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Show HN: I made a app that uses NFC as a physical switch to block distractions

(www.foqos.app)
225 points awaseem | 1 comments | 21 Jan 25 16:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source

Hi HN!

Super proud to showcase Foqos! I wanted to create a way to physically block apps on my phone, always had a bunch of NFC tags, combined the 2 together over the holiday break and Foqos was born. You can create profiles, write them to NFC tags and track your weekly focus.

Its completely open source and will always be free! There is an affiliate link in the app for nfc tags and donations are completely optional

Link here: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/foqos/id6736793117

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tigereyeTO ◴[21 Jan 25 18:38 UTC] No.42783690[source]▶
I'm curious why the NFC tags are required at all?

Can't you switch profiles on your phone without scanning an NFC tag already? Couldn't your app allow profile switching without requiring any NFC tags?

It's not clear to me what the NFC tags add to this experience.

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riso ◴[21 Jan 25 18:58 UTC] No.42783922[source]▶
The app does allow manually switching of profiles, without NFC tags, but it wasn't clear until I installed the app.
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awaseem ◴[21 Jan 25 19:02 UTC] No.42783981[source]▶
Yeah lot of feedback on better demos, learning moment for sure!
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1. timisthief ◴[22 Jan 25 12:43 UTC] No.42792186[source]▶
Couldn’t figure out how to switch profiles without nfc tags even after installing the app. Could you please let me know?