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[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
OT:

XDA Labs takes the "my device" (as you have shown several times) and "signature" (as I showed here) from 2-3 lines in build.prop. And as you know I am on port ROMs. And in port ROMs the build.prop can be quite complex. Take for example my current build.prop from Aspire ROM (1st attachemnt). You can see how many different device codes can be written into build.prop (as default).

:D

My device had S8 build.prop in old MagMa NX ROM version (currently it is Note8). And havent been updated since then (I changed it to note3 now).

On the other note, I havent got any use of "My Device" tab actually... ever. When do you use it? All my subsribed forums/threads are accessible from their own page, and when I need to check other devices, I just type in search plus and find the forum. Also, main page of the device whose thread I am currently checking, can be accessible by clicking on "thread's name" and clicking the parent device directory on top. Is the "my device" there only to see the main page of device? Because the subforum pages (that are seen on "my device" are accessible when you click on the parent device forum branch (shown in next 2 attachments). Maybe the "best threads" is reason for My Device? Though I dont know what is the "grading" for "best". Can anyone enlighten me please?

:o
[Android Apps and Games] Ibuprophen:
It's funny how all of a sudden a sort of "Pandora's Box" had opened up with the recent elevated activity on the thread... :eek:

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I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
I don't really use "My device" tab as well but maybe some other users do as a kind of shortcut. About what's shown in "best threads", maybe the grading is "most active" threads? I'm just assuming since I don't know the code behind it.
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Hope the Pandora's box will stay open, I like seeing it's alive, otherwise I would be a Labs Contributor for nothing... :D

On a side note I still see you're using this quite long and spammy byline in caps lock. It's shorter than it used to be, ok, but do you really think it's necessary man? Just my 2 cents... :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Ibuprophen:
HA-HA!

How you been doing [MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION]? :screwy:

The signature line took a little while to get it shortened and to the point but, believe it or not, it actually helped allot with the "Out of the Blue" PM's.

Don't get me wrong... I don't mind PM's but, the number of them I used to get was almost like having an XDA "PM" Forum. LMAO! And It's been under control for quite a while now (ever since the Signature line was shortened and to the point) but, thank you for asking :) .

Maybe I should start using Capital Case...

As far as the "Pandora's Box", i hadn't stated it as being a bad thing. I was just amazed at the recent feedback. Even from [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION] :) .

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I do NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.
[Android Apps and Games] bspcsquad:
Hi there. I'm new here and I don't quite understand why wouldn't XDA Labs get into Play Store. It's been more than a year when the XDA app in Store prompting an "Upgrade" to XDA Labs. Are there any policy violations in XDA Labs that prevent it from being shelved, or is XDA Labs still too early for public release?
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
Probably its integrated "app store" is violating google's policy. For more info, you can search thread or wait for more detailed answer.
[Android Apps and Games] Freewander10:
The explanation given by [MENTION=4598795]Eleo[/MENTION] is correct. Google changed their Developer Distribution Agreement a while back to prohibit any app that has a marketplace from being on the Play Store.

Here's what section 4.5 says:
[Android Apps and Games] Shyam Bairi:
Labs hasn't got an update since September.

Was waiting since months for an update, so when it's scheduled.:)
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
Dev is busy with his another app, XDA Feed (check it out if you havent heard of it). I am sure he will check this app too once he has free time.

P.S. Asking for E.T.A. is frowned upon on XDA. FYI.
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
Hello [MENTION=2637227]blk_jack[/MENTION]

I want to have a suggestion. Is it possible to implement "long press to multi-select" for messages in inbox? I am sure I am not the only user who has to empty the inbox in a monthly basis (or maybe other users have higher capacity for inbox). That would help much more if it was possible to remove the messages not by current method (open message - 3dot menu - delete message), but by selection method (select messages to be deleted - click "delete" icon (or again, 3dot menu - delete messages)). This would make the inbox emptying much much faster on android devices.

