#switchbuddy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #switchbuddy, aggregated by home.social.
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Last App Review for this year 😀
I mean *hopefully*, there is always the possibility of sudden fire 😅
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Last App Review for this year 😀
I mean *hopefully*, there is always the possibility of sudden fire 😅
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The tree is now live for #SwitchBuddy search 🎉
It should help especially with typos or if you don't remember exactly the game name.
For example "Cocon" wil find "Cocoon" which previously wasn't the case 🙂
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The tree is now live for #SwitchBuddy search 🎉
It should help especially with typos or if you don't remember exactly the game name.
For example "Cocon" wil find "Cocoon" which previously wasn't the case 🙂
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Got report that #SwitchBuddy share sheet and other stuff on game detail screen don't work when you go to the game from search screen..
So I am debugging it and it turns out, the `UISearchController` stays "active" even when navigating from the page and since it still counts as "presented", I cannot present anything else over it, so even screenshots don't open in a viewer 😩
If I manually tap the "Cancel" button next to it, then navigate to game screen, everything works
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Got report that #SwitchBuddy share sheet and other stuff on game detail screen don't work when you go to the game from search screen..
So I am debugging it and it turns out, the `UISearchController` stays "active" even when navigating from the page and since it still counts as "presented", I cannot present anything else over it, so even screenshots don't open in a viewer 😩
If I manually tap the "Cancel" button next to it, then navigate to game screen, everything works
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@craiggrannell my apps #GamingBuddy and #SwitchBuddy have Lock Screen widgets and I am planning to add control center stuff - but only basic shortcuts make sense for me.
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@craiggrannell my apps #GamingBuddy and #SwitchBuddy have Lock Screen widgets and I am planning to add control center stuff - but only basic shortcuts make sense for me.
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Okay I am finally trying my apps on iOS 18 (I know 😬) and seems the existing #SwitchBuddy icon work well with the new Dark and Tinted modes. Sort of looks like what I wanted to do.
#GamingBuddy icon is more complex and will probably need new variants.
And then there are the widgets with the "accentable stuff" 😀
Anyone has a good blog post about preparing widgets for iOS 18? For example I need a way to tell it to not tint the game covers
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Okay I am finally trying my apps on iOS 18 (I know 😬) and seems the existing #SwitchBuddy icon work well with the new Dark and Tinted modes. Sort of looks like what I wanted to do.
#GamingBuddy icon is more complex and will probably need new variants.
And then there are the widgets with the "accentable stuff" 😀
Anyone has a good blog post about preparing widgets for iOS 18? For example I need a way to tell it to not tint the game covers
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@switchbuddy Soooo first results are in...
Seems that so far 100s users saw the offer and a few bought it.
Which is a bit better than I expected and since it cost me little time to implement, it is probably a win.
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@switchbuddy Soooo first results are in...
Seems that so far 100s users saw the offer and a few bought it.
Which is a bit better than I expected and since it cost me little time to implement, it is probably a win.
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#DaveTheDiver is currently 30% off for #NintendoSwitch (both US & EU eShops). Should be the lowest price yet.
Can easily recommend. I have spent over 40 hours in the game. And there is demo to try first
#SwitchBuddy link: https://switchbuddy.app/game/203722/dave-the-diver
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#DaveTheDiver is currently 30% off for #NintendoSwitch (both US & EU eShops). Should be the lowest price yet.
Can easily recommend. I have spent over 40 hours in the game. And there is demo to try first
#SwitchBuddy link: https://switchbuddy.app/game/203722/dave-the-diver
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I can finally use the countdown widgets again, although I am not sure about Star Wars Outlaws. astro Bot is day one game 😃
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I can finally use the countdown widgets again, although I am not sure about Star Wars Outlaws. astro Bot is day one game 😃
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@matt1corey I am keeping my own logic to not go over the system limits (once per version, 3 times a year).
Other than that I try to show it after "success" actions, for example when screenshot transfer finishes in #SwitchBuddy.
Still I have way more analytics events when the rating was supposedly fired than I do ratings.
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@matt1corey I am keeping my own logic to not go over the system limits (once per version, 3 times a year).
Other than that I try to show it after "success" actions, for example when screenshot transfer finishes in #SwitchBuddy.
Still I have way more analytics events when the rating was supposedly fired than I do ratings.
