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GitHub Android App Released

168 points| Braasch | 13 years ago |github.com | reply

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[+] derwiki|13 years ago|reply
I was really disappointed with this -- I was hoping to be able to view source code nicely on my mobile device. Instead, I get a list of repos (not helpful), "news" (not helpful to me), and issues (we use Pivotal Tracker). I just uninstalled the app; I can't think of anything I'd use it for.
[+] Aqua_Geek|13 years ago|reply
What else would you like to see? (I write an iOS GitHub app and am curious what people find most helpful.)
[+] masklinn|13 years ago|reply
> I was hoping to be able to view source code nicely on my mobile device

That would probably be bloody hard though, making code readable on a mobile device. Also of limited use, if you can't edit it.

I could see it useful to e.g. read & review pull requests on the move, but there really isn't much you can do with just a phone's surface.

And if you have accessories, why not carry a small laptop you can tether to your phone?

[+] ninetax|13 years ago|reply
Hubroid[1] has been an awesome github app for android for a long time. Considering that I get a force close when just trying to open the new app, it's still a viable option.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.idlesoft.a...

[+] EddieRingle|13 years ago|reply
Hubroid developer here.

I was in contact with the GitHub team for awhile and had a good idea that the app was in development for awhile, but since I didn't know when they'd be releasing it (internship with them fell through this year so I didn't get any top-secret info) I just decided to keep up developing Hubroid. Still going to do that, of course, I like my design ideas better. ;)

Oh, and the force close you get is sort of my fault. I erroneously used the "com.github" namespace when implementing the account authenticator, which wholly belongs to GitHub. Thought I was using "com.github.eddieringle" but I guess a commit was overridden once or twice. Whoops.

EDIT: Btw, thanks for spelling the name correctly. I couldn't tell you how many times people write "Hubdroid" instead. Ruins my Google search result ranking, heh.

[+] lallysingh|13 years ago|reply
Indeed, I'm a little surprised they didn't just fork off an existing github project!

And seriously, why's editing and committing from android tablets so far fetched??

[+] musashibaka|13 years ago|reply
Lately I have been finding myself surfing github just to read other folks source. I just downloaded the app. Unfortunately it doesn't currently display source... Bummer.
[+] jagira|13 years ago|reply
Seems like it allows merging of pull requests. I can now review and merge pull requests while travelling in a bus. :-)
[+] aw3c2|13 years ago|reply
Don't forget to disconnect and relax every now and then.
[+] AYBABTME|13 years ago|reply
Would love if I could clone repos on the sdcard, and push commits from the sdcard. So far the app doesn't even allow to browse code, so I have a hard time figuring out any use for it. I don't really care about news, and viewing commits is fine, but I can't even see the diff so... I don't know. I assume it's just a start, so I'll keep it and wait for updates to see how it goes.
[+] brittohalloran|13 years ago|reply
It's open source -- and hosted on Github. Awesome.
[+] shimon_e|13 years ago|reply
Gives them an easy April 1st prank. Move the project to bitbucket.

// Comment written while my flight is delayed.

// Note to self. Download this app and do some github work next time flight is delayed.

[+] Sephr|13 years ago|reply
If there's only one action in the overflow button in the action bar, you make that the button. In this app, the only action in the overflow button is "Refresh", so the app should simply just have a refresh button there instead.
[+] foresterh|13 years ago|reply
Or implement pull down to refresh, which would remove the need for the button altogether.