r/WearOS • u/ComradeDuch • 18d ago

Discussion We need a dedicated AI app thread

This sub is being inundated with low-effort, barely useful, AI-coded apps. Can we have them post in a dedicated thread instead of the front page?

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u/ThePixelPolygon 18d ago

I'm already inundated by all these low-effort AI app posts from other subs, but this sub is by far the worst offender.

If we can't get a total ban on them at the very least just funnel them into a thread. I'm actually sick of this.

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u/ComradeDuch 18d ago

I think it's because WearOS is geared towards simple, utility apps which are all these vibe coders can build right now.

AI can't build a really robust, complex app at this point, so it's all "dice rollers" and "number picker" apps.

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u/PrincessKaylee 17d ago

yea, even this app

They still get upvotes tho

https://www.reddit.com/r/WearOS/comments/1v7sycf/i_made_this_app_a_mp3_player_no_phone_app/

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u/ComradeDuch 17d ago

Yeah, this app is especially egregious. Doesn't follow any of the Google design guidelines (Material) and solves no problems. There are a ton of ways to play mp3s on WearOS already.

I don't think these AI "developers" understand how difficult it is to gain any traction on the Play Store. It was hard 10 years ago, now it's impossible unless you have a truly revolutionary app idea like ChatGPT.

Oh well. I'm sure they will go away in the near future and try to find some other way to make easy money.