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Angelo 🎟️ Passable

@angomarcello.bsky.social

Happy to see such a healthy trend for Bluetooth Browser! #aso #appdev

Bluetooth Browser reaching 150 daily active users peak

November 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Packsmithy

@packsmithy.com

Eight soft notification chimes for messages, reminders and badges. Part of 76 mobile interface sounds in nine categories, WAV and OGG, €6. packsmithy.com #appdev #uidesign #soundeffects #gamedev #indiedev

November 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM

Martin Tale 🥶🐌

@martintale.com

FML 🤦

I accidentally cancelled the submission 😬

I think now the whole process starts over instead of being just a small update to what was wrong 😭

#buildinpublic #indiedev #SoloDev #AppStore #iOSDev #IndieHackers #DevLife #AppDev #MobileDev

Martin Tale 🥶🐌 @martintale.com · 10h

My new app Nettie was rejected by App Store review 🙈

Happened while at gym and while at gym I have already fixed the issues 🥳

What a time to be alive 😅

Happy Saturday 🤘

#buildinpublic #iosdev #IndieDev #SoloDev #AppStore #IndieHackers #Apple #Gym #Swift #SwiftUI #AppDev #MobileDev

iPhone lock screen showing 11:20 over a brown dog photo, with PsychWitch's I'm Done playing and an App Store alert: Nettie: AI Calorie Tracker, Version 1.4.0 has unresolved issues.

November 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM

Packsmithy

@packsmithy.com

A phone worked through: the unlock, the squishy taps, the panel swipes, the wobble toggles, the typed keys, the pop send, the jelly errors, the sheet and the lock are each one file. 24 actions, 24 sounds. €3. packsmithy.com #gamedev #appdev #soundeffects #uisounds #gameaudio

November 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Martin Tale 🥶🐌

@martintale.com

Still "Waiting for Review" 🐌

Almost a week now 😬

First time it has taken this long for me 🙈

#IndieDev #BuildInPublic #SoloDev #IndieHackers #iOSDev #AppStore #DevLife #AppDev #MobileDev

Martin Tale 🥶🐌 @martintale.com · 11d

New app version submitted for review 🚀

I added iPhone Duo support so they will expedite the review, right? 😅

#iOSDev #buildinginpublic #IndieDev #BuildInPublic #iPhone #iOS #SoloDev #AppStore #AppDev

App Store Connect iOS Submission page marked Waiting for Review, listing four items: Pro (Subscription Group), Pro Yearly and Pro Monthly (Subscriptions), and iOS App 1.4.0 (App Version).

November 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM

Rafa Laguna

@rafalagoon.bsky.social

¡Viernes de noticias y de ver el mundo arder!

twitch.tv/rafalagoon

Vamos a hablar de cosas 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ven a charlar y a opinar.

#gamedev #webdev #appdev #fire

RafaLagoon - Twitch

¡Hago videojuegos con Godot con GDScript 🎮️ y te enseño a hacerlos🔥️! ¡Programación recreativa y/o profesional! Cacharreo con R36S, Raspberry PI, ESP32 y hago inventos🤖️ Además de creador de contenido...

twitch.tv

November 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM

Critacle Games - WISHLIST WYRM WARRIOR ON STEAM!

@critacle.bsky.social

#Wishlist #wyrmwarrior and play the #demo! A #pixelart #jrpg like #dragonquest & #finalfantasy

store.steampowered.com/app/5022170/...

#TurnBasedThursday #pixel #2D #appdev #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #indiegames #gaming #IndieGameDev #indie #gamedesign #steam #rpg #Digitalart

Wyrm Warrior Demo on Steam

WYRM WARRIOR is a retro turn-based JRPG inspired by the 8-bit era. Step into the shoes of a warrior fighting for justice in an unfamiliar land! Brave a world full of monsters, bosses, dungeons, and lo...

store.steampowered.com

November 5, 2026 at 12:45 PM

Jan Armbrust 

@n0rthk1n9.eurosky.social

One thing that gets more and more important in the age of AI is learning. I strongly believe, that it’s still worth learning a skill in the classical way. That’s why I chose to again (1/3)

#100DaysOfSwiftUI #AppDev #BuildInPublic #Dev #Education #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #Tutorial

November 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Martin Tale 🥶🐌

@martintale.com

My new app Nettie was rejected by App Store review 🙈

Happened while at gym and while at gym I have already fixed the issues 🥳

What a time to be alive 😅

Happy Saturday 🤘

#buildinpublic #iosdev #IndieDev #SoloDev #AppStore #IndieHackers #Apple #Gym #Swift #SwiftUI #AppDev #MobileDev

November 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM

Alvin Ashcraft

@alvinashcraft.com

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 507 - Week Ending November 6, 2026

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#dewdrop #newsletter #cloud #aspnetcore #azure #javascript #css blazor #cpp #xaml #windowsdev #csharp #dotnet #ai #mcp #agile #devops #python #appdev #podcasts #m365 #sqlserver #data #terminal #cli #devtools

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #507 - Week Ending November 6, 2026

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November 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM

Packsmithy

@packsmithy.com

A chat thread used ping by ping: the mention pings, the replies, the typing taps, the sends, the reaction pops, the failed send, the mute toggle and the call ring are each one file. 22 actions, 22 sounds. €9. packsmithy.com #uisounds #appdev #soundeffects #gameaudio #uiux

November 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM

Alvin Ashcraft

@alvinashcraft.com

Shiny Now Runs on Avalonia and Uno Platform

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#appdev #xaml #dotnet #csharp #avaloniaui #unoplatform #crossplatform

Shiny Now Runs on Avalonia and Uno Platform

Two new hosting packages bring Shiny to Avalonia 12 and Uno Platform apps, background launches included. Shiny.Hosting.Avalonia starts Shiny from the AppBuilder. Shiny.Hosting.Uno runs Shiny inside…

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November 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Martin Tale 🥶🐌

@martintale.com

I made $258 in October 2026 🥳

🐌 Snail Walk: $226
💀 Spirit Dungeons: $32

Been focused on the new app which is still in review 🥶

Only 2 months left, let's get things done 💪

#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #BuildInPublic #IndieHackers #AppStore #MobileGames #AppDev #Solopreneur #SideProject

November 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM

Alvin Ashcraft

@alvinashcraft.com

Bringing iPhone Duo APIs to .NET MAUI | by Pieter Nijs

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#dotnetmaui #iOS #iphoneduo #appdev #mobiledev #xaml #csharp #dotnet

Bringing iPhone Duo APIs to .NET MAUI

A structured guide to adaptive Shell toolbars and window-aware hinge support with DuoExtensions.Maui.

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November 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM

quillab-app.bsky.social

@quillab-app.bsky.social

Very exciting update coming soon, which I've teased a little already. This is one of QuilLab's biggest updates yet, so stayed tuned

#quillab #appdev #writing