Journal.
Notes from building and operating our apps — the product decisions, the engineering trade-offs, and what we learn once real people are using something.
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Designing a clock you don't read
Most clock apps are designed to be looked at. Huge Clock Digital is designed to be glanced at — and that one distinction changed every decision in the product.
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What 'always on' really costs
Keeping an app visible on screen indefinitely sounds simple. On modern Android it involves foreground services, battery behaviour, burn-in and a permission you have to justify.