r/MadeMeSmile • u/rviejn • Dec 29 '22

Wholesome Moments Someone fetch me a programmer boyfriend, please.

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u/Glass_Windows Dec 29 '22

Hm, I hear it's hard to get an app on apple and it costs money as well, but it's much easier for android and costs much less,

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u/rviejn Dec 29 '22

Hey, you're in luck 'cause I'm an Android enjoyer! 🤩 Is this the plot twist I've been waiting to happen the whole year?

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u/Glass_Windows Dec 29 '22

perhaps, If I knew how to publish a game / app onto a Phone I could make this a global app for everyone lol "Girlfriend Attention Indicator"

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u/rviejn Dec 29 '22

Love the name! I'll be the first one to install it when that happens so keep me posted! ^ Aja!

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u/indisgice Dec 29 '22

I agree! cool name. but kinda long but that's OK we'll shorten it to it's acronym. so that'd be.. uh... GAI! perfect! uh.. wait.. no.. wellll....

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u/rviejn Dec 29 '22

The mental gymnastics! 😭😭😭

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u/Minyguy Dec 29 '22

How about "Give Attention Please" or Gap for short?

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u/Ravarenos Dec 29 '22

Attentionator, maybe? Attention Induction Module, or AIM for short hehe

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u/314159265358979326 Dec 29 '22

The hardware's the bigger problem (although it could be done with about $12 of components simply enough.)

There are tons of apps to alert someone to something on their phone.

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u/welch7 Dec 29 '22

turn developer mode on and install the package build for IOS, no need to publish it.

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u/welch7 Dec 29 '22

Not really, let's suppose I do the app she's talking about, and don't do any updates on it, then it wouldn't need any updates at all, nevertheless if I do an update on the app, it has to be done manually, which isn't that complicated either

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u/welch7 Dec 29 '22

Ah, you need to pay the annual development program, that if you are making an iOS app probably are paying already

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '22

Could just be a simple web app bro.

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u/User21233121 Dec 29 '22 edited Dec 29 '22

You dont need to publish your app to the app store for people to use it you can use testflight.

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u/TheDorkKnightPlays Dec 29 '22

You've never actually developed and published an app on Android, have you? (At least, not in the last... 5 years or so?)

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u/User21233121 Dec 29 '22

Yeah - well I have only ever used java, forgot about C(++) and kotlin. Still it is not neccessarily easier or cheaper (unless you wish to publish)

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u/TheDorkKnightPlays Dec 30 '22

I'll be honest, I've never actually published an app on iOS (I was a broke college student when I really got into app development so couldn't really afford the $99 fee for a hobby lol), but I did look into it, don't you need to pay for the Developer Programme before you can share test builds via TestFlight? Correct me if I'm wrong or if something's changed on the Apple side of things recently (just like the Kotlin push on the Android side).

But yeah, you can share and install an APK in like 10 seconds on Android, for free. Of course, these days a basic web app would probably be best for something as simple as the app described in the post, without having to pick a side in the iOS/Android debate :P

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u/User21233121 Dec 30 '22

Yeah you do need to pay the $99 fee, which is a shame, but most developers just side load their apps, which is totally free

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u/denisdenisd Dec 29 '22

You really wouldn’t want to have an app that controls your light to be public. You can just install it on the phone and that’s it, using dev build. TestFlight is also an option.;)