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[About XDA developers] Terra1:
I really like it.......

Haven't read all the posts but can you make it tablet compatible so it reads in landscape please..

Great job XDA.....
[About XDA developers] Chaternet:
This is error for me to any forum
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
My experience is it doesn't support landscape mode, but I also would like this.
[About XDA developers] GrandMstrBud:
The new website is awful, and what's up with the ads? I posted earlier I guess they didn't like my opinion and removed it.
[About XDA developers] topo01:
Compared to the new app which is broken in many usability aspects (see many posts above) the website is still relatively "OK" to use.

As everything is fairly new so I have hope it will all be fine eventually 🙂
[About XDA developers] lekiaM:
Can somebody direct me or show me in a screenshot were the search function is in the App (like on the mobile version)?

Thnx in advance.
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
You mean this post?

https://xdaforums.com/t/check-out-t...rolling-out-now.4199599/page-34#post-84132469

We don't delete anyone's posts just becaue it's someone's opinion.
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
To search the forums, click on the Forums tab (the second one from the left. There's a search bar at the top.

THere's also a customisable search on the Home tab at the top (the tab on the left).
[About XDA developers] lekiaM:
Thnx!!!
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
https://xdaforums.com/t/check-out-t...ink-app-rolling-out-now.4199599/post-84132469
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Yes, it was alerts, a reboot fixed it.
[About XDA developers] XtraWater:
How to go straight to the last post when open a thread in watched threads? Right now it goes to the first post on page one.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
I'm not sure if this can be done in new app (in web UI you can click on the link where the time of the most recent post is reported). On one hand I like that people are forced to see the first post but on the other hand it is very inefficient when one is active in the threads.
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
An extra option for this is not yet implemented in the xda app. But it's already on the feature request list.

Sometimes you will see the "Jump to new" button at the top of the thread with new posts.
[About XDA developers] XtraWater:
OK, I'll wait. Never saw that button
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
Just got it within this thread after you posted your reply.
[About XDA developers] scoobyjenkins:
No, I don't think I will!
[About XDA developers] robertSchum:
Very bad change from old app to this new one... cannot understand why a developers site like xda cannot manage to have a better product than this... full of ads and slow. What a normal user did in just few seconds with the old app now it tooks really a lot... we are in 2020 and after years of waiting for a new app this is the bad new and the bad new app all together ...
[About XDA developers] CobalTitan:
Same multiple problem and not using adblocker.

😪
[About XDA developers] MrBlubke:
figured out the new multi quote ;-)

however still cannot access the app from my phone, but I'm actually thinking it might have to do with something on my phone, not sure what though, but I recently had an other app being victimized by the same behavior (logging in keeping me logged out)

still have to figure out what though...
[About XDA developers] GrandMstrBud:
On Chrome it tells me to logon when I click logon it tells me I already am. Plus what's with all the ads now? Horrible downgrade
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
I don't get any ads within a thread. This is the only ad I've ever seen and it's always after the last part. I use Adaway, not rooted.
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
Noobie question here but why couldn't the old app be updated with APIs for the new forum instead of having to build a brand new one?

I think most people were satisfied with the old one. Speed was a complaint but that I assume was because of the old forum.
[About XDA developers] bertino:
Quite disappointed with the app. Yes, the organisation is a bit better, but the core function of the app, which is browsing and reading through threads is a glorified web app which doesn't even have all the functionality of the website (easily searching the current thread and jumping to the last unread comment). Also, the whole app doesn't feel very native, just flipping through the tabs causes them to load again and it doesn't feel smooth. Also, why is trending threads a thing? Why should I care about threads from random phones?

I really wanted to like the app as much as I like the new site but it's just not the case unfortunately.
[About XDA developers] Yoohis:
Love the new xda app with the feature that blocks what you're reading :)
[About XDA developers] sjamie:
Yes which is rather frustrating.
[About XDA developers] Robbo.5000:
So far it's s long way short of the old app, in terms of functionality.

