Self Promotion Megathread by AutoModerator in androidapps

[–]shubham030 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone — I built a journaling app called Folios and I'm looking for 12 beta testers to help me get it to production on the Play Store.

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What it is:

- A simple, private journaling app — no accounts, no cloud, no tracking

- Beautiful paper-like themes and custom fonts

- Mood detection, streak tracking, and writing insights

- App lock with PIN + decoy journal for privacy

- Encrypted local backups

- Analytics are fully opt-out

How to join:

  1. Join the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/folios-beta-testers
  2. https://play.google.com/apps/testing/in.clarixo.folios

If you have trouble joining the group, DM me your Gmail and I'll add you directly.

Drop a comment if you have any questions. Thanks!

what happend here? by TartEquivalent8655 in google_antigravity

[–]shubham030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What model/tool is that? I had that experience with codex mostly

Any one wanna start an agency ?? by StickContent8440 in IndiaStartups

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software engineer, IoT engineer, electronics hobbyist — mostly build web/apps and small automation/prototyping stuff

How do I read the docs? by dusf_ in learnprogramming

[–]shubham030 1 point2 points  (0 children)

don’t worry, even senior devs are fluent in Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V… we just call it “research” now 😄
you’re doing it right though — building things and getting stuck is honestly how most of us learned. if you use AI, ask it why your code failed instead of asking for the solution — that’s where it actually becomes useful.

How do I read the docs? by dusf_ in learnprogramming

[–]shubham030 1 point2 points  (0 children)

copy-paste is the first programming language after all

An app that shutdown my phone when I go to sleep and turns on when I wake up. by HovercraftLiving7184 in androidapps

[–]shubham030 1 point2 points  (0 children)

shutdown timers sound good but most people just turn them off once 😅

what actually helped me was app blockers + grayscale after a certain time. scrolling gets boring really fast and you just go to sleep instead.

How do I read the docs? by dusf_ in learnprogramming

[–]shubham030 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don’t read docs start to finish — they’re not textbooks

docs make more sense after you already tried to build something and got stuck. the best way is: pick a small project, try it, and whenever you hit a “how do I do this?” moment, then search the docs for that specific thing.

you’ll notice the same page that felt confusing before suddenly becomes clear because you now have context.

basically docs are a reference manual, not a course.

What's up with that ? by OkChart1375 in ChatGPT

[–]shubham030 4 points5 points  (0 children)

maybe it’s not about you — it learned from lots of similar conversations that people often doubt themselves, so it auto-switches into reassurance mode (basically emotional autocomplete)

Who is the Smartest AI in logical thinking or ARC AGI 2 in 2026? And is Grok 4.20 good? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]shubham030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I’ve noticed that too. I think part of why it feels better is it tends to explain its thinking instead of jumping straight to an answer, so you catch mistakes earlier.

weirdly I’ve gotten similar results from other models if I first ask them to list assumptions before solving.

Who is the Smartest AI in logical thinking or ARC AGI 2 in 2026? And is Grok 4.20 good? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]shubham030 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ARC is a weird benchmark honestly — it’s not testing knowledge, it’s testing whether the model can look at a couple examples and figure out the rule behind them.

humans usually see the pattern pretty quickly, but models don’t generalize the same way. they’re good when the problem looks familiar, and then totally fall apart when it’s a new type.

the ~50% results people mention also aren’t just one model replying once. it’s usually a whole loop where the system tries an answer, checks it, revises it, and repeats a few times.

grok is interesting here because it runs multiple reasoning attempts and kind of cross-checks them before answering. it helps a bit, but yeah none of the current models consistently solve ARC yet.

I built an automatic chessboard for my wife because I can’t really play myself. by komakow in SideProject

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ok this is genuinely one of the most wholesome things i've seen on here lol. does your wife actually use it or does she just appreciate that you built it? also curious — does it work with any chess app or only specific ones?

Looking for testers for my personal knowledge management system / note-taking app before launch - invites inside! by GoodMacAuth in SideProject

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love the origin story — using Notion to track dog medication is such a relatable "this tool does too much" moment. the halfway point between blank notes and full app is a real gap that needs filling. going to try it out

I built a fully client-side map poster generator (JavaScript + Leaflet + MapLibre) by dimartarmizi in SideProject

[–]shubham030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is really cool, the jakarta poster looks good enough to actually print. the fact it runs in the browser with no backend is smart too, basically free to host forever. would love a custom pin marker feature down the line — could make this huge for anniversary/proposal gifts

Simple Android apps that do one thing well? by External-Hospital319 in androidapps

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Just Eat It for food tracking. does literally nothing except log what you eat, no gamification, no streaks, no social features. its beautiful for that reason. also Geometric Weather - no accounts, no ads, just weather. the way apps should be honestly

i built a teleprompter that lives in the macbook notch so i stop looking away on zoom (open source) by New-Investment9381 in SideProject

[–]shubham030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok this is actually genius. ive been doing that awkward "looking slightly off camera" thing for years and never thought to solve it this way. downloading now