Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
A few thoughts on Base app launching on Farcaster 1. This a big milestone for the Farcaster protocol! The Base app has millions of existing users that will be onboarded to Farcaster over the coming months. 2. It’s a big win for users — another well-funded client. Different features. Different algo. Different opportunities to earn (opt in!). Farcaster account and your social graph seamlessly work across both (simultaneously!). 3. It’s a big win for developers. Mini apps work with Base out-the-box. It was awesome to see Farcaster mini app developers on stage at the main event today! 4. Expect a few growing pains. We’re learning and working to make the experience as smooth as possible. 5. Expect both apps to try different experiments. A powerful part of Farcaster is permissionless innovation. The Degen and Clanker teams didn’t have to ask anyone for permission to build new experiences on Farcaster. Feature, not a bug.
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czar
@czar
Do mini apps work out of the gate? I have seen casts from devs saying we will make it work in tba. Do they need to do anything?
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Should just work!
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cody
@codyb.eth
some of the basics works but Farcaster is ahead with many details not yet incorporated (disableNativeGestures, haptics, native view profile with minimization, native view token, etc). Figure they will clear them with time but would love to see much more parity.
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cody
@codyb.eth
Jk. it didn't work earlier today but disableNativeGestures finally is in there! the UX of many mini apps will work so much better now.
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cody
@codyb.eth
still not there actually. disableNativeGestures not supported if you open from the feed. only if you open it elsewhere.
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Brian Flynn
@flynn.eth
same experience here - lots of small things that make it incompatible. not impossible but also doesn't just work out of the box.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
They’re working to get to parity.
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