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Show HN: Hacker News for mobile devices

49 points by mheguevara 12y ago

tosinaf 12y ago
Also see TheNews (iOS) http://bit.ly/thenews-ios http://bit.ly/thenews-ios it's for both hacker news & designer news. It also has support for viewing comments in addition to the clean design :) *disclaimer, I built it lol
girvo 12y ago
Not bad, needs some work, but not bad! My favourite app is MiniHack. Lets you post comments on mobile, and has a really nice interface now that he's updated the UI. Well worth the money. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/id631108846?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/...
- shoq 12y ago
  If you are a lurker: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435?m...
hkmurakami 12y ago
I'm a fan of the design, but lack of comments is a deal breaker for me. I currently use this site for hn mobile: http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/ http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/
- girvo 12y ago
  I use MiniHack, which is mind-blowingly good now that the update came through. Full comment posting on mobile and tablet, upvoting, flagging, everything. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/id631108846?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/...
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - mitchell209 12y ago
    MiniHack is easily my favorite iOS app now. The dark theme is beautiful and it has all the basic features you need.
- mheguevara 12y ago
  This is just the first prototype, product of 3 to 4 hours. If I have time, I plan to add anything on the original hacker news page that I can.
- keehun 12y ago
  I've seen a lot of "redesigns" of HN, but that is by far my favorite of them all.
  - Slackwise 12y ago
    I've been using the "Hacker News Enhancement Suite" [1], which isn't much of a suite as it is a more Reddit-like version of HN. Namely, it has collapsible comments, inline replying, and a generally nicer but not over-designed layout. [1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhancement-s/bappiabcodbpphnojdiaddhnilfnjmpm https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc...
    - keehun 12y ago
      I like that, too. Too bad it's only for Chrome.
- 001sky 12y ago
  Agree, but the current version omits all numerical point data and the repeating #comments 30 times uses alot of pixel space. I'm wondering if there's not a hack or abstraction that might benefit the layout.
- bignaj 12y ago
  That website doesn't have the same thread ordering as the homepage on the real thing, or it seems to be delayed... if you pull up both in parallel you'll see it quite obviously...
  - cheeaun 12y ago
    The stories are cached in both API-side and client-side for few minutes, so you'll see some discrepancies.
arcameron 12y ago
Also see http://hckrnews.com/ http://hckrnews.com/
varkson 12y ago
Since Y Combinator has been redesigned, I hope they redesign HN and make it responsive and modern.
- dictum 12y ago
  Verdana is a bit dated (it still looks good, but it's very reminiscent of early 2000s web design, as it was one of the few fonts that looked good without antialiasing on a 640x480 or 800x600 display), but I'd like to ask this of whoever gets tasked with refreshing HN's typography in the future: stick with a humanist sans serif. Don't go with Helvetica or another geometric sans serif.
  - OutThisLife 12y ago
    Verdana is really easy to read though. Compare your comment as Verdana to Arial: http://d.pr/i/u0Ys http://d.pr/i/u0Ys
- colinbartlett 12y ago
  Honestly, I feel like they could satisfy 90% of mobile users with just a few lines of CSS to make it a bit more responsive. Having to zoom, pan, and squint on my iPhone is so frustrating.
Z3UX 12y ago
I've tried many hn mobile redesigns and have settled with http://hn.premii.com http://hn.premii.com and use it every single day!
- wuliwong 12y ago
  Did they make an iOS app as well? This looks just like my HN iOS app. Love it.
  - mgrouchy 12y ago
    Yes, its very nice. I use this iOS app as well. iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn And its open source too! https://github.com/premii/hn https://github.com/premii/hn
    - oliomel 12y ago
      I use the iOS app. I wish the developer would update it to support left edge slide for going back.
  - Z3UX 12y ago
    They have it on the App Store and Google Play, but you can just use it on any browser. I use it on my desktop regularly!
- kudu 12y ago
  Yeah, it's the nicest one I've seen by far. HackerWeb is a not-so-close second.
- snori74 12y ago
  Hmm, just says "Loading..." for me on my antique old setup (original Galaxy S, Opera) - and frankly the main site actually works fine. In fact none of these alternatives look better imho, and I like to see how many comments are already up before opening an article - something many of them leave out.
Kiro 12y ago
These kind of HN redesigns pop up every other day. What makes this better than the rest?
jpdlla 12y ago
A couple of months ago I built http://news.hdn.io/ http://news.hdn.io/ after aggregating data from Hacker News and Designer News for The Hacker and Designer Newsletter.
skizm 12y ago
No comments? That's like 70% of the reason I come on HN. ihackernews.com is another alternative for anyone still poking around for good mobile versions of HN.
XERQ 12y ago
I've been using a combination of Hacker Web [1] and TheNews [2]. Hacker Web IMO is perfect for browsing on mobile devices, whereas TheNews is great for desktop viewing. [1] http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/ http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/ [2] http://thenews.im/ http://thenews.im/
hexleo 12y ago
When I click the hyperlink, I jump to another web site, although in desktop HN work will, for mobile devices is too bad. In my way, it propose a new mechanism to translate the other web page to adopt the mobile devices, do in app.
carbocation 12y ago
Note that it is probable that Hacker News / News.YC itself will in the relatively near future have a more "responsive" design: https://github.com/HackerNews/HN/issues/96 https://github.com/HackerNews/HN/issues/96
kripy 12y ago
http://ihackernews.com/ http://ihackernews.com/ ... if only it had more button.
stewbrew 12y ago
A mobile version that works with javascript disabled. What a relief.
jamhed 12y ago
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ncom.yahn https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ncom.yahn

