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Pinnit
Pinnit is an app that allows you to create and pin your own notifications.
It was developed by Sasikanth and released in May of 2020.
It is natural to think the concept of a reminder as something that is time-sensitive. However, in some situations, this is not always the case — if you need to be constantly reminded of something, why not make use of the notification panel you view hundreds of times per day?
That was the idea behind Pinnit.
Filling a feature gap on Android
Android has had permanent notifications for years now, but relegated to foreground activities. This function was always decided by the developer of the application, and was never given as a user-facing feature.
Instead, Android provides a way to snooze notifications, but fails to address a particular use-case.
Pinnit changes this by letting users create their own notifications, and automatically sets them to permanent until unpinned.
Creating
Ever wanted to keep reminding yourself of something you saw, or a birthday of someone you know, or a list of things you need to buy? Those can be easily created and pinned.
Created notifications are displayed in a vertical list. Users can swipe to dismiss them.
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Design
Pinnit’s visuals are based around sharp-but-not-fully-sharp corners. All UI elements have a corner radius of 2dp, while icons - very small components - have a radius of 1pt.
Illustrations
Pinnit displays illustrations for empty states, dialogs, and general information, to help draw the user’s attention. These graphics follow a consistent and unique style.
Try it out!
Pinnit will always be free; no in-app purchases or ads.