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It dawned on me that I basically never try #SwitchBuddy from the "first time user" perspective so I did and immediately found quite a few little things to improve 🎉
Can highly recommend, especially if you have dedicated testing device where deleting the app isn't a problem 👍
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It dawned on me that I basically never try #SwitchBuddy from the "first time user" perspective so I did and immediately found quite a few little things to improve 🎉
Can highly recommend, especially if you have dedicated testing device where deleting the app isn't a problem 👍
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Nintendo announced on Twitter that sharing screenshots from #NintendoSwitch will end June 10 and so many people are recommending @switchbuddy damn 🥹🥹🥹
Seems unbelievable
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Nintendo announced on Twitter that sharing screenshots from #NintendoSwitch will end June 10 and so many people are recommending @switchbuddy damn 🥹🥹🥹
Seems unbelievable
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'Nintendo Switch "Successor" Announcement Is Coming "This Fiscal Year"' from NintendoLife via #SwitchBuddy https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/nintendo-switch-successor-announcement-is-coming-this-fiscal-year
It is apparently happening officially 😃 #switch2
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'Nintendo Switch "Successor" Announcement Is Coming "This Fiscal Year"' from NintendoLife via #SwitchBuddy https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/nintendo-switch-successor-announcement-is-coming-this-fiscal-year
It is apparently happening officially 😃 #switch2
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A new blog post after a while 🎉
Wrote about my experience with the "Blinkist trial" in @switchbuddy .
So far it seems to be a success.
#iOSDev #indiedev #SwitchBuddy
https://nemecek.be/blog/205/my-experience-with-the-blinkist-trial-big-boost
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A new blog post after a while 🎉
Wrote about my experience with the "Blinkist trial" in @switchbuddy .
So far it seems to be a success.
#iOSDev #indiedev #SwitchBuddy
https://nemecek.be/blog/205/my-experience-with-the-blinkist-trial-big-boost
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I am finally updating the super old #SwitchBuddy screenshots on the website and decided to try "next-gen format" AVIF to get smaller images...
First try: AVIF around 700 kB while good old JPEG is at 480 kB and I cannot spot a difference. 🤷♂️
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I am finally updating the super old #SwitchBuddy screenshots on the website and decided to try "next-gen format" AVIF to get smaller images...
First try: AVIF around 700 kB while good old JPEG is at 480 kB and I cannot spot a difference. 🤷♂️
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I have recently did fairly significant update to #SwitchBuddy Favorites screen that shows the wishlist and all the games the user has favorited and just noticed in the analytics that comparatively this screen is viewed just tiny amount of time 🙃
So maybe next time I need to check the data first and decide afterwards.
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I have recently did fairly significant update to #SwitchBuddy Favorites screen that shows the wishlist and all the games the user has favorited and just noticed in the analytics that comparatively this screen is viewed just tiny amount of time 🙃
So maybe next time I need to check the data first and decide afterwards.
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#SwitchBuddy "DEMO Update" is the last update this year 🎉
It is kind of small but also quite big I think .
You can now see which games offer demo version and also filter available Deals based on this criteria (filtering is Plus feature).
There is also brand-new "New Reveals" list for just announced Switch games, ESRB & PEGI ratings info and some bug fixes.
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#SwitchBuddy "DEMO Update" is the last update this year 🎉
It is kind of small but also quite big I think .
You can now see which games offer demo version and also filter available Deals based on this criteria (filtering is Plus feature).
There is also brand-new "New Reveals" list for just announced Switch games, ESRB & PEGI ratings info and some bug fixes.
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Sometimes the game's price history is quite interesting 🤔
For some reasons I just like checking this chart for deals 😅
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Sometimes the game's price history is quite interesting 🤔
For some reasons I just like checking this chart for deals 😅
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I am happy to announce latest @switchbuddy innovation 😅
"SSM: Shake Shortcuts Menu" 🎆
I was often in a situation where I would be somewhere deeper in the navigation but wanted to look up another game via search...
So now, I can just shake the device and this menu always appears on 🔝
Probably the least discoverable feature I made so far 😬
The game cartridge shaking is different effect that was super handy for this demo
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I am happy to announce latest @switchbuddy innovation 😅
"SSM: Shake Shortcuts Menu" 🎆
I was often in a situation where I would be somewhere deeper in the navigation but wanted to look up another game via search...
So now, I can just shake the device and this menu always appears on 🔝
Probably the least discoverable feature I made so far 😬
The game cartridge shaking is different effect that was super handy for this demo
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I really enjoy #SwiftUI when creating these "throwaway" views like this one to announce upcoming Filters feature in @switchbuddy
It is fun to create and I can practice layout / design / copy 🙂
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I really enjoy #SwiftUI when creating these "throwaway" views like this one to announce upcoming Filters feature in @switchbuddy
It is fun to create and I can practice layout / design / copy 🙂
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Finally fixed the not-quite-correct aspect ratios in #GamingBuddy which was causing some covers to have clipped text which wasn't super great. 😩
Instead of trying to work with fractional sizing in the collection view, I am simply calculating the width & height manually while making sure to show part of the fourth game to indicate horizontal scroll 🙂
It is already live on the App Store. #SwitchBuddy will get similar treatment in the next update.