For me the main things that could be fixed/implemented are

. Easily select my device then have the main device subforum one click away. (No, it's not going to be good enough to bookmark/flag/watch/favourite/whatever the individual subforums of the device subforum. It would be nice to have the device forum in its own tab/link/etc. and not mixed in with the general watched threads section)

. Go to the last read post when opening a thread

. Selecting a thread, by default, opens that thread, not show some useless overview, requiring a second button tap to actually open it.

. Bring back the swipe left and right, in a thread, to go to the previous next page in the thread.

I've been lazy and haven't gone through this thread, so I assume there's nothing new here as these are all the staple needs of a forum app. So apologies if I'm repeating other thoughts, but the more often the basics are flagged, hopefully the higher up the fix list they'll go.
[About XDA developers] tiho5:
I'd sure like that too...
[About XDA developers] sjamie:
I couldn't agree more with your assessment (all facts). Thank you!

Although many people have stated the new app is much faster than the old one, on my phone (OnePlus 5), the new app is much slower than the old one.
[About XDA developers] gaww:
Did anyone else get the post (not an add) for abortion pills? It was the first thing that came up when i opened this @(+* xh$@_ app!
[About XDA developers] plegdroid:
It was spam, and has been addressed

☕
[About XDA developers] dnsmo:
when I try to go into a thread, I got this error message

Error loading page

domain: undefined,

error code: 3

description: SSL error: The certificate authority is not trusted

does anyone else got this?
[About XDA developers] Robbo.5000:
OK, having spent a bit more time with it, here are more thoughts.

. The current home page is mostly useless, the trending, new posts, and new threads are 99.9% device specific about a device you don't own and so is pointless. Move this to the last tab on the bottom (I'll leave it to someone else to suggest an icon for it) then make a useful home page. The most useful things are quick access to your own device subforums (This would be an expandable list, depending on how many devices you own/care about.), quick access to see new posts where you have direct replies, quotes or mentions and quick access to see new PM's. The rest of the home page could then be configurable so each user can choose what else is important to them. (e.g. New posts to threads you've previously participated in).

. Bring back the functionality to automatically save a draft of a new post/reply. It was incredibly useful when you needed to add multiple links to other threads. It was also very useful when creating long guides, etc. to be able to compose it in stages if necessary.

. Why are PM's (conversations in modern parlance) only accessible in the alerts tab?. I understand new messages should have alerts there, but surely the whole collection should have its own place. I guess somewhere in the account tab would make some sense.
[About XDA developers] lalala987:
hi!

P!ease be so kind to i introduce

landscape mode

! Using a tablet makes this much more convenient.

Thanks for all your hard work ❤️
[About XDA developers] lalala987:
Same problem here....
[About XDA developers] CobalTitan:
Problem pub ads overlapping and block view text forum 😪
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
I'll bump myself on this one...

I'll bump myself on this one because we should all request functionality without tracking. An F-Droid version, please.
[About XDA developers] Roger.T:
Disable the local web server in Adaway. After that it works...😉
[About XDA developers] lalala987:
That worked(y)
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
Got this error today. Completely new for me
[About XDA developers] lalala987:
Disable the local web server in Adaway maybe?
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
I don't use Adaway. Also have been on the new app since it launched. First time I got the error. Restart of app fixed it
[About XDA developers] Redhawk2000:
I miss being able to scroll through the XDA "articles" (what I see if I click on "Home" on the site on a desktop). Seems like this app is just forum only?
[About XDA developers] MrBlubke:
can't for the heck of it find what I can do to login to this app... on my tablet is works, but like metioned before landscape mode would be a plus there... on my phone I cannot log in... well I can log in, but authorizing the app doesn't work... some how the app itself never logs in...
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
I initially had an issue logging in via the login screen of the app. The app made it look like I was logged in, my profile pic showed in the bottom toolbar too, but I wasn't actually logged in. I couldn't react to posts or reply to them. I ended up hitting a login button that was presented to me that said something along the lines of "You must be logged in...".

