5.2.3

• Fix crash with macOS Catalyst.

Full Changelog: 5.2.2...5.2.3

5.2.2

What's Changed

• Switch to Google's favicon service for thumbnails by @weiran in #330

Full Changelog: 5.2.1...5.2.2

5.2.1

What's Changed

• Introduced feed-wide Algolia search with toolbar integration and refined navigation search UI.
• Added shared bookmarks: context menu actions, empty state, comment toolbar control, and
  animated removal.
• Delivered unvote support and sturdier voting state (disabling during loads, preserving state,
  synced feed/comments updates).
• Added supporter screen with StoreKit, refreshed onboarding highlights, and set compact feed
  design as default (with a setting).
• Improved feed category switching (loading state, scroll-to-top, clear selections) and comments
  visuals (native separators, padding tweaks).
• Performance/quality: cached parsed comment text, reduced comments layout churn, offloaded
  loading manager work, fixed semantic color/search/concurrency test flakes.

Full Changelog: 5.2...5.2.1

5.2

What's Changed

• Added settings to toggle post thumbnails and remember the last feed category/post type.
• Polished onboarding highlights for this release and updated feedback email routing.
• Improved vote indicator styling and host display now trims “www”.
• Fixed feed category picker clipping/shift issue (#313) and removed unused menu navigation.

New Contributors

• @mhmdatallaa made their first contribution in #316

Full Changelog: 5.1.1...5.2

5.1.1

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5.1

Embedded iPad browser.

Full Changelog: 5.0.0...5.1

5.0.0

This is the biggest update Hackers has had in over a decade: a complete rewrite of the app with a modern iOS foundation.
It’s faster, smoother, and more maintainable — built to deliver the best Hacker News experience on iPhone and iPad for years to come.

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✨ Highlights

• All-new codebase — rebuilt with modern Swift and iOS frameworks for long-term stability and performance.
• Fresh design — cleaner typography, improved spacing, refined dark mode, and polished visuals.
• Comment threads — collapse/expand replies instantly, with smoother navigation through deep conversations.
• New “Active” feed — see trending discussions on Hacker News in real time.
• Improved gestures — more responsive swipe actions for voting and navigation.
• Performance — optimised feed pagination and rendering for faster browsing.
• Accessibility — better VoiceOver support, full Dynamic Type, and high-contrast themes.
• Native everywhere — iPad multitasking, Safari View Controller, Share Extension (“Open in Hackers”), Apple Silicon Mac, and visionOS support.
• Privacy — as always, Hackers collects no data.

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🛠 Developer Notes

• Project refactored into clean architecture.
• Minimum deployment target: iOS/iPadOS 26.
• Foundation in place for future features and iterative updates.

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🙏 Thanks

A huge thank you to everyone who has used Hackers, filed issues, contributed code, or shared feedback.
Hackers 5.0 sets the foundation for the next decade of Hacker News on iOS — and we’re excited to keep building on it together.

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📥 Download

• App Store

4.9.3

What's Changed

• Sync app extension bundle version with main by @weiran in #291
• Appex version by @weiran in #292
• Add Swift Testing base by @weiran in #293
• Add Active category to Hacker News feed by @weiran in #295
• Fix pagination for Ask feed and other feeds with fewer posts by @weiran in #296
• Fix crash when tapping Hacker News comment permalinks by @weiran in #297
• Fix empty comment appearing at top of non-Ask HN posts by @weiran in #299
• Release 4.9.3 by @weiran in #298

Full Changelog: 4.9.2...4.9.3

4.9.2

What's Changed

• 4.9.2 release by @weiran in #290

Full Changelog: 4.9.1...4.9.2

4.9.1

What's Changed

• Update CI by @Fdawgs in #281
• 4.9 release by @weiran in #282
• Add toggle for the quick comments button by @weiran in #285
• Fix action extension by @weiran in #286
• 4.9.1 Release Changes by @weiran in #287

Full Changelog: 4.9.0...4.9.1