, I really soured on the idea of a physical mute/ring switch. Having my phone ring at home and vibrate when away is the most obvious use case for this feature, and yet it can't be implemented because you can't toggle a physical switch in hardware. I know the latest generation iPhones don't have those, and I think that's the right decision, but it's still disappointing for older-gen us…
You can associate a location schedule with Focuses, which can include Silent mode as a filter. Also you can set shortcuts to automatically run when you enter a physical location.
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
The app does allow manually switching of profiles, without NFC tags, but it wasn't clear until I installed the app.
Yeah lot of feedback on better demos, learning moment for sure!
Couldn’t figure out how to switch profiles without nfc tags even after installing the app. Could you please let me know?
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#109Re: Show HN: I made a app that uses NFC as a physical switch to block distractions
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah I think the reason is the family activity on iOS is so easy to build around. I'm really sorry I don't own an android phone or have time to port it :(
...on the other hand, it's open source so everybody can port this themselves!
afaik swift doesn't port well to android but I'm a dumbass in regards to mobile apps