Topic: app development
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5 Pivots to Profit: How a YC App Hit 300K Users & $1M ARR in 6 Months
Candle, a social app for couples and close friends, rapidly grew to 300,000 users and over $1 million in annual recurring revenue by pivoting from a failed AI shopping tool based on user feedback and a viral TikTok video. The app differentiates itself by focusing on strengthening existing relatio...
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Amazon's Vega OS: Cloud-Streamed Apps Are Here
Amazon has launched Vega OS, a new Linux-based operating system for entertainment devices, starting with the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, moving away from its Android-based Fire OS for future hardware. To address potential app shortages, Amazon will cloud-stream Android versions of popular apps to Ve...
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Unlock AirPods' Best Features on Android & Linux for Free
LibrePods is a free app that enables Android and Linux users to access advanced AirPods features by mimicking an Apple device connection through reverse-engineered protocols. The app unlocks functionalities like ear detection, head gesture controls, noise cancellation switching, and accurate batt...
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Vibe-Coding Startup Anything Hits $100M Valuation After $2M ARR Launch
Vibe coding, which uses AI tools to build applications via simple prompts, is rapidly growing, with companies like Lovable and Replit achieving massive revenue increases in under a year. Despite their success, these platforms often struggle to help users launch fully functional, production-ready ...
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The Movement Redefining Masculinity Just Launched an App
Good Men Helping Good Men (GMHGM) has launched a free app to support men's mental health and emotional resilience, addressing isolation and outdated masculine stereotypes through a structured framework of reflective questions. The initiative confronts the male suicide crisis and chronic unfulfill...
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ChatGPT Hits 800M Weekly Users, Sam Altman Reveals
OpenAI's ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly users, with rapid growth from 500 million in March to 700 million in August, driven by its integration across various sectors and infrastructure scaling. The platform now supports four million developers and processes over six billion tokens per min...
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Android 17's New Contacts Picker Protects Your Privacy
Android 17 introduces a system-level Contacts Picker that allows users to share specific contacts with apps instead of granting full access to their entire address book, addressing a long-standing privacy weakness. This new feature provides granular control, letting users select multiple contacts...
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Apple, Google Remove ICE-Tracking Apps Under DOJ Pressure
Travel vlogger Harry Jackson documented Nepal's political uprising, turning real-time coverage into a significant story for his online audience. Bluetooth tracking tags like Tile pose privacy risks by transmitting unencrypted location data, which could be exploited for stalking or falsifying move...
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Vibe-Coding: A Beginner's Guide to Innovation
Vibe coding enables individuals to create software by describing their vision in plain language, with AI handling the actual programming, making development accessible without traditional coding skills. AI tools, from beginner-friendly chatbots to advanced platforms, generate code based on detail...
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Android 16 Update Speeds Up Release Schedule
Android 16 QPR2 introduces a new, more frequent update schedule, moving from an annual cycle to include biannual SDK releases alongside quarterly and major updates. This accelerated timeline aims to reduce the update lag for non-Google Android devices, giving manufacturers more lead time to launc...
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Must-Have Apple CarPlay Widgets for Your Drive
Apple CarPlay's new widgets feature personalizes your vehicle's infotainment system by displaying iPhone widgets and Live Activities for quick access to essential information, though compatibility varies by car model. These widgets are designed for safe use, allowing drivers to view reminders, al...
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ChatGPT Apps Are Here: Try the First Wave Now
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT-integrated applications, enabling users to control services like Spotify and Zillow directly within the chat interface without interrupting their conversation. Initial integrations include Spotify for music playlists, Canva and Figma for design tasks, Zillow for real e...
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iPhone 17 Selfie Camera Delays Project Indigo Support
The iPhone 17 series is experiencing a compatibility delay with Adobe's Project Indigo camera app due to technical issues with its new front-facing camera system, while older models remain unaffected. Adobe is working on a solution and may temporarily disable the front camera feature until Apple ...
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Hank Green's Focus Friend Named Google Play's App of the Year
Focus Friend, created by Hank Green, was named Google Play's App of the Year; it helps users block distractions and rewards them with a virtual companion that knits items for personalization. The app's success is attributed to its motivational approach, where users feel accountable to an animated...
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The Best Android Note-Taking App You've Never Heard Of
Bundled Notes is a streamlined Android note-taking app that offers simplicity and organization, avoiding the complexity and performance issues of competitors like OneNote and Evernote. It features a live Markdown editor, a flexible tagging system per bundle, and supports attachments and reminders...
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