Hacker News - Latest in Tech

Hacker News - Latest in Tech

A powerful Hacker News reader.

Details about Hacker News

  • Released
  • Updated
  • iOS Version
  • Age Rating
  • Size
  • Devices
  • Languages
  • September 20, 2021
  • September 19, 2024
  • 17.4+
  • 12+
  • 19.54MB
  • iPhone, iPad
  • English

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Version History of Hacker News

1.1.2

May 28, 2024

Fix local list load times.

1.1.1

May 24, 2024

Fix open in external browser preference.

1.1

May 24, 2024

Fix double labels in settings and more.

1.0

September 20, 2021

Hacker News In-App Purchases History

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Description of Hacker News

The Ultimate Hacker News App! Dive into the latest startup, technology, programming, and science news with the ultimate app for browsing Y Combinator's Hacker News. Built for Speed and Customizability Designed from the ground up, this app offers a fast, seamless reading experience with extensive customizability. Optimized for iPhone and iPad Carefully crafted for both iPhone and iPad, the app is packed with features to enhance your reading experience: - Fast and Simple: Browse Hacker News feeds and threaded comments swiftly, ensuring you stay updated with everything happening. - Sync Across Devices: Favorite, read, or hide stories and keep your activity in sync across devices, thanks to iCloud. Your data stays private and secure. - Organize Your Way: Create custom groups to easily save stories by topic. Keep all your programming topics together, and all your science topics in one place, accessible on every device. - Lightning Fast Search: Quickly find any post, even those you mentioned to a friend days ago. - Highly Customizable: Choose between light and dark modes, select from eleven different color themes, and enjoy beautifully designed icons by Michael Flarup & Matthew Skiles. Customize your reading experience further by selecting your preferred browser, adjusting the appearance of read stories, and more. - AI-Powered Summaries: Get quick summaries of stories with AI powered by OpenAI. Perfect for when you only need the gist. - Ad-Free Reading: Skip the ads and read a clean, markdown-formatted version of articles. - Time-Saving Features: Know how long articles will take to read with time estimates. - Powerful Gestures: Use swipe gestures to quickly favorite, hide, and add stories to your groups. - iPad Keyboard Shortcuts: Easily manage favorites, hiding, and adding to groups with keyboard shortcuts. - Home Screen Widgets: Customize your Home Screen with widgets of all sizes, showing your favorite feeds and the latest stories at a glance. - Convenient Share Sheet Action: Open Hacker News links from any app with our share sheet action. Just tap “Open in Hacker News.” - Privacy Focused: No ads, no tracking, and no data storage. Your privacy is paramount. - Support the App: Keep the app alive with a tip or leave a review. Every bit helps! Enjoy the best Hacker News experience on your Apple devices today!
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Hacker News: FAQ

Can Hacker News be used on an iPad?

Hacker News is available on iPad devices.

Who is the app developer of Hacker News?

Eric Lewis is the developer of the app.

What is the minimum iOS version for the Hacker News app?

The minimum supported iOS version for the app is 17.4.

What user rating does Hacker News have?

The Hacker News app receives plenty of reviews and currently has a great user rating of 4.7.

What app category is Hacker News?

News Is The App Genre Of The Hacker News App.

What is the newest version of Hacker News?

The latest version of the Hacker News app is 1.1.2.

What is the latest update date for Hacker News?

The latest Hacker News update came out on September 19, 2024.

Could you provide information on the release date of Hacker News?

Hacker News was first released on February 5, 2023.

What’s the age rating for the Hacker News app?

Rated Eric Lewis: May contain content unsuitable for children under the age of 12.

What are the languages offered by Hacker News?

The Hacker News app can be used in English.

Can I play Hacker News through Apple Arcade's subscription?

Unfortunately, Hacker News is not on Apple Arcade.

Does Hacker News offer in-app purchases?

Absolutely! In-app purchases are available within Hacker News.

Can I utilize Hacker News with Apple Vision Pro?

No, you cannot utilize Hacker News with Apple Vision Pro.

Are users exposed to ads in Hacker News?

No, users are not exposed to ads in Hacker News.

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Reviews of Hacker News

  • Great start, one suggestion

    The story detail bar takes up a ton of space pinned to the bottom of the screen while reading comments. Can you add an option to place that above the comments list so we can scroll down past it?
  • Quick feedback / suggestion

    Great app, I use it all the time, but I do have a suggestion - under groups, the “read” section takes too long to load, particularly if you have over 1000 to 2000 previously read articles. It’ll be nice if this section could only load the last 10 to 20 articles that have been read, with a button to load more if necessary.

    When you open and switch to another app, the Hacker News will reset, and sometimes you lose track of where you were you were. The “read” section is a good way to quickly get back to what you were looking at, but again the issue is that it will take at times 30 seconds to a minute to load.
  • Well-made app but doesn’t respect browser choice

    Regardless whether this app is set to use Safari or In-App Safari it opens articles in In-App Safari, which is a bit annoying since In-App Safari doesn’t allow certain extensions nor does it add to my browser history. Would also be nice if it supported other browsers. I’m posting here because support is through Twitter which I don’t use.

    Developer Response

    Hey there, thanks for using the app! This bug is fixed now.