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David Smith

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David Smith

@_DavidSmith

Independent iOS developer. Independent in general. Maker of Widgetsmith, Pedometer++, Sleep++ and Watchsmith. Also at mastodon.social/@_Davidsmith

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Joined June 2009

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David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Sep 28, 2022
I just got back from a 3 day, 61 mile hiking trip in the Scottish Highlands testing the Watch Ultra. Overall I was very impressed. It retains what makes the regular Apple Watch so good, while pushing out the edges of what it can handle. Review/Video: david-smith.org/blog/2022/09/2…
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Sep 19, 2020
I’m speechless. I genuinely never thought I’d ever see this. There is literally too much happening right now for my brain to keep up.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Feb 23, 2020
Cleaning out my office and I found the paper mockups I had made of the original Apple Watch. Used to give me a sense of the size and shape of it before they were actually released. We’ve come a long way since then.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Nov 10, 2022
Now that the new Apple Weather app is on the Mac, iPad and Lock Screen, why not bring it to the Apple Watch? I think its graphical approach of showing the conditions with animated backgrounds would make for a delightful watch face. & of course I had to try and prototype it 😇
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David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Nov 19, 2020
This 13" Silicon MacBook Pro is the first computer I've ever used that is faster than my "Distraction Threshold"...where the time between hitting Build+Run and the app launching is too short for my mind to wander, which has been fantastic for my focus the last few days.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Sep 26, 2020
My heartfelt thanks to whoever at Apple got this sorted out so quickly. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Sep 16, 2020
Introducing Widgetsmith. Fully customizable, scheduleable widgets for iOS 14, including widgets for Date, Time, Weather, Calendar, Reminders, Health, Tides & Astronomy. You choose the fonts, colors and appearance. Take control of your home screen. apps.apple.com/us/app/id15236…
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David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Nov 11, 2022
Is there a more productive way to spend my morning than digging out my old high school physics equations to build a SwiftUI rain drop simulator so that the droplets can accurately bounce off the clock hands? Almost Certainly. Is there a more fun way to spend my morning? Nope! 😁
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David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Sep 24, 2020
I was feeling a bit nostalgic this morning looking back on my last 12 years of making apps. I knew I’d made a lot of apps…but I hadn’t actually counted them. The answer is 59…59 apps! That makes me tired just thinking about it.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Apr 14, 2021
I just released an Apple Watch app that I wrote with my son. It provides regular focus prompts on your wrist to give you a measure of your attention. It has really helped him with focus and attention. Completely free, I hope it can help other families too: david-smith.org/blog/2021/04/1…
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Sep 18, 2020
🤯 Woah! Widgetsmith just went viral on TikTok (tiktok.com/@katamogz/vide…) which is a phrase I don’t even really understand but is having a rather robust result on my life right now.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Dec 5, 2016
After nearly 6 months of seeing this annoyingly come up whenever I rotate my phone, I just realized this button prevents it from appearing.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Apr 13, 2021
My daughter just call the iOS simulator on my screen my “Practice iPhone”. Which I gotta say is pretty spot on.
David Smith
@_DavidSmith
Apr 8, 2020
Introducing Watchsmith, a collection of highly customizable, schedulable complications and a watch app multi-tool that does just about everything. I built it to push the definition of what a “watch app” can be. Blog: david-smith.org/blog/2020/04/0… App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/watchsm…
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