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HN

Read and comment on tech news
Hacker News client with a focus on reliability and usability.

* View articles in ViewText, Google, or your system browser (you can set each as default)
* Upvote stories (long-press on story)
* Collapse and expand comments by tapping on them
* Choose from 3 text sizes
* Switch between stories and comments with one tap
* View "more" stories than only the HN frontpage

A proprietary analytics library was removed before building.

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Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 1.9.16 (26) suggested Added on Oct 28, 2022

    This version requires Android 4.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • com.manuelmaly.hn.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 3.0 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.9.15 (25) - Added on Aug 26, 2016

    This version requires Android 2.2 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.

    Download APK 1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.9.14 (24) - Added on Aug 18, 2016

    This version requires Android 2.2 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.

    Download APK 1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log