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Dimple for Hacker News on Windows Pc

Developed By: Kasun Gamlath

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.9
Size 2.5 MB
Release Date July 24, 15
Category News & Magazines Apps

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

What's New:
Sharing enabledLoad as scrollStabilized image retrievingVisual redesign [see more]

Description from Developer:
Simple Hacker News reader I started working on. Lot of features yet to be implemented. (But it's fairly usable and IMO beautiful.)

If you like to try the newest features first... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Dimple for Hacker News and install on Windows PC. Dimple for Hacker News is free News & Magazines app, developed by Kasun Gamlath. Latest version of Dimple for Hacker News is 0.9, was released on 2015-07-24 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Dimple for Hacker News is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Dimple for Hacker News on Windows?

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

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Dimple for Hacker News 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 Dimple for Hacker News 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 "Dimple for Hacker News" 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 Dimple for Hacker News 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 "Dimple for Hacker News" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.9.

Download Dimple for Hacker News 0.9 on Windows PC – 2.5 MB

Simple Hacker News reader I started working on. Lot of features yet to be implemented. (But it's fairly usable and IMO beautiful.)

If you like to try the newest features first, please join this community : https://plus.google.com/communities/118167818139031156233

How to use:
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1. Normal click on title or thumbnail open the article in device browser
2. Long press on title or thumbnail opens share dialog
3. Click on row below the title to open the respective Hacker News page with comments, in device browser

Features:
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Uses official HN API :https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/
Thumbnails for articles
Share articles
Infinite(all the articles provided through API. ex :up to 500 "top" items) scroll
Recycle view
Indicate read items (until doing a refresh)
Remember where you left
Open each links in default application of the device (eg :Chrome, Firefox, Twitter, etc)
Material design

Issues :
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Each read Item fades(Marked read) only after recreating the item in list.

To do :
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Fix the above issue
Implement article extraction
Open article view within app
Implement search
Implement login to hn
Implement voting, commenting
Implement coffee making

Permissions :
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full network access : to make API calls to HN API
Sharing enabled
Load as scroll
Stabilized image retrieving
Visual redesign
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.