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I'd say Apollo (or Reddit is Fun on Android) is a heck of a lot better than new Reddit, and about as good as old Reddit. And Google Maps' app beats their site b
by easton 6y ago
I'd say Apollo (or Reddit is Fun on Android) is a heck of a lot better than new Reddit, and about as good as old Reddit. And Google Maps' app beats their site by a county mile on iOS.
There's no good Hacker News client for mobile though, at least one that's better than the web page. Not that I'm saying someone should make one either, the site is responsive as heck.
- peterteter 6y agoMaps is a good example, it bad on mobile because they made it bad, to force you to use the app. Its still useable but it sucks. Thats a development I often see.
- bzb3 6y agoApollo is a bad example since Reddit purposely sabotage their website so you use their app. It's perfectly possible to write a good Reddit web client; they chose not to
- designium 6y agoAgreed. I also use Apollo. I think the secrets is that is has less features so it shows content without the fluff from the official app
- Jaruzel 6y agoI use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manuelmaly.hn&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manuelmaly... as my Hacker News app, it does me. I like that I can vote on comments and stories, but it's irritating that I can't post via it. On a medium sized phone screen, the mobile web experience of HN is not optimum in my opinion.
- raverbashing 6y agoHN works fine on mobile I think the only improvement needed might be a different style on "code" blocks, but otherwise it works great There's literally no need for an app
- ShamelessC 6y agoHN has been a really bad experience on mobile for me. It's really difficult to tap links accurately. In particular collapsing and expanding comment threads is super annoying. I've been using Hews from the Play store instead.
- hansjorg 6y agoZoom then click. Works like a charm. A bit kludgy, but still a much better user interface than any other discussion board I've used lately.
- eyeundersand 6y agoI like this on Android for HN. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidroh.materialistic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidr...
- busymom0 6y agoI am the developer of HACK for iOS if you want to check it out: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer/id1464477788 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer...