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This looks really awesome. I like push notifications as an idea, but I'm not wild about Apple's implementation, especially since there's nowhere you can go to g
by jackowayed 17y ago
This looks really awesome. I like push notifications as an idea, but I'm not wild about Apple's implementation, especially since there's nowhere you can go to get a list of notifications you've gotten, so if you get one, then you get another before seeing the first one, it's just gone. (A few of Apple's decisions, like not putting a simple "Notifications" listing app, baffle me.)
One thing about the app/site: the workflow for getting started sucks. I have to go to your website, make an account, and then go to the app to put that info in. To add to the effect, the only signup link on the homepage is all the way at the bottom, and creating my account doesn't automatically log me in.
Plenty of apps give you the option to register an account right in the app, and yours should be one of them. Make the start as frictionless as possible.
- jazzychad 17y agoYes, agreed. The next version of the app will have registration possible in the app. Having the unpredictability of the app approval process meant I had to basically submit a minimum viable client as soon as I could to make sure it was in the app store at launch. This is super high priority.
- jackowayed 17y agoAlright, that's reasonable. Yet another reason I might get a Nexus One soon (especially if I no longer have to worry about being push-less!). How will the other mobile apps work? Will they just always be running and frequently checking for notifications? Can you do some sort of long-polling over cell networks that sometimes lose service? How will you make sure you don't kill people's battery life?
- ryanhuff 17y agoAre you a mobile app company or an internet messaging company?
- wallflower 17y agoGreat strategy to submit a minimal app first.
- huhtenberg 17y agoHow long did it take you to get the app approved for the AppStore listing? Just curious what the length of an average release cycle is like.