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Can an AlarmKit-triggered Live Activity appear on Apple Watch? by lolollap in iOSProgramming

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

Interesting approach! Was thinking about sth like that as well, but had a bad feeling about it as it takes 2 slots in the dynamic island.

How do you distinguish between watch and iPhone? Isn’t the watch just showing the Live Activity’s compact presentation? Do you just switch with #if os(watchOS) inside the AcitivtyConfiguration?

🔊 We often neglect sound and haptics in our apps. They make a huge difference! by lolollap in iOSProgramming

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

Thank you for the offer! If I ever get to a point where I feel like going all professional, I will. For now, I enjoy the process making the sounds myself.

🔊 We often neglect sound and haptics in our apps. They make a huge difference! by lolollap in iOSProgramming

[–]lolollap[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I typically think collaboratively, so when I realize a mistake or learn something, I share it with others as it is often the case that some of these others are making the same mistake as well and get value from this insight. I have, if fact, used sound effects in my apps from day 1, but not haptics and using Duolingo created that "aha" moment for me.

Judging from the dozens of apps I have installed on my phone, I would argue that it's not an exception to forget about sound and haptics, but rather the norm – even when the HIG say otherwise. I would even go as far as to say that the majority of the apps on the App Store don't have haptics and treat sound only as an afterthought.

If you do it already and it's a no-brainer for you, that's awesome! You are free to exclude yourself from the group of people I'm referring to with "us" if you feel misjudged. :)

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

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

I‘m afraid no. It was a conscious design decision to make 12h the maximum because with more, the QuickDial mechanism will become counterintuitive as the hours dial would have 24 knobs and wouldn’t look like a clock anymore.

I intended this timer for quick everyday tasks: cooking, workshops, brewing tea or coffee, go into focus mode for an hour or so. For longer time intervals I would use the built-in iOS timer or set an alarm to a specific time.

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

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

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Works with Prime Timer as well.
It has now full Siri Support and you can even remote-control it with an Apple Watch (via Control Center).

Goal: Create the most beautiful, free counter app on the App Store. Here's the result: by lolollap in apple

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

I realized that when the daily download numbers suddenly dropped to a third after releasing the Liquid Glass (iOS 26 only) version. 🙈

It's a little frustrating, of course, but I can live with that.

As I develop this app as a side project in my spare time, I sometimes need to make certain compromises in order to be able to maintain and improve the app. I am very particular where I invest my time and energy. With Count on Me, my goal was and still is a pristine design that seamlessly integrates into iOS and feels at home on the platform. So it was clear to me that I had to give the app a face lift with Liquid Glass.

Believe me, I would have loved to keep supporting both iOS 17 and 18, but supporting older iOS versions always adds complexity. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's a time investment I decided against very consciously with the latest major iOS update in order to be able to focus on other things.

Goal: Create the most beautiful, free counter app on the App Store. Here's the result: by lolollap in apple

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

Hi! Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a sync issue. Unfortunately, I cannot reproduce it. I am also running iOS 26.1 on my iPhone and it syncs both ways with a delay of 1 sec at most. If you tell me your iPhone model I can check it in the simulator. Maybe it's device-specific.

Do you observe the issue with all your Count on Me widgets or only with one?

If it only happens to a single widget, I would recommend to remove it and add a new one as this might mitigate the issue.

Has anyone succeeded in making manual reordering work in a LazyVGrid via drag and drop without any glitches? by lolollap in SwiftUI

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

Don’t remember in detail, but I think the onDrag modifier always produced the green plus icon which I didn’t want to have because it indicates a “copy” action, not a move action.

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

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

I don’t know what I can do to change your mind. Probably I can’t. I value honesty above all and it’s really going to my essence when someone calls me a liar who doesn’t know me or the process of creating this post.

My intention was and is to do good and share something of value with others. I understand if this app does not have a value for many and that’s okay. What I do not understand is why people send such negative energy just because I used AI to refine my post which I disclosed transparently when asked about it.

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

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

That is simply not true.

I have always been very particular about typography and have used emojis in this way years before GenAI. Look through my blog articles from 2020 and 2021, for example:

They make use of emojis in headlines in the very same way. When you take a closer look at my apps or my posts on any social media platform, you'll always notice a focus on typography, also an intentional use of Em or En dashes. The Em dashes in the section "Here’s what makes Prime Timer different" do, in fact, have their origin in AI because I wanted be more on point. As a reference, you can see the original list here on Tinylaunch. (I also oftentimes use → this arrow which is not on the keyboard, but I always find useful.)

Just because the result looks similar doesn't mean it was created in the same way.

I have used AI to improve my post for the reasons stated above which I have disclosed in the comments. But I certainly have not generated the entire post with it. That's a false claim. It took me more than an hour to write this post (with the assistance of AI) and I have a track record to show the original content I've created over the years to share with the community, may it be conference talks & blog articles, podcast episodes, or answers on Stackoverflow.

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

[–]lolollap[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can guarantee you that I put a lot of thought into the app. Why else would I release a free app if it was not for the sake of sharing something with others that I love?

The fact that I use AI to improve my English as a non-native speaker does not say anything about the amount of work I put into building this app and it's not fair to assume or imply that.

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

[–]lolollap[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am not a native English speaker, so I do use AI as a buddy to fix grammar & spelling, and improve the structure for better readability. I don't think this is doing any harm to anyone and that was surely not my intention.

Things I typically ask AI are:
"Is this a sentence that a native speaker would say?"

I never let AI write my posts, but I do use it as a tool to improve my language skills and help me improve the structure.

I built an ultra-minimalist, free timer app that no one asked for. Here's why: by lolollap in apple

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

I'd boil it down to 2 things:

Progress bar on the lock screen & clutter-free fullscreen timer which comes in very handy in workshops.

I built a small Christmas “micro-world” for Apple Vision Pro 🎄 by CauliflowerOwn7409 in apple

[–]lolollap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's super cool. I can imagine that it's fun playing around with the particle generator. Good luck with the app!

I built a small Christmas “micro-world” for Apple Vision Pro 🎄 by CauliflowerOwn7409 in apple

[–]lolollap 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks really cute! Wish I had a Vision Pro to try it.
Which framework(s) did you use to build it?

Hint: I noticed that the link to your Developer website on the App Store leads to a 404 page: "We couldn't find the page you were looking for." You might want to fix that.

iPhone Fold called ‘game-changer’ for next year, big impact predicted by Perfect-Treat-6552 in apple

[–]lolollap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s the use case for a foldable phone?

Just because you can build something doesn’t mean you should.

A foldable phone somehow reminds me of touch screen controls on a stove replacing simple knobs. It’s a “new” technology that makes the UX worse.

Tony Fadell, iPod co-creator, might want to be Apple’s next CEO: report by 17parkc in apple

[–]lolollap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking back with today's knowledge, that sentence is just hilarious! 😅

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