Hacker News with Generative AI: App Development

FlutterFlash - Ship your next Flutter app, at lightning speed (flutterfla.sh)
The Flutter boilerplate with all you need to build your next App. From idea to production in 5 minutes.
Obtainium: Get Android App Updates Directly from the Source (imranr.dev)
Obtainium allows you to install and update apps directly from their release pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.
Ask HN: Is it possible to ditch Google Play as a solo mobile app dev? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What's your Mac OS App side project? (ycombinator.com)
I'm curious if any HN'ers here have any fun mac os projects they've built or even have an income from?
Why my apps will soon be gone from the Google Play Store (frozenfractal.com)
The first real money I ever made from game development was on Android. It was in 2013, when Android was still the underdog compared to the iPhone, and was being touted as a great platform for developers. I’d taken two weeks to build Patchy, a retro arcade game revamped for touch controls, and published it on the Google Play Store without any hassle. Since then, I’ve also published Twistago, Rocket Mail, Bigcanvas, Radio Nul and Papageno.
A subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions (nytimes.com)
Some app makers worry that a subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions could make it hard for them to get the fast growth they need to compete.
Godot for App Development (tiniuc.com)
Godot is being slept on as an app development framework.
MacBook app generated $100k in seven days, now Stripe won't pay up (imore.com)
How to (consistently) get 4.8* App Ratings (jacobbartlett.substack.com)
iOS 18 cracks down on apps asking for full address book access (techcrunch.com)
The Art of Using a Paper Notebook in App Development (medium.com)