My suggestion to you is to try logging in via the guest account option.
[About XDA developers] MrBlubke:
Well, while I liked the idea...as a guest I'm presented the login/register button, which redirect me to the site... Where I'm actually already logged in, and I get presented the authorise button, which either crashes the app, or returns to the app without me being logged in in the app.... So the authorise still fails....
[About XDA developers] Freyasman:
It's great if you're looking for just information, however I haven't seen one way to tryout or test new APK software to see how well it work's like in XDA Lab and I can no longer longin my email is this freyasman@gmail.com

and was this Freyasman

I have known Ideal.
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
That's just so weird... I was still logged in on my phone via the browser when I went thru this but still managed to get logged in. I didn't use the default log in screen either, which now works for me even with Firefox.
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
Labs hasn't been implemented yet but if I'm not mistaken, it's in the works. It's recommended that you reset your password in order to log in to XDA. There was some incompatibility between the old and new forum software.
[About XDA developers] gaww:
I went through all this BS. I also only could get logged on after changing resetting password.

Then I ended up with a piece of junk compared with the original apps.

PS - they reduced my rating due to my wacking it - really don't give a damn.
[About XDA developers] robertSchum:
So, I solved the slow issue and the intrusive ads user experience using the new xda app...

Accessing with a mobile browser and an ad blocker seems to be the better choice for browsing the site... sparing also storage space on device for installing a new xda app manly developed on a webview...
[About XDA developers] tiho5:
Yeah... That's what I do too. Guess many of us now do it also.
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
Yup, only takes 2 or 3 seconds to load up, vs 8 to 10 on the app :rolleyes:
[About XDA developers] topo01:
Eeeg-sagt-lee!

Ad-free smoothness on Vivaldi here.
[About XDA developers] jhedfors:
Using the mobile version of the website (as opposed to the app), it would be great to have a list of my watched forums, similar to my list of watched threads. I would like to be able to switch between my watched threads and watched forums easily like the app.

Currently I have to select each watched forum from the collapsed sidebar to see if there is any unread content.
[About XDA developers] TonikJDK:
Up top there is a slidable row of options. Slide it to the left and there is a watched there. Hit the little arrow carefully and it will drop down for threads or forums. Now that I have found that I am abandoning the app until it is more polished.

I have no doubt they will get it right. Converting this was a massive job, the details will take time.
[About XDA developers] jhedfors:
Thanks. I am seeing "watched"

Thanks!

I did not even realize that there was a drop-down there. How in the world did you find that?! 😁
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
Bookmark this:

https://xdaforums.com/watched/threads
[About XDA developers] andreipaval:
A question or suggestion, why doesn't any forum open to the first unread post, or to the last post ?

Instead it opens to the first post, without any configuration setting, but this is not how anyone reads forum threads.

Can you add a button in the Android app to go to the first unread post ?
[About XDA developers] pbonamy01:
How you are doing for login me doesn't works... No landscape mode for tablet!

Since the new forum and new app, I'm confused.

A this time it's not a good work.

Merry Christmas.
[About XDA developers] Svan987:
Haven't checked if someone reported it : "Last updated" date is not refreshing correctly. Greetings.
[About XDA developers] AxiK.:
How do i unsnooze a thread?
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Accounts tab, Snoozed, swipe left, tap Unsnooze

Spoiler content hidden.
[About XDA developers] zelendel:
Has a long way to go on functionality. Cant speak about the ads as my VPN blacks all ads. But settings keep resetting like disabling all mobile push notification.

Which is an issue when you try to do it on the site as well. Is that on purpose? I dont see why it would be but who knows.
[About XDA developers] KeepingItCuttingEdge:
As for the old XDA Labs news feed, I see the network connection has been completely killed now prior to News being implemented on the new XDA app.

Am I correct? And why drop something one place before initiating it somewhere else?

