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Show HN: A Better Facebook Mobile App
- BigBalli 13y agoI've been fed up with Facebook's mobile app for a long time. This is the main reason why I rarely use it, perhaps a few times a month, only when I really really have to check something. When it comes to posting, I always use Buffer so Facebook's mobile app is only to browse my feed when bored. Facebook's mobile app is extremely slow and bloated. Granted, it does a lot of things for us (all groups/pages etc) and to use us (extensive tracking). I want something that tracks me less, gets rid of what I don't use and stays clean. Today, Sunday Nov 3rd, I started creating my own Facebook mobile app, for fun. Current functionality: - sections: newsfeed, notifications and profile - tap on thumb-up icon to like - tap on on comment icon to see comments - tap links to open - tap images to load high-res ... the easiest way is for you to give it a try. You can get it via TestFlight by going here: http://tflig.ht/16z5hmu http://tflig.ht/16z5hmu Obviously I'd love to have everyone try it so you can tell me what is most important and what's breaking. Please remember, this isn't a rebuild of Facebook's mobile app like Sencha (kinda) did with FastBook; this is a lightweight version. Again, please try it out and share the link with friends: http://tflig.ht/16z5hmu http://tflig.ht/16z5hmu I already have a list of things to fix and add but look forward to your feedback! Giacomo
- ivanbrussik 13y agoObvious question: Android or iPhone? Either way I am going to give it a try, I personally hate Facebook's default app and really hope this works out.
- BigBalli 13y agoMany of you have asked for screenshots. Not sure why since UX is the focus, rather than UI but here you go: https://twitter.com/BigBalli/status/398112378006814720 https://twitter.com/BigBalli/status/398112378006814720