Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile Development

Turso SQLite Offline Sync Public Beta (turso.tech)
We're excited to announce that Turso Offline Sync is now available in public beta!
Lilygo T-Deck Pro is a mobile dev kit with ePaper display, QWERTY keyboard, 4G (liliputing.com)
Last summer LILYGO launched a pocket-sized mobile communications device called the T-Deck Plus that looks like a phone, but is really more of a mobile dev kit with a 2.8 inch IPS LCD display, a BlackBerry keyboard, and support for WiFi, Bluetooth, and LoRa wireless connectivity… but no support for cellular networks.
Open-source browser-use/CUA equivalent for androids: mobile-use (github.com/runablehq)
Use AI to control your mobile.
TikTok's Native Cross-Platform UI Framework Lynx Goes Open Source (infoq.com)
Unleashing Linux on Android: A Developer's Playground (medium.com)
Imagine having a Linux terminal right in your pocket, available on your Android device. With the “Linux development environment” feature, hidden within Developer Options on Android 15 (build BP1A.250305.019), this becomes a reality. This feature opens up a new possibilities for developers and advanced users, allowing for scripting, coding, and running familiar Linux tools directly on their smartphone or tablet.
"Termux + X11 on my Android tablet...feels pretty close to a real Linux setup." (reddit.com)
Been messing around with Termux + X11 on my Android tablet, and honestly, it feels pretty close to a real Linux setup. Got Next.js running, full terminal access, VS Code, and even external monitor + keyboard/mouse support.
Dioxus – Fullstack crossplatform app framework for Rust (dioxuslabs.com)
Dioxus is the Rust framework for building fullstack web, desktop, and mobile apps. Iterate with live hotreloading, add server functions, and deploy in record time.
Show HN: Cross-platform native UI library for all OS (github.com/profullstack)
Sans is a library which supports ios/android/windows/macos/linux using webviewjs and Apple's WKWebView api.
Show HN: Quickly connect to WiFi by scanning text, no typing needed (github.com/yilinjuang)
A React Native application that scans WiFi text to extract WiFi credentials, matches them with nearby networks, and connects to them.
Xcode now supports Processor Trace profiling on M4/A18 (apple.com)
How the Tinder iOS App reduced the size of localizations by 95% (medium.com)
The Tinder iOS application is used in over 190 countries around the world. In order to operate in each of these countries, we need to provide a localized experience.
Ask HN: Why are there so few Flutter jobs? Should I switch to React? (ycombinator.com)
Every month I search through the Who Is Hiring thread but very few (if any) Flutter jobs appear
New React Native Framework for Enterprise (grabbou.xyz)
We're building a new React Native Framework for Enterprise that integrates with your existing infrastructure
Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok (lynxjs.org)
Show HN: I took over Painteresque, a 14 year old Objective-C app and rebuilt it (apple.com)
Painteresque lets you make your photos look like paintings, charcoal drawings, colored pencils, lithographic print, vintage, trippy, retro, portrait, etc.
Goodbye K-9 Mail (cketti.de)
TL;DR: I quit my job working on Thunderbird for Android and K-9 Mail at MZLA.
Maestro – Next generation mobile UI automation (github.com/mobile-dev-inc)
Maestro is the simplest and most effective UI testing framework for Mobile and Web.
DSLs for Safe iOS/WatchOS Communication (defn.io)
I'm currently writing an Apple Watch counterpart app for Podcatcher.
"A calculator app? Anyone could make that." Not true (twitter.com)
PyPI Now Supports iOS and Android Wheels for Mobile Python Development (socket.dev)
In a landmark development for the Python community, the Python Packaging Index (PyPI) has officially begun accepting and distributing pre-compiled binary packages, known as "wheels," for both iOS and Android platforms.
Run Deepseek R1 Locally on an iPhone (apple.com)
Pocket: Der einfachste Weg, private LLMs zu nutzen. Es funktioniert vollständig offline und gewährleistet Ihre Privatsphäre, auch ohne Internetverbindung.
Show HN: Open-source RSVP app using Supabase and Flutter (github.com/gruprsvp)
With GRUP, you can create recurring events, invite friends, and keep track of their RSVPs.
Launch HN: A0.dev (YC W25) – React Native App Generator (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN — we’re Seth and Ayo and we’re building a0.dev (https://a0.dev). a0.dev is a platform built to cut down React Native development time from weeks to just a few hours.
Push Notifications for Decentralized Services (unifiedpush.org)
How mobile push notifications currently bring centralization to decentralized services, and how we can avoid it, even for mainstream configurations.
Show HN: Poplar – Text, media, and live chat in a dynamic grid (pplr.app)
Poplar is designed for your phone
Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket (defn.io)
I made a podcast player for iOS. It's called Podcatcher and it's live on the iOS App Store!
Android SMS Gateway Using MQTT (github.com/ibnux)
This is modified from my SMS Gateway Based Push Notification to turn your android phone as sms gateway
Five years of React Native at Shopify (shopify.engineering)
Five years ago, we announced that React Native (RN) is the future of mobile at Shopify. Today, we are excited to share the progress we've made, lessons learned, and what the future holds.
Ask HN: Coding on an iPad? (ycombinator.com)
Not every user owns an iPhone (perfplanet.com)
As software engineers and technologists its common to have access to some powerful devices and super fast bandwidths. It’s highly likely that you will be developing/testing on a high end Mac (or similar) or pulling out an expensive mobile device such as an iPhone from your pocket.