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Hacker News Reader on Windows Pc

Developed By: hitherejoe

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 8 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.8
Size 2.6 MB
Release Date September 02, 15
Category News & Magazines Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
- Implement new post types- Add design support library for material animations [see more]

Description from Developer:
This hacker news reader features a modern material design UI, working seamlessly across phones and tablets. Keep up-to-date with the latest stories from hacker news!

Features incl... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Hacker News Reader and install on Windows PC. Hacker News Reader is free News & Magazines app, developed by hitherejoe. Latest version of Hacker News Reader is 1.8, was released on 2015-09-02 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of Hacker News Reader is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 8 users, 5 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Hacker News Reader on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Hacker News Reader on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Hacker News Reader on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Hacker News Reader using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Hacker News Reader" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Hacker News Reader on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Hacker News Reader" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.8.

Download Hacker News Reader 1.8 on Windows PC – 2.6 MB

This hacker news reader features a modern material design UI, working seamlessly across phones and tablets. Keep up-to-date with the latest stories from hacker news!

Features include:

- View the 'Top Stories' currently trending on the hacker news site.
- Bookmark stories and easily access these bookmarks to read stories later.
- View Comments for each story (nested comments supported)
- Full website supports with all media types (videos, audio etc)
- PDF support for stories consisting of a PDF document
- View user story lists
- Easily open the selected story in an external browser

Feel free to email me suggestions at hitherejoebirch@googlemail.com
Follow me on twitter / instagram / Facebook @hitherejoe
- Implement new post types
- Add design support library for material animations
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.