Thanks in advance:good:

[MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION], could it be added into suggesstion #4? That is the most related one there... though it is was written for only "PM view", it could be changed to "PM view and management".
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Done! Suggestion #4 modified (and Suggestion #3 moved to #4). I've added "Sent items" along with "Inbox" in your suggestion.

But you have to know that maybe the Labs API won't allow to delete more than one PM at a time by multi-selection. If it's not supported, the API would have to be modified but if it's not planned to change the API, blk_jack won't be able to implement your suggestion in the app itself.

Suggestion #4 looks like this now:
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
About 4.a:

That option would look even better for writing an answer to long posts, dont you think? I get to answer to long posts (after splitting it to parts) more often than to long PMs

:D
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
I agree and that's actually what I've already written in 4a: I've suggested it for POSTS at first. But could be useful sometimes for PMs as well IMO.
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Maybe not you, but other users would need it! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Timmmmaaahh!:
Then I shall frown upon your frown! Ha...

You can't really blame Shyam. He's very likely not the only user waiting for some movement. I'm an avid Tapatalk user because XDA Labs lacks two key features for me: custom signature and BB tags. From time to time (bimonthly or so) I give Labs another try but I keep getting frustrated with little things that always just work in said alternative. If it wasn't clear, I'm only talking about the forums part. Labs has got the looks though, it's got a tremendously beautiful design and workflow. So I went ahead to check on my bimonthly appointment but it seems I already tried that version. Oh well, I'll check again in another two months [emoji16]

Sizzled with Bacon ?
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
Then lets post to all app/module/ROM/kernel threads that were not updated lately with question "when is new update coming??" "I am waiting" "Pls whn is pdate tnx" "wayting lon tame" "pls uodate"

:eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Timmmmaaahh!:
This isn't just any app. It's XDA Labs. It's the app of apps on XDA, one would assume. One app to rule them all. The front door of XDA. But it doesn't seem to be treated that way. Can I find that a shame? I sure hope so...
[Android Apps and Games] moriel5:
I am pretty sure that the custom signature option was dropped due to people misusing it.

Otherwise, what are choices for?

XDA Labs is being treated as a first-class citizen, which is why it first and foremost caters to users who see themeselves as part of it's community, rather than those who are just there to help themeselves out.

If there are features that are needed for helping others, request them, otherwise use something else.

And above all, don't bother people who are doing things for you, without even expecting anything in return.

Those people have lives, just like you, and that takes precedence over projects that they are doing as volunteers.

Of course, I'm not trying to start a war here, just to explain the situation, so that we can all help each other respectably and responsibly.
[Android Apps and Games] Timmmmaaahh!:
"War" is a pretty strong word to bring up in a simple discussion :eek: Anyway...

How can people abuse signatures? It's just a limited-characters notification to let people know one's posting via mobile. Tapatalk's "byline" is fully customizable and works well with XDA, why wouldn't Labs? We're all here for the sake of customizability after all, no?

I'm a bit confused on how people are only helping themselves or aren't even seeing themselves as part of the community by sharing ideas. I'm sure I just misunderstood that part.

"features that are needed for helping others", I did mention a feature that allows me to better help others: BB tags! I usually post links in a post with hyperlinked words instead of added hyperlinks (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=words&t=h_&ia=web) because it's much easier to read. Especially for new users, instructions can be very complicated, hyperlinking with BB tags helps them. Here's how it would work: when making a post, a button is visible next to the + symbol (attachments) below saying "[TAG]" or something. Tap it and a box should come up with two input fields, one for the hyperlink and one for the text that should be visible (if text was already selected, it should already show there). Tap "insert" and the hyperlinked text appears with the appropriate tag and its properties around it. It can also be used for images (one input field for image url, another for image description) and pretty much any tag available here.

