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Some time ago I started to build a simple and clean Hacker News reader for Android because I find the current solutions kind of messy. I've used https://play.go

by eduardn 11y ago

Some time ago I started to build a simple and clean Hacker News reader for Android because I find the current solutions kind of messy. I've used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn for a while, because it was really clean, but the sharing functionality didn't work as I expected so I started looking for alternatives but ended up building my own. It still misses some things (like collapsible comments) but I'm working on them. Let me know what you think and what would you like to see in a hacker news reader application.

s9w 11y ago
Random feedback: - No other way to switch to comments other than triple dot menu? - yes, collapsable comments! - comments waste a lot of space with whitespace. I like the time formatting on them though - Maybe add an (optional?) domain hint like on HN?
- eduardn 11y ago
  Thanks! 1. At the time, sharing seemed like a more important action than comments, but I guess I was wrong. Will switch sharing with comments in a future update :) 3. I will work on the comments design in the next update, I too am not pleased with the current solution. 4. Do you think that would be helpful? Is there a reason you want a domain hint?
  - cmdrfred 11y ago
    I like domain hints so I know the site isn't behind a paywall etc. Also some sites will catch my interest more such as krebsonsecurity.com
  - s9w 11y ago
    Domain isn't that important for me. But HN and most (?) clients have it, so it immediately felt odd to not see it.
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jhasse 11y ago
I'm missing opening links in an external browser. IMHO only HN's comments are broken on mobile so a better view for comments is the only thing I want from a HN app.