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Ask HN: Why is HN not mobile friendly yet?

#1
I know this gets asked all the time, but to me, the more the question is asked, the more meaningful the lack of response is.

Why isn't HN updated for viewing on a mobile?

- I would wager a vast number of users use their mobile to view the site (or at least want to) - The change required is tiny; I'm sure even I'm this thread someone will be able to propose the optimal change to make. - Varied screen sizes are not going to go away so the change needs to be made at some point - It seems fundamentally against the ethos of a company like YC to not adapt to the changing needs of their user base

I'm sure there are more, but I think that is enough.

Can someome explain to me (and the others asking) why this hasn't already been done and, more importantly if this will ever happen?

Re: Ask HN: Why is HN not mobile friendly yet?

#5
> The change required is tiny; I'm sure even I'm this thread someone will be able to propose the optimal change to make.

Apparently, it's not tiny, which was the response that came up the last time.

...the last time was about two years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7330107

They did roll out a tiny mobile fix in March: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9206427

Re: Ask HN: Why is HN not mobile friendly yet?

#8
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I've found this site as one of the easier to use ones on mobile?

Exactly. As far as I'm concerned, HN IS (!!!) mobile friendly. I'm so sick of the garbage mobile formatting that is ubiquitous these days. Give me a clean desktop version any day. Pinch to zoom FTW. 2009 was way easier to browse on the iPhone than 2015, what happened? Granted, there is an occasional gem but they are the rare exception. Perhaps bump the frontsize up a bit, but I don't see how HN could really be mobile 'optimized' in a good way.
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