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Re: news:yc (iPhone HN client) finally accepted into the App Store

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Requires iOS 4.0 or later. [edit: Is this untrue?]

No, it's true, but iOS 4 has been out for almost a year, and is available for almost all devices (and required on the iPhone 4 and newer). I think the downvotes might be because it's just not important information anymore, almost everyone is on iOS 4.0 or later.

Re: news:yc (iPhone HN client) finally accepted into the App Store

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A suggestion: Have you seen the tweetbot app ( http://tapbots.com/software/tweetbot/ )? A recommended download. Swipe left, Swipe right on a tweet perform actions. This sort of thing is perfect for this app. Swipe left: Comments Swipe right: Article in browser Double click article: Read Later in Instapaper Great app, and congrats. First time I've taken the plunge on an iOS HN app, and not disappointed so far (a littl…

I was thinking about something similar to this, more like the swipe-for-options menu in Twitter for iPhone, and showing the same toolbar that you get on the details page.

I also really like the idea of double tapping -- maybe (instead of Instapaper) for the article directly, as a shortcut to avoid loading the comments if that's not what you want.

Re: news:yc (iPhone HN client) finally accepted into the App Store

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post #62

A suggestion: Have you seen the tweetbot app ( http://tapbots.com/software/tweetbot/ )? A recommended download. Swipe left, Swipe right on a tweet perform actions. This sort of thing is perfect for this app. Swipe left: Comments Swipe right: Article in browser Double click article: Read Later in Instapaper Great app, and congrats. First time I've taken the plunge on an iOS HN app, and not disappointed so far (a littl…

I was thinking about something similar to this, more like the swipe-for-options menu in Twitter for iPhone, and showing the same toolbar that you get on the details page. I also really like the idea of double tapping -- maybe (instead of Instapaper) for the article directly, as a shortcut to avoid loading the comments if that's not what you want.

+1 for the double tapping directly to article shortcut.
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