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I’ll give this a try with my wife. We struggle with this.

The requirement to log in is a huge deterrent though - why not just use a UUID or something based on the phone?

Also, I don’t know if you can scrape a small synopsis and include it, along with the genre, underneath the film? I had no idea what the first 30-40 films that came up for me were.



I did not know about UUID. Sorry about the signup. Working to change it asap

BTW, you can click on the movie image and get more details. Sorry for the lack of onboarding.


No problem :) it’s a first app! Cut yourself some slack. Nice that you did put in the details too - I just didn’t try clicking to see them.


I think UUID is no longer possible on iOS.


UUID [0] is a concept, not an implementation. You can implement UUID in any language. It's like an algorithm.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier


UUID's are always possible, you're thinking of the IDFA (IDentifier For Advertisers), which is tied to the device. If you generate a UUID and store it locally you should be able to maintain identity, at least until the user deletes the app.




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