Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

#1

Post by chaitanyapandit » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 5:21 PM UTC

Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen
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Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

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Post by nmcfarl » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 5:39 PM UTC

Interesting Idea.

Things it needs:

1) A browse feature, so you can see other peoples screens

2) A mobile optimized homepage, so using it from the iPhone is more attractive.

3) A reminder of how to take a screenshot on an iPhone :)

4) A better way of handling "non-apps", both folders and mobile-optimized sites on my home screen confused it.

5) Perhaps a recommendation engine for new apps based on the apps on the screen.

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

#3

Post by pkamb » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 6:08 PM UTC

> "or checkout Ashton Kutcher's home screen."

Like at a grocery store?

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

#4

Post by raullen » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 6:17 PM UTC

Good idea but need to be polished. Many false match, see http://appetite.io/a/daf97fec

Besides the features mentioned by nmcfarl, it would be great to enable a direct upload from iPhone after taking the snapshot, e.g., send via email.

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

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Post by bosky101 » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 6:26 PM UTC

raullen wrote: post #4

Good idea but need to be polished. Many false match, see http://appetite.io/a/daf97fec Besides the features mentioned by nmcfarl, it would be great to enable a direct upload from iPhone after taking the snapshot, e.g., send via email.

was waiting to see if someone asked for it :)

take a screenshot of a home screen[1], go to photos and send it to post@appetite.io

thanks for the feedback

[1]press home + lock at the same time. we currently support some 45000+ apps and all models of iphones.

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

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Post by bosky101 » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 6:33 PM UTC

pkamb wrote: post #3

> "or checkout Ashton Kutcher's home screen." Like at a grocery store?

corrected, thanks

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

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Post by bosky101 » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 7:03 PM UTC

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we're @tryappetite ( @chaitanyapandit, @bhaskerkode, @bhatthead ) on twitter.

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

#8

Post by bosky101 » Fri, Jan 04, 2013, 7:28 PM UTC

nmcfarl wrote: post #2

Interesting Idea. Things it needs: 1) A browse feature, so you can see other peoples screens 2) A mobile optimized homepage, so using it from the iPhone is more attractive. 3) A reminder of how to take a screenshot on an iPhone :) 4) A better way of handling "non-apps", both folders and mobile-optimized sites on my home screen confused it. 5) Perhaps a recommendation engine for new apps based on the apps on the scree…

thanks for detailed feedback, nmcfarl

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

#9

Post by peterhajas » Sat, Jan 05, 2013, 12:55 AM UTC

Ashton's homescreen lists UberDrive instead of Uber. Sounds like the recognition's not quite there yet.

Re: Show HN: Scan and share apps on your iPhone's home screen

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Post by bosky101 » Sat, Jan 05, 2013, 2:44 AM UTC

peterhajas wrote: post #9

Ashton's homescreen lists UberDrive instead of Uber. Sounds like the recognition's not quite there yet.

it seems like uber swapped the icons for driver/consumer in their recent update. catching multiple versions of the same icon is something on the todo as well.

thanks for bringing that to our attention, peter.