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338 sats \ 33 comments \ @Zk2u 29 Jul 2022 bitcoin

Do it native. SwiftUI for iOS and kotlin for android.

Don’t focus on making the two platforms the same, make them great experiences for each platform’s special features.

I want haptics when I send sats. I want to be able to send posts in an iMessage app.

What if we launched a Geyser fundraiser for it and crowdfunded it? We are bitcoiners who thrive off V4V after all.

303 sats \ 5 replies \ @nullcount 29 Jul 2022

So you want to slow development on new features forever? If something gets added/changed it then has to updated, tested, released, and maintained three times (web, iOS, Android). Reddit didn't have an official app until 2016. Over 10 years after the website launch.

SN will likely release an API and community apps of all sorts will flourish.

115 sats \ 0 replies \ @Zk2u OP 29 Jul 2022

I love the idea of community apps

120 sats \ 0 replies \ @Spartan 29 Jul 2022

This. I am just waiting for an API and will begin building a native iOS client at the first mention of it. Would rather they focus on the site, which at this point is more than sufficient.

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @derekross 30 Jul 2022

And Reddit's mobile app is shit. It's an Android abomination. That's why I don't use it and I use something that's built for the Android ecosystem and is always on the verge of Android development. Long live Sync Pro.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @takaponka 30 Jul 2022

It is terrible indeed 😆

2 sats \ 0 replies \ @0321faa976 29 Jul 2022 freebie

you can write one codebase that's cross-platform...react native for example.

169 sats \ 1 reply \ @tomlaies 29 Jul 2022

I agree that a native iOS app would be awesome. However, I doubt that it would be a smart priority decision to do it now. SN could be grown much faster in other ways first.

28 sats \ 0 replies \ @austinmcraig 29 Jul 2022 freebie

What do you think could/should be done to grow the community/userbase?

124 sats \ 0 replies \ @m4 29 Jul 2022

It's already not bad suited for mobile browsers.

107 sats \ 1 reply \ @CypherPoet 29 Jul 2022

Do it native. SwiftUI for iOS and kotlin for android.

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Also, it would be really nice to see more funding for native developers in this space 🧙‍♂️

135 sats \ 0 replies \ @Spartan 29 Jul 2022

I am planning to build one when/if an API becomes available. Will be built in SwiftUI...There is nothing wrong with the site at this point, I just think it would be a fun project and a cool way to contribute.

109 sats \ 0 replies \ @irusensei 29 Jul 2022

iOS or (main store) android wouldn't be a good idea. These stores enforce moderation and policing to social media apps and you don't want their disgusting censorship here.

They did it with Element and Matrix: https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1355290296947499013

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 29 Jul 2022

See also:

Stacker.News App? #49086

Someone posted about wanting a SN app #49209

Stacker News App #33817

Stacker News Mobile Phone Application (Mock) #19801

Where is the StackerNews API? #20438

59 sats \ 12 replies \ @EnormousPony 29 Jul 2022

Stop asking this, learn to use the mobile responsive website. I hate this app culture

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @CypherPoet 29 Jul 2022

Did you read the title? This is not an ask. In retrospect, it will have been inevitable.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @EnormousPony 29 Jul 2022

Nah

15 sats \ 2 replies \ @Spartan 29 Jul 2022

Cool thing is that nobody would force you to use or install an app. You could just choose not to use it.

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @EnormousPony 29 Jul 2022

Nonsense argument, you are asking for something that takes time from devs and it's meaningless

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Spartan 29 Jul 2022

No, all I'm asking for as an API. 3rd parties can build and maintain the apps.

15 sats \ 6 replies \ @tomlaies 29 Jul 2022

What's wrong with apps?

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @EnormousPony 29 Jul 2022

Useless most of the time (Especially apps that embed a webview for a website)
They occupy space on my phone
More often than not are filled with tracking
Same as above for useless permissions
Can't use my browser native functionalities like extensions, bookmarking, navigation history etc.

40 sats \ 4 replies \ @tomlaies 29 Jul 2022

Useless most of the time (Especially apps that embed a webview for a website)

Well, we're talking native app here, sop there is that.

More often than not are filled with tracking

As opposed to websites? Lmao.

Same as above for useless permissions

Then don't grant them permissions in the settings? Or choose a manufacturer that makes it profits with margins on hardware instead of digital ads.

Can't use my browser native functionalities like extensions, bookmarking, navigation history etc.

And websites can't use my phones functionalities like share sheet, notifications, AI-app-recommendations. And they don't have the same performance which can have advantages to offload expensive server backend performance.

30 sats \ 3 replies \ @Zk2u OP 29 Jul 2022

100%

Tracking -- way easier to fingerprint your browser using JS than in a native app which are properly sandboxed and managed

Performance is higher, integration is smoother, more features available too. Putting everything in the browser and having to use JS for everything is just plain bad.

15 sats \ 2 replies \ @CypherPoet 29 Jul 2022

having to use JS for everything is just plain bad.

On a related note, there's also the fact that Swift is an immaculate programming language. More developers using it -- especially combined with SwiftUI -- would be extremely beneficial to the long-term health of the ecosystem.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @EnormousPony 29 Jul 2022

You realize that SN is built in react native right? They won't waste time building another source code in swift lol

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @CypherPoet 29 Jul 2022

It wouldn't necessarily be the core SN devs making it -- anyone could when there's a public API.

Also, it wouldn't be waste. It would be an act of grace.

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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @JustSomePleb 29 Jul 2022

Nah, the website is awesome enough IMO.

28 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 29 Jul 2022

There is no API (yet).

110 sats \ 0 replies \ @verbiricha 29 Jul 2022

The website is amazing and works pretty well on mobile. A thing I would like to see is Stacker News added to the Breez apps!

15 sats \ 0 replies \ @derekross 30 Jul 2022

YES.

Give me an Android native application that uses Android features and UI elements that doesn't look some some shitty iOS app for children.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @sandbeach123old 29 Jul 2022

I like SN just like it is. Maybe a PWA could be nice, as long as maintains the UI UX. For me LNauth is the number 1 feature. It's all great right now, the lightning effects are awesome, night theme by default, lightning tipping, also the site is blazing fast. For the future I would explore adding more features of lnbits extensions (for fundraising, or event tickets, or merch selling)

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @beorange 29 Jul 2022 freebie

Let me propose a different approach. What about providing a complete API and then let the community build their own apps for the different platforms?

Truth to be told, it is hard to please everyone, this way there will be an ecosystem of different alternatives and different approaches for interacting with slacker news.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0391398253 30 Jul 2022

NO!!