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[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Try opening browser sign out of xda.

Open xda app sign back in
[About XDA developers] laperry1:
thanks for the app! i have the same issue regarding the app forcing portrait mode... is there a fix for this?
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
So, odd behavior suddenly here... I just had 3 alerts. First one took me to I have no idea where. 2nd took me to the correct thread and the 3rd one took me elsewhere too. No thread loaded the first or third time. In fact, what loaded looked like the Trending page...
[About XDA developers] Thebear j koss:
Sorry but been a long time user/supporter/contributor/and all around general pain in the a$$ to mods here on XDA and I just can't use this app with all of these obnoxious ads. I'm willing to pay a buck or 2, AGAIN in support of having an ad free xda app. Even as I type this I'm getting pop up ads over what I am typing. I was hoping xda was better than this...
[About XDA developers] Radem:
Nothing helped I logged out of the browser and after trying to log in through the program moved me back to the page where I gave the login password
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
Can't seem to edit posts, and couldn't edit my post via browser either. Ads are WAY too prevalent also.
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
RCs should definitely be able to edit their own posts. In fact, all members should be able to. In fact I just tested with my regular test account and confirmed they can.
[About XDA developers] BillGoss:
If you're logged in on the browser then the app doesn't require you to log in; it simply authenticates you via the browser.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
No log out out browser, select login on app, log in on browser when prompted.
[About XDA developers] wonsky21:
yeah, yeah, I got it, thanks ;)
[About XDA developers] woodman:
This text issue is probably related to the font you use on your device. Try default font and maybe text will be fine.
[About XDA developers] Razorsoup:
Even though I logged in to the app I had to log in again to reply to this thread so that was fun. On my phone I kept getting logged out but that seems to have cleared up. I'm hoping a tab for "News" is added in the near future but otherwise it seems to be a decent experience so far.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Strange what device?

I've installed on 4 devices, and not had that issue.
[About XDA developers] -=Joker=-:
i'm always getting this error message in the app :unsure:
[About XDA developers] Mynacol:
@svetius

Thanks for finally releasing the app. I was eagerly waiting the whole day :D

Unfortunately, I have problems logging in. After trying some things I got bored and scanned the new app with ClassyShark3xodus and was presented with a whopping 9 trackers :eek:

Amplitude

Segment

Facebook (Ads, Analytics, Login, Share)

Google (AdMob, Analytics, Firebase Analytics)

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With this collection of jank no wonder this app reaches ~100MB (installed size) :oops:

Instead, you could have provided a Progressive Web App, saving you time and dependence on Play Store, App Store and Expo.io. According to the XenForo forum setting it up is as easy as following three steps: Upload two sizes of your logo and set an app name -> Profit ;)

No hassle, just a function of XenForo.

I won't use the new app, at least on my tablet. I have only free (as in freedom) apps on my tablet, with up to now the prominent exception being XDA Labs. But this app bears too much for my taste.

I would rather prefer the PWA, as then this stuff would run inside of the browser sandbox, preventing access to hardware identifiers and certainly would not contain third-party libraries for "analytics" and similar stuff.

Again, your website contains resources from your domains, fonts and JS libraries from commonly used CDNs and some resources form Cloudflare and Google. I am fine with that and understand the inclusion of this stuff. Compare this to your shiny new app and realize that you spy far more on your app users than with your website.

Don't get me wrong, I like this place and people here and I understand you bundle some of that stuff for ad revenue. But Amplitude and Segment seem to be here for analytics purposes only, and only Facebook Ads is needed. Why do you bundle Facebook Login if you don't use it?
[About XDA developers] Bonoboo:
App can't be used (at least) in Ukrаinе due Cloudflare protection.

Preamble: opening XDA in browser constantly shows that "Checking your browser before accessing..." page by CloudFlare: my country in some blacklist. Same on three different ISP, mobile and wired.

