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Show HN: Real-time push notifications for Hacker News comments
Hello folks,
I built a service to provide you with real-time push notifications whenever someone replies to you on Hacker News, served right through your browser: https://hcker.news/notifications https://hcker.news/notifications
It has always been difficult to keep track of replies here, especially across long threads (purposefully so[0]).
What makes this differe nt from other implementations (notable prior art: hnreplies.com by @dangrossman):
1. Real-time or once a day: You can choose to have notifications sent immediately (you get notified within ~20 seconds) or once a day.
2. Stories + Replies: Choose to get notified of replies to your comments and your submissions.
3. Private: You don't have to provide an email address (many people value their pseudonymity)
How it works:
1. Go to https://hcker.news/notifications and enter your HN username.
2. Allow browser notifications when prompted.
3. That's it. When someone replies to you, your browser receives a push notification.
Caveats: It works on Desktop (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge), Android, and iOS. On desktop, your browser must be open to receive notifications. On iOS, it works via PWA – you must add it to your home screen.
Give it a try, I'd love your feedback. Cheers!
0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27897211#27901918 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27897211#27901918
- Ta_Panters 5d agoBig fan of hcker.news, probably my favorite alt UI for hacker news. This is fantastic! Keep up the good work!!
- postalcoder 5d agoappreciate it!