Hacker News

Hacker News Free App

Rated 3.83/5 (84) —  Free Android application by Mike Evans

About Hacker News

Hacker News is a fully-featured app for Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/).

With this app, you can:
- Browse the Top, New, and Ask HackerNews sections.
- Read articles and comments.

Features include:
- Infinite scrolling
- Easy sharing of articles to Facebook, Twitter, Pocket etc.
- Beautiful Holo UI that even works well on tablets.

Coming soon:
- Login
- Voting
- Commenting and submitting

How to Download / Install

Download and install Hacker News version 1.1.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 5,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: com.evans.hackernews, download Hacker News.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
v1.1.1: Fixed HN parsing bug. Sorry everyone!
Update to v1.1 includes:
-Dark theme
-Collapsible comment threads
-Android 2.x+ support
-Bug fixes for force closes
Feel free to shoot me an email with any questions, concerns, suggestions!
More downloads  Hacker News reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
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More downloads  Hacker News reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads

What are users saying about Hacker News

R70%
by R####:

It's broken!! Fix please!!

R70%
by R####:

Minus one comments which won't load, no login at all.

R70%
by R####:

please update to be able to login/vote/comment.

T70%
by T####:

please update to be able to login/vote/comment.

F70%
by F####:

A bit of polish (app fcs when changing orientation in comment view) and black theme would be great.

Y70%
by Y####:

Minus one comments which won't load, no login at all.

N70%
by N####:

It's broken!! Fix please!!

I70%
by I####:

Absolute crap! !!! Won't load and the post are CRAP!!!!!

X70%
by X####:

A bit of polish (app fcs when changing orientation in comment view) and black theme would be great.

M70%
by M####:

Paid for removal of ads; would be nice if I could load the app to take advantage of that perk, but it constantly force closes.

R70%
by R####:

Horrivel, nao faz nada

S70%
by S####:

annoying flip animation

Z70%
by Z####:

Paid for removal of ads; would be nice if I could load the app to take advantage of that perk, but it constantly force closes.

O70%
by O####:

My only complaints are the cheesy flip transition when switching between comments and article and the bright holo blue in the comment thread. Overall quite nice.

C70%
by C####:

I liked it so much, I upgraded through the IAP. It is even better with no ads.

C70%
by C####:

Paid. Few glitches. Web pages often don't load. Can't see option to open in browser.

C70%
by C####:

With the new dark theme, this makes this the best reader ever.

C70%
by C####:

please update to be able to login/vote/comment.

C70%
by C####:

Nexus 5. Started happening today.

G70%
by G####:

Works well.

F70%
by F####:

This app works great on my phone and even better on my tablet. Love the holo UI and the transitions. Great work

C70%
by C####:

So far it looks like the best HN app but not a fan of the ads

W70%
by W####:

Font size is too small on Nexus 10 for me though, please add pinch to zoom or some other solution for handling this

R70%
by R####:

Looks fine, but there's already free HN clients that don't have ads, so unless this starts adding features or has an ad-free version, I'm going elsewhere.

X70%
by X####:

A bit of polish (app fcs when changing orientation in comment view) and black theme would be great.

V70%
by V####:

I am an avid reader of Hacker News. This seems the best of any of the Android apps available. Very fast and easy on the eyes.

C70%
by C####:

Best hacker news app. Looking forward to the additional features

V70%
by V####:

Looking forward the future updates like commenting and login

C70%
by C####:

By far the best Hacker News app I have ever used.

R70%
by R####:

Great overall especially sticking to the holo design philosophy. My suggestion though is to add a menu via a long press of a menu item so that someone can share the article without entering its entry

C70%
by C####:

Kind of weird that clicking an article goes to the comments first instead of the article

M70%
by M####:

Quick and good looking app Font size is too small on Nexus 10 for me though, please add pinch to zoom or some other solution for handling this

O70%
by O####:

FC much? Time to fix the FCs. Happens all the time.

U70%
by U####:

Best reader so far Great overall especially sticking to the holo design philosophy. My suggestion though is to add a menu via a long press of a menu item so that someone can share the article without entering its entry

B70%
by B####:

Great app! I am an avid reader of Hacker News. This seems the best of any of the Android apps available. Very fast and easy on the eyes.

M70%
by M####:

Great start .. A bit of polish (app fcs when changing orientation in comment view) and black theme would be great.

M70%
by M####:

Best HN android app yet Looking forward the future updates like commenting and login

G70%
by G####:

No ads, please Looks fine, but there's already free HN clients that don't have ads, so unless this starts adding features or has an ad-free version, I'm going elsewhere.

M70%
by M####:

Great! Best hacker news app. Looking forward to the additional features

V70%
by V####:

Great app So far it looks like the best HN app but not a fan of the ads


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