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4 points by tonyjhuang 11y ago

tonyjhuang 11y ago
Hey everyone, long time user of HN, first time poster. Made an Android app over the weekend to help you find your friends with one click. Tried to focus on simple design principles, uses Google Maps to display location and navigate. Let me know what you think :) Obviously this app needs you to find someone else to try it out. Or you can find me as 'tony'
- nothrabannosir 11y ago
  Hi Tony, Congrats on building and releasing this. I can't test it for you, and there is my feedback: from the description, I can't tell exactly what the point is. The screenshots suggest it's like the retired Google Latitude? What makes this app different? Why would I want it? The description says I can meet new people? So can everyone see where I am? Is it for friends or strangers? Anyway good luck! And all the best.
  - tonyjhuang 11y ago
    Hey! I didn't realize that my app listing was so ambiguous! I've updated the description to address some of your points and added a new screenshot that details the notification aspect of the app. Check my other comment to see a little more on how it works. Thanks for the feedback!
caruizdiaz 11y ago
How is this different from sharing your location on, for instance, WhatsApp? I understand it's easier to do so, and the UI is beautiful, but I believe the value proposition of the app should be clearer.
- tonyjhuang 11y ago
  I'm not too sure how WhatsApp does it but I was aiming for more of a ask-and-tell system, where your friends can request your location and you can send a one-time response on where you are at that exact moment. Do they have more of a 'track me everywhere and let anyone that I chat with know' system like Facebook?
  - caruizdiaz 11y ago
    > Do they have more of a 'track me everywhere and let anyone that I chat with know' system like Facebook? Nope. It is a simple option to share your location and send the coordinates via text (within the app) to your friend/group of friends. As simple as that. It really only takes two taps, it's hard to beat that.

4 points by tonyjhuang 11y ago

Hey everyone, long time user of HN, first time poster. Made an Android app over the weekend to help you find your friends with one click. Tried to focus on simple design principles, uses Google Maps to display location and navigate. Let me know what you think :) Obviously this app needs you to find someone else to try it out. Or you can find me as 'tony'

nothrabannosir 11y ago
Hi Tony, Congrats on building and releasing this. I can't test it for you, and there is my feedback: from the description, I can't tell exactly what the point is. The screenshots suggest it's like the retired Google Latitude? What makes this app different? Why would I want it? The description says I can meet new people? So can everyone see where I am? Is it for friends or strangers? Anyway good luck! And all the best.
- tonyjhuang 11y ago
  Hey! I didn't realize that my app listing was so ambiguous! I've updated the description to address some of your points and added a new screenshot that details the notification aspect of the app. Check my other comment to see a little more on how it works. Thanks for the feedback!

caruizdiaz 11y ago

How is this different from sharing your location on, for instance, WhatsApp? I understand it's easier to do so, and the UI is beautiful, but I believe the value proposition of the app should be clearer.

tonyjhuang 11y ago
I'm not too sure how WhatsApp does it but I was aiming for more of a ask-and-tell system, where your friends can request your location and you can send a one-time response on where you are at that exact moment. Do they have more of a 'track me everywhere and let anyone that I chat with know' system like Facebook?
- caruizdiaz 11y ago
  > Do they have more of a 'track me everywhere and let anyone that I chat with know' system like Facebook? Nope. It is a simple option to share your location and send the coordinates via text (within the app) to your friend/group of friends. As simple as that. It really only takes two taps, it's hard to beat that.