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Re: Show HN: Boreal – A New iOS Client for Hacker News

#11

Post by acheron »

jchomali wrote: post #9
acheron wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still can't figure out how to get to comments at all. What am I missing?

Open a post and touch the button located at the top right corner. It will open the possible actions, there is one which says "comments"

Ah I see, I had to have it in "open in Boreal browser" I guess -- originally had it in Safari, then in the in-app viewer, and didn't see that available. Ok.

Is there a way to up/downvote comments?

I've been looking for a new iOS HN app, and I do like the design of this, might just need some getting used to and a couple of minor additions. Great job!

Re: Show HN: Boreal – A New iOS Client for Hacker News

#13

Post by jchomali »

acheron wrote: post #11
jchomali wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Open a post and touch the button located at the top right corner. It will open the possible actions, there is one which says "comments"

Ah I see, I had to have it in "open in Boreal browser" I guess -- originally had it in Safari, then in the in-app viewer, and didn't see that available. Ok. Is there a way to up/downvote comments? I've been looking for a new iOS HN app, and I do like the design of this, might just need some getting used to and a couple of minor additions. Great job!

Upvoting and downvoting comments are coming in a future version.

Re: Show HN: Boreal – A New iOS Client for Hacker News

#16

Post by nestorp »

nw83 wrote: post #14

Is there any way to mark articles as read so that they don't occupy the screen any more?

No, but each article you read automatically is archived in "Viewed" section for an easy access.

Btw, thanks by your feedback. We will add a switch in the 1.1 version (coming in a few days) to auto-delete the viewed posts from your main feed and archive them in your viewed tab only :)

Re: Show HN: Boreal – A New iOS Client for Hacker News

#18

Post by bnejad »

My take:

* App performance / design is phenomenal. Great job.

* Show comments/point counts on the stories in the list views

You have an interesting monetization model... Personally, I would get rid of all the tiers and just have your default free + 3.99 full unlock. I don't imagine many people reading hackernews will fall in between and want to pay money while still seeing ads. Your pricing is fine though I think for the full version.

Re: Show HN: Boreal – A New iOS Client for Hacker News

#19

Post by nestorp »

bnejad wrote: post #17
unknownzero wrote: post #3

iOS 8 only if that matters to anyone. I had apparently never updated this iphone ( not my main phone ) and never noticed until now, so thanks for the reminder Juan!

You didn't notice you were a full iOS version behind? :D

Hahaha, now, you have a (hope big) reason to upgrade your iPhone's OS version :)

Re: Show HN: Boreal – A New iOS Client for Hacker News

#20

Post by nestorp »

iCHAIT wrote: post #12

Nice work guys. I really like the UI. Till now I was using - https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435?m... for using Hacker News on my iPhone. This too is a great application for using HN, however its design is more orthodox. Great Work :)

Thanks man! We will continue improving our UI and the features we provide. Btw, we suggest you to compare what your actual HN client lets yo do and what Boreal does haha, you will notice!
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