Max Rumpf

Studied computer science at @uni__augsburg.
Software developer, Android client team @jellyfin, working at @NiagaraLauncher.

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

We're starting the year with exciting news: we're partnering with @clickskeyboard on their upcoming Clicks Communicator, a companion to your phone in a noisy world, and will tailor Niagara Launcher to work perfectly with its physical keyboard and unique vision.

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

The Artistic Update is out now! 🖌️

Check out our video for all the details.
The Beta can be downloaded via the link provided in our profile.

[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

@jakkuh_t This looks a lot better than the Momentum 3 I repaired once. Getting the ear cups and all cables to align was kinda painful. But the soldered wire here still seems a little awkward. And it all depends on official parts availability, for the M3 SH had everything but batteries…

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

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[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

RT @NiagaraLauncher: We just crossed 10 Million downloads on GooglePlay! That number alone blows our minds, but what truly motivates us are…

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

Didn't think I'd ever see our app on the PH-2 – thanks a ton for showcasing @jakebellavance 🤩
-Peter

[Mishaal Rahman @MishaalRahman]

The folks behind the popular @NiagaraLauncher are rolling out a major update today, bringing a useful digital wellbeing feature as well as the ability to backup your settings!

The new digital wellbeing feature is called Usage Breaker and it's designed to give you gentle nudges that tell you you may be using an app for too long. It's not as restrictive as setting an app limit which is good because app limits can get in your way and some even override them as a result. You select the apps you think you spend too much time in, and Niagara will send a reminder about the duration of your current app session.

Usage Breaker is available in Niagara Pro. The devs realize it's very similar to the screen time reminder feature that Google recently rolled out, but hey, what can you do: great minds think alike. (They were obviously working on this separately.)

The other major new feature is backup support. This lets you reliably transfer your setup of Niagara from one device to another. It's available for both Free and Pro users under the Advanced menu in Niagara Settings. The feature is in preview right now so the devs warn everything may not transfer yet. Also it's not designed to transfer your home screen setup.

Lastly, the team has some big personal news: working on Niagara Launcher is now their full time job! They've opened up a proper office in Germany and did the paperwork to turn the project into a proper company. Going full-time has allowed them to work on long requested features like backup support as well as fix many bugs.

To make this sustainable, the Niagara devs will be raising the price of Pro, but only for new subscribers starting in February 2025. Lifetime purchases are unaffected.

Congrats to the team on this big launch!

[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

All the staff were super kind, extensively replied to all of our questions, and were clearly just extremely passionate about their work. It was such a joy to see.
Thank you so much @Hetzner_Online for inviting us!
(Oh, and the food was great too 🤭)

[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

Had an absolute blast at #HetznerSummit today. The talk sessions were very interesting (with some exciting announcements), but the highlight was the datacenter tour for me. Got a complete overview on everything from cloud hosting and air conditioning to server and rack assembly.

[Smart Launcher @SmartLauncher]

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[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

@Captain2Phones I originally wanted to go with the Razr+ because I love the cover screen, but without official availability in Germany it's priced much higher. Also, update support seems worse, and there's only USB 2.0 and no display output. Thus, the Flip6 is the much better option (for me).

[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

@Captain2Phones Another fantastic review. Can't wait to receive mine. In Europe, they're already being sold for <800€ (new, no trade-in required), which is much easier to justify. I'll be using it as a companion to my current daily driver, a Fold 4.

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

Despite being somewhat competitors, it is depressing to hear this. @CliffWade, @apex2504, and everyone affected, I wish you all the very best in your future endeavors.

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

Hey everyone 👋 We're currently upgrading our Pro Screen and would appreciate your input. Niagara Pro users, why did you choose the Pro version? Let us know in the comments!

[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

@EMSxMUA031221 @NiagaraLauncher Did you perhaps enable "hide status bar" in the "Looks" settings? This has been a feature for many releases already and would cause what you're describing. You can simply disable it to revert to the usual behavior.

[Marc Stevens @realhashbreaker]

Here is a 72-byte alphanum MD5 collision with 1-byte difference for fun:
md5("TEXTCOLLBYfGiJUETHQ4hAcKSMd5zYpgqf1YRDhkmxHkhPWptrkoyz28wnI9V0aHeAuaKnak")
=
md5("TEXTCOLLBYfGiJUETHQ4hEcKSMd5zYpgqf1YRDhkmxHkhPWptrkoyz28wnI9V0aHeAuaKnak")

[MetaBrainz @MetaBrainz]

Enshittification strikes again.

@listenbrainz doesn’t have the funds and reach (or @glenn_mcdonald‘s master-mind), but also no corporate fuckery. Music forever.
Keep up with Fresh Releases, and stay tuned for genres in Music Neighbourhood (!?) all at: https://t.co/Vh1TEMLpQL
-a

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

Anycons Voting out now! 🗳️ You can vote on which individual app icons we should design next for our Anycon packs.

[Niagara Launcher @NiagaraLauncher]

Weeks of Winter Round 3: Today, we're releasing an extension of the Anycons – the Marble Pack. You can download the update via the beta link in our profile.

[Max Rumpf @maxr1998x]

@uzer9896 @NiagaraLauncher Search improvements are definitely planned, stay tuned.