devlog #4

big one today. built a whole shorts app and gave the OS a memory

shorts: its like tiktok but in my OS lol. it pulls actual live videos from youtube channels i picked (carterpcs, yahya alhihi, miwu science) thru their rss feeds. hid all the ugly yt player controls so it just loops clean like a real short

I also added GLOBAL likes. found a free counter api so when someone likes a video, everyone who visits the site sees that count go up. u also cant relike stuff bc ur device gets remembered. theres comments too with a slide up panel, and an add button where u can paste any shorts link and itll join ur feed

the OS knows who u are now. first time u load in it asks “what should we call you” on its own lil screen after boot, and next time it goes “Welcome back, [name]… UwU~” which I rly like lol

comments post as name#tag (like discord) so if two people are both named alex they dont get mixed up

also:

• updated the welcome window with my actual pfp and about me (entrepreneur surviving school, saving for a mac mini yeah yeah)
• videos pause when u close the window now

bugs ig

• yt embeds kept playing audio after closing the window. used postMessage pauseVideo
• my html edit broke the sketch icon and my desktop exploded lol

todo for next time:

• remember open windows and positions on refresh
• custom wallpaper picker (still lol)
• maybe a music player