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Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by ksec » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 4:55 AM UTC

askafriend wrote: post #19

dvt wrote: post #11

> Eat my butt, Apple. Eat my butt, Google. Just let me publish my frickin app, you already emptied my pockets. I feel this. A few years ago, I made a joke app[1] which got a bit famous on campus back when I was in school, and the process of getting it on the Play store was literally harder than writing the darn thing. Nowadays, it even got removed from the Play store for some reason. I couldn't imagine running an app…

As a user, I'm very happy the stores impose stringent rules. "And there are all these stupid requirements. I need at least X screenshots, and they have to be this exact resolution blah blah blah. On top of that, it took so long to get approved. My ADHD brain really suffered waiting for the gratification." I would hate to browse a store where the products didn't have at least X screenshots with at least X resolution,…

> I'm very happy the stores impose stringent rules.

That is assuming those rules are fair to a degree, not Anti Competitive and they do impose it for the quality and security as they say they do. All of which I will strongly support. But they dont. ScreenShots isn't even the tip of the Iceberg.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by ksec » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:00 AM UTC

admax88q wrote: post #102

tobr wrote: post #45

Why does an app like this need to have a sign-up process with email, username and password? It’s enough for me to not try the app because of the mental overhead and risks involved, but it also seems like a bunch of additional development for no (or maybe negative) benefit.

Why make it an app at all. A webpage wouldn't have to deal with the play store, and when a bunch of friends gather they wouldn't have to wait for people to install it.

If only they could make the WebPage or WebApp installing on Home Screen as easy as pressing a link. ( Which has all sort of other implications )

Otherwise modern day Web Browsing on Smartphone is mentally incompatible with Apps usage.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:01 AM UTC

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Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by ksec » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:04 AM UTC

askafriend wrote: post #94

pydry wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>the entire App Store ecosystem is not free. and building a competing ecosystem that is is Not Allowed!

You’re welcome to buy an Android phone. iOS is the minority OS in every single market it operates in. Try building a game for Nintendo Switch that doesn’t go through the Nintendo store and see how far that gets you.

>iOS is the minority OS in every single market it operates in.

iOS is the majority in US and Japan, nearly half in many other countries. Not Minority in most Developed market.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by billfruit » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:07 AM UTC

dvt wrote: post #11

> Eat my butt, Apple. Eat my butt, Google. Just let me publish my frickin app, you already emptied my pockets. I feel this. A few years ago, I made a joke app[1] which got a bit famous on campus back when I was in school, and the process of getting it on the Play store was literally harder than writing the darn thing. Nowadays, it even got removed from the Play store for some reason. I couldn't imagine running an app…

Wont making it as a PWA circumvent the app store restrictions?

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:09 AM UTC

I remember pitching my SO 'Where is my wife, app', and she jokingly refused by saying that I know where she she is: "Target". I found that amusing given that she shares her location with all the other apps she uses.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by throwaway894345 » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:10 AM UTC

askafriend wrote: post #19

dvt wrote: post #11

> Eat my butt, Apple. Eat my butt, Google. Just let me publish my frickin app, you already emptied my pockets. I feel this. A few years ago, I made a joke app[1] which got a bit famous on campus back when I was in school, and the process of getting it on the Play store was literally harder than writing the darn thing. Nowadays, it even got removed from the Play store for some reason. I couldn't imagine running an app…

As a user, I'm very happy the stores impose stringent rules. "And there are all these stupid requirements. I need at least X screenshots, and they have to be this exact resolution blah blah blah. On top of that, it took so long to get approved. My ADHD brain really suffered waiting for the gratification." I would hate to browse a store where the products didn't have at least X screenshots with at least X resolution,…

It would be great if the stringent rules filtered out the garbage apps (the fraudulent apps, the ad-heavy apps, the apps with overtly fake reviews, etc) which feature prominently in app store search results. As such, these “stringent rules” feel like quality theater.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by monsieurbanana » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:10 AM UTC

jimmaswell wrote: post #115

NiceWayToDoIT wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Although on the second thought, maybe you could expand it make it as match making dating up, that matches people beside interests ... I do not know is there already something similar.

Nobody would use it, all one side cares about in dating anymore is muscles and height. People have done experiments making fake male profiles with as abhorrent as possible of descriptions but with attractive pictures and they still get messages from girls, meanwhile average guy with interesting hobbies and a good career/future will get nothing as I found out in college.

> meanwhile average guy with interesting hobbies and a good career/future will get nothing as I found out in college

You're missing out on life if you decide to stop trying because of your college experience.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by vuciv1 » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:10 AM UTC

Daneel_ wrote: post #120

I’ll give this a try with my wife. We struggle with this. The requirement to log in is a huge deterrent though - why not just use a UUID or something based on the phone? Also, I don’t know if you can scrape a small synopsis and include it, along with the genre, underneath the film? I had no idea what the first 30-40 films that came up for me were.

I did not know about UUID. Sorry about the signup. Working to change it asap

BTW, you can click on the movie image and get more details. Sorry for the lack of onboarding.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by vuciv1 » Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 5:12 AM UTC

ksec wrote: post #119

This could / should have been a Show HN: with an App name behind it. But I think this story telling is so much better than Show HN and the story is great and funny. I guess other people will have to take notes with their product launch.

Thank you! If you look at my history, I've posted exactly what you described and got 2 upvotes.

Storytelling is absolutely the way