# Hacker News & Widget

> Widget and Themes for Hacker News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thirdgate.hackernews](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thirdgate.hackernews)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.thirdgate.hackernews`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 3rd Gate
- **Category:** NEWS\_AND\_MAGAZINES
- **Downloads:** 524
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-21
- **First published:** 2023-08-31
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 9.31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thirdgate.hackernews)
- **Website:** [https://thirdgate.dev](https://thirdgate.dev/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://thirdgate.dev/privacy\_policy.html](https://thirdgate.dev/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Full widgets for all parts of hacker news so you can see news on your home screens. App has multiple color themes that are also supported in the widgets.<br><br>Code is open source and available on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #1,370,542 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.thirdgate.hackernews.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.thirdgate.hackernews)