Hews 2 for Hacker News
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Hews 2 for Hacker News

by Leav Jenn

A Hacker News client with some handy features and lots of customizable settings.

App NameHews 2 for Hacker News
DeveloperLeav Jenn
CategorySocial
Download Size28 MB
Latest Version0.2.1
Average Rating0.00
Rating Count0
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Hews 2 is a Hacker News client with some handy features and lots of customizable settings. This app is written in Flutter.

• UI and content customization

Home page sections
- Display the HN sections (Ask HN, Show HN, etc) you want as top tabs, or bottom tabs, or both.

Typography
- Customizable:
-- font type,
-- font size,
-- font weight,
-- line height,
-- paragraph height,
-- edge padding,
for:
-- story metadata,
-- story content,
-- comment metadata,
-- comment content,
-- comment code content.
Plus, support almost all fonts from Google fonts.
- 3 story layout styles.
- Custom date format.
- Show downvote as number.
- Option to block users’ comments, or show notes on users’ comment.
- Preferred hand

Theme and color palette
- Support light and dark themes, and almost all parts (text, background, etc) are customizable based on Material Design guideline.


• Control

Comment collapse
- Collapse comments by:
-- children,
-- siblings,
-- global level (1 or 2).

Navigation
- Option to show a floating navigation button, supports:
-- scroll down page by dragging,
-- scroll down page by holding,
-- scroll to next page by clicking.
Also supports click to next comment.

Actions
- Customizable quick actions.
- Customizable menu options.


• Other features

Advanced search
Supports search by:
-- author,
-- comment count range,
-- date range,
-- keyword,
-- type,
-- upvote count range.

Login-required features
- Support favorite, upvote, downvote, flag, and check personal data.

Comment reply notification
- Get push notification when new comments posted:
-- by subscribed users,
-- to subscribed users,
-- to subscribed stories / comments.

In-app browser
- Support custom scripts. Build in:
-- redirect to archive,
-- remove sticky elements.
- Support custom URL pattern redirect.

Usage timer
- Option to display this session / this day usage time at title bar.


This app is currently in beta phase. It will be open-sourced when the iOS version published on App Store.

Recent changes:
Fix date parsing error.

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