"don't bother people who are doing things for you, without even expecting anything in return", that one hurt to be honest. I sincerely hope that voicing some critique isn't classified as 'bothering', there's a distinct difference. I contribute to the community as much as I can and have a long track record of helping others. I'm not expecting anything in return either but I do appreciate it if people give me feedback, whether it's positive or negative. I'm not expecting anything of the dev behind Labs either, I'm merely suggesting how it would be better in my experience.

While we're on that, did I understand correctly that Labs is just one dev? If so, that is mighty impressive and I take back my point on ETA requesting. I figured there was a team of people behind XDA's front end and frankly (if I'm allowed to make another suggestion) it might be better if there was as it would allow development more consistently (weeklies? lol). Again, just my 2cts. Not making any demands :)
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
I have shown several examples here, put by Tapatalk users while explaining how grateful I am that the byline is NOT customizable that much. You can see them by searching in thread. They are pretty annoying if you see posts by those users often (unfortunately you cant turn off byline and "add to ignored list" doesnt work on android apps). You can report each of.those one by one... but still. Why? It is better if important info is shown in signature rather than byline (to which you should direct users). And not everybidy is going to shown "inportant info" there, believe me.

Just put it like this:

LMGTFY

Which is done like:

[ url = lmgtfy.com ]LMGTFY[ / url ] *without spaces

That is not that confusing though, right? (Speaking of... thanks to Wood Man for teaching me this :good: )

And for images inside post it is similar:

Which is done like:

[ img ]http://imgs.xda-labs.com/0621sigs/large/empty.png[ / img ] *without spaces

Same for lists and etc... See current issues and limitations of XDA Labs here

You are confusing feedback with demand (oh yes, demand). It is like you "expect" something to be done. Whereas feedback, would be ypur post saying, "can I have a suggestion; could you add BB Tags?" (like here), where you would probably get your request to suggested features and will probably get a response frpm Wood Man or blk_jack about its future possibility (Oh yes, and Wood Man is contributor to XDA Labs app).

And as I have already replied to previous post, blk_jack does not work "only" on XDA Labs, but other projects too (and still, alone). Yes. XDA Labs is done only by blk_jack after reworking the XDA One project that was present earlier (still, searching and reading in thread would open you to posts that have more descriptive explanations).

P.S. This post was written using XDA Labs app alone.
[Android Apps and Games] moriel5:
I'm sorry about my wording, it's just that I have seen (not necesarily participated in) too many arguments that had flamed to such degrees, both on XDA and other places (even in real life).

Adding to what [MENTION=4598795]Eleo[/MENTION] had already said, people have had extremely long signatures, which took up quite some space on the page, requiring people to scroll for long enough that they had started to forget what they were reading (I don't think I had ever mentioned this, but back then I too have faced this several times).

As to a byline , I think XDA allows you a short byline from the settings (at least, it used to allow it).

If you had already asked for that feature, then I am sincerely sorry for not having seen it (I try to keep track of my subscribed threads, even at the cost of not writing anything (I'm from before the XDA One days)).

Additionally, I have not had the chance to properly learn how to use BB codes yet (I know what they are, but not enough to be able to use them), however I agree, it may be a good idea to implement BB code support in XDA Labs, although I personally like what [MENTION=4598795]Eleo[/MENTION] just posted better, as it is very similar to HTML syntax.

I am extremely sorry about the misunderstanding I had caused.

Please understand, that I was generally speaking, and while typing my previous post, I understood that what I was posting might not include your situation.

However, there are many users that do fit the characteristics that I had just pointed out, and while the majority of them do so out of innocent ignorance (many people do not understand the importance of reading the precise details of the rules), it does not change the fact that they need to understand what places such as XDA are primarily for.

As [MENTION=4598795]Eleo[/MENTION] had already mentioned, yes, there is a team, however they are volunteers, and are in charge of multiple projects at once, and even more importantly, they have real life, so while people (that also includes me) would absolutely love speedier updates, they already have a lot of things on their hands, and are doing their utmost to accomplish them.

I also made the same mistake (amongst others), and still do, so don't worry, just try thinking about the fact that the devs are humans, just like us, and try to understand their situations.

