Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Harmonic for Hacker News since it was posted on our website on 2020-12-10.
The latest version is 2.0.3 and it was updated on soft112.com on 26 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 2.0.3
posted on 2024-04-21
- Removed Nitter integration (RIP)
- Fixed long comment links opened on long press (thanks to flofriday!)
- Added vote direction in toast (thanks to flofriday!)
- Added button to view changelog from about section (thanks to flofriday!)
- Fixed crash when clicking link in reply screen (thanks to flofriday!)
- Changed some button colors
- Fixed 2 rare crashes
- Added button to add/remove bookmark on post long press
- Added option to filter domains (thanks to naitgacem!)
version 2.0.2
posted on 2024-01-26
- New app icon!
- Fixed crash when opening PDF in browser
- More material 3 styling
- Added option to hide comment count (thanks Loïc Carr)
- Added loading indicator to main screen for initial load
- Added option to swap comment tap/long press behavior
- Improved code comment formatting (thanks @naitgacem)
- Added option to disable startup changelog (this thing)
- Fixed collapsed comment cutoff issue
- Fixed Material dialog discard button placement (thanks Carsten Hagemann)
version 2.0.1
posted on 2024-01-26
- 2.0.1: Fixed 2 crashes
- Material (auto) is new default theme
- Added more Material You styling
- Added ability to search comments
- Added link previews for Twitter/X, ArXiV, Github and Wikipedia
- Experimental fix for EncryptedSharedPreferences crash
- Design tweaks to story page
- Added experimental ability to post stories
- Changed default favicon provider to Google
- A lot more which does not fit here :)
version 1.11.1
posted on 2023-10-12
- Fixed submissions failed to load (thanks Leslie Cheng)
- New dialog-less animation when posting comments
- Added ArXiV abstract resolver
- Fixed rare Android 14 predictive back flashing
- Added touch rejection on navigation bar
- Added long comment scrim in submissions
version 1.11
posted on 2023-10-06
- Added alternative comment sortings (thanks John Rapp Farnes)
- Added option to choose favicon provider
- Improved old Android navigation scrim (thanks AppearamidGuy)
- Optimized AdBlock adlist loading (thanks AppearamidGuy)
- New comment opening animation when not using SwipeBack
- Improved logging for login errors
- Fixed scroll restoration bug
- Improved collapsed comment scroll performance (thanks Yigit Boyar)
- Made story text selectable (thanks AppearamidGuy)
- Fixed rare long click crash
version 1.10
posted on 2023-09-23
- Added option to select start page (thanks Thomas Dalgetty)
- Comment scroll progress is now saved
- Posts can be marked as read/unread by long pressing and interacting with a small menu
- Added option to hide clicked posts
- Updated predictive back to work on all screens
- New scroll behavior when full collapsing comments
- Added option to collapse all top-level comments by default
- Fixed two comments related crashes
version 1.9.6
posted on 2023-09-02
- Increased stability of WebView (thanks AppearamidGuy and flofriday)
- Added option to use device back button for WebView
- Fixed a tablet bottom sheet layout bug
- Minor search bar behavior changes
version 1.9.5
posted on 2023-08-27
- Fixed comment navigation buttons always visible
-A white background now fades in behind the WebView after 2 seconds to better handle transparent websites
- Fixed scroll issue with comment navigation buttons
- Improved internal link handling
- Better parsing of post titles
- Animated keyboard when composing comments
version 1.9.2
posted on 2023-07-22
- Fixed white theme
version 1.8
posted on 2023-05-27
- Fixed a frontpage crash caused by bad parsing of titles with multiplie consecutive spaces.
- On a positive note, you could have fixed this crash because Harmonic is now open source! :)
- Also some minor layout tweaks as always, stay vigilant!
version 1.7.5
posted on 2022-11-12
- Fixed crashes related to thumbnail loading, PDF loading and comments
- Updated to target Android 13
- Updated libraries and dependencies
- Removed reader mode due to API change
version 1.7.4
posted on 2022-05-09
- Fixed two crashed related to thumbnails and PDF downloads
- Added post title and comment author to share links
version 1.7.1
posted on 2022-03-05
- Fixed issue where keyboard could cover comment text field
- Added a left handed mode option
- Design updates including new material you colors
version 1.6.12
posted on 2022-02-16
- Fixed light mode visual glitch
- Added option to always open comments
version 1.6.11
posted on 2021-04-26
- Custom font crash fix
version 1.6.10
posted on 2021-04-18
- Download crash fix
- Fixed incorrect 'Tap to update' margin
- Font changing fixes
version 1.6.3
posted on 2021-03-08
- Added option to have specific night theme
- Comments header design tweaks
- File downloading back button fix
- Fixed an issue where you couldn't swipe back from comments
- A few other small fixes
version 1.6.1
posted on 2021-02-25
- Added option to open reader mode by default
- Added option to use a more compact 'Top stories' header
- Added 3 new fonts
- Fixed swipe back from WebView bug
- Fixed bookmarks visual glitch
version 1.5.9
posted on 2021-02-01
- New light theme, old light theme is now called "White"
- Fixed an issue where Tap to update wouldn't go away
- Fixed navigation bar color for AMOLED black mode
- Reduced ripple size for buttons
- Fixed bookmark snackbar intersecting navigation buttons
version 1.5.8
posted on 2021-01-28
- Catch up on the last 24 hours, 48 hours or week of posts
- No more [pdf] at end of titles, a nice badge now instead
- Reverted 7 inch tablet layout to single pane - should make Surface Duo layout single pane as well
- Viewing a post now shows total number of comments
- Fixed a typo
version 1.5.7
posted on 2021-01-22
- Login crash fix - this time everything should be fine
version 1.5.5
posted on 2021-01-18
- Fixed a tablet crash
- New transision when opening comments
- Added some fonts, more to come!
- Starting comments is now 100ms quicker
- Added button to clear clicked stories
version 1.5.2
posted on 2021-01-14
. Added login functionality allowing you to comment and vote
. Added basic search functionality
. Added tablet mode
. Improved comment sorting
. Support for more advanced comment formatting
. Added support for polls
. Option to hide job posts
. Option to show navigation buttons
. Option to show story index
. Improved thumbnail loading
. Import/export bookmarks
. Share in Chrome Custom Tabs
. Option for external browser
. Optional monochrome comment depth indiactors
. Tons of other small things
version 1.4.1
posted on 2020-11-28
Improvements to user view
Added ability to share and copy comment as well as view commenter
Tweaks to how thumbnails are displayed
Faster switching to AMOLED dark mode
