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Panda for Hacker News 1.2.2

13 MB / 10+ Downloads / Rating 4.6 - 37 reviews


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Panda for Hacker News, developed and published by Elliot Murray, has released its latest version, 1.2.2, on 2024-12-27. This app falls under the News & Magazines category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 1000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.6, based on 37 reviews.

Panda for Hacker News APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 5.0+). 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: uk.co.elliotmurray.hackernews

Updated: 2 months ago

Developer Name: Elliot Murray

Category: News & Magazines

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Panda 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.

App Rating

4.6
Total 37 reviews

Reviews

5 ★, on 2020-07-18
Despite the lack of functionalities to the point that it seems like a half baked release, the user experience is actually second to none. It's kinda like a diminished Relay for Reddit clone for now, still I can see its potential to become to full blown killer app. Hope there's going to be a pro version to show my appreciation for your quality work and future commitments. Keep it up.

5 ★, on 2020-07-10
It's been time for a better hacker news reader on Android! This one looks very promising already. I'd appreciate some way to distinguish and filter only new articles, as opposed to read articles or articles scrolled over earlier. I think this might be a valuable feature for many.

5 ★, on 2020-07-08
I don't know why my previous comment disappeared. This app is very neat, the only problem is that when switching to other app and come back immediately, the article will reload every time.

4 ★, on 2020-07-12
The app is great. However, it doesn't seem to be able to correctly open a link to the specific comment (I monitor HN best comments and usually click from there). It'd be great to see this implemented

5 ★, on 2020-07-07
Great UX! It just works, which sadly enough can not be said about most of the other hacker news clients. Many of the other hn clients crash, comments sometimes fail to load, and the ease of switching between comments and the article is usually a couple buttons away. This app is so much more intuitive, and it works the way you expect it to. Even the animations for the article to move to the bottom make it obvious that you can scroll up for comments. Thank you for this!

5 ★, on 2020-06-25
Very responsive, with great functionality. I'm so glad I came to look for a new HN reader. I had one that served me well for many years but had not been updated. This one is great! One small request, I see App Themes are coming but could you add a simple s,m,l font size setting soon? The text is a bit small for me. Let me know where to send a donation!

Previous Versions

Panda for Hacker News 1.2.2
2024-12-27 / 13 MB / Android 5.0+

About this app

Welcome to Panda, the new ad-free Android app for browsing hacker news on your phone. Panda allows you to enjoy all that Hacker News has to offer, with intuitive material design, slick animations and innovative gesture navigation.

Catch up on the top stories of today, with new features arriving soon.

Features
★ Browse all sections of Hacker News, from Top to Ask HN to Jobs
★ Gesture based navigation
★ Collapsible comments
★ Read articles in the inbuilt browser, or your own external browser
★ Ad Free!

Coming Soon
☆ Log in to your hacker news account to post articles, comment, or vote
☆ Reader mode
☆ Offline Support
☆ App Themes
☆ Search all of Hacker News history
☆ Save posts to read later

New features

This version contains fixes for these bugs/crashes:

- Comments were sometimes blank when the app was resumed from the background
- Articles would reload when resuming from the background
- Crash on Android 5.1 when the share popup window was opened
- Rare crash when resuming from the background

I'm still working on the next major version with full hn account support, although it's taking a tad longer than I'd hoped. Hopefully will have something to release soon!

App Permissions

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