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177 titles from 166 authors in the last 30 days, with 171 distinct links and 53 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Computer use on the phone itself: a 2B model that operates Android apps · score 8.0

  Opposable is an Android app that uses a 2B-parameter GUI-Owl vision-language model to automate UI interactions via accessibility services, running entirely on-device with llama.cpp. It introduces optimizations like image token pruning, KV cache reuse, and early exit based on accessibility tree matches, plus an NPU-accelerated vision encoder. This enables private, offline computer-use agents on mobile devices.

• Show HN: Apple Notes, Photos and Find My as Native Linux Apps (Omarchy/Arch) · score 8.0

  iCloud for Omarchy provides native Linux (Arch/Omarchy) apps for Apple Notes, Photos, and Find My, sharing a single sign-in via a D-Bus daemon and session client. Notes sync bidirectionally with Markdown files, Photos and Find My use GTK4, and all apps expose scriptable CLIs with JSON output. It fills a real gap for Linux users embedded in Apple's ecosystem, with thoughtful security and packaging.

• Show HN: SnapFire FSR: Full Stack Web Apps Served via Rust IR Engine · score 7.8

  SnapFire FSR is a Rust-based full-stack runtime that executes TypeScript applications compiled to a Rust intermediate representation, avoiding Node.js entirely. It provides primitives for routing, data loading, actions, sessions, and more, with a strong security stance against common Node.js vulnerabilities. The project is technically ambitious and well-documented, but its niche positioning and early adoption limit immediate utility.

• Show HN: Jarvis, an Android voice assistant that drives other apps by itself · score 7.8

  JARVIS is an experimental Android voice assistant that can drive other apps via an AccessibilityService operator, control smart TVs and PCs, and manage memories and routines. It integrates an on-device TypeScript brain with Tauri, React, and Kotlin, supporting multiple LLM providers and innovative features like smart model routing and wake-word detection. The project is ambitious and technically complex, though still rough around the edges.

Recent titles

1. Show HN: Ovok – FHIR R4 back end for remote patient monitoring apps
   2026-11-01 · ovok.com · HN discussion
2. The VPN Manager I want to build: let different apps use their own VPNs
   2026-11-01 · dennysora.me · HN discussion
3. Make Python Great Again – Free tools and desktop apps built with Python
   2026-11-01 · pythongreatagain.com · HN discussion
4. Raven: A Windows your apps recognize
   2026-10-31 · useraven.org · HN discussion
5. Ask HN: Will apps be going away in favor of personal assistants?
   2026-10-31 · HN discussion
6. Linux Mint Developing New Apps for Terminal and System Monitoring
   2026-10-31 · phoronix.com · HN discussion
7. Ask HN: Deployed vibecoded apps in prod at scale?
   2026-10-31 · HN discussion
8. Ask HN: What's the future like? For normies, will it still be apps and websites?
   2026-10-31 · HN discussion
9. Show HN: PodBy provides simple EU hosting for static sites and apps
   2026-10-30 · podby.com · HN discussion
10. AI Can Breach Crypto Apps, Not Bitcoin – That's Where the Real Risk Lives
    2026-10-30 · ainvest.com · HN discussion
11. Show HN: Ocel – Deploy apps to your AWS,GCP or VPS with infra from code
    2026-10-30 · github.com · HN discussion
12. Show HN: I don't understand why invoicing apps cost $10/month
    2026-10-30 · invoicingpro.org · HN discussion
13. Who needs VMs? Run systemd and full Linux desktop apps in gVisor
    2026-10-30 · gvisor.dev · HN discussion
14. Decrypt FairPlay-protected iOS apps with a stock iPhone
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
15. MotherDuck Launches Dive Apps
    2026-10-29 · motherduck.com · HN discussion
16. Building Java Me Apps with Modern Tooling
    2026-10-29 · voxelmanip.se · HN discussion
17. Show HN: I built a tool to figure out why apps aren't getting downloads
    2026-10-29 · asostudio.app · HN discussion
18. Lasm: Write formally verified web apps in Lean, deploy to Node, serverless, edge
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
19. Show HN: Kin – Make your AI apps answer to you (allow, ask or block each action)
    2026-10-29 · kinlab.ai · HN discussion
20. Why are there not more terminal apps?
    2026-10-29 · HN discussion
21. Show HN: Vibecheck – a pre-launch security audit for AI-built apps
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
22. The Shape of Apps
    2026-10-29 · parakeet.co · HN discussion
23. How to run your own Fluxer instance, how the desktop and mobile apps connect to
    2026-10-29 · fluxer.app · HN discussion
24. Lindroids, run Linux apps on Android from any container application
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
25. Victory You Can Now Exclude Apps from Siri AI
    2026-10-28 · eff.org · HN discussion
26. 2TI Desktop Suite – Rust/Tauri Native Apps (<30MB RAM) with Ollama Perfect Audio
    2026-10-28 · 2tinteractive.com · HN discussion
27. There Are Too Many Apps for That
    2026-10-28 · theatlantic.com · HN discussion
28. I Used AI to Replace Apps I Was Paying for [video]
    2026-10-28 · youtube.com · HN discussion
29. BI Technology – Custom Websites, Web Apps and SaaS Development
    2026-10-28 · bitechnology.co.uk · HN discussion
30. Show HN: SnapFire FSR: Full Stack Web Apps Served via Rust IR Engine
    2026-10-28 · snapfirers.com · HN discussion

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