Show HN: NullRead – A simple HN Android client

Posted by 0x96f 3 days ago

Hi everyone! I’d like to share my first Android app, a client for Hacker News. I have been a dev for 8 years but I am just starting my journey into making mobile apps. Since this is my first app, I’m sure there’s plenty of room for improvement, so I’d really appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or ideas.

Comments

Comment by atmanactive 3 days ago

Well congrats, and thank you for sharing! Here's a make or break feature for me: automatic already-seen of posts by scrolling past or opening, showing later on as dimmed.

Comment by 0x96f 2 days ago

Hey thank you for the feedback. Currently when you read a post I only dim them in the list. I plan to add an option in the settings to completely hide the posts you have read. Also when you close the app the read posts are rest. Should I make the read posts permanent?

Comment by atmanactive 2 days ago

I think so, yes. The thing is that HN posts are not necessarily in chronological order, plus they are referenced in multiple sections (new, top, show...). So without it, it is very hard, if not impossible, to track what's new for the daily reader. Posts I do care about, I open, posts I don't care about, I scroll past. In both cases, I don't really want to see them again. So, a personal auto-mark-as-read is absolutely essential. Thanks.

Comment by 0x96f 2 days ago

Got it, I will add a setting to hide or just dim read posts and the read posts will be permanent (instead of erased on restart). Thanks again for the feedback