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Ask HN: Tips for reading HN on mobile for older eyes?

I was wondering how people with older eyes read HN on mobile (if they do at all?). Is there any way to make the font larger and higher contrast? This question, for example, is very difficult to read because of the tiny sans serif font and low contrast. Is there a javascript bookmarklet that would do the trick?

justanton 10y ago
I use MiniHack (iOS) to read on the phone: there is an option to increase the font size. The UI is not the best and how the comments are displayed could have been done better, but it works for me.
severine 10y ago
I use Materialistic (on Android), it's really great, and lets you configure fonts, text sizes and colors. https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic [project repository] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidroh.materialistic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidr... [Play Store download] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12464051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12464051 [previous discussion] (edit: formatting)
Mz 10y ago
Although I am old and have terrible eyesight, I don't have an issue reading HN on mobile. But there are plenty of themes and apps out there that you should try. For exampke: http://m3mohsen.github.io/HackerNews-DarkTheme/ http://m3mohsen.github.io/HackerNews-DarkTheme/ https://userstyles.org/styles/133209/hacker-news-dark https://userstyles.org/styles/133209/hacker-news-dark https://jamesfriend.com.au/hacker-news-theme https://jamesfriend.com.au/hacker-news-theme http://ihackernews.com/ http://ihackernews.com/ https://www.bing.com/search?q=hacker+news+android+themes&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBLH&pq=hacker+news+android+the&sc=0-23&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=63227DB37EB541168984C856A3B1BF55 https://www.bing.com/search?q=hacker+news+android+themes&go=... And Google search turns up multiple Hacker News apps, though I am not clear how to link that here.

justanton 10y ago

I use MiniHack (iOS) to read on the phone: there is an option to increase the font size. The UI is not the best and how the comments are displayed could have been done better, but it works for me.

severine 10y ago

I use Materialistic (on Android), it's really great, and lets you configure fonts, text sizes and colors. https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic [project repository] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidroh.materialistic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.hidr... [Play Store download] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12464051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12464051 [previous discussion] (edit: formatting)

Mz 10y ago

Although I am old and have terrible eyesight, I don't have an issue reading HN on mobile. But there are plenty of themes and apps out there that you should try. For exampke: http://m3mohsen.github.io/HackerNews-DarkTheme/ http://m3mohsen.github.io/HackerNews-DarkTheme/ https://userstyles.org/styles/133209/hacker-news-dark https://userstyles.org/styles/133209/hacker-news-dark https://jamesfriend.com.au/hacker-news-theme https://jamesfriend.com.au/hacker-news-theme http://ihackernews.com/ http://ihackernews.com/ https://www.bing.com/search?q=hacker+news+android+themes&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBLH&pq=hacker+news+android+the&sc=0-23&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=63227DB37EB541168984C856A3B1BF55 https://www.bing.com/search?q=hacker+news+android+themes&go=... And Google search turns up multiple Hacker News apps, though I am not clear how to link that here.