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Dimple for Hacker News 0.9

2.5 MB / 1+ Downloads / Rating 5.0 - 1 reviews


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Dimple for Hacker News, developed and published by Kasun Gamlath, has released its latest version, 0.9, on 2015-07-24. This app falls under the News & Magazines category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 100 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 5.0, based on 1 reviews.

Dimple for Hacker News APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.kasungamlath.hackernews

Updated: 10 years ago

Developer Name: Kasun Gamlath

Category: News & Magazines

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Dimple for Hacker News on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Previous Versions

Dimple for Hacker News 0.9
2015-07-24 / 2.5 MB / Android 4.0+

About this app

Simple Hacker News reader I started working on. Lot of features yet to be implemented. (But it's fairly usable and IMO beautiful.)

If you like to try the newest features first, please join this community : https://plus.google.com/communities/118167818139031156233

How to use:
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1. Normal click on title or thumbnail open the article in device browser
2. Long press on title or thumbnail opens share dialog
3. Click on row below the title to open the respective Hacker News page with comments, in device browser

Features:
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Uses official HN API :https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/
Thumbnails for articles
Share articles
Infinite(all the articles provided through API. ex :up to 500 "top" items) scroll
Recycle view
Indicate read items (until doing a refresh)
Remember where you left
Open each links in default application of the device (eg :Chrome, Firefox, Twitter, etc)
Material design

Issues :
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Each read Item fades(Marked read) only after recreating the item in list.

To do :
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Fix the above issue
Implement article extraction
Open article view within app
Implement search
Implement login to hn
Implement voting, commenting
Implement coffee making

Permissions :
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full network access : to make API calls to HN API

New features

Sharing enabled
Load as scroll
Stabilized image retrieving
Visual redesign

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.