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Hoping to have a private beta test within a month or two. For now calling the app Kmoon (KπŸŒ›)

Sign up here!

EDIT: the app will be x-platform (iOS, Android and Mac)

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[–] mountainpeacock@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is great! I miss features from apps on Kbin, like saving posts, collapsing comments, etc. Signed up.

[–] mountainpeacock@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wanted to add - Joey for Reddit was my go-to on Android when I left iOS/Apollo. Might be good inspiration, as well; I actually felt that Joey handled somethings much better than Apollo did.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Hadn't heard of it. But taking a look!

[–] onyx@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iOS dev, making a cross platform app, inspired by how apollo was?! Oof, as an Android user, i cant wait! πŸ‘

[–] hariette@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Budgeting to get an Android device so I can test it myself too ;)

Also, Apollo was just iconic. If I can built half of that, we’ll be rocking it!

[–] nmac101@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should try using Android as your daily driver though. Some months ago I tried iOS and I hated it. Of course this is a personal opinion, but you should really try it. My current phone is the OPPO Reno8 Lite. It's cheap, fast and overall really good.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got a One Plus 11 coming tomorrow. Gonna be my daily driver while I polish the Android side of the app :)

[–] nmac101@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooo, a pricey one. I've read great things about it.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

it's sooo nice. The ultra charging ain't a lie, crazy how fast.

[–] vektor@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Which Android device are you looking at? I've always wondered how devs develop for Android since there's so many different kinds of devices that run Android with different capabilities. With iPhones, I'm (hopefully correctly) assuming that it's a little easier since there's only so many versions to support.

Will this be open source?

[–] AndromedusGalactus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fantastic. Keep up the good work!

[–] hariette@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you, just doing my part to serve the community!

[–] DodgeForthrast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You absolute legend. Make it paid and I’ll pay for it. This is how we win.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Awww thanks. My aim is to keep it free (plus ad free!). Just wanna help the fediverse become more accessible :)

If I do charge for something it would be for unique features that go above and beyond.

[–] manwe@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Just signed up for the beta. Really looking forward to this!

[–] CodingAndCoffee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This kind of stuff is exactly what the fediverse needs. Great work!

[–] hariette@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

100%! So much growth left in the fediverse. And I can’t wait for more competition on the app space :D

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd rather see Relay or Infinity inspired stuff but I guess it's a first step for this type of field.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Noted. I'll take a look at those and see what I can pull from them too.

[–] LennethAegis@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm happy to see kbin apps start popping up so fast. Signed up for this beta.

[–] kunic@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It'd be nice to have a landing page like what Apollo has. One where you can favorite Magazines and the like.

[–] nobloat@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fantastic news! Any chance it'll be available on F-droid ?

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'll take a look at that!

[–] flatcat@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Congrats! Not sure what kbin stands for, but Cabin (or Kabin) is just right there for an associated name.

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Very much did not verify this so take with grain of salt, but I read that it was shorthand for a Polish gun. Magazines is then a bit of a double entendre.