I plan to make one in the future. It's just me
replyWould love to take a crack on this on Android
replyWhy 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.
replyThat'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.
replyEspecially odd considering that Friendster began at a time when social media on phones was unheard of.
replyI remember when we considered a website that tells the user to download an app an anti-pattern (e.g. earlier versions of iMusic).
replywhy 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.
replyThe 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.
replyPWA has access to bluetooth (BLE on all platforms) and NFC on Android
reply> PWA has access to bluetooth (BLE on all platforms) and NFC on Android
replyThis (EDIT: this app) is iOS only right now. And I hate the normalisation of giving websites access to Bluetooth and NFC.
I managed to make an ESP32-controlled RC car move by sending it commands from a webapp running on my Android phone last year. I don't believe I have telekinesis magic power, so I'd rather believe that this is not in-fact iOS only.
replySorry, clarified.
replyYou can with the Geolocation API.
replyThe 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.
replyThe guy wants people to meet in person rather than doing social media the normie way.
Android has QuickShare which can be leveraged.
replyFor 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.
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Clearly targeted towards a US only audience I guess?
replyEven in the US... something like half of people have an android.
replyStarting 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.
replyI prefer most communication to happen from my phone. Keeps the laptop less distracting when I don’t talk with people so much on it. Except Slack on work computer. That one I keep open and use for talking with coworkers. But that’s because it’s part of the job, and also relevant for me and them to be talking about things we are working on.
replyI think it's more like 70% Apple in the US and Android 30%, whereas most elsewhere it's reversed.
replyWorked for Facebook.
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