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What’s New Version 5.1.0
• Added 'Split View' setting on iPad – toggle the two-pane interface on or off based on your preference.
• Added tab tap behavior – tapping a tab scrolls to top at the root, refreshes if already at the top, and pops back when nested.
• Fixed bug where opening the story URL from the comments view did not respect the Web Browser setting.
Description
Octal is your go-to news feed for breaking tech news, putting the biggest stories of the day with engaging discussion right in the palm of your hand.
Beautifully designed for both iPhone and iPad, Octal focuses on what you care most about: native design, speed, and usability. It's the modern, full-featured Hacker News app you've been looking for.
You'll find an unparalleled, community-powered source of stories about anything ranging from self-driving cars to the latest Apple gadgets. Octal has all the features you need, including the ability to vote on stories, submit posts, add comments, and manage favorites. Best of all, it's free of all that annoying stuff, like ads, subscriptions, and tracking. If you want to keep up to date with the latest popular and trending tech headlines, Octal is made for you.
• NEWS FOR NERDS: Read and share the most important stories in the tech world, submitted and voted on by Hacker News users. Stories are constantly changing, and often focus on areas like programming, startups, technology industry and companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Uber, etc.), and key technology categories such as mobile, computers, internet, design, coding, and security.
• ENGAGE AND VOTE: Vote on stories and comments you like and dislike, and report stories with objectionable content. Found something you need to read later? Add it to your favorites!
• DISCUSS THE NEWS: Read and engage with stories by viewing their discussions with a fast, fully-threaded, collapsible, buttery smooth comments experience. Add your own comments. If you're a fast reader, you can instantly jump to the next top-level comment thread with a single tap.
• SUBMIT LINKS: Got a cool story or news link to share to Hacker News? Submit new posts directly in the app. You can also share links directly to Octal to quickly submit them.
• SEARCH STORIES: Search Hacker News stories and sort search results by relevance or date.
• JOIN THE COMMUNITY: Log in to Hacker News to easily track your karma, activity and favorites. Browse user profiles, including their karma, about, activity, and favorites.
• THEMEABLE: Total Dark Mode support. Turn on 'True Black' to use a pure RGB #000 background color - perfect for devices with OLED displays.
• CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEWS FEED: Tap or swipe between story filters such as 'Top Stories', 'Threads', 'Ask HN', 'Show HN', 'Best Stories', 'New Stories', and 'Jobs'.
• ACCESSIBLE: Increase or decrease the text size to one that's comfortable for you, or enable 'Dynamic Type' to use the system's 'Larger Text' font size. And VoiceOver is fully supported!
• DEEP LINK SUPPORT: You can open Hacker News links in Octal by sharing them to Octal. You can also use apps like 'Opener'. Most Hacker News links starting with 'octal://' are supported!
• READY FOR ANY SCREEN: Octal looks great on iPads with an optional 2-pane interface. Say goodbye to wasted screen real estate.
• WEB BROWSER SUPPORT: Open links in your web browser of choice.
• AD-FREE, PRIVACY AWARE: No ads, no subscriptions, and no tracking.
ABOUT OCTAL PREMIUM:
To unlock advanced features, including the ability to submit posts, add comments, manage favorites, switch themes, change app icons, use custom gestures, and more, you can buy Octal Premium via an In-App Purchase. Octal Premium is a one-time payment and there is no subscription. Purchases support the development of Octal, which is developed solely by me!
ABOUT HACKER NEWS:
Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator. In general, its content can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity". You can think of Hacker News as reddit for tech. It's the go-to news aggregator for tech.
SUPPORT:
Found a bug or have a feature request? Create an Issue on Github, or e-mail me: https://github.com/dangwu/Octal/issues
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Version history 25 versions
Build 887699339v5.1.02026-07-03 04:44:34
• Added 'Split View' setting on iPad – toggle the two-pane interface on or off based on your preference.
• Added tab tap behavior – tapping a tab scrolls to top at the root, refreshes if already at the top, and pops back when nested.
• Fixed bug where opening the story URL from the comments view did not respect the Web Browser setting.
Build 887458992v5.0.02026-06-30 15:47:46
Redesigned for iOS 26 with full support for Liquid Glass
• Added a new 'Threads' view to see your recent comments and their replies in one place.
• Refreshed iPad interface that utilizes an optional sidebar.
• Refreshed Filters interface for a cleaner, faster experience.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Build 887105292v4.17.22026-06-19 23:43:03
Fixed the tab bar not always respecting the appearance setting on pre-iOS 26 devices.
Build 886968911v4.17.12026-06-16 21:26:53
Fixed issue with comments on iPads in landscape orientation.
Build 886856064v4.17.02026-06-12 22:41:08
Added support for Liquid Glass.
Build 876046122v4.16.62025-07-08 15:03:02
Fixed issue where operations appeared to error and favorites failed to load.
Build 876015316v4.16.52025-07-01 16:05:52
Fixed issue where login was not persisted across sessions.
Build 870541408v4.16.42024-11-21 01:15:31
Fixed issue where favorites failed to load.
Build 869495266v4.16.32024-10-12 16:00:46
Fixed issue where "No network connection" error could be incorrectly displayed.
Build 869389307v4.16.22024-10-01 17:21:27
Fixed issue where "No network connection" error could be incorrectly displayed.
Build 869193539v4.16.12024-09-24 15:14:47
Fixed issue where opening deep links would not navigate to the proper screen.
Build 869106742v4.16.02024-09-19 15:29:05
Updated app icon to support light, dark, and tinted appearances in iOS 18.