before / after
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Finally fixed the not-quite-correct aspect ratios in #GamingBuddy which was causing some covers to have clipped text which wasn't super great. 😩
Instead of trying to work with fractional sizing in the collection view, I am simply calculating the width & height manually while making sure to show part of the fourth game to indicate horizontal scroll 🙂
It is already live on the App Store. #SwitchBuddy will get similar treatment in the next update.
before / after
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Gave it a bit more time and the result is not bad 🙂
Happy to touch another iOS 16 framework. Was a bit surprised that the SWHighlightView is actually an UIKit component 🤔
And you also get the translation for free 🎉
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Gave it a bit more time and the result is not bad 🙂
Happy to touch another iOS 16 framework. Was a bit surprised that the SWHighlightView is actually an UIKit component 🤔
And you also get the translation for free 🎉
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Finally tested #SwitchBuddy app. Makes it a bit easier to get screenshots off the #NintendoSwitch and onto the phone.
The screenshot shows today’s #BigBrainAcademy #DailyTest results. Not my best result, but hey - it’s #Sunday. 🤷♂️
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Finally tested #SwitchBuddy app. Makes it a bit easier to get screenshots off the #NintendoSwitch and onto the phone.
The screenshot shows today’s #BigBrainAcademy #DailyTest results. Not my best result, but hey - it’s #Sunday. 🤷♂️
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#SwitchBuddy V3 is finally "Pending Developer Release" and I feel too tired to do any kind of "launch" 🥴
Will at least send out PR tomorrow I guess.
Not doing any PR push while also working on #ImpressKit would be too much of a faux pas I guess 😬
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#SwitchBuddy V3 is finally "Pending Developer Release" and I feel too tired to do any kind of "launch" 🥴
Will at least send out PR tomorrow I guess.
Not doing any PR push while also working on #ImpressKit would be too much of a faux pas I guess 😬
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Remind me to never ever create iPad version of my apps 😩
I regret this sooo much with SwitchBuddy.
Tons of extra work for almost no benefits.
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Remind me to never ever create iPad version of my apps 😩
I regret this sooo much with SwitchBuddy.
Tons of extra work for almost no benefits.
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First time I implementing universal URLs in my own app 😬
Decided that the new game releases feature in #SwitchBuddy really needs a way to share particular game with friends. So far quite a smooth process.
It helps to have a practice from work projects. #iOSDev
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Something I hoped would never happen just did.
App Review seems to think my #SwitchBuddy app is somehow infringing on Nintendo trademarks.
"Your app includes content or features from Nintendo, or is marketed to control external hardware from Nintendo, without the necessary authorization"
Might be related to my ASO changes but I am trying to make it clear that this is not official app in the description 😞
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Something I hoped would never happen just did.
App Review seems to think my #SwitchBuddy app is somehow infringing on Nintendo trademarks.
"Your app includes content or features from Nintendo, or is marketed to control external hardware from Nintendo, without the necessary authorization"
Might be related to my ASO changes but I am trying to make it clear that this is not official app in the description 😞
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Turns out the #SwitchBuddy “bug” showing Persona 3: Portable from 2009 as coming out in January next year is not bug at all 🫣🤪
Perhaps I should trust my code more. #iOSDev
https://www.polygon.com/23396858/persona-3-4-switch-xbox-pc-ps5-release-date
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@donnywals I am not working so I will be playing games and work on #SwitchBuddy and #ImpressKit 😃
For SwitchBuddy I am adding feature to track new game releases and for IK I finally want to finish promo video for landing page
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@donnywals I am not working so I will be playing games and work on #SwitchBuddy and #ImpressKit 😃
For SwitchBuddy I am adding feature to track new game releases and for IK I finally want to finish promo video for landing page
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Looking for more Nintendo Switch gamers to try out v3 of #SwitchBuddy app 🙌
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*TEST* ✅
For all of my fellow #NintendoSwitch players out there:
IT WORKS!🎉There are two nice apps for transferring screenshots and videos that you’ve captured on your Switch. For my iOS, there’s #SwitchBuddy. For Android, there’s #SwitchTransferTool. Both are rather easy to use.
Sharing our experiences was a big part of what made #BreathOfTheWild such a fun experience, so I’m happy we’ll be able to continue this with #TearsOfTheKingdom.
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*TEST* ✅
For all of my fellow #NintendoSwitch players out there:
IT WORKS!🎉There are two nice apps for transferring screenshots and videos that you’ve captured on your Switch. For my iOS, there’s #SwitchBuddy. For Android, there’s #SwitchTransferTool. Both are rather easy to use.
Sharing our experiences was a big part of what made #BreathOfTheWild such a fun experience, so I’m happy we’ll be able to continue this with #TearsOfTheKingdom.