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by risquer 482 days ago
Soon...ish Android equivalent is hard but it is in the back of my mind!
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Wdym is hard? Hard like is harder to make apps for Android than iOS? Genuinely curious
iOS has a system level API for this sort of thing. Android does not.
In general yes iOS dev is easier than android and especially for screen time apps
Why don't devs use React Native like tech stack that allows development across platforms at the same time, especially for simple apps like this when they probably don't have to use all native capabilities different platforms provide.
Because in this case a native capability is exactly what made the app so easy?
Yeah you basically need to write your own screen time api for android and use the draw over permission - it's going to be an interesting build for sure!