[Android Apps and Games] [] AL []:
Hi there, first off: thank you for xda labs initiative to the ones involved. Great project and I hope that it will keep evolving.

Secondly: I basically only have read the first page of this thread so far, so excuse me for posting "stuff" that might already have been brought ip.

Third: the following is a cut and paste from a long post I've submitted after trying out the app for just a few hours. Notice the mention of "lack of coffee" and alsp tge footnote regarding me not using a VPN (in regards to missing avatars pics and connection problems 'possible' partial cause of issues).

So here you go for my (badly written) dumpload of feedback:

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Maybe not the place for me to post this, but still, since I took the time to write it, here are my first observations on it:

xda labs tested: v1. 0.0b

THE GOOD:

- nice that the app lets you attach files (other than just pics in Tapatalk app),

- the quoted/mentioned system is nice;

- definitely seems to be easier for me to access threads: faster to load and barely never end up failing or be stuck on "loading" like with Tapatalk Although, yesterday I did notice a warning on the left drawer saying something along: "connection issues";

- overall great app for being in/at beta stage, but personally, I couldn't care less about all the Xposed stuff; I think that it being included will just waste devs' time and effort that could rather be used to fix and address all issues remaining with the app... and just from my limited testing, there are still quite a few left:

THE LESS THAN GOOD... :

- the "Thank" button worked only 1 time in about 10 trials (stuck on spinner forever);

- including a dark theme is nice, but I find it not dark enough and it makes it hard to read the white text on gray;

- seems erratic or rather intermittent, but users' avatars are sometimes not shown at all once inside a discussion thread;

- downloading a text file attachment failed by never starting and staying on pre-download spinner forever;

- impossible to actually press on a picture attachment to open it in with a pic viewer (so no zoom in) and I couldn't download any picture either;

- starting to write a reply including a quote and then pressing the back button cancels the post without any confirmation popup/dialog and keeps nothing in a draft state (Tapatalk asks you: save or discard before closing it);

- app doesn't seem to support the new emojis properly and just display things like "? &#128513" and also has problems displaying some other special characters;

- since my main use for this is really just to replace Xda/Tapatalk apps, I would like the app to include a "Participated threads" tab and not just a "Subscribed" one;

- I couldn't figure out how the xda labs "Apps" section work: I choose the "installed apps only" mode and pressing any of them wouldn't do anything...

- ... and I'm surely missing stuff that I observed here... I need more coffee...

I was going to re-theme the app today, but in light of all of the above, I'll pass for now.

I'll probably end up keep it install in order to see how it evolves in time and also to keep the ability to easily attach files to my posts (other than pics) without having to use a browser to do so.

Again: good start with good improvements over similar apps at places, but overall, I'm a little disappointed about all those little glitches still present and it's nowhere close to the "usability" state that my old and 'almost' trusted Tapatalk app.

But thanks again for you suggestion; it was worth a try and like I wrote, I'll keep an eye on its evolution .

/AL

Edit:

and just to be fair, I have to mention that this testing was done without using a VPN. So I expect some of the issues I've mentioned would "probably" be resolved by doing so. I'll test further later on.

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And lastly, I'll add two more things I've just noticed:

- the text size of the app is quite small; something to make it adjustable would be nice;

and this one is of particular importance to me (guess why!) :

- Quoted posts are always displayed in full. Tapatalk app for example, will only show a few line (see half a phone screen worth of space) of a post you reply to with quote and it removes clutter feel and it also prevents me seeing my lomg post twice....

^^BTW: PLEASE DON'T FULL-QUOTE THIS POST) ^^

Ok, one real last:

- Please consider including a "HIDE" button/functionality. Replacing Off-topic part of a post, pictures or anything not needed to have direct spotlight in the thread by a small "spoiler" click-to-expand button will also unclutter the threads and improve user experience. Same with other post editing options missing like a "code" button, underline, stroke text and so on...

That's it!

Cheers and long live xda labs.