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👋🏼 I'm Simon. Nice to meet you. Come say hi, my DMs are open 🧪 Creator of @NativePHP.com 👩‍💻 I run @Laradevs.com 📽️ Building ReelFlow.com 🎙️ 1/3rd of @thebucketpod.bsky.social 🌐 simonhamp.me

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Simon @simonhamp.me · Feb 4

This changes EVERYTHING

I just announced on stage at @LaraconEU that the FIRST EVER iPhone app to be built on #Laravel and #Livewire has been released on the #iOS App Store

Yes, you read that right!

PHP now has Apple's approval as a legitimate way to build iOS apps

🔥

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Simon @simonhamp.me · 5h

Folks who want #PHP to "stay in its lane" can see the potential

It will take over

They actively want to prevent this so that it doesn't encroach on their territory

But PHP quietly dominates the web and it will dominate other platforms too, you'll see

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 3d

Our Wall of Love ❤️ is already starting to take shape!

nativephp.com/wall-of-love

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 4d

License management just dropped on nativephp.com 🎉

And our Wall of Love page is ready to show thanks to our early adopters

Here's how to get going 👇🏼 📼

youtu.be/H0Uiv4hhlpU

License Management on NativePHP.com

YouTube video by NativePHP

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 9d

Did you know that we sponsor some of the open source projects we use and their maintainers at a rate of over $2,000 per month?

This includes @pestphp.bsky.social and @filamentphp.com

We love this community and we want to keep on supporting it ❤️

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Simon @simonhamp.me · 11d

Exciting news! 🎉

I'm FINALLY going all-in on @NativePHP.com

This is the riskiest decision I think I've ever made in my whole career 😬

After a little vacay this week, I'm hitting it hard on all things NativePHP with my bro @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social

Awesome things coming 🚀

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Simon @simonhamp.me · 13d

This is so dang killer

Pascal Baljet @pascalbaljet.bsky.social · 13d

Inertia 2.2 is here and it ships with a new <InfiniteScroll> component! If you've ever built infinite scrolling by hand, you know what a timesaver this is.

We worked hard sweating the details to make this super smooth and easy to implement

Let's take a look! 👇

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James Seconde @secondej.bsky.social · 13d

I love how culturally baffling it is to me that all of the UK press have been absolutely creaming themselves over the reunion Oasis shows, but nobody is talking about this lot doing their first tour since 2017, who are sonically in a different world of artistry.

youtu.be/-Zaw7jucFn4?...

Radiohead - Sit Down. Stand Up (Live)

YouTube video by Radiohead

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 15d

We just gave away $1 Million worth of Max licenses

nativephp.com/blog/we-just...

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Simon @simonhamp.me · 18d

Who needs executing?

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 18d

We love getting this kind of feedback from other devs 🥹

Hey there! 😊 I’m Luis, from Denmark. Just wanted to share how much I’m loving NativePHP! I’ve been experimenting with it on Linux, and turning Laravel starter kits (React, Vue, Livewire) with basic auth into Android apps and the whole process felt surprisingly smooth and intuitive. It’s amazing how easy it makes PHP app development for mobile!
If anyone else is trying it out on Linux and runs into trouble, feel free to reach out, I’d be happy to help! Can’t wait to connect with you all and see what awesome projects you’re building. 🚀

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Simon @simonhamp.me · 20d

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Simon Shares: The right tool for the job.... Have a listen:

The right tool for the job...

...is the one you already know

share.transistor.fm

Simon @simonhamp.me · 20d

pretty much every country tbh

Simon @simonhamp.me · 23d

PHP democratised the web

We're gonna use it to do the same for apps

Mark my words

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 25d

NativePHP for Desktop v1.3 is out with loads of neat improvements

nativephp.com/blog/nativep...

NativePHP for Desktop - September 2025 Update

More amazing updates to Desktop

nativephp.com

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 26d

We've open-sourced our mobile Kitchen Sink app! 🎉

nativephp.com/blog/kitchen...

NativePHP

Build native applications, with the tools you already know.

nativephp.com

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · 27d

🚀 Mobile v1.10.4 Released

Better icon support and orientation control via config

nativephp.com/blog/mobile-...

NativePHP

Build native applications, with the tools you already know.

nativephp.com

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · Sep 12

WTF is a 16 KB page size?

Don't worry, we've got you covered 😉

nativephp.com/blog/android...

NativePHP

Build native applications, with the tools you already know.

nativephp.com

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · Sep 11

You're Already A Mobile App Dev, Harry 🧙🏻‍♂️

nativephp.com/blog/you-are...

NativePHP

Build native applications, with the tools you already know.

nativephp.com

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Simon @simonhamp.me · Sep 11

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Simon Shares: Excited about Bifrost. Have a listen:

Excited about Bifrost

Bifrost is live!And I'm not dead

share.transistor.fm

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · Sep 10

How fast are your mobile app builds?

NativePHP apps built with Bifrost consistently come in under 10 minutes 🔥

That's Full Swift/Kotlin app compilation, including deployment to the stores!

(Oh and concurrently, even on the lowest plan 😉)

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Dave Hicking @davehicking.com · Sep 10

Look at this lineup of speakers 🔥

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · Sep 10

Are you also trying to escape the Expo/React Native/JS ecosystem craziness?

Come join us! The water is lovely and warm 😌

nativephp.com

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Simon @simonhamp.me · Sep 10

Thanks to Ghost!

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · Sep 9

Almost forgot the launch video 😏

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz2H...

Introducing Bifrost

YouTube video by NativePHP

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NativePHP @nativephp.com · Sep 9

The Bifrost is Open! 🌈🚀

The team have been working non-stop over the past few months to bring the next evolution in the NativePHP ecosystem:

Our purpose-built build and release service, Bifrost

bifrost.nativephp.com

Bifrost

bifrost.nativephp.com

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