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[dinosaurbone]

I use a third party app to get around this. Makes the mobile experience infinitely better in my opinion.

[RGBCube → dinosaurbone]

Hacki is the most featureful HN browsing app I've ever used, it's open source too. It really enhances the HN mobile experience.

[vdgio → dinosaurbone]

Any specific app you would recommend?

[Drybones → vdgio]

I use Octal on iOS/iPhone

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/octal-for-hacker-news/id130888...

[blkhp19 → Drybones]

+1 to Octal being fantastic

[CharlesW → vdgio]

On iOS, HACK is my favorite of the several I've tried: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-reader/id...

There's an Android version as well: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.h...

[RGBCube → CharlesW]

The pain point for me with Hack is that the vibrations need the pro version to close (or literally anything in the settings).

[CharlesW → RGBCube]

Thank you — I knew it was free but didn't recall that I'd done the in-app "Premium" purchase. I'd still recommend it for anyone open to non-free (as in beer and/or freedom) apps.

[RGBCube → vdgio]

I would recommend Hacki: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jiaqifeng....

It's the most featureful FOSS Android app for HN, it's UI is a breeze to navigate too (if you enable swipe gestures from the tiny settings!).

[dinosaurbone → vdgio]

I'm using Harmonic for Android. Not sure if it's available for iOS. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simon.harm...

[RGBCube → dinosaurbone]

I'm trying Harmonic right now and it is really lacking in features, sure, the Material You is great but I can't edit my comments or see how many votes a comment/post has (and there is no Inbox?!).

Love the browser concept in it though, never seen anything like it before.

[sgbeal → dinosaurbone]

Just installed, thank you.

[_proofs → vdgio]

if you're on android materialistic is p good.

[aniforprez → vdgio]

Harmonic on Android is pretty good

[ShamelessGenius → aniforprez]

Not available on Github or Fdroid.

[KMnO4 → vdgio]

I would recommend taking a look for yourself. If I search the App Store for “Hacker News” I see no less than a dozen options. Shouldn’t take more than a minute to look at them and evaluate which one would be best for your needs.

[vdgio → KMnO4]

I trust people here more than I trust the App Store algos though.

[sgbeal → dinosaurbone]

Link please?

[arcanemachiner → sgbeal]

Glider on Android is okay.

[FireInsight → arcanemachiner]

I love using Glider. What pains me however is how scuffed the commenting feels, and the UI jumps around a lot when opening a post with lots of comments...