Oh My Product Hunt
p/oh-my-product-hunt
An open-source Android app for Product Hunt
Han
Oh My Product Hunt β€” An open-source Android app for Product Hunt
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Ryan Hoover
Well done, @hhua_, and props for open sourcing it. πŸ‘ We've received tons of requests to build an Android app but we've focused most of our efforts on the web product and more recently the iOS app. As eager as I am to create an awesome Android experience, it's important for us to focus. Are you planning to make any updates after this and if so, please share deets!
Han
@rrhoover Thanks so much, Ryan! I definitely understand the priority for Product Hunt, and I do like the experience on the new PH iOS app, especially the "Popular" tab and podcast-playing feature. I used PH iOS app a lot to listen to Podcast. I will for sure keep working on the app, and I would also love to see other people join me on the effort. My next big focus will be bringing PH iOS experience to this Android app. Moreover, another big thing will be podcast-playing feature I feel everybody would be craving for. I keep all the ideas and feedback here. https://github.com/hhua/product-... Hope everybody loves it!
Matt Horton
@rrhoover I'm really curious about this "focus" bit. It's a phrase TONS of app developers use, but I don't want to hijack this thread for that discussion. Maybe a quick blog about it?
Ryan Hoover
@mattahorton the TL;DR version: if you try and do everything at once, you probably won't do a great job at any one thing. Of course, that's not a universal truth and there's not "right way to start up" but that's the strategy we're pursuing.
Graham Gnall
Thank you! This will greatly improve my consumption/participation.
Alexander Beletsky
That looks neat, I'll be happy to try it, but seems to be application is missing into Germany Play store. Any limitations?
Han
Thanks @alexbeletsky ! I just published the app to German Play store. It is my first time publishing an Android app. Really sorry! Forgot to choose countries when publishing it.
Roman
@hhua_ I've tried authorizing the app like 4 times only to land on your page in the browser. Please advise
Han
@romanzadyrako Sorry for replying late! Could you please give more details like which step you stuck to and which OS version and phone model you are using?
Chema
Really PH team, give this guy full write access to the API without limit...he has done an excellent job and open sourced it.... what else do you want? he is working just for free to learn! ;) KUDOS! here my upvote ;)
Han
@deambulando Thank you so much for the praise! Didn't expect so many warm feedback :D
Han
It is an open-source effort to build a Product Hunt Android app. I really wish to have the same PH experience with those iOS guys. Would you like it? Visit us on http://hhua.github.io/product-hu... #producthunt @rrhoover @bentossell
Ben Tossell
I see requests asking for an Android app but as @rrhoover said, our efforts have been focused elsewhere for the time being. @hhua_ this is awesome and hopefully it being open source will create some awesome opportunities.
Han
@bentossell Thank you so much! I understand as a startup, you need to make the tradeoff. Really wish to see some surprising ideas people contribute to it.
Daniel
When will I be able to download it in the Canadian Play Store?
Han
Hey @idanielroman , I forget to publish this app in other countries. You should be able to download it in a minute or two. Thanks for being interested in the app.
dipaksaraf
Great
Brandon Noad
Looks good. Adding the ability to upvote a post would be nice. The other Android apps I've tried (Fetch, Hunt) don't seem to have this feature either. Though it seems to be an api method (https://goo.gl/egD8y0). Maybe I'll submit a PR this weekend.
Han
@brandonnoad Hey Brandon, Thanks for the comment! I am definitely looking forward to it. The constraint is third-party apps do not get write access. That is why I didn't built the functionality. "By default all apps are read-only." according to https://api.producthunt.com/v1/docs . You are still more than welcome to have ideas/PRs here https://github.com/hhua/product-...
Washington Sanchez
Thank goodness. @hhua_ is the hero we deserve... not the hero we need to deserve... I'm batman.
Han
@drwasho Thanks Washington! Glad you like it!
Sarthak Grover
This is excellent, was also looking for a good Android client for PH. I will try to contribute as well considering you open sourced this (which is fantastic!). Also, is that a Takei h/t with the 'Oh My' name? :)
Han
@sarthakgrover Thank you so much! I am really glad you are interested in contributing to the project. There is not much meaning in the name. Kinda borrowed from "Oh My Zsh" http://ohmyz.sh/. A little funny and humorous.
Matt Horton
Curious what you think of adding small preview images to the list view. It's one reason I don't use the existing Android PH apps. Hunter2 does it, but they're almost too big.
Han
@mattahorton That is a good question! I personally like preview images. On desktop it won't be a problem. On mobile it is a tradeoff. I do feel big preview images actually make me browse fewer hunts. I am thinking maybe a switch between image view and list view can be better.
Matt Horton
@hhua_ @mattahorton Yeah. I'm with you on the trade off. I spent a while yesterday thinking about how it'd fit into this particular app. I was thinking something like the way Feedly handles image previews.
ζ¨ζ™¨ζ˜€ Yangchenyun
Nice name, 'O' is actually just ahead of 'P', LOL. This is pretty solid, I have been missing this on Android for so long; it definitely improves my usage of product hunt, would be great if comments are enabled through the APIs.
Ghost Kitty
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Han
Hi @ddulic92 , I want to say please don't stop building what you have in your mind even there is a seemed-solid alternative already. I also studied a lot of other PH Android apps before building this app, especially Hunt app. https://play.google.com/store/ap... It is also a solid one with parts I like and dislike. So I still decide to build this app. I strongly recommend you download the app and play it for a while. Track what you like and dislike. Either get those back to me Or Build a new app based on your own need and preference. Or even both. The "Oh My Product Hunt" app is far from perfect yet. However, in order to build a great software, you need to keep improving it. I really would love to discuss the app with you, and you are more than welcome to contribute to the app. One goal for "Oh My Product Hunt" is to have a community effort to make PH experience better on Android. https://github.com/hhua/product-...
Phillip

It is definitely my favorite Product Hunt application for Android thus far. I wish it had a better way to search topics, and I wish it had more features, though I couldn't tell you exactly what I would want. That simplicity is also one of its best points. Its easy, it works, and I can browse PH on my phone and power use it on my computer.

Pros:

-Lets you login in to your personal account

-Looks official

-Works great

-Simple and straight forward

Cons:

-Pink font in context menu is kind of harsh on my eyes

-Feels a little baron

-Search is lacking

Kesava Mandiga
Thank you! I've been using a pinned shortcut to the web app all this time. Will give this a try.