jalencas

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   by jalencas 11y ago

   It may seem frustrating at first. But when tv networks (and not just them, but also newspapers, big brands, podcast networks…) switch from having 'channels' to having 'apps', you'll see the genius behind it, and why
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   by jalencas 11y ago

   Discoverability is terrible. For this specific app, it doesn't matter as much, since the majority of our users will already know our service, so we can tell them how to look for the app (which is in itself bad UX). For potential new us
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   by jalencas 11y ago

   These kinds of apps would be appropriate for the platform, but you have to take into account the input from the user. Training material would need to be navigated with a remote (or a game controller) and for a video conf. app, you'd ne
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   by jalencas 11y ago

   Our case was the other way around, Apple TV first, and we are currently working on the iOS app. We have a previous iOS app, but it only knows about alerts. A full dashboard monitoring app was on our roadmap, further down the line, but with
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   by jalencas 11y ago

   Hi, I'm the main author of the app in the linked article. (Finally had to create an HN account after lurking for years.) I'll be glad to answer questions regarding development, audience and similar aspects, but I'll do that