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I used to think same way, but 99% of your user won’t feel that way.

My hacker news app is a hybrid app. Available on iOS/Android/Windows/Mac and web, and I harldy see any one compalining about not being native.

There are some legit issues and peole think only way to fix is go native. Only reason I have not fixed those issues because I don’t have time, or I don’t use that functinality.

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I use the app on Android and it's the best HN app on Android but at times it is obvious that it is not native and it has some issues as you said. What I have encountered are

1. I get an error message "Unable to load xxxx" at times (forgot the exact message) and the app closes.

2. If I switch between article/comments it always reloads

3. At times clicking on the comments icon doesn't work when you are in article mode.

4. I can't long press on links in comments to share it to browser/pocket etc

Compared to reddit apps like Relay, the HN app does feel much more basic.

Also the slide animations when I push the back button feels sluggish in my phone

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