After splash new app shows just blank white screen. But once I enable VPN (Germany for example) it shows on-boarding and I can log-in.

After disabling VPN app shows same CF page, two popup errors and then it can't load any content, "Watched" empty and so on. Check attached screenshots.

So problem definitively caused by CloudFlare protection "redirect", app just can't handle that.

This issue was present in old app, I reported it here and XDA administrator successfully fixed it.

It's not just me: previously user @Muxeu from Ukraine confirmed old bug, now he says, that facing blank white screen too. Also there are two other Ukrainians that "liked" this post.

Debug info (useless in this case): latest XDA 2.15.11, Android 9
[About XDA developers] simeoni:
I have default font on my OP7. Please test this app with every font size and display size setting in stock roms.
[About XDA developers] jlcogar:
I've just installed the Android XDA App yesterday. Saw message about old login credentials not migrated. Now logged in via Samsung Internet browser. I've selected Reset Password via email, and changed password. I've also logged in via browser, and changed password. Neither have allowed me to login using Android XDA App.

Also, using My Device in Android XDA App it identifies my phone as AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and my phone is actually Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G (AT&T).

Thank you.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Update app, to the new version, has only been available for a few mins.
[About XDA developers] Simon1511:
Not able to login with my username and password in the app! (No problems on the website though)
[About XDA developers] ridobe:
Sure is fun being last in a rollout.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
try to Sign out of browser, open app, select guest, select account, select sign in, sign in when prompted.

It may take a few tries.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Open playstore, select my apps

check for updates
[About XDA developers] simeoni:
I would like to have "Threads with your posts" in same level as "Watching" just like in the old app there was "Participated threads".
[About XDA developers] Davy49:
Hi,

I'm so glad that the app has been released, I really missed having it. We just need to be patient until all of the bugs get worked out.
[About XDA developers] Simon1511:
Nope, didnt work.

Logged out of the website in the browser, opened the app on my phone, but after 2 minutes of trying to log in I still get "Wrong Username/Password"

EDIT:

Wait, I think I know the problem. Seems like the app hasnt been updated in my country?

If I open the playstore in my browser, it says that the XDA app has been updated today. If I open it on my phone, it says last updated in 2018. (And yes, it definitely is the same app).

The newest version I can install is 1.1.6b-play.
[About XDA developers] BillGoss:
Freeze just happened again. Logcat attached
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
Curious, where are these ads? I've been using the app for 3 or 4 days and haven't seen one (not that I want to).
[About XDA developers] Thebear j koss:
Everywhere.
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
I've tried to edit posts, via the displayed edit menu option in the app, from Watching and Alert views and get nothing but an indeterminate progress bar.
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
Quess I'm lucky. I do use Adaway (not rooted), but I don't even see a blank spot there.
[About XDA developers] the_scotsman:
There was an issue with the ads causing the issue with editing posts. Ads have been temporarily disabled until the edit issue is resolved.
[About XDA developers] Sredna76:
Not possible to login from the app. Tried firefox & DuckDuckGo browsers but always fails to authorize.

No problem to login from browser but it would be nice to be able to use the app. I really liked the old one.
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
Push notifications have stopped coming through now. When I launch the app, I see replies, etc. in alerts but no push notifications had come even I have enabled it in settings. The same ones worked when I had initially installed the app.
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
Looks like I have been demoted. When the new forums were launched, I was "elite member". Now I am "senior member". 😂😂
[About XDA developers] geronimoge:
Same for me. It seems like it's a common problem atm, right? Logging out at the browser doesn't help.

I tried it with Fennec and Tor Browser for Android.

