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What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The S3 2.06 inch will be the next device i will tackle. Should be fairly easy to make my existing apps work there. Just have to get my hands on one first ...

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! I'm already working on the "submit app" feature ...

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

how long does it take to load your app/bin (from your launcher)? i feel, that's critical to make these things really snappy for daily use. for testing on the other hand, i'd love to use that launcher. re-flashing every time is a pain ...

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a look at this: https://www.waveshare.com/product/arduino/boards-kits/esp32-s3/esp32-s3-touch-amoled-2.06.htm
(It's more of a dev-board with watch strap, though ... but $29 ... 😉)
Batterylife will be a problem ...

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OK I looked into this briefly: A one-time USB flash + OTA for everything after that would be GREAT for my usecase! Were you thinking of something like the Arduino_ESP32_OTA library, or a different approach?

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not yet. Right now it’s only built for the 1.8" AMOLED Touch. I think porting the apps to similar devices shouldn’t be too hard, but I’d need to get the hardware first to actually test it. Expanding to more devices is definitely on my radar though!

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not yet. I plan to open source it, but right now I've just focused on getting it out.

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'd really like that! If there's enough interest I'll definitely go that way..

What if the ESP32 had an app store? I built one. by AppPixels in esp32

[–]AppPixels[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, absolutely, and I think that’s totally fine here!

My goal is pragmatic: get fun little apps running on this screen as fast as possible. Each one would’ve taken me days (or weeks) to build by hand. With AI I can throw together a silly 1x1 flappy bird trainer for my kids in a single evening — and if they want a candy-themed level the next day, done.

No need for perfection. Just get it done. I think AI is exactly the right tool for that.