[emilburzo]

I agree, being able to build things that scratch your own itch can be amazing.

Some of mine:

- a simple real time location sharing app[1] -- all the alternatives at that time were either clunky, with time limits, designed just for driving or with horrible privacy issues

- an SMS app for when the Nexus 7 2013 tablet was still relevant[2] -- google blocked all SMS clients on that device for some reason until Android 6.0, but I managed to find a workaround

- a way to find out the real network operator of any mobile phone in Romania[3] -- when you switch operators, you have the possibility of taking your phone number with you, so you can't rely just on number prefixes for lookup

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emilburzo....

[2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emilburzo....

[3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emilburzo....

[timojaask]

Cool! That last one is interesting. If not a secret, does it use some third-party service to get the operator for a given number?

[emilburzo]

Not a secret, just less known I would say :-)

The national communications regulations body provides the information on http://portabilitate.ro

Example: http://portabilitate.ro/ro-no-0744112233

[timojaask]

I love it when the governmental organizations release data for public use. I wish this happend more often. Good find!