Behaviour:

1. Open new XDA app -> app is opening

2. Switching in log in/register screen -> option to register / log in / continue as guest

3. Choose "Log in" -> browser is opening

4. Logging in -> option to authorize is shown

5. Authorizing in the browser -> switching back to the XDA app

6. Staying at the log in/register screen -> option to register / log in / continue as guest

(7. Choose "Log in" -> browser is opening)

(8. No need to log in -> Option to authorize is shown directly)

(9. Authorizing in the browser -> switching back to the XDA app)

(10. Staying at the log in/register screen -> option to register / log in / continue as guest)

Edit: It worked with FOSS Browser (version in F-Droid)
[About XDA developers] PG101:
Elite Member level re-adjusted to 1000+ posts
[About XDA developers] Lord Sithek:
Finally notifications from the app come almost instantly 🥳
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
So I have to delete 4000 posts to become a Senior? I'm 70, prefer Senior to Elite 🤣🤣.
[About XDA developers] PG101:
Yeah.. personally I am not a big fan of the word "Elite"

Things are still be worked at the back end.. but for now.. you sir.. are Elite :p
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
Please send me a Tesla, I drive a 2005 Subaru Baja. 🤣🤣
[About XDA developers] Badger50:
Here ya go TC! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

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[About XDA developers] christoferos:
Did You tried re-install the app? It was helpful for me, when had problem with login on my tablet.
[About XDA developers] christoferos:
I'm using private DNS, and haven't ads too. :D
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
With all due respect, the number of useless posts doesn't mean anything.

One valuable contribution to a forum is worth a hundred social networking posts.

My 2¢
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
Now you made it (y)
[About XDA developers] trax7:
Is the functionality to search threads here? I can't see it in the app or the site :(... Although, I guess that's a given considering the app is basically a wrapper for the site.
[About XDA developers] BillGoss:
Have a look at https://xdaforums.com/t/index-xda-2021-how-to-navigate-the-new-site.4197775/
[About XDA developers] TonikJDK:
I am finding it consistently takes a long time to load additional posts in a forum. Open the forum and scroll down...it shows a dozen posts or so and then displays the spinning circle to add more posts.

It takes several minutes to add another dozen or so. Rinse, lather and repeat.
[About XDA developers] Philnicolls89:
I got this error when trying to create a post, so I reposted and ended up with 2 duplicate posts...reminds me of the old XDA again!
[About XDA developers] PG101:
Yes.. happened to me as well just then. Could be a temp glitch.
[About XDA developers] torickray:
The new app confused me. I used to save the favorite thread for my devices. But how can I do that now?
[About XDA developers] Abaddon:
Where can we find the apps from XDA labs? also, how to add devices? like my device?
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
When you guys add the news feed back to the app, can you make it so that links to articles open in the app and not the phone browser?
[About XDA developers] malerocks:
When viewing a preview of a thread, sorting by newest should show the latest replies to the thread. It only shows the old ones
[About XDA developers] stoney73:
Where are my subscribed forums? Also, if you need to post a guide on how to navigate the app for tech enthusiasts, there's something wrong.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
[CLOSED] [Index] XDA 2021: Navigating the New Forum App

Note: 29 Feb 2024 Because the Official XDA (Playstore) app no longer is supported Please see these other options. [UNOFFICIAL] XDA Forums App by @ZG089▼ Fixed version of Official XDA App by @dr.ketan [App][5.0+] ReLabs - Unofficial XDA Client...

xdaforums.com
[About XDA developers] PROFESS0R:
I can't even login. After authorising account it's still not logging in -_-
[About XDA developers] TonikJDK:
Thread search is in the website. But not seeing any search within threads on the app.
[About XDA developers] plegdroid:
Afternoon Matey ☕.

Within the app, search in threads as yet has not been implemented 😊
[About XDA developers] refrigerador67:
I really prefer the old design, it was more functional and easy, the new it's confusing and slow, I hope you make a new "XDA legacy" but with that design.
[About XDA developers] AnnetkoO:
Hi yhere. When i try ti view any thread :
[About XDA developers] Philnicolls89:
Its add blocker issue, are you using AdAway? If so you need to disable 'enable web server' in settings.
[About XDA developