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Re:Show HN: Hacker News Client for iOS built with React Native by chmaynard on Friday February 17, 2017 @06:30PM (#13672616)
I have considered writing a Hacker News Reader app for iOS a number of times. I still think it would be fun to write, and I commend the author for making the effort.

I have never done it myself because I always come to the same conclusion: reading HN in Safari works perfectly well, and I don't like introducing a new user interface unless there is a compelling advantage. Does this app add new features that the web interface doesn't provide?

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Re:Show HN: Hacker News Client for iOS built with React Native by seanyesmunt on Friday February 17, 2017 @06:35PM (#13672645)
No, the API is read-only at the moment. So from the app, you can't login/post/comment. It's more of a reader.

I mostly made it to have a canvas that I can try to add/build fun features whenever I want.

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