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IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by dlhavema »

kordless wrote: post #2

They might want to check the Google Play Store, because all the links show nothing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifttt.iftt...

yeah, seems like the press release was a tad premature, or the Google Play publishing took a bit longer than expected. I'm anxious to try it out...

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by lnanek2 »

Getting not found on the link as well. Not that it would be worth anything anyway. Android has long had apps for this such as Locale (around since the very early Android Developer Challenges) and Tasker. They must know someone at TechCrunch to get such a favorable write up for a clone.

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by untog »

lnanek2 wrote: post #5

Getting not found on the link as well. Not that it would be worth anything anyway. Android has long had apps for this such as Locale (around since the very early Android Developer Challenges) and Tasker. They must know someone at TechCrunch to get such a favorable write up for a clone.

I tried Tasker. It's a usability nightmare. A perfect example of the bad Android UI that people stereotype (despite many Android apps having fantastic UI these days).

It also costs money. IFTTT appears to be free, and has a large community built around it. Just because it has some similar functionality to Tasker (and much else besides) doesn't make it a "clone".

Re: IFTTT launches on Android with deeper integration than on iOS

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Post by bluetidepro »

Congrats on their big launch! This is very exciting for their Android users! I'm not going to lie, as an iOS user I'm quite jealous. Ha This gives Android users quite a bit more tiggers available for them that iOS users can't do. The iOS app can only do basic things like calendar, contacts, and photos. Things such as "sending a text as yourself", changing settings on your phone, etc. are awesome features they added for Android that I wish iOS also offered. But I do understand the nature of iOS being more locked down than Android.

Sort of off topic, but I wonder if IFTTT will ever start charging for their services. I'm a huge fan of what they do, and it surprises me that they have stayed free for this long. Similar services (more directed towards tech) like Zapier [1] have very fair pricing plans, but their free plan is so-so. I would be more than willing to pay for the awesome work that IFTTT is doing with their platform. Just wonder if they will ever introduce pricing plans into their service or not.

[1] https://zapier.com/

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