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Re: Are mobile web apps slow?

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Post by gketuma »

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

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Post by ux-app »

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…

Awesome work! Thanks for creating such a great site, I've added it to my iphone home screen. The performance is great even on an older iphone4 which is quite the achievement.

This will definitely be the way I consume HN on the go from now on.

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Post by droidist2 »

IMO it's not so much a question of performance, but of shaky browser support (especially on mobile) for things like real-time audio, video, vector graphics, and socket communication. Thankfully Adobe Flash / AIR really shine in these areas. It's sad that Adobe doesn't seem to realize it.

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Post by mkhalil »

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!

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Post by rwbt »

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…

Hands down, the best HN browsing app I've ever used. I really don't see the need to go native either. Its pretty responsive on iOS when I add it to the home screen. Great work!

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Post by akanet »

I (strongly dis)like how the article's titular question actually goes almost completely unanswered throughout the article. The article seems like a round defense of Javascript's productivity and interoperability benefits, but the original article (Why mobile apps are slow) had almost nothing to do with those issues. If you are going to respond to someone else's essay, please at least address the prompt!

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Post by maaaats »

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…

Wow, I'm even tempted to use it on my desktop.
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