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by pmilla1606 3054 days ago
Does this download/preload all comments? This is one feature I can't find anywhere except for HN Zero[0].

When HN Zero loads the list of stories, it pulls all comment threads down too. That way I can read the comments when I'm in the subway.

HN Zero is great but it's a bit dated at this point and lacks some other features that I've learned to live without (no copy/paste from comments, no sharing of links, no iPhone X support).

In any case, I'll try this out. Congrats on shipping!

[0]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-zero/id764890985...

2 comments

Why is there no internet in the subway in NYC? I always found that annoying.
Almost all subway stations have cell towers now, which works great, but the reception in the tunnels between stations is non-existent.
Exactly. Therefore switching comment threads while in the tunnels doesn't work with other HN clients.

Maybe this is just old, ingrained behavior of mine but I like to load up a bunch of threads before the train arrives and then read while underway.

Also, trying to fetch new comments at a station that happens to not get LTE usually fails and leaves me reading-material-less.

Maybe I should bring a book.

Unfortunately, it doesn't.

But I'm adding this on my list of potential new features for next versions!

If that happens consider me a paying customer!