I don’t quite understand why something like this needs to be an OS feature. I understand the benefit of the OS providing the “Moments” but this seems much more like a feature that can be exposed by an API that third party apps than can make use of.
Almost every example I’ve seen of the AppStore has been compromised on some way, either shifty data practices, crappy monetisation methods, or just kind of bad.
Apple only has to nail the basics to make almost every single competitor on the market obsolete overnight.
I actually disagree here. The API would give quite broad access of your data to any 3p app. This is something that really needs to be a 1P feature for it to be secure.
I think it’s good in terms of, if the technology already exists, let Apple make a demo app that the competition needs to surpass, as a baseline. If there are paid journal apps, now they probably need to step up.
I don’t quite understand why something like this needs to be an OS feature. I understand the benefit of the OS providing the “Moments” but this seems much more like a feature that can be exposed by an API that third party apps than can make use of.
Almost every example I’ve seen of the AppStore has been compromised on some way, either shifty data practices, crappy monetisation methods, or just kind of bad.
Apple only has to nail the basics to make almost every single competitor on the market obsolete overnight.
I actually disagree here. The API would give quite broad access of your data to any 3p app. This is something that really needs to be a 1P feature for it to be secure.
I think it’s good in terms of, if the technology already exists, let Apple make a demo app that the competition needs to surpass, as a baseline. If there are paid journal apps, now they probably need to step up.
I mean it’s technically not an OS level feature if it comes in the form of an app. And Moments is available through the Suggestion API.
That’s what this is. The app is is just making use of the new API.
Did you read the article? It is
I don’t really trust any company but apple with data like this.
The best solution, from my POV, is an app that syncs via your own cloud account instead of a central server. Expoentially less risk that way.