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Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#11

Post by seanponeil » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:19 PM UTC

Great app! An indicator when refreshing would be nice, but overall this is definitely the best HN reader out there.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#12

Post by benregn » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:21 PM UTC

Nice app! If you are going to keep the ads (I'd rather pay something like $1), please show them on the frontpage compared to when I'm reading the article. Also it would be nice if it would not reload the frontpage every time I come back from reading an article.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#13

Post by mikeevans » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:22 PM UTC

seanponeil wrote: post #11

Great app! An indicator when refreshing would be nice, but overall this is definitely the best HN reader out there.

Thanks! A loading indicator is definitely on my to-do list.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#14

Post by mikeevans » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:25 PM UTC

benregn wrote: post #12

Nice app! If you are going to keep the ads (I'd rather pay something like $1), please show them on the frontpage compared to when I'm reading the article. Also it would be nice if it would not reload the frontpage every time I come back from reading an article.

You can remove the ads with an in-app purchase (although it looks like that part is crashing for some people) because I didn't want to have a Free/Pro app. Thanks for the feedback though!

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#15

Post by pjmlp » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:27 PM UTC

Great work.

Sadly I am still on 2.2 :(

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#16

Post by astoltzf » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:34 PM UTC

The app looks excellent; the best design for an Android HN app I have seen to date. Unlike others, I haven't experienced any crashing issues.

I only have one small piece of input: A night-mode (white on black) for the main menu and comments would be an excellent addition.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#17

Post by BrokenPipe » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:42 PM UTC

Why does it need permission to read my identify? Sorry, uninstalled.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#18

Post by tubbzor » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:43 PM UTC

Is the source code available on github by chance? I've recently started delving into android and would love to study/contribute to this app if possible.

Regardless, really an excellent job overall with it.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#19

Post by mikeevans » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:45 PM UTC

BrokenPipe wrote: post #17

Why does it need permission to read my identify? Sorry, uninstalled.

Do you mean Read phone state or Access network state? Those are for the Ads and Analytics.

Re: Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

#20

Post by jvandyke » Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 3:46 PM UTC

That's awesome, Mike. Well done!