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Tend — A FOSS, privacy-first, and offline android app to help you stay in touch with people (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 days ago by jksalcedo@lemmy.ml to c/foss@beehaw.org
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Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a project I recently started working on called Tend (Android app built to help you automate the scheduling of your social life).

The idea originally came from a discussion on r/fossdroid about how hard it is to keep in touch with friends and extended family without relying on bloated, cloud-based business CRMs.

Most "Personal CRM" apps require you to upload your contacts to a random server. I wanted something that was 100% offline, private, and simple.

What it does

You can think of it as setting up cron jobs for your relationships.

  • Contact Cards: Create dedicated profiles for people you want to keep up with (Name, notes, phone, socials, etc.).
  • Custom Frequency: Set a "check-in" schedule (e.g., every 14 days, monthly, quarterly).
  • Smart Reminders: The app will notify you when it's time to reach out.
  • 100% Offline: Everything is stored locally on your device via SQLite/Room. No accounts, no telemetry, no cloud sync.

Since this is in the initial development phase, I’m looking for feedback on the features and the UI.

Repository

GitHub: https://github.com/jksalcedo/tend Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/jksalcedo/tend

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[–] MonaySimpson@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cool app. A few questions.

Will future releases be able to pull my phone contacts so I don't have to tell re-enter names/numbers/dates (especially when they change?

On that how do I edit a contact?

What's the internet permissions for?

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago

Thanks.

Yes, it's planned.

It's not implemented yet.

I haven't explicitly removed some unused permissions.

[–] carmo55@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

How have you used AI in this project?

(we should standardise AI disclaimers in FOSS software like we do in science)

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

For boilerplate and some debugging. :)

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

Alpha Release is out

Link: Alpha v0.1.0-alpha.1

[–] shaggy@beehaw.org 0 points 4 days ago

This is a very cool idea! I would love to see it, and I know many people that would be interested in using something like this.

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Would love to use this app! When will you release the APK file?

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! I'll be releasing an APK within this day.

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Still waiting for the APK file :)

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 hours ago

Oh. It's on GitHub. :>_

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm definitely not the target audience for this, but I know a lot of people who would love something like this. Please continue to post updates now and then!

Long term, it'd be cool to see iOS support as well, though that's not easy to do. Since it's still in early development, I'm curious if that's on your radar. If not, makes sense of course. Just throwing that out there since you're asking for feedback.

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

I will post an updates throughout the development.

iOS app is feasible but I've never really developed an iOS app. This could be the start I think.

[–] BruisedMoose@piefed.social 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Definitely going to keep an eye out! As far as frequency, it would be nice to add a "float" setting where a user could set a number of days as a window for reminders. So let's say I want to be reminded every 14 days to check in with my dad. But I don't want HIM knowing that I'm on a schedule, so if Iset a 3 day float, I could be reminded any time between 11-17 days.

Am I making any sense?

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

Thanks! I'll consider your suggeestion.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 4 days ago

I was about to ask this same thing. But I'd call floats fuzz or entropy or +/-

[–] Harald_im_Netz@feddit.org 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

On the ozher hand, you could call it “Saturday is calling dad day“ :-)

Still a good idea for a feature.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 0 points 4 days ago

never thought of something like this, sounds like a useful concept. thanks

[–] manxu@piefed.social 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Great idea! Do you also track important dates, like birthdays, anniversaries, etc.?

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You will be notified if there are important dates set.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 0 points 3 days ago

Excellent! I really need something like this, thank you for writing it!

[–] AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Very cool! I definitely need something like this, personally. I forget to talk to people way too often.

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

Thanks! Happy to help

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Sorry, what does CRM stand for?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 4 days ago

Are also Sales Force.

It's one of the most profitable industries that a surprising number of people don't know about

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Customer relationship management.

Where a company would manage and track their contacts and associated data.

[–] gedfromgont@piefed.ca 0 points 4 days ago

Thanks!

[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As someone with ADHD, this is a pretty great concept.

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

Thanks! Happy to help.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Can you export/backup the data from the app?

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

Right now, it's not included in the core features. But I think it's an essential feature. I've already done such feature so it wouldn't be hard.

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 0 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Absolutely love the concept. Will you eventually release builds on f-droid or some other source?

[–] jksalcedo@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago

Thank you! I'll be releasing it on F-droid, IzzyOnDroid, and Zapstore once I implemented the core features.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This, but only in the official fdroid repo

[–] matelt@feddit.uk 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I second an F-Droid release because I don't have a clue how to get it installed on my phone. I'm an über casual

[–] halm@leminal.space 0 points 4 days ago

Thirded!