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Show HN: Current – The missing Facebook app for Mac

22 points by appden 12y ago

zirco 12y ago
Oh shit, nice. Are there obvious reasons why facebook hasn't made one?
- dewey 12y ago
  There are no ads
  - AriX 12y ago
    Not true, Current is an entire Facebook client (not just chat) and it does not hide ads.
aliser 12y ago
Current… where have you been all my life?
chacham15 12y ago
This looks really great. It has one critical flaw though: Facebook has depricated their chat api[1]. I.e. in a few more months this product wont work at all. [1]https://developers.facebook.com/docs/chat/ https://developers.facebook.com/docs/chat/
- appden 12y ago
  Thanks for the compliment! Don't worry, it doesn't use the Chat API at all. It uses the JavaScript from the Facebook page to power all of the chat functionality.
  - rounak 12y ago
    So is this an unofficial API?
mdeeks 12y ago
Looks great but do you have a demo? I really want to try this before buying it. I used MenuTab in the past and I found that it was pretty buggy after I installed and used it for a while. I'd like to try your app before I buy. Also what is your privacy policy? When I installed Little Snitch I found that MenuTab was making all sorts of calls to ad sites. Do you do any of the same?
- appden 12y ago
  I'm sorry, but I don't have a demo available at this time. I tried to include a lot screenshots to demonstrate its functionality. If you buy it and don't like it, I'll be happy to issue a refund! The only data Current transmits is device analytics (OS, CPU, RAM, etc) to DevMate, crash reports to Hockey, and error reports to Rollbar. All other requests made by the app will be generated by the Facebook website or any other website you visit from within the app. Hope that helps!
  - louisharwood 12y ago
    If you want to offer a demo/trial to potential users maybe checkout Paddle: https://www.paddle.com/sell https://www.paddle.com/sell Full Disclosure: I'm a dev there
aliser 12y ago
Great article about the app on Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/301755/current-for-mac/ http://www.cultofmac.com/301755/current-for-mac/

22 points by appden 12y ago

zirco 12y ago

Oh shit, nice. Are there obvious reasons why facebook hasn't made one?

dewey 12y ago
There are no ads
- AriX 12y ago
  Not true, Current is an entire Facebook client (not just chat) and it does not hide ads.

aliser 12y ago

Current… where have you been all my life?

chacham15 12y ago

This looks really great. It has one critical flaw though: Facebook has depricated their chat api[1]. I.e. in a few more months this product wont work at all. [1]https://developers.facebook.com/docs/chat/ https://developers.facebook.com/docs/chat/

appden 12y ago
Thanks for the compliment! Don't worry, it doesn't use the Chat API at all. It uses the JavaScript from the Facebook page to power all of the chat functionality.
- rounak 12y ago
  So is this an unofficial API?

mdeeks 12y ago

Looks great but do you have a demo? I really want to try this before buying it. I used MenuTab in the past and I found that it was pretty buggy after I installed and used it for a while. I'd like to try your app before I buy. Also what is your privacy policy? When I installed Little Snitch I found that MenuTab was making all sorts of calls to ad sites. Do you do any of the same?

appden 12y ago
I'm sorry, but I don't have a demo available at this time. I tried to include a lot screenshots to demonstrate its functionality. If you buy it and don't like it, I'll be happy to issue a refund! The only data Current transmits is device analytics (OS, CPU, RAM, etc) to DevMate, crash reports to Hockey, and error reports to Rollbar. All other requests made by the app will be generated by the Facebook website or any other website you visit from within the app. Hope that helps!
- louisharwood 12y ago
  If you want to offer a demo/trial to potential users maybe checkout Paddle: https://www.paddle.com/sell https://www.paddle.com/sell Full Disclosure: I'm a dev there

aliser 12y ago

Great article about the app on Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/301755/current-for-mac/ http://www.cultofmac.com/301755/current-for-mac/