49 points by mheguevara 12y ago

Also see TheNews (iOS) http://bit.ly/thenews-ios http://bit.ly/thenews-ios it's for both hacker news & designer news. It also has support for viewing comments in addition to the clean design :) *disclaimer, I built it lol

girvo 12y ago

Not bad, needs some work, but not bad! My favourite app is MiniHack. Lets you post comments on mobile, and has a really nice interface now that he's updated the UI. Well worth the money. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/id631108846?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/...

shoq 12y ago
If you are a lurker: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435?m...

hkmurakami 12y ago

I'm a fan of the design, but lack of comments is a deal breaker for me. I currently use this site for hn mobile: http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/ http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/

girvo 12y ago
I use MiniHack, which is mind-blowingly good now that the update came through. Full comment posting on mobile and tablet, upvoting, flagging, everything. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/id631108846?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minihack-for-hacker-news-yc/...
- deleted 12y ago
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- mitchell209 12y ago
  MiniHack is easily my favorite iOS app now. The dark theme is beautiful and it has all the basic features you need.
mheguevara 12y ago
This is just the first prototype, product of 3 to 4 hours. If I have time, I plan to add anything on the original hacker news page that I can.
keehun 12y ago
I've seen a lot of "redesigns" of HN, but that is by far my favorite of them all.
- Slackwise 12y ago
  I've been using the "Hacker News Enhancement Suite" [1], which isn't much of a suite as it is a more Reddit-like version of HN. Namely, it has collapsible comments, inline replying, and a generally nicer but not over-designed layout. [1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhancement-s/bappiabcodbpphnojdiaddhnilfnjmpm https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hacker-news-enhanc...
  - keehun 12y ago
    I like that, too. Too bad it's only for Chrome.
001sky 12y ago
Agree, but the current version omits all numerical point data and the repeating #comments 30 times uses alot of pixel space. I'm wondering if there's not a hack or abstraction that might benefit the layout.
bignaj 12y ago
That website doesn't have the same thread ordering as the homepage on the real thing, or it seems to be delayed... if you pull up both in parallel you'll see it quite obviously...
- cheeaun 12y ago
  The stories are cached in both API-side and client-side for few minutes, so you'll see some discrepancies.

arcameron 12y ago

Also see http://hckrnews.com/ http://hckrnews.com/

varkson 12y ago

Since Y Combinator has been redesigned, I hope they redesign HN and make it responsive and modern.

dictum 12y ago
Verdana is a bit dated (it still looks good, but it's very reminiscent of early 2000s web design, as it was one of the few fonts that looked good without antialiasing on a 640x480 or 800x600 display), but I'd like to ask this of whoever gets tasked with refreshing HN's typography in the future: stick with a humanist sans serif. Don't go with Helvetica or another geometric sans serif.
- OutThisLife 12y ago
  Verdana is really easy to read though. Compare your comment as Verdana to Arial: http://d.pr/i/u0Ys http://d.pr/i/u0Ys
colinbartlett 12y ago
Honestly, I feel like they could satisfy 90% of mobile users with just a few lines of CSS to make it a bit more responsive. Having to zoom, pan, and squint on my iPhone is so frustrating.

Z3UX 12y ago

I've tried many hn mobile redesigns and have settled with http://hn.premii.com http://hn.premii.com and use it every single day!

wuliwong 12y ago
Did they make an iOS app as well? This looks just like my HN iOS app. Love it.
- mgrouchy 12y ago
  Yes, its very nice. I use this iOS app as well. iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn And its open source too! https://github.com/premii/hn https://github.com/premii/hn
  - oliomel 12y ago
    I use the iOS app. I wish the developer would update it to support left edge slide for going back.
- Z3UX 12y ago
  They have it on the App Store and Google Play, but you can just use it on any browser. I use it on my desktop regularly!
kudu 12y ago
Yeah, it's the nicest one I've seen by far. HackerWeb is a not-so-close second.
snori74 12y ago
Hmm, just says "Loading..." for me on my antique old setup (original Galaxy S, Opera) - and frankly the main site actually works fine. In fact none of these alternatives look better imho, and I like to see how many comments are already up before opening an article - something many of them leave out.

Kiro 12y ago

These kind of HN redesigns pop up every other day. What makes this better than the rest?

jpdlla 12y ago

A couple of months ago I built http://news.hdn.io/ http://news.hdn.io/ after aggregating data from Hacker News and Designer News for The Hacker and Designer Newsletter.

skizm 12y ago

No comments? That's like 70% of the reason I come on HN. ihackernews.com is another alternative for anyone still poking around for good mobile versions of HN.

XERQ 12y ago

I've been using a combination of Hacker Web [1] and TheNews [2]. Hacker Web IMO is perfect for browsing on mobile devices, whereas TheNews is great for desktop viewing. [1] http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/ http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/ [2] http://thenews.im/ http://thenews.im/

hexleo 12y ago

When I click the hyperlink, I jump to another web site, although in desktop HN work will, for mobile devices is too bad. In my way, it propose a new mechanism to translate the other web page to adopt the mobile devices, do in app.

carbocation 12y ago

Note that it is probable that Hacker News / News.YC itself will in the relatively near future have a more "responsive" design: https://github.com/HackerNews/HN/issues/96 https://github.com/HackerNews/HN/issues/96

kripy 12y ago

http://ihackernews.com/ http://ihackernews.com/ ... if only it had more button.

stewbrew 12y ago

A mobile version that works with javascript disabled. What a relief.

jamhed 12y ago

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ncom.yahn https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ncom.yahn