That's a great question, since the genesis of this was the domain name, which no one using the app will care about or visit. That is, the only thing that was actually needed here was the trademark, it appears.
why not a proper Progress Web App so it can run on any device independent of app stores? it's not as though a social app needs deep OS integration. I'm sure Claude or Codex could vibe code that in an afternoon.
For the record, the feature you describe was first introduced on Samsung phones 14 years ago - and later removed, likely after poor adoption. Because Apple "reinvented it", it's now planned to be reintroduced on Android too.
It's likely much more than half because I don't see a guy working on his laptop and switching on his phone to be able to answer messages, I personally never use social medias on a phone, it's annoying to type.
I plan to make one in the future. It's just me
Would love to take a crack on this on Android
Why no website as well? Can't use it from a laptop, it's a bit strange for a social media, many don't like typing on a phone.
That's a great question, since the genesis of this was the domain name, which no one using the app will care about or visit. That is, the only thing that was actually needed here was the trademark, it appears.
Especially odd considering that Friendster began at a time when social media on phones was unheard of.
I remember when we considered a website that tells the user to download an app an anti-pattern (e.g. earlier versions of iMusic).
why not a proper Progress Web App so it can run on any device independent of app stores? it's not as though a social app needs deep OS integration. I'm sure Claude or Codex could vibe code that in an afternoon.
The central point of this app is to determine proximity of two devices. That's not possible today in a cross-platform way using web apps.
PWA has access to bluetooth (BLE on all platforms) and NFC on Android
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You can with the Geolocation API.
The main functionality to add friends is that you need to use the phones physically touching feature of iPhones. This doesn't exist in Android afaik.
The guy wants people to meet in person rather than doing social media the normie way.
Android has QuickShare which can be leveraged.
For the record, the feature you describe was first introduced on Samsung phones 14 years ago - and later removed, likely after poor adoption. Because Apple "reinvented it", it's now planned to be reintroduced on Android too.
https://developers.google.com/nearby no?
Clearly targeted towards a US only audience I guess?
Even in the US... something like half of people have an android.
Starting a network effect product like a social network where you exclude half the social graph seems like... quite a decision.
It's likely much more than half because I don't see a guy working on his laptop and switching on his phone to be able to answer messages, I personally never use social medias on a phone, it's annoying to type.
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I think it's more like 70% Apple in the US and Android 30%, whereas most elsewhere it's reversed.
Worked for Facebook.