Is there another way to access it?

If CNET and similar hadn't gone to the dogs and become TOTALLY spam ad-mongers I wouldn't be so concerned.

Thanks
[About XDA developers] paperecho:
Direct copy/paste of my play store review.

Too many button presses to get to a thread. Get rid of the extra "view thread" step. Add a favorite forum section. Favorite forums list is no where to be found. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel. It's a forum app. Keep it simple.

Watched and favorite are not the same thing. Favorite or bookmarked forums are no where to be found.

And the fact that someone posted a guide for how to use the new app just speaks to how over complicated it is. It's a forum app. Anyone should be able to open it and navigate it with little to no issue.

Things like this are why forums are dying and people are using Facebook and telegram and the like. Which sucks because it's a downgrade from an actual forum.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Thread Preview (Toggle On/Off)
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
Yeah, I don't think there are ads on Telegram either. 😶
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Telegram channels will start getting ads next year

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says you won’t see the startup sell to a company like Facebook, but starting in 2021, it will begin serving ads to cover some of its costs.

www.engadget.com

Telegram, nearing 500 million users, to begin monetizing the app | TechCrunch

Instant messaging app Telegram is "approaching" 500 million users and plans to generate revenue starting next year to keep the business afloat, its

techcrunch.com

Oh Great, Telegram's Getting Ads

Telegram, the encrypted messaging app and longtime drug-dealer haven, is planning to monetize in 2021, founder Pavel Durov said on Wednesday. The

gizmodo.com
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
Well, then, maybe they'll all come back to where the ads are less distracting/obtrusive 😉
[About XDA developers] sjamie:
Fact, Fact, FACT! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
[About XDA developers] Vortell:
Omg keyboard on firefox Android will not stay up, so couldn't search... i was going to ask if xda labs is coming back or if there was another direction for app hosting.
[About XDA developers] ipdev:
I know it was mentioned earlier.

Here are two examples of attached apk files not downloading correctly.

[APP][5.0+][ROOT][2020.12.21] LiveBoot (Logcat/Dmesg Boot Animation) v1.84 xda thread - Link

In desktop browser, it downloads as LiveBoot-v1.84-20201221231212.apk

In xda app, it downloads as LiveBoot-v1.bin

[APP][5.0+][2020.12.22] CF.lumen v3.74 xda thread - Link

In desktop browser, it downloads as CF.lumen-v3.74-20201222214220.apk

In xda app, it downloads as CF.bin

When you look at the two examples, you see they are truncated at the first . and the bin extension is automatically used.

Hopefully it helps figure it out.

I have the xda app installed on two devices and get the same results.

Pixel 3a XL (abc rom Android 10)

Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi (Lineage 17.1 rom, Android 10)

Cheers. :cowboy:
[About XDA developers] Vixa:
I have this problem when I try to open a thread, is it my connection or its something else?
[About XDA developers] xoose:
It's not just you, I also get the same error but the same dud thread URLs work fine in my browser. It must be something in the app.
[About XDA developers] Vixa:
Yes i can browse the forums but when i try to open a topic it gives me this error. Im on a custom ROM so i was thinking it was on my side because im using Cloudfare DNS and adblock.
[About XDA developers] topo01:
I have this randomly too. After re-loading several times is suddenly works.
[About XDA developers] Toug:
I don't understand the new app, the old one contained a store to download / buy the apps, I don't find it in the new one.
[About XDA developers] IamTheBRAVE:
People keep asking the same questions over and over cause there's no "search in thread" button...
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
That's why I uninstalled the app and only use a desktop Chrome link. Search at top of page let's you search "this" forum.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Nevermind
[About XDA developers] uglavnom_bezopasni:
Isuse with Report an issue
[About XDA developers] IamTheBRAVE:
This is ironic ☝️
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Try reporting your post with link to post you wanted to report.

I just reported a post and it sent fine.
[About XDA developers] christantoan:
Hi,

How to update/install apps that were on the XDA Labs?

