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Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by rimantas »

mkhalil wrote: post #16
thekingshorses wrote: post #6

Hacker news webapp for mobile - http://hn.premii.com I wrote this client. It is as fast as most other native HN mobile apps, but mine works on iOS, Android browser, and windows phone 8. It also works on regular browsers. I have wrapped this in hybrid app using phonegap, but only submitted to Google play. One day I will submit it to Apple too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn But it is not a…

By far the best web app I have ever used. Period. How did you manage to make it so fast? Also most web apps I pin to my home screen (not many) open in safari. how did you manage to get this to open it is own 'app'. It's not a part of safari, it has it owns icon in the app switcher. +1000 KUDOS I WILL be using this app a lot. edit: More kudos for being a Wolverine like myself. Go Blue!

I still prefer http://cheeaun.github.io/hackerweb/

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by simba-hiiipower »

thekingshorses wrote: post #6

Hacker news webapp for mobile - http://hn.premii.com I wrote this client. It is as fast as most other native HN mobile apps, but mine works on iOS, Android browser, and windows phone 8. It also works on regular browsers. I have wrapped this in hybrid app using phonegap, but only submitted to Google play. One day I will submit it to Apple too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn But it is not a…

great job! very well-designed and it runs real smoothly on wp8.

i created a tile for it using webapps [1] and it really feels like a native experience (looks good on my start screen too [2]..)

would be great if you ever get round to submitting a wrapped version to the wp store as well. its unfortunately lacking in quality hn apps..

[1] http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/webapps/49e97b4c...

[2] http://i.imgur.com/ak32KWb.png

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by joeblau »

thekingshorses wrote: post #6

Hacker news webapp for mobile - http://hn.premii.com I wrote this client. It is as fast as most other native HN mobile apps, but mine works on iOS, Android browser, and windows phone 8. It also works on regular browsers. I have wrapped this in hybrid app using phonegap, but only submitted to Google play. One day I will submit it to Apple too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn But it is not a…

Great job! You just got real-estate on my Windows mobile phone. Once quick suggestion. I noticed you have the precomposed Apple touch icons, can you also support Windows?

Here is the format[1]:
[1] - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/06/08/high-quality-v...

Edit: N/M It's in there.

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by coin »

thekingshorses wrote: post #6

Hacker news webapp for mobile - http://hn.premii.com I wrote this client. It is as fast as most other native HN mobile apps, but mine works on iOS, Android browser, and windows phone 8. It also works on regular browsers. I have wrapped this in hybrid app using phonegap, but only submitted to Google play. One day I will submit it to Apple too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn But it is not a…

There's a slight delay after pressing the gear. Makes the site feel sluggish.

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by thekingshorses »

bdash wrote: post #39
thekingshorses wrote: post #22

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Thanks, I am not using any framework, and using vanilla JS as much as possible. If you add these meta tags, it will open as app. And this for icon

After adding the site to the home screen there doesn't seem to be any way to get back to your site after following a link to the full version of an article. Known issue? Other than that issue, I'm very impressed with the site. The design and performance are excellent.

Yes that is a know issue and I don't know the best way to solve that.

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by thekingshorses »

simba-hiiipower wrote: post #42
thekingshorses wrote: post #6

Hacker news webapp for mobile - http://hn.premii.com I wrote this client. It is as fast as most other native HN mobile apps, but mine works on iOS, Android browser, and windows phone 8. It also works on regular browsers. I have wrapped this in hybrid app using phonegap, but only submitted to Google play. One day I will submit it to Apple too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn But it is not a…

great job! very well-designed and it runs real smoothly on wp8. i created a tile for it using webapps [1] and it really feels like a native experience (looks good on my start screen too [2]..) would be great if you ever get round to submitting a wrapped version to the wp store as well. its unfortunately lacking in quality hn apps.. [1] http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/webapps/49e97b4c... [2] http://i.imgur…

I did started working on it, but found so many issues and gave it.

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by thekingshorses »

Ecio78 wrote: post #40
thekingshorses wrote: post #6

Hacker news webapp for mobile - http://hn.premii.com I wrote this client. It is as fast as most other native HN mobile apps, but mine works on iOS, Android browser, and windows phone 8. It also works on regular browsers. I have wrapped this in hybrid app using phonegap, but only submitted to Google play. One day I will submit it to Apple too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.premii.hn But it is not a…

I've just installed it on my ol' Nexus S, it seems to work well, but I'm missing (or I haven't found it?) the native possibility to share articles/HN comments on Android.

I am working on share and save it for later. Not sure when it will be ready.

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by simba-hiiipower »

thekingshorses wrote: post #46
simba-hiiipower wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

great job! very well-designed and it runs real smoothly on wp8. i created a tile for it using webapps [1] and it really feels like a native experience (looks good on my start screen too [2]..) would be great if you ever get round to submitting a wrapped version to the wp store as well. its unfortunately lacking in quality hn apps.. [1] http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/webapps/49e97b4c... [2] http://i.imgur…

I did started working on it, but found so many issues and gave it.

ah, that's a shame. well if you're ever up to give it another go i'd recommend reaching out to r/windowsphone again, there are a lot of devs there that i'm sure would be willing to lend some support.

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by nreece »

thekingshorses wrote: post #21
gketuma wrote: post #11

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great app. Did you use any framework to build the app (I mean frameworks like sencha, enyos, etc)?

No, I didn't use any framework, but I am using Zepto library. I may remove zepto in the future as all these libraries are very slow on mobile. When I replaced $.html() with dom .innerHTML, rendering time improved by 50% in some cases.

Native fragment technique is even faster than innerHTML in Chrome/Firefox: http://jsperf.com/innertext-vs-fragment/19

Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by Ecio78 »

thekingshorses wrote: post #47
Ecio78 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've just installed it on my ol' Nexus S, it seems to work well, but I'm missing (or I haven't found it?) the native possibility to share articles/HN comments on Android.

I am working on share and save it for later. Not sure when it will be ready.

IMHO share >> save it for later (because many people use other "read it later" apps i.e. Pocket and you can send links to it via share too)
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