Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

#31

Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:10 PM UTC

brianjking wrote: post #9

Installing now, thank you!

You're welcome, hope you enjoy it!

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:11 PM UTC

rockemsockem wrote: post #14

Been using it for years, fantastic that it's going to be open-source now too!

Fun that you've followed along through the updates :) And it feels good to finally put something "real" out as open source

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by occz » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:13 PM UTC

gcanyon wrote: post #26

Silly question perhaps, but (iOS user here, I can't install it) what are the primary advantages of this over just using the web site?

Not having to load a whole browser runtime has some nice performance benefits to it, which makes the whole experience just kind of feel a bit better.

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:13 PM UTC

niederman wrote: post #13

Love Harmonic! Writing this reply on it right now!

Thank you, I hope you'll keep loving it! And good that the comment system is still working :)

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:14 PM UTC

XMasterrrr wrote: post #8

That's the client I use on daily basis and it's been one of my favorite apps

Glad to hear that it is doing its thing for you and that you enjoy it!

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:14 PM UTC

artogahr wrote: post #7

I'm reading this on Harmonic right now, and I've been recommending it to everyone since I've discovered it. Thanks for the great work!

You're welcome and thanks for spreading the good word :)

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:15 PM UTC

ugh123 wrote: post #24

Great project! Would be nice to have screenshots in the README.md.

Thanks! You're right that the README needs a little prettifying, I added a link to the Play Store for now where screenshots are available but for sure it would be better to have something in the README as well.

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by skeaker » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:16 PM UTC

levidos wrote: post #21

wantguns wrote: post #15

I usually refrain from installing apps from Aurora Store instead of F-Droid, but Harmonic is the one app for which I oblige. Thanks a lot for open-sourcing it. I wait for the day, where I can finally get a good HN client at F-Droid :)

Glider is quite nice

This is what I often use, though I have noticed some weirdness where votes won't stick despite the app saying that they did and comment threads that are too big constantly refresh until all the comments are loaded. Might give some of the other apps in this thread a try.

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by swesnow » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:16 PM UTC

nickexyz wrote: post #20

Been using Glider on Fdroid for quite a while, but giving Harmonic a try now. Love it so far, great work and thanks for open sourcing!

Glider is a nice app for sure and I totally get the F-droid appeal - nice to hear that you are still able to be impressed by the app :)

Re: Show HN: Open sourcing Harmonic, my Android Hacker News client

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Post by thereticent » Tue, May 23, 2023, 9:17 PM UTC

FireInsight wrote: post #11

I do all my HN browsing on this "minimalist" mobile client called Glider. It's actually great, feels modern and you upvote and reply with swipe actions instead of buttons, which I actually like.

Lately I've used the lite app with Hermit, but I'll give Harmonic a shot.