While the forum and the frontpage news have their web equivalent, this doesn't apply to the app store right?
[About XDA developers] Philnicolls89:
XDA labs is gone for now, they may bring it back for app disturbution later, but I believe its up to the developers of those apps to make them available through the new website or app at the moment.
[About XDA developers] mdc0ffey:
It seems to be a bit of an oversight not to have a 'search thread' option as one of the most common answers to any question was "search the thread".

Just saying.
[About XDA developers] elliwigy:
i get this when i have adaway installed and enabled.. turn it off and everything loads fine
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
Come on, guys. People install Adaway for a higher purpose than this app. This is like saying "take your clothes off so they don't get wet in the rain" 🙄
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
Did you try to just disable the Adaway webserver?
[About XDA developers] Vixa:
Yes that was the problem. I was just pausing adaway before but with webserver off it is loading the forums, thank you for the tip 😉
[About XDA developers] maybeme2:
Exactly what I use. A desktop browser link. Faster and better.
[About XDA developers] asripath:
The option is not available in XDA App

but is available on browser based access.
[About XDA developers] svetius:
It's a very complicated feature but I agree we need it and a future version will have it. It's already in development :)
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
Apologies if this is a repeat, as it almost certainly is. I'm not griping but absence of in thread search is a limitation. I'll research this later when I'm at a desktop web browser but for now, these questions:

After clicking a link from within a post and being taken to (let's say) a log file displayed within the XDA Labs app UI, how does one get directly back to the thread page where the post containing that link is? Both the back button and the in-app arrow at the upper left of the display go back to the homepage, then requiring multiple steps navigating into the thread and back to the post.

Another related question: Is there a way to force such links to open in an external browser which might then allow a return straight to that thread page in the XDA app?

[EDIT] eew, yuck. I sure do hope I'm doing something wrong or missing something because clicking an in-post link to another thread offers no path back to where one started.

This is a too destructive break in the navigating and writing continuum and is the one thing that I would call a true regression from the old app in the experience. As such neither user support through link to resources (eg FAQ threads) or tracking of issues through thread posts is viable in the app [EDIT - with tasks taking at least 400% more time to perform.]

If that's just the way it works I'll have to do most navigation and replies in a desktop web browser while the app serves primarily for notifications. Glad to log and test if this is an issue that can be fixed.
[About XDA developers] MrBlubke:
never really figured it out, but it's fixed nevertheless, I am now typing this using the app, where I now can login.. I had to reinstall my complete OS on the phone, somehow something got corrupted that refused app to login through their web connection. .
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
An additional note about navigation through threads and posts. A comparison between previous and current function.

After navigating via in-post link to another thread.

Previously

- One tap of the back button

- = Returned to where you were.

Now

- Back button or in-app arrow.

- = Placed at watched threads.

- Select the thread.

- Select the last post or remember what page you were on and navigate to it.

- Scroll to post.

That somewhat defeats the purpose of a threaded communication system and I'm wondering if there is anyone who does not experience it this way and what settings changes or device circumstances might be different for them.

[EDIT] BTW, I know I'm beating this horse a bit much but it's ironic that the back end functions so fast but then continuing your work after following a link takes so many extra steps. The app is losing out on one of the big benefits of the upgrade, that being the improved infrastructure. Anyhow I'm not bashing, just reporting, and it is actually easier than before to use the forums in mobile web browsers.
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
I agree about the mobile browsers part. I am actually considering ditching the app altogether and just using it in the browser. At the moment, I don't see any benefit of using the app.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
Using a web browser for some XDA thread work need not be mutually exclusive to keeping the app on a device for other functions and to test it (given that there is enough space on the device). There have been some improvements to the app which might benefit people who use it differently than I do, and IMO for all of us these benefits would shine through if the navigation were different.

Truly. The current performance of the infrastructure with the previous flow of navigation? Yeah, this thread monkey wants some of that. Worth enduring to test.