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Workflow for iOS

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Re: Workflow for iOS

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There's video on the developer's website that provides somewhat of a demo. https://my.workflow.is

Wow, that background color rips my optic nerves apart. I feel hurt.

Someone just down-voted me for reporting an experience. That's really encouraging and serves to create an environment conducive to discussions. If you happen to have the right opinion.

Re: Workflow for iOS

#26
Congrats on the launch! Ari and Conrad (founders) are both Thiel fellows and have been working extremely hard to get this out ever since they won MHacks III this year. Great job!

Re: Workflow for iOS

#27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow, that background color rips my optic nerves apart. I feel hurt.

Someone just down-voted me for reporting an experience. That's really encouraging and serves to create an environment conducive to discussions. If you happen to have the right opinion.

In business and in life, it's useful to have a meta process going in your head about the level of the conversation.

You were probably down-voted because people feel that what they did dwarfs the color they chose for their background.

You're kinda hating on something that doesn't matter. :)

Re: Workflow for iOS

#28
post #10

Apple delayed this app for almost two months, wonder what the developer had to remove to be accepted.

I see that the app lets workflows create their own apps on the home screen. I wonder if this had something to do with it? My thought is that it's a web app with a scheme to open a specific workflow. I bet Apple didn't like that.

The preview video (linked elsewhere) shows the ability to add an Extension to run a specific workflow using iOS Profiles. I'm pretty sure that functionality isn't present in the released version.

Re: Workflow for iOS

#29
Downloaded – and then tried to implement the three work workflows I use on my iPhone all the time. (That I can think of off the top of my head).

It succeeded in two of the three cases and on the third it still reduces the number of clicks.

1). Choose a selection of photos (of the kid) and txt them to the grandmas.

2). Take a photo, then open Swarm so I can do a photo check-in without using Swarms photo panel.

3). Reduce brightness to the minimum, set volume to minimum, turn on Do Not Disturb mode. This failed because Workflow has no access to Do Not Disturb. It can act as a brightness/volume preset though.

On the whole I think that’s a fantastic success rate, and I’m already a fan.

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