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Need help understanding why this is interesting enough to be on front page.

Yeah, this was last week's news from WWDC. Not sure why it's picking up the votes now.

It is interesting because it allowed easy integration, literally just a few lines of code, to Facebook and Twitter accounts for iOS developers. It was also easy for the user as well because as long as they were logged into those services system wide they literally just had to hit a button to login. It helped a bunch of startups quickly onboard users with very little time or effect and now those days are drying up. Expect updates soon to about 75% of your iOS apps. (Yes, it really is that common.)

Most apps that integrate with social services use the share sheet. And the ones that use Facebook and Twitter directly almost always actually use the frameworks that Facebook and Twitter provide for this. Not very many apps are strictly using the SLServiceRequest stuff.

I've found most apps were using the website login flow instead. Which used to annoy me but I assume it's because many are using cross platform frameworks.

I have one, possibly two apps out of the hundred plus on my phone that have Facebook or Twitter integrations built-in using this feature. The vast majority of them either don't have those integrations, or use Facebook or Twitter's own methods to do it.

Curious where you're getting your 75% and "Really that common" ideas from.

Disregard me, I'm wrong. I assumed that when they integrated Facebook and Twitter account settings into the main iOS system settings. They also created methods in the iOS SDK to pull up those login pages/handle the transitions to the those apps, if installed, but I'm wrong. I just looked it up and you still need the Facebook/Twitter SDKs to accomplish that. So like most numbers on that internet that one is made up.

I'd edit my comment if I could but it's been to long. Sorry about that.

I find it interesting you say 75% when zero of the Apps I use integrate with either Facebook or Twitter. Now I am kind of curious which of us is closer to the norm.

I'd guess like 75% of my apps have a weekly update 0_0

It involves a major new version of a major mobile OS, and how it drops integration for major social media platforms.

In HN where we get posts for minor Node and Golang update releases, what more exactly do you needed it to have to be on the front page?

To discuss an effective way for achieving cold fusion?

Could you please dial back the snark a notch? We're aware of the extent that you do this already, and greatly appreciate it. But I've noticed it upticking recently.

>We're aware of the extent that you do this already, and greatly appreciate it.

Yeah, I've gotten somewhat mellower as time goes by. And to think I aspired to HST levels of snark once (or at least Hani Suleiman -- anybody remember that guy?)

>But I've noticed it upticking recently

Arrg. Probably my new diet. Some sugar will help me dial it down, thanks.

He does sound snarky, but then again, some days Google is indeed featured in 5+ stories on the front page.

Didn't NH have some smart algorithm to prevent that?

Two different issues.

It's good for us Android users to realize iOS still doesn't have proper sharing.

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