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HN iPhone App Live (free; unofficial but very functional)
Would love the HN community's feedback on what else you'd like to see in the app.
We're just moving our company to SF, so this is a housewarming gift of sorts, from AppMakr, the tool used to create the app.
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- Sam_Odio 16y agoDisclaimer: I'm the brother of the poster, so I'm biased. This is actually pretty cool since you can read the stories inline (instead of pulling up the iPhone's browser interface). That said, it would be nice to have the option to pull up a browser in case I wanted to navigate around on the source site. Oh, and bro, you have to tell Isaac and Sean to stop spamming your posts with upvotes and comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1118734 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1118734. They're cramping your style. Edit: Thanks Sean for removing your comment on this post.
- fletchowns 16y agoSo it robs the content provider of any ad revenue?
- danielodio 16y agoHmmm an interesting question. Seems that the culture around RSS isn't set like other mediums are. For example, when you put an RSS feed on your site - a feed that a content site owner made available - you're keeping the user off the original content owner's site too. Interestingly, the RSS feed that I pulled to put content into the app (http://andrewtrusty.com/2009/06/29/readable-feeds/ http://andrewtrusty.com/2009/06/29/readable-feeds/ by Andrew Trusty) has 578,925 "hits" (don't know if he means subscribers). So I guess in a round about way I'm asking, is taking that existing (awesome) and publicly available feed and putting it into a mobile app for consumption on the go what bothers you, or just the fact that the feed exists in the first place? - DROdio
- danielodio 16y agoHey bro, yes you can actually do that today. Here's how: Just hit the little arrow button on the top right of a story, and you can view in browser, share in email & Twitter, or, of course, share in Facebook. Wouldn’t want to forget that one ;) Screenshots on how to do this at http://go.DanielOdio.com/HNapp http://go.DanielOdio.com/HNapp
- andrewljohnson 16y agoNice, I wonder if you will squish the guy whose app I already bought for this: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news/id339408916?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news/id339408916?mt=8
- danielodio 16y agoAndrew, how does this app compare to the one you bought?
- andrewljohnson 16y agoDunno, someday I might download your app, but right now it seems like an advertisement for your app makr platform, and I'm kind of busy and happy with what I have.
- ElliotH 16y agoI'm actually quite a fan of that little app - it works quite well. Possibly overpriced (should probably be free or 59p) but, importantly, it's simple and gets the job done. This seems like it has a lot of features I would never need or use. Things like needing my current location and sending out push notifications seem a little gratuitous too, but maybe that's just me.
- danielodio 16y agoElliot, thx; tell me what you think about it if you end up downloading both, i.e., the photo galleries, Twitter feeds, Meetup info, etc.
- ugh 16y ago€2.40 too much? Seriously? I have paid more than that for 100g of chocolate.
- ElliotH 16y agoI paid the money - so evidently I think its an acceptable amount to pay. But we're talking about something that is competing with a free application.
- fletchowns 16y agoLooks like a glorified RSS reader...I thought Apple was going to stop accepting apps like this?
- danielodio 16y agoFletchowns, AppMakr started with RSS because most sites spin it off, . If by "glorified" you mean: 1) app uses location for parsing Geo data 2) app has push notifications 3) app has a media photo gallery 4) app can store content offline, i.e., in subway ... then the answer's yes. But while AppMakr uses RSS as a data transport mechanism, the view layer has gotten pretty sophisticated. I'd say the app is pretty useful - but give it a go and tell me what you think.
- fletchowns 16y agoAll things that can be done in the browser, except for push notifications, which are completely unnecessary for a site like HN.
- danielodio 16y agoHave you tried reading HN on the iPhone? The fact that HN links to each article means you have to wait for each story you want to read to load... downloading it all for quick / offline reading is a huge plus
- marknutter 16y agoI don't get why every website needs an iPhone app..
- danielodio 16y agoTry using this app on the go and see what you think - I've found that I read HN 2x as often by having this app - and it's fast, i.e., I don't have to wait for a web page to load, which makes it so I end up reading more. - DROdio
- marknutter 16y agoConsidering my iPhone 3G safari is so slow I only use it in emergencies, I will take your advice.
- danielodio 16y agoGreat & please let me know if there are other HN related feeds or content you'd like to see in the app. I can publish changes pretty quickly.
- marknutter 16y agoI'll try to remember to do that. Thanks!
- josh33 16y agoAll I really want is a Hacker News app that allows you to vote, view/reply to comments, and formats all content on news.ycombinator.com into a mobile-friendly format. Is there an app that does that?
- danielodio 16y agoYeah would love to put the voting functionality into the app. Would need PG's involvement to do that.
- ryanhuff 16y agoIs that because you're digesting the data through RSS? Scraping would get you the data you need to provide full functionality.
- danielodio 16y agoYes correct re: digesting via RSS.
- grinich 16y agoMine does all that. :-) http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/