That's fantastic. Keep up the good work!
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Thank you, just doing my part to serve the community!
This kind of stuff is exactly what the fediverse needs. Great work!
100%! So much growth left in the fediverse. And I canβt wait for more competition on the app space :D
iOS dev, making a cross platform app, inspired by how apollo was?! Oof, as an Android user, i cant wait! π
Budgeting to get an Android device so I can test it myself too ;)
Also, Apollo was just iconic. If I can built half of that, weβll be rocking it!
Which Android device are you looking at? I've always wondered how devs develop for Android since there's so many different kinds of devices that run Android with different capabilities. With iPhones, I'm (hopefully correctly) assuming that it's a little easier since there's only so many versions to support.
Yep, much easier on iOS. For Android I'll prob pick a Pixel.
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I'm happy to see kbin apps start popping up so fast. Signed up for this beta.
This is great! I miss features from apps on Kbin, like saving posts, collapsing comments, etc. Signed up.
Wanted to add - Joey for Reddit was my go-to on Android when I left iOS/Apollo. Might be good inspiration, as well; I actually felt that Joey handled somethings much better than Apollo did.
Joey for Reddit is/was the ULTIMATE client if you desire customization of the experience.
Man...I spent days on those font size and elements to be show/hide on the cards/threads. But it was in the end MY PERFECT experience
Hadn't heard of it. But taking a look!
Congrats! Not sure what kbin stands for, but Cabin (or Kabin) is just right there for an associated name.
Very much did not verify this so take with grain of salt, but I read that it was shorthand for a Polish gun. Magazines is then a bit of a double entendre.
I'd rather see Relay or Infinity inspired stuff but I guess it's a first step for this type of field.
Noted. I'll take a look at those and see what I can pull from them too.
Looks like it'd be super handy. went ahead and signed up on the form :)
Appreciate it!
A decade back I spent some years running another indie app and the best part was the community helping test and recommend features. It really elevates the quality of a product. Unlike what we're seeing with reddit....
Understandable. I've coded some chat/forum apps before as well as android app stuff. never anything popular though lol. hopefully things go well for you :)
You absolute legend. Make it paid and Iβll pay for it. This is how we win.
Awww thanks. My aim is to keep it free (plus ad free!). Just wanna help the fediverse become more accessible :)
If I do charge for something it would be for unique features that go above and beyond.
Applied! I've spent a lot ot my free time on kbin the last few days, I would love to provide feedback on an app.
Can't wait to see this, it should make it easier for people to join that would have ended up using the reddit app instead.
Signed up. The mobile web interface is clunky, Iβd love to help refine an app.
We're watching your career with great interest!
I signed up as well! Looks really promising!
Hell yeah!
Maybe a name like Aurora or Nova could work. Like it is still space / celestial themed but both symbolize βnewβ (aurora - new morning after nighttime, nova, explosion of light / pent up energy), and can work as a spiritual successor paying homage to Apollo. Great idea btw I just signed up.
Wouldn't recommend using "Aurora". It's already the main alternative to the official google play store, and it's getting hunted down by Google.You wouldn't this nice new app to get stuck into this unrelated mess.
To add to this, Nova is a very popular Android launcher as well.
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What about something like Komet? Then it would still be space themed, but have the K from kbin as well.
It'd be nice to have a landing page like what Apollo has. One where you can favorite Magazines and the like.
I enjoy a beta test. Signed up.
Have you gotten the API to work, or are you just scraping the site? I haven't been able to get the API to work, but I've messed around a bit with scraping to work on a desktop app
Uff yea, it was a bit of work, more so than building the app so far.
Iβm setting everything up so when the API goes live I can just swap and replace the unofficial API service Iβm hosting. but itβs good enough to help get the app fleshed out in the meantime :)
I'm not on ios, but still great to see people making apps for the fediverse. Also this is the first time I'm seeing a kbin thread from lemmy, so I guess kbin has federation working again!
Yay, federation! <3
And I'm planning on supporting x-platform ;)
Thank you from an excited Android user!
federation has been working slightly and slowly these past few days. nothing speedy. not sure it's 100% back yet? but yes I'm on kbin.social and seeing your comment clearly :)
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Signed up! So stoked.
This is awesome news! I just signed up!
It looks really good so far! Definitely interested in following the development of it :)
Signed up! I've been using a Firefox shortcut on my Android phone for the past couple of days, but an app would make things much easier and more accessible.
Following this with great interest! Thanks for your hard work :)
Signed up!
Love the name
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