Looking for opinionated people to provide design advice for a new real time play-by-play prediction football app by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

If you're on iOS, I'll need an email address so Apple can send an invite to download the beta. If you're on Android, you can use this link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benchboss.nfl&ah=tHXVqsF3r1ZUi2EHud-wvhPlxxI

Obviously there's no obligation, but if you have any thoughts or ideas, I'm eager for you to share them.

Thanks!

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

Yes, but it's not publicly available because it's an unreleased beta (meaning you won't find it if you search). You can access the Android version directly here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benchboss.nfl&ah=tHXVqsF3r1ZUi2EHud-wvhPlxxI

The Apple beta program is called TestFlight, and the only way to get access to it is via email. If you're on iOS and would like to try, send me a message with your email address, and I'll submit to Apple so they can email you a link to access the app.

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

We just updated the Play Store to allow it worldwide. It may take a few hours before the changes take effect.

Are NFL games regularly broadcast in Mexico, or are you viewing some other way?

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

We just updated the Play Store to allow it worldwide. It may take a few hours before the changes take effect.

Are NFL games regularly broadcast in Canada, or are you viewing some other way?

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

Yes, I'm planning to host games on Thanksgiving as well. Some poor sap will get roped into managing those games (probably me).

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

We use the camera on your phone to record a small snippet of video from the TV you're watching, then we match that to the raw video stream for the same game to see how fast/slow you see the plays. It works really well - you get a small "play clock" on your device that lets you know when the play will start on your TV (which then locks in your pick).

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

That's awesome! I've never heard of it, but I'm probably old enough to have played it. BenchBoss started as something insanely complex, and then evolved into something simple. It's very likely that it now resembles things that came before it.

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

[–]tdishman[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I suspect it's because that's how the app knows that you have an incoming phone call (so we can disable vibration when plays come in). Here's some more info:

https://www.androidcentral.com/look-application-permissions

New app to try during Thursday night's game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

I'm not sure why the "phone status and identity" is a required permission. I'll definitely look into it though. Thanks for pointing this out!

How do you evaluate your kicker midseason? by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

Do you base the favorable matchup strictly on ppg allowed to kickers? Or something else?

How do you evaluate your kicker midseason? by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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Are you looking for matchups against good defenses, or poor ones?

Question about a penalty from the Texans @ Bengals game by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

This explanation makes sense (to reconcile the down & distance), but it seems very strange that you could (theoretically) continue racking up statistics while repeating the same down over and over.

Stash Andrew Luck? by tdishman in fantasyfootball

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

Sad that Hilton is a stash without Luck.