Disclosure: I (currently) am the only Hebrew translator for MiXplorer, as well as one of the Hebrew translators for the several of Solus's projects (and at rare intervals, I was the only one there) as a volunteer, and for over a month, I had been hard-pressed to find time for any translating (mainly due to work), and that helps me understand other's situations slightly better.
[Android Apps and Games] Timmmmaaahh!:
Congratulations but do you know how much faster you could've made that – all by yourself – with the aforementioned feature? Like, super-mega-out-of-this-world-fast!

I wasn't even speaking to the dev by the way so I couldn't have made any demands. Thank you for explaining how these tags work, that was so immensely helpful :silly:

[MENTION=5358804]moriel5[/MENTION] We had XDA signatures mixed up with the so called byline. I was referring to bylines as signatures, my bad. I totally agree that signatures shouldn't be seen on mobile devices, they are sometimes GINORMOUS.

I didn't properly mention the feature here yet, actually, I just mentioned "BB tags", haha. I'll make a more constructive suggestion out of it (with pictures!) when I find the time. A real constructive suggestion this time :D A sincere thank you for your reply. PS. I've also done some (Dutch) translations for some projects, it's fun to contribute :)
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
When a user posts on my thread:

(I may have exaggerated it a bit)

It is normal to assume that they post it to me, right? I will not assume that it was written to another user that posted last on thread. It was addressed to dev, obviously.

:eek:

Usage of correct smiley is important. Instead of writing:

- Yeah thank you:silly:

- Yeah thank you:mad:

- Yeah thank you:rolleyes:

- Yeah thank you:eek:

Which means it was not useful at all and at best was just waste of time or an example of being uselessly show off. Positive smileys on the other hand could make it correct. Reading your post, the info I gather is that you alreday knew it and I am being uselessly show off. If that is the case then it is quite disrespectful. Or it could be an example of your "extra effort to put some laugh". But I will not go onto it because I hope this OT E.T.A. discussion is finished here.

With best regards
[Android Apps and Games] Shyam Bairi:
Apologies for my comment if it got interpreted wrong.

I love XDA labs and greatly appreciate the Dev for his precious time given. I noticed, long time gone & no update activity so simply got a bit like worried.

I just meant, is everything going well and good, what's the matter, is there a planned schedule. I just wanted to know the ongoing activity. I tried to be as much positive as possible, so placed a happy smiley.

Thanks [MENTION=4598795]Eleo[/MENTION] for solving my confusion.

P.S. Actually I'm not good at English, still a learner. So hope everyone understood my silly thought.:)
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
No problem mate ;)

It is my 4th language too. Dont get disappointed. More reading and more writing will help you advance.
[Android Apps and Games] Shyam Bairi:
[MENTION=4598795]Eleo[/MENTION] I noticed something really weird.

Your above post is visible in XDA labs, but it's invisible in XDA developers website which I opened in chrome.

To confirm it I refreshed both labs and the website again and again, but I can't see your post in website. Is there some technical glitch or you did some trick to that post.;)

I have attached both the screenshots.
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
There is an issue currently on the website, probably slowdowns. I also notice what you describe in other threads.
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
Yes I noticed same on mixplorer thread this last post by me:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1523691&p=75405622

Yes. Huge lags and slow downs.

Also latest PMs cannot be selected as "read". They are always shown as read (on web) even if they are read on labs, the counter also shows them as read. Seems to be fixed now
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
FWIW, For the past 6-8 hours all threads I've viewed in web browser have been 2-3 hours behind same thread in Labs.

Still not fixed. Several minutes later, and this post not appearing In web browser. Also noticing odd notification behavior in web. There may be a bunch of older posts on top of newer posts or newer posts that did not realize there had already been a reply by the time this is resolved. Good time to take a break.
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
Hi, please help.
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
Also got this.
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
We just have to wait admins fix the website issue...

