Kiosk
A Hacker News reader for Android.
| AppID: | com.shapeshed.kiosk |
| Author: | shapeshed |
| License: | Apache-2.0 |
| Donation: | Webpage |
| InRepoSince: | 2026-08-15 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2026-08-15 |
| LastAppUpdate: | Unknown |
| LastVersion: | 0.1.0 |
| Categories: | Forum, News |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
Kiosk is a Hacker News reader for Android.It is built around reading, not browsing. Browse Hacker News feeds, search historical stories, read articles in a distraction-free native reader, and keep comments close at hand.
Features:
- Browse Top, New, Best, Ask, Show, and Jobs.
- Search historical Hacker News stories.
- Read articles in a native reader powered by Mozilla Readability.
- Swipe between stories in the current feed.
- Open comments quickly in a bottom sheet.
- Use reader themes, fonts, Speed Reader, and Read Aloud.
- Expand article images and pinch to zoom.
- Open PDFs, X/Twitter, YouTube, and external links in the default app or browser.
Kiosk has no accounts, ads, analytics, tracking SDKs, Firebase, Crashlytics, or Google Play Services dependency.
WhatsNew:
Initial release baseline:
- Six Hacker News feeds and historical search.
- Native reader with warmed Readability extraction cache.
- Comments, Speed Reader, Read Aloud, and zoomable article images.
- External handling for PDFs, X/Twitter, YouTube, and links.
Anti-Features: TetheredNet(This app is bound to a certain network service):
⇒ Relies on the Hacker News API and Algolia HN Search API.
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.
Packages
Version 0.1.0 (2026-08-15) 
Android Versions:
- Target: 17.0
- MinVer: 8.0
- ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64
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