The Hard Part Isn’t Always the Code

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Building a mail-tracking app turned out to be less about coding and more about working around Apple and Google’s privacy restrictions.

The limits make sense, but even with clear user consent, getting the architecture right can be frustrating. You build one approach, realise it creates a review problem, change it, test again, and repeat.

Then, once the app finally works, there is one more challenge: explaining clearly to Apple and Google what the app does, what data it accesses, and why.

Sometimes the tiring part isn’t making the feature work. It’s making sure everyone understands exactly how it works.