What’s New With ver. 0.13.5?

Since the last official release ^(0.12.2) we’ve introduced further improvements thanks to which You can both read more - and read more conveniently :) . As usual, the whole set of features and improvements makes the new HNR version pretty exciting. Let’s take a closer look.

Widen Your Reading Portal.

As far as non-RSS websites are concerned, we introduce another way of obtaining the content: Web Page - Divide. This mode may come in handy especially in case of reading forum threads, but also other websites with repetitive content blocks. A more in-detail description of this feature You’ll find here.

Read Distraction-Free.

We’ve take one step further distraction-free reading experience by expanding full-screen mode over article lists (some Tap Zones included!). We’ve also added the ability to hide in-article buttons (the ones which You could find below article text).

More Customization.

You can now customize the app to the higher degree by applying Your color of preference to Action Bar, status bar, and in-article buttons mentioned a moment ago :) .

Improved Performance.

First, we’ve improved the refresh process (updating content sources). Previously, it incorporated other article-related operations as well (such as deleting old articles) - now we’ve excluded some actions from the refresh operation itself, making a separate dedicated place for them (see Delete old articles in the menu). Thanks to this change the refresh operation should perform faster.

Second, we’ve added the ability to “lock” HNR in memory while reading an article - thanks to which, once You’ve switched to some other Android app, You should always be sure that the article You’ve been reading will wait for You, not letting the OS to close it (e.g., due to Android Snooze feature).

Other Improvements.

Among all the rest we’ve improved the app settings organization, including one place in which You can set up everything which has to do with page header (reading progress bar, time, battery level, etc.).

As You may know, Handy lets You browse the Web directly in the app, via Article Web Search feature. Previously it was 100%-based on DuckDuckGo - now we’ve added the ability to further search via Google or Yandex, within external browser.

In the meantime, stay tuned for the new HNR documentation, both on our website and for off-line use :) ! Most of articles are re-written and reorganized to be not only up-to-date, but also much more user-friendly and easier to comprehend.