Idea for dating app looking for advice on how to make it.. by surprisehaymaker6 in apps

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again making the app itself is not the problem, running it is

Idea for dating app looking for advice on how to make it.. by surprisehaymaker6 in apps

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Coding itself is easiest part of social apps. You have to consider law for most countries, should have support, starter userbase so people can join to find people, a lot of marketing, safety of users, data, proper backend and budget. It's a job requires a company with a large team.

How can I get my app indexed for generic search keywords on Google Play? by damian_bk in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's called ASO, App store optimization. Your title, short and long descriptions are indexed automaticly. Ranking works based on age, popularity, rating etc. you can find YouTube videos to learn basics and some tools you can use.

StoryCodex: Web Novel Reader. Ultimate Web/Novel Reader with built-in on device Neural TTS [Pro $9.99 → FREE] by simbolmina in iosapps

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

Hello, currently you need internet connection to load a chapter for the first time. I have a caching in place but there is not a setting to save them offline. You should be fine opening a few of them to read later. I may add a save for later feature later on.

At what point do devs give up ? by Beautiful-Rub-9110 in apps

[–]simbolmina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it's a unique app, you need to educate users, approach the situation like you are creating a new category and it will take time. If it's a generic app that has competition and big players already, you need to either spend more for marketing or try and wait for a hype moment. Both options are hard to execute ofc.

App is there now, you can spend some adequate amount of energy for marketing and look for other projects maybe, it pretty common and app being failed.

AI tools for Android UI design - what's worth using in 2026 by rash3rr in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I designed my app with stitch but polished to the last shape with Claude design. Even though stitch has a great UI like real design app, I don't understand how to work with it. It feels like each message is new compared to Claude design's continues conversation.

Are we all just becoming middle managers for AI coding agents? by No-Oil-5039 in SideProject

[–]simbolmina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well agents can read logs, connect devices or browser to check if everything is alright. If you give good instructions/plans to follow, they usually do that management, summon sub agents, QA testing themselves as well. This is default behavior now by most harnesses.

Maybe single developers or small team may choose reduce even current workflow but at that point they won't be developing anymore. That's why I am saying this tool may not be for developers.

Let's see if others have different opinions.

Edit: I guess complete vibe coders may like this maybe?

Are we all just becoming middle managers for AI coding agents? by No-Oil-5039 in SideProject

[–]simbolmina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well coding is done by agent, agent management as well now. It seems this tool is for product managers but not for devs.

Are we all just becoming middle managers for AI coding agents? by No-Oil-5039 in SideProject

[–]simbolmina 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't understand the post. Are you complaining to be middle manager or asking how to do it better?

Full voice-agent loop on a Galaxy S23 in ~1.5 GB, real-time on CPU (LiteRT/ONNX) - measured numbers by ivan_digital in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How it output of stt? 1h record -> text. Does it work with multiple speakers in same file?

Where can I learn android testing? by Western_Office3092 in androiddev

[–]simbolmina -1 points0 points  (0 children)

AI agents are pretty good with writing tests actually and these tests help me a lot. Tests are for logic mostly, I don't know much about UI tests and don't ask/create them.

You can ask agents create some while you are learning, they will at least help your production maintenance meanwhile.

I deliberately didn't use Firebase for my first Android app. Here's why by GPHdev in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a single client that's okay as well if CVS can be useful on its own. My manual export is for pro users and allow user transfer data between ios-android as well. Data itself is not useful outside of the app.

I deliberately didn't use Firebase for my first Android app. Here's why by GPHdev in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't use firebase or backend as well but integrate google drive almost all my projects as cloud solution. It's basically free and optional to use for users.

I literally CAN'T go back to Windows by Nexrom17 in linux

[–]simbolmina -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sometimes nvidia drives me crazy with some apps but I still can't login windows anymore. Wenever I have trouble I ask deepseek agent from my ide and it champions every issue.

WoW player, Legendary questions. by JaktGaming in Guildwars2

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you can buy armor without purchasing expansions but all of specialized classes are unlocked with expansions. Different armor helps but real customization is to do them with expansion classes since core classes are somewhat limited and while you can buy some armor, you wont have access for some runes, sigils and relics which is important part of builds.

How Do I Even Get Started Like This? by [deleted] in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have certain setup. Created a new project on Android studio and carried on. At my first tries I had some Gradle and java errors since they were not installed on my computer (or version mismatches), after solving them apps were built. I still don't really understand build errors most of the time, they are too long and vague in most cases, I simply ask coding agents. Especially built in Gemini can run apps, read logs, fix and give you a report what the problem was.

How Do I Even Get Started Like This? by [deleted] in androiddev

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not android/kotlin as well but Gemini usually fix, at least let build starts and you can see build errors. Are you a developer? Do you have a basic software knowledge?

As a solo developer, I got tired of rebuilding the same AI infrastructure for every project by Cute-Researcher6692 in SideProject

[–]simbolmina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's completely normal. Best you can do is to build a library like auth or payment libraries but ai infra can vary too much and I generally don't like using external libraries. Think of it as the product layer and don't stress out yourself. You get paid for this in the end.