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I need this, as in, today. I am ready to make an immediate purchase. I want to give them my money. But all I see is "launch skyfi" ... and, of course, I don'

• carbocation 4y ago
  I felt the same way but clicked "Launch skyfi" anyways. It takes you to a login form in the browser. Bad name for a link.
  • version_five 4y ago
    I clicked the button, on my phone, and got page that said it's best viewed in the app, and a link to the app store, with no other option SkyFi is an easy-to-use mobile or desktop app that allows you to get satellite imagery of any place in the world at any given time. SkyFi is creating a marketplace for businesses and consumers alike to capture earth observation data to make better informed business decisions, capture life’s most precious memories, and more. The SkyFi App, thanks to its satellite partners, allows customers to either order a New Image, where a satellite in-orbit is ordered to capture an Area of Interest for a date in the future, or select an Existing Image from our database of hundreds of previously-captured images. The best part? This can all be done from your phone, tablet, or computer. This is completely unwanted, I agree with the person at the top of the thread.
    • Aeolun 4y ago
      To be fair, the mobile app is pretty nice. A bit unnecessary, but other than ‘sign in with apple’ it works pretty well.
      • kraseng 4y ago
        Thank you for the positive feedback about the mobile app. We are working on the Apple SSO. Disclaimer - I am affiliated with SkyFi. I am the company’s CTO.
    • doetoe 4y ago
      You can ask your phone's browser for the desktop site, which works, though it is clearly not optimized for mobile
• cridenour 4y ago
  That button just opens a web app in your browser though. Did you not try it?
  • layer8 4y ago
    On mobile it redirects you to the app-store apps.
    • cridenour 4y ago
      Yikes. That's my fault for assuming consistent behavior then. Apologies to the parent comment.
  • rsync 4y ago
    No, I didn't. I also didn't try the "culture" link in their page footer ... since I had the same interest in their culture as I had in "launching" anything. OK, onward ...
    • tubatime 4y ago
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      • ademup 4y ago
        Down voted because the entirely of this message is directed at the poster and nowhere near the topic.
• josephpmay 4y ago
  You can do exactly that from this link: https://app.skyfi.com/welcome https://app.skyfi.com/welcome
  • elitepleb 4y ago
    Had to switch browsers on desktop for it not to show: "SkyFi on mobile is best viewed on our app."
• lukefischer 4y ago
  We have to have an interface that pulls in options. But good feedback and would like to know specifics of how you’d intend to purchase
• heleninboodler 4y ago
  The thing you are "launching" is just a web page on desktop. Don't let a silly complaint about marketing terminology stand in your way. (and if you're on mobile, I'd recommend just not doing it on mobile. It's a complicated enough UX problem that I suspect it would be miserable and limited on a phone.)
• kraseng 4y ago
  Hey, Thanks for the feedback. Highly appreciated. You can absolutely use nothing but a browser on any large-screen device. The web experience is currently not optimized for small screens. For a smoother mobile experience we have dedicated mobile apps. Hope this helps a bit. Disclaimer - I am affiliated with SkyFi. I am the company’s CTO.
  • brianolson 4y ago
    The mobile page just says app. It needs to add 'or view this site on desktop'. I assumed this was a dumb site built mobile-app-only because I happened to first read about it while reading news on my phone.
  • rsync 4y ago
    I appreciate you coming into the trenches and participating in this discussion.