Build 860671939v4.15.12023-10-15 18:53:28
• Updated 'Share HN link' option to share the URL only.
• Restored story ranks when using the 'Compact' story layout.
Build 859318281v4.15.02023-09-27 16:56:13
Increased the touch target area for the upvote button and comments button in the stories view.
Build 858390475v4.14.02023-07-11 16:42:59
Prefer not to see the comment jumper button? You can now hide it in settings.
Build 858340076v4.13.02023-07-10 13:23:29
• Slightly refreshed story layout.
• VoiceOver label for comments now includes the comment's thread level.
• VoiceOver label for stories now includes the story's URL.
• Custom accessibility actions for comments now includes the 'Collapse' action.
Build 858242470v4.12.02023-07-06 14:36:21
• Share a HN link to Octal to open it in Octal.
• Share a web link to Octal submit it to Hacker News.
• Vastly improved accessibility (VoiceOver) support.
• Long press the story link from the comments view to copy it to your clipboard.
* Added 'Copy Text' action to the comment overflow menu.
• Fixed a bug where the comments view dismisses when a device rotation causes the split view to collapse.
• Fixed a bug where the comments header content could be hidden behind the Dynamic Island.
Build 852790612v4.11.02022-10-17 15:25:25
• Added a new setting for enabling/disabling the 'Comment Jump' button.
• Updated comment overflow options menu.
• Updated story layouts with larger tap areas.
• Fixed an issue where story 'Limit' filters were not immediately respected.
Build 851740221v4.10.92022-08-24 01:12:27
Users are now prevented from adding comments to submissions that are too old.
Build 851692790v4.10.82022-08-22 04:12:53
Fixed a minor layout issue where submission text could be covered by the notch in landscape mode.
Build 849214572v4.10.72022-05-18 21:52:26
Fixed an issue where favorite comments were not loading.
Build 847920491v4.10.62022-03-25 20:36:10
Fixed minor background color issue for devices in 2-column view.
Build 847849188v4.10.52022-03-23 16:10:30
Fixed a minor favicon display issue.
Build 847765981v4.10.42022-03-19 23:43:51
Fixed an issue where links were not showing in Show HN posts.
Build 845471931v4.10.32021-11-22 16:46:26
Fixed an issue where favorites were not loading.
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Change log 29 changes · US
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• Added 'Split View' setting on iPad – toggle the two-pane interface on or off based on your preference.
• Added tab tap behavior – tapping a tab scrolls to top
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description updated
Octal is your go-to news feed for breaking tech news, putting the biggest stories of the day with engaging discussion right in the palm of your hand.
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Social developer & tech news
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Octal for Hacker News
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Version 5.1.0 released
• Added 'Split View' setting on iPad – toggle the two-pane interface on or off based on your preference.
• Added tab tap behavior – tapping a tab scrolls to top at the root, refreshes if already at the top, and pops back when nested.
• Fixe
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Version 5.0.0 released
Redesigned for iOS 26 with full support for Liquid Glass
• Added a new 'Threads' view to see your recent comments and their replies in one place.
• Refreshed iPad interface that utilizes an optional sidebar.
• Refreshed Filters interface fo
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Version 4.17.2 released
Fixed the tab bar not always respecting the appearance setting on pre-iOS 26 devices.
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Version 4.17.1 released
Fixed issue with comments on iPads in landscape orientation.
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Version 4.17.0 released
Added support for Liquid Glass.
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Version 4.16.6 released
Fixed issue where operations appeared to error and favorites failed to load.
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Version 4.16.5 released
Fixed issue where login was not persisted across sessions.
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Version 4.16.4 released
Fixed issue where favorites failed to load.
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Version 4.16.3 released
Fixed issue where "No network connection" error could be incorrectly displayed.
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Version 4.16.2 released
Fixed issue where "No network connection" error could be incorrectly displayed.
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Version 4.16.1 released
Fixed issue where opening deep links would not navigate to the proper screen.
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Version 4.16.0 released
Updated app icon to support light, dark, and tinted appearances in iOS 18.
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Version 4.15.1 released
• Updated 'Share HN link' option to share the URL only.
• Restored story ranks when using the 'Compact' story layout.
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Version 4.15.0 released
Increased the touch target area for the upvote button and comments button in the stories view.
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Version 4.14.0 released
Prefer not to see the comment jumper button? You can now hide it in settings.
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Version 4.13.0 released
• Slightly refreshed story layout.
• VoiceOver label for comments now includes the comment's thread level.
• VoiceOver label for stories now includes the story's URL.
• Custom accessibility actions for comments now includes the 'Collapse' a
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Version 4.12.0 released
• Share a HN link to Octal to open it in Octal.
• Share a web link to Octal submit it to Hacker News.
• Vastly improved accessibility (VoiceOver) support.
• Long press the story link from the comments view to copy it to your clipboard.
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Version 4.11.0 released
• Added a new setting for enabling/disabling the 'Comment Jump' button.
• Updated comment overflow options menu.
• Updated story layouts with larger tap areas.
• Fixed an issue where story 'Limit' filters were not immediately respected.
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Version 4.10.9 released
Users are now prevented from adding comments to submissions that are too old.
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Version 4.10.8 released
Fixed a minor layout issue where submission text could be covered by the notch in landscape mode.
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Version 4.10.7 released
Fixed an issue where favorite comments were not loading.
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Version 4.10.6 released
Fixed minor background color issue for devices in 2-column view.
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Version 4.10.5 released
Fixed a minor favicon display issue.
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Version 4.10.4 released
Fixed an issue where links were not showing in Show HN posts.
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Version 4.10.3 released
Fixed an issue where favorites were not loading.