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> Why wouldn't you start off with e-mail and a mobile-responsive web site? Two reasons to build a native iPhone app: your app's icon on app page, and ability t
by stevewilhelm 13y ago
> Why wouldn't you start off with e-mail and a mobile-responsive web site?
Two reasons to build a native iPhone app: your app's icon on app page, and ability to push notifications
(Yes I know you can create Website shortcuts, but most people don't know how or don't care to do so).
- untog 13y agoI don't see how push notifications would be any better than e-mails in this scenario - you already get e-mail delivery notifications anyway, so it fits in your existing workflow. They're also archivable - you're unlikely to act immediately on a notification from Luna. It makes more sense for it to sit in your inbox until you're at home/whatever. As for the app being on the home screen, sure. But how often are you going to be looking at your phone and think "ooh, I'll use Luna for a few minutes"? Never. It doesn't need your attention that way. You'll open it when you get an e-mail notification about a delivery. I guess the core of it is that there's no real need for Luna to be an app at all.
- zackbloom 13y agoYou can send push notifications from websites now: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/NotificationProgrammingGuideForWebsites/PushNotifications/PushNotifications.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40013225-CH3-SW1 https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Networ...
- fomojola 13y agoNot yet available for iOS Safari, oddly enough. I would think it would be easier to do there, and the ability to add push to a Safari website saved to the iOS screen as a shortcut would be pretty excellent.