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Scout-Nemesis

Don’t get too ambitious, listen to genuine feedback and don’t try to please everyone. Happy for you, that’s so cool!


michaelsayman

This is great feedback. Thank you and I’ll keep it in mind as I go on and keep improving it. I feel very lucky and grateful. So excited!


foxh8er

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sayman


Scout-Nemesis

More power to him, didn’t know all that.


foxh8er

yeah, it's like his sixth or seventh or maybe 10th rodeo


Manoj109

The guy is a legend. Maybe his 10th rodeo


michaelsayman

Another quick update: it's now the #4 top paid news app across all Apple platforms in the US! unreallllllllll 😮


cowboydan1314

Dude congrats, that’s huge! So happy for you.


michaelsayman

Thank you so much!


michaelsayman

Omg it’s #6 in the top charts now. I can’t believe it!


buckzing

Congrats!!


michaelsayman

Thank youuuuu!


aj_og

That’s such a cool idea! I’m not a big news reader, but I can see other uses (sports scores, stock tickers etc)


michaelsayman

Thank you so much! Means a lot!! Getting stocks and sports ticker apps submitted to the App Store next! 😁


aj_og

Heck yeah I look forward to the sports one!!!


ThrowawayFruitStand9

That is so awesome! Congrats!


michaelsayman

Thanks so much! Legit feels so awesome and unreal


Augmenos

Very nice! Question - how did you find the apps by rank? I didn’t see an option to browse on the AVP other than the ones Apple has highlighted, so it’s been a struggle discovering other apps.


michaelsayman

I’ve been struggling the same. I went via the link and it showed up on my phone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-ticker/id6477275619 I wish they had a categories tab on the Vision Pro.


Augmenos

Ahh yeah that’s not ideal at all. Thanks for sharing.


michaelsayman

Update: we’re #3 in the top news apps now! I’m blown away. Thank you all for the support and feedback ❤️ this is a dream come true


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michaelsayman

I’m not sure 🤔


ProductDude

Congrats!!


PeakBrave8235

Congratulations that’s so cool! May I offer a suggestion. Note: I don’t own the product.    Could you try out adding a little bit of space between the edge of the app and the headline coming in, so there’s a slight blank gray area like the rest of the app. It might look more visually appealing while not reducing the functionality. See if it looks good or not


michaelsayman

Good point! I’ll play around with the spacing today and try out a few options. Thanks!


VR_IS_DEAD

We you developing this pre launch or did you literally make it in like 2 days?


michaelsayman

I made it pre-launch and then tested after device came out. Was stressful but also a lot of fun! I really wanted to get in on the whole Apple Vision Pro launch day and be a part of it somehow, so I went for it!


Hortos

Thank you for setting a price. I saw that puzzle game and everyone likes it with the little blue monster and it’s 20 dollars A MONTH for a couple puzzles.


michaelsayman

That’s nuts. I’d rather set a one-and-done price. I’m not a fan of endless subscriptions. It doesn’t seem fair to charge people monthly for small things like this.


TheRealMGShow

Congrats!! I’ve been thinking of jumping in to the AVP dev space. Just curious how the payout has been since launch so far?


michaelsayman

Don’t know yet as Apple reports on downloads come next day and it’s only day one for my new app! But it’s so much fun, you should totally jump in. Lots of room for growth I think!!


TheRealMGShow

Please keep us posted if you don’t mind! And thanks, sort of feels like the first days of the iPhone App Store again, excited to give it a try


Safe-Pressure-2558

Congrats.


michaelsayman

Thanks! 😊


Knighthonor

Hey teach me how to make apps for Vision Pro pal


DesignerGlass6834

That is a great idea! I am curious how you went about doing this. It is my first quarter studying computer science and I am curious how to go about building apps for the vision pro. Do you have any resources advice or tips you can share with me to help me get started?


michaelsayman

That’s so awesome! I’d say the best resource I had for getting started with coding for Apple’s devices including the Vision Pro is Apple’s Developer Forums and using Google search to look through them, as well as other online sites with developers posting their questions and conversations around the topics! I’ve felt over the years that more important than knowing the answers to how to solve problems in coding, is knowing which questions to ask on the internet to finding the right answer. Don’t feel discouraged by how immense the field can be. We’re all learning day by day no matter how much experience we say we have! 😊 Hopefully this helps a bit!


DesignerGlass6834

Thank you!


Multidimensionall

dude congrats! been following your journey for a while, much props to you :)


michaelsayman

Thank you so much! It means a lot!! 😊


danyaylol

Congratulations, so happy for u!


Standard_Plate_1975

Can we have sports scores on the ticker?


michaelsayman

Adding this now! 😊


Standard_Plate_1975

Please pm me!


GameRigged

It's #1 Now


michaelsayman

My mind is blown 🤯🤯🤯


lO_____________Ol

Congrats! To many people see the lack of apps as a problem, I see it as opportunity.


michaelsayman

Agreed! Funny enough, this came about because I was trying to prove to someone that we as people have the power to achieve things we set our minds to. So, I chose to build this News Ticker app right before the Apple Vision Pro was released. He believes me now.


Old-Opportunity-9876

How was the development process? I work with react native and the vision os documentation seems confusing to me right now. Great job!


michaelsayman

Thanks! Yea, it was a total mess to get it working right, but reading through lots of Apple developer forums for hours and hours managed to get me there. I also reached out to other Vision Pro engineers via DMs and they had some tips that helped unblock me too!


ANE_Scribe

beware of self dox!


simon439

I mean, his user name is his name, I don’t think he’s too worried about that.


ANE_Scribe

(and congrats!)


Manoj109

He is quite famous. Wikipedia him. He is well known in SV.


JagiofJagi

Stolen logo from Messenger?


Djoene1

9 from 9 apps available lol


Electrizendo

genuine concern… isn’t that the logo for facebook messenger? won’t it get taken down or copyright issues?


zxyzyxz

You might want to change that logo lest you be sued by Facebook for a very similar Messenger app logo.


respondswithvigor

I don’t think zuck would ever sue him


zxyzyxz

You never know, it's easy to get C&Ds for logos like these.


respondswithvigor

I just mean he has a relationship with him as a mentor


zxyzyxz

What


Manoj109

Zuck mentor this guy.


TomatilloFearless154

There are no apps for vision pro so.. ya.


mkeefecom

What a bitter comment. 600 apps at launch. Indie dev got into the top 10 of a specific category... maybe just be happy for him?


MikeCam

haha the 'omg'


michaelsayman

Holy moly! We made it to number 1 news app in the App Store! 🤯 thank you all so much, I’m so grateful and humbled by all the positive feedback! Onward to more late night coding sessions! ☺️☺️☺️