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I turned an Expo app into a Fire TV app 😎
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Hey Reader - Simon here 👋 Most React native devs spend their time thinking about mobile. iOS. Android. Maybe web. But recently I've been spending more time exploring a different platform that few devs consider: TV. And after turning an Expo app into a Fire TV app, I think it might be one of the mot interesting opportunities out there right now. 🎥 How to Build a Fire TV App with Expo and React NativeThis week I published a full walkthrough showing how to transform an existing Expo app into a Fire TV app using Amazon’s Vega OS. You'll learn to:
If you’re already building apps with React Native, targeting TV devices is one of the best choices you can make. 💭 A few thoughts this weekThe more I use AI-assisted development, the more I realize that distribution matters. Not just where users find your app. But where you choose to build. Most developers compete in the exact same places:
Meanwhile there are platforms with millions of users that receive a fraction of the developer attention. TV apps are one example. I don’t know if TV will become a major part of my business. But I do know that exploring less crowded platforms has often led to the most interesting opportunities in my career. 🛠 What I’m buildingOn the Tiny Harvest side, this week has mostly been about stabilization after the Airport update and the new season start. I’m currently working on:
The game recently got a lot of downloads on the App Store, not sure how and where Apple is pushing it - but I like it! Unfortunately, a few bugs showed up at exactly the wrong time, plus my database had an incident right at the season start 😅 So now it’s all about improving the experience before the next update is released. I’m also working on a larger AI-powered voice notes app build where agentic coding is playing a huge role in the workflow - stay tuned! That’s it for this week - back to building. Have you ever considered building for TV devices, or are mobile and web enough already? See you next week, |
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Hey Reader - Simon here 👋 It’s been a while. For the first time in a long time, I basically took a month off from YouTube and this newsletter. Summer holidays happened, I spent a lot of time with my family, tinkered on Tiny Harvest whenever I felt like it… …and honestly, it was pretty nice. But school is starting again, I’m slowly getting back into work, and there’s A LOT I want to build and share over the next months. Starting with something that has changed quite a bit for Tiny Harvest. 🎥 I...
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