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by nativeforks 1y ago
Thanks! I don’t have a Play Store account yet due to budget, but this is on my to-do list.
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by nativeforks 1y ago
Appreciate your perspective — and I agree, technically, free apps can be published without issue. But from my experience (and others I've followed in the FOSS space), the “uphill battle” isn't about being blocked or targeted — it’
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by nativeforks 1y ago
Exactly — AOSP dropped a lot of basics. That’s part of why I built MBCompass. :)
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by nativeforks 1y ago
That’s a cool idea — I hadn’t heard of Burt’s solar compass before! Would be fun to explore as an optional mode in MBCompass. Thanks for the link — I’ll definitely read more into it.
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by nativeforks 1y ago
Totally agree — it's tough putting something ethical and free into platforms that are built around ads and in-app purchases. I released MBCompass on F-Droid first for that reason, and I’m still figuring out how to reach users who care
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by nativeforks 1y ago
Trail Sense is awesome — love the survival tools, and sun/moon data! MBCompass is more focused: great for quick direction checks, offline use, and showing your location on OSM with zero clutter.
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by nativeforks 1y ago
Yeah, all Android phones have compass apps or Google Maps features. But MBCompass is unique because it’s fully open source, privacy-friendly, and super lightweight — no ads or trackers, and works offline. Plus, it shows your location on an
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by nativeforks 1y ago
My next milestone is to implement magnetic declination correction using GPS. That way, the app can provide more accurate results by adjusting magnetic readings to true north while still respecting user privacy. Thanks for the great suggesti
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Show HN: MBCompass – Android Compass App(github.com)
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Content Credentials to find the origin of a media assets(contentauthenticity.org)
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by nativeforks 1y ago
Yeah, I also tried it yesterday in Jetpack Compose, it looks awesome. Some of the components in M3E, like the Fab menu, were cool. I was trying to implement this on my own for the past years, inspired by the Google Calendar app.
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Material 3 Expressive(m3.material.io)
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Kotlin's Compose UI Framework Is Now Stable for iOS Apps (Blog.jetbrains.com)(blog.jetbrains.com)
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by nativeforks 1y ago
JetBrains has released the first stable version of Compose Multiplatform for iOS, enabling developers to use Kotlin and Jetpack Compose to build native user interfaces across Android, iOS, desktop, and web — from a single codebase. This bri
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Show HN: MBCompass – A minimalist, offline Android compass app (FOSS)(github.com)
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