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Is the app actually parsing the articles and displaying them the app or just like other HN clients that just have links and you open them in Safari? If it's the
by dewey 8y ago
Is the app actually parsing the articles and displaying them the app or just like other HN clients that just have links and you open them in Safari? If it's the first then I guess the complaint makes sense if you are implementing some kind of "Reader" mode in the app itself by scraping the content.
- stan503 8y agoIt's using the official Hacker News API (https://github.com/HackerNews/API https://github.com/HackerNews/API), not scraping web sites.
- icebraining 8y agoI think dewey is asking about the articles linked from HN, not HN itself. The post implies that when you click on an article from NYT/NPR/etc, it shows the content inside the app (since there's a separate button to open it in Safari), doesn't it?
- jobigoud 8y agoIt might not be a desirable behavior for some users but it shouldn't be forbidden… The client I'm using also leaves the choice of opening within the app or going through the native browser.
- Globz 8y agoI am currently using an HN client on iOS which parses the article links for you and renders them into a "reader" mode without leaving the app, you can also open the link via Safari or save it to pocket. This is exactly what his app is doing, I fail to see what are the differences between the two?
- raydev 8y agoThe app you're using: - is older and predates this particular restriction - OR the reviewers overlooked it App Store reviews are really a gamble when you start linking to websites in your app. It's just a shitty experience for the developer in general.