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Panda for Hacker News on Windows Pc

Developed By: Elliot Murray

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 37 votes

Last Updated: April 21, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2.2
Size 16.8 MB
Release Date October 31, 20
Category News & Magazines Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (3)]

What's New:
This version contains fixes for these bugs/crashes: - Comments were sometimes blank when the app was resumed from the background - Articles would reload when... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Welcome to Panda, the new ad-free Android app for browsing hacker news on your phone. Panda allows you to enjoy all that Hacker News has to offer, with intuitive material design, s... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Panda for Hacker News and install on Windows PC. Panda for Hacker News is free News & Magazines app, developed by Elliot Murray. Latest version of Panda for Hacker News is 1.2.2, was released on 2020-10-31 (updated on 2024-04-21). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Panda for Hacker News is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 37 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 29 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Panda for Hacker News on Windows?

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

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

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.2.

Download Panda for Hacker News 1.2.2 on Windows PC – 16.8 MB

Welcome to Panda, the new ad-free Android app for browsing hacker news on your phone. Panda allows you to enjoy all that Hacker News has to offer, with intuitive material design, slick animations and innovative gesture navigation.

Catch up on the top stories of today, with new features arriving soon.

Features
★ Browse all sections of Hacker News, from Top to Ask HN to Jobs
★ Gesture based navigation
★ Collapsible comments
★ Read articles in the inbuilt browser, or your own external browser
★ Ad Free!

Coming Soon
☆ Log in to your hacker news account to post articles, comment, or vote
☆ Reader mode
☆ Offline Support
☆ App Themes
☆ Search all of Hacker News history
☆ Save posts to read later
This version contains fixes for these bugs/crashes:

- Comments were sometimes blank when the app was resumed from the background
- Articles would reload when resuming from the background
- Crash on Android 5.1 when the share popup window was opened
- Rare crash when resuming from the background

I'm still working on the next major version with full hn account support, although it's taking a tad longer than I'd hoped. Hopefully will have something to release soon!
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.