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Raising my hand as someone who's checked Settings > General > Software Update way too many times.I got tired of finding out about iOS updates from Twitter 6 hours after they dropped, so I built EarlyNotify.It's dead simple: the system watches Apple's firmware servers, and when a new iOS/iPadOS/macOS/watchOS/tvOS update hits, you get an email within 15 minutes. That's it.No app to install. No account dashboard. Just an email saying "hey, iOS 26.1 just dropped."It's free, open-source, no upsells, just notifications.Would love any feedback! Happy to answer questions about how it works under the hood!P.S. iOS 26.1 dropped on the 3rd November ;)
HN · launched Nov 8, 2025 · 5 upvotes (top 90%) · 0 views
Niche: mobile system utility apps · 186 launches, 17 in the last 7 days ▲ +6% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Security
- Workflow automation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
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Could you build this?
Yes A simple polling service that monitors Apple firmware update RSS feeds or APIs and dispatches emails via an SMTP service like Resend or SendGrid.
Discussion
5 comments analyzed.
Concerns raised: Missing older Apple device models (Apple Watch SE1, Series 6+, 2017 MacBook), Apple may have stopped hosting updates for EOL devices on separate infrastructure, Limited Apple Watch coverage (only up to Series 5, currently at Series 11)
Feature requests: Webhook notifications for firmware updates, Notifications for older/legacy Apple devices, Expand Apple Watch model support beyond Series 5
Competitors
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Attention rank: #309 of 328 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 10 days after the earliest competitor.
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