Scott Smith

iOS dev since 2012. Building apps for life.
(I did some YouTubing, podcast hosting, blogging)
Member of @Ch_JesusChrist

Download PopTap on the App Store

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A family group text thread is a mess when planning family gatherings & communicating details, and sometimes people get left out by accident or miss a text.

After years of work, I'm thrilled to introduce the solution to this, and much more: Family Vault
https://t.co/KsFhbCF61G

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Family Vault

Available in English & Spanish

App Store:
https://t.co/1qviWmBK4P

Google Play: soon!

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I have a friend who is 1 of 12 siblings 🤯 and I asked him how they coordinate family gatherings, and keep track of names and faces and birthdays, and all the “who, what, where, when” of it all (because that’s a LOT of nieces, nephews, siblings, etc)

His answer: (continued ⬇️)

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on a family poll deciding on special get-together details.

My greatest hope is for families to become closer-knit and always on the same page, perfectly in sync with all their priceless family happenings.
🩷🤟🏼

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I just lost my job, totally blindsided 🙁
I've been developing iOS since 2012, and now I've been deep into agentic Engineering, especially this year. My family situation requires me to work remotely. I live in Utah, USA. Please spread the word 🙏🏽 Any help? 🩷

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@youqi_ai The second person tapped through because I told them I was almost certain it wouldn’t charge them and that I’d pay them back immediately if it did. If it’s any help for you, here’s the alert that shows when going through with it

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One thing missing from the App Store UI is an indication that an app will be free when Purchase Sharing (aka Family Sharing) is enabled. If a family member buys an app, the 2nd member still sees the price on the download button until they attempt to buy it. A download deterrent.

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@youqi_ai I haven’t had enough experience with Family Sharing to know. But the other day, I was watching some family members getting a $24.99 app, so they were super hesitant to go through with the subsequent downloads in fear that they’d have to pay more than once.

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You can now move your memories from Google Photos to Apple Photos in a few simple clicks, using Keepsake https://t.co/v4UmhEgkME

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@mecid A month?! 😭 I’m at one week today and it’s killin me to wait. I feel like it’s 2012 all over again haha

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@theboyle Yeah ever since agentic coding became our new reality, Apple has been overwhelmed with the influx of App Store submissions, which totally messed up review times. We’re spoiled anyway though because 10+ years ago we used to have to plan at least 5-7 days turnaround time every time

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I'm curious: what time of day/night is the App Store review team reviewing YOUR apps lately? For me, it seems to ONLY be around 1:00 AM; so if I wake up and it still hasn't been reviewed, I tell myself to wait another 24 hours and never expect a review during my waking hours.

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@theboyle Yeah man it can be a rough wait these days since we were already used to such quick turnaround times before.

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@castromdev Oh interesting, I’m in Utah (Mountain Time)

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If you live in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Spokane, Washington area, please let me know if you could help my mom: She’s looking for a room to rent to live in. She’s starting a whole new life up there and it’s so brave of her! DM me instead of reply. Thank you! 

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@malinsundberg @airkai So excited for you two! (Btw, I spy the best tripod ever: KraftGeek just-tap)