The problem that is /s/ice_poseidon2

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[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

But assuming the android app is mostly replacing reddit refs with saidits, would it be possible to use i.e. beam for ios?

Yes! Based on our research, Beam is our preferred iOS app to port. It's open-source. And like you say, it's basically replacing a bunch of 'reddit's with 'saidit's (not all of them though, most stayed 'reddit' in the API calls and stuff, which makes it even simpler). So beyond that it's really a matter of graphics and getting it on the app store so people can download it.

I think someone who knew exactly what they were doing could do it in a few hours. However neither d3rr nor myself have the apple dev environment required to develop it... that's one of the big hurdles too.

Anyway, I'd love to see Beam as our iOS app port. Do you have a apple computer and phone you can use to develop the iOS app?

[–]Cephalomutinium 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

However neither d3rr nor myself have the apple dev environment required to develop it... that's one of the big hurdles too.

lmfao get your setup done and i might send you my appletv 4k thats collecting dust because I dont have anothr apple device to get a dev account to jailbreak it ad thus its useless.

Do you have a apple computer and phone you can use to develop the iOS app?

No, but honestly... Even if I did I'd be cautious to contribute that heavily at thisppoint. Imagine you're a new user, first post on FP is a shitshow and after exploring a bit I find out you're the admin (d3rr another I assume). I'd have to see some progress with user interaction or platform changes before I'll investe mre time than lurkin and commenting. With the 70 point roadmap being private, we'll have to go slow baby.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Sure thing, no worries. We've been here 2 years, and I was just excited at the prospect of someone having the required setup to port that beam app haha. Anyway, welcome to saidit, glad to have you here

[–]kokolokoNightcrawler 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Magnora, why not first fix and beautify the design, css and such of the front end and then go for IOS, which I really doubt is gonna yield traffic for this sub anyway...? You first need eyes and users on the browser part and then branch to the apps, like everyone else is doing. A solid web app optimized to work on android and iphone would be a much better investment atm imo.... Do you have a long term goal for the site? Do you need help from amateur devs and in what way?