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I don't use HN site on Chrome Browser anymore because the app Hacker News 2 is so good: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksoftware.hacker
by chops 13y ago
I don't use HN site on Chrome Browser anymore because the app Hacker News 2 is so good: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksoftware.hackernews https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksof...
- devx 13y agoHacker News 2 is virtually perfect.
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- what_ever 13y agoLooks great. Any idea why it uses a different font than the one used by Android?
- chinpokomon 13y agoI only have three gripes. First, it removes my paragraph separation when I post. Second, when you go back to the topic list, it repositions the view at the top of the list again. The third is that when viewing articles, it doesn't use the Chrome rendering engine, so JavaScript demos suffer greatly and I have to relaunch the article in Chrome to see most of the correctly. It sounds like that last point of contention, Google may have just fixed for me. Personally, I like all the changes that I read about today. I'd also like to point out that Chrome as the default webview is a natural fit with the direction Google is taking Android. For some time now on Nexus tablets, there has been no Android browser, only Chrome. Also, you can now save "web apps" as applications, not just as bookmarked links. I think it is only natural that by the time Android 5 is released, you might even be able to install Chrome packaged apps just as you do with regular APK applications. Android and Chrome are merging, and ChromeCast, a lightweight Android kernel that only runs Chrome, is the proving ground.
- TsiCClawOfLight 13y agoReally, it is. Use it.
- manmal 13y agoShameless plug: My app "HN" has slightly better ratings, but also a reduced feature set: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manuelmaly.hn https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manuelmaly...
- jzelinskie 13y agoI've always used this app. The only thing I think that's weird is the default text size. I actually like the fact that you can't post. It probably reduces the amount of times I would make a completely worthless post.
- chinpokomon 13y agoA great start, but until I can post a comment through the app, I can't really "use" it. :-/ I'm looking forward to that future update.
- manmal 13y agoYeah, it's definitely on the list. Sadly, life often gets in the way when I should have time to spend time on HN. I guess I have too many hobbies..