Btw, in the meantime, if you post a comment using a web browser and if you feel it hasn't been posted, please don't try again it will make duplicate posts... And moderators will be flooded by reports and will have to clean the whole website...
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Did you request a username change recently?
[Android Apps and Games] DEVILOPS 007:
No
[Android Apps and Games] SourPower:
My news feed does not updated and stuck from 2 days ago for some reason. Earlier was showing me a network connectivity issue. Is it just me? I tried clearing caches but that did nothing.

Running latest OOS on 3T, with latest Xposed
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Then please read here: https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/labs-t3241866/post73620288
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
In my case news feed is 7 days old :eek:

For sure a Labs backend issue...
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
For me latest news is from yesterday. I think it gets stuck since last time you updated it. So my last refresh of news was yesterday. And thus latest news now is from yesterday

And also if a user has never opened/refreshed news, he/she gets stuck with no news
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
That makes sense :good:

So, another consequence of the xda server issue which is happening today.
[Android Apps and Games] SourPower:
Would you by chance know if a fix is being worked on to resolve this or is the blk_jack xda feed app the alternative?
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Please read Eleo's post right above. News feed which doesn't refresh is linked to the current XDA server issue (the website). So blk_jack isn't impacted.

We just need to wait for the admins to look into it. Then we'll see how it goes once settled. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
OK, the website seems to be back in real time guys. Threads are up to date on my end and posts are immediately visible with a web browser.

About Labs, I can see the News feed still doesn't update though. Maybe we will need to wait a bit more for this part.
[Android Apps and Games] leo72793:
I can't see anything. App claims connection issue but everything is fine
[Android Apps and Games] cyclone900:
I too qm. Facing the same issue from last two days
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
For sure related to the XDA server issue happened yesterday, but maybe everything is not fixed yet.

Need to be patient I guess.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Hi guys,

The news section will be fixed shortly but requires a pretty hefty upgrade of one of the major libraries in the app, so it's not as simple as just swapping version numbers. That said, it IS due to a backend issue outside of my control but this new version of the library will fix that.
[Android Apps and Games] TbiTw:
Where can i report bugs ?
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
About XDA Labs? Here;)

Please read posts on first page by Blk_jack and Wood Man before posting your report. It maybe answered there already. But if you still want to submit, please provide as much info as possible (about your device, platform) and logs if applicable about your bug.

About other? Please search and find the correct thread to report.

P.S. There is already telegram group about XDA Labs. You can use that one too if you feel more comfortable on telegram.
[Android Apps and Games] SacredDeviL666:
It's just fine to post here :)
[Android Apps and Games] IronTechmonkey:
I retract my previous avatar vote. Your new one is nice, and would make a very nice UT3 Player skin.

Also, the site as viewed in web seems a bit better today.
[Android Apps and Games] woodman:
Thanks for your vote Sir! I like it very much as well, I may stick with it for a long time. It's kinda Wood Man (from Mega Man 2) on steroids! :D

I can confirm! Much better! :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] Harry Kam:
Hlw Xda ,

I'm facing issue from 4 days..

Network Connectivity Issue

Internet is working fine .. Everything is being loaded on Xda Labs , Xda apps...

But when in news tab .. no news .. network Connectivity Issue being shown...
[Android Apps and Games] shaggyskunk:
[MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION] &/or Black_Jack mentioned that xda was having server issues the last few days ?
[Android Apps and Games] Harry Kam:
It isn't working till now !??
[Android Apps and Games] Eleo:
Ohh sorry bro. Let me fix it for you right now:D

Read me 1

Read me 2

Jokes aside, please be patient about stuff done in XDA. Anything shared, fixed and etc.
[Android Apps and Games] Harry Kam:
Ok ty brdr
[Android Apps and Games] saransh arya:
Why is it showing this?
[Android Apps and Games] laupuy:
Maybe it's time to read some previous post ;)

ex. #9865 here https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75433961&postcount=9865
[Android Apps and Games] tbv2005:
Please read 2 posts above yours. Thank you