Show HN: I Made Tinder for Movies

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that's super cool!

I don't have an Android so I can't check it out, but I was wondering — what does it mean for Tinder to have a patent on the swipe-to-like gesture? Are independent projects still allowed to use this interaction? Open source projects are probably ok, but are startups nervous they're going to get sued into oblivion for using the gesture?

Thank you! I'm hoping to get it on iOS soon. React Native doesn't make cross-platform development as seamless as they claim :(

I don't believe tinder has a patent on this! I believe Likewise, an app similar to mine led to by an actual business, uses swipe-to-like.

I'm also an indie developer, so take it with a grain of salt. If I ever really had the time and resources to make this app into something profitable, I'd probably be scared, haha.

P.S. I used this open source React Native library. Just thought they deserved a shoutout!

https://github.com/alexbrillant/react-native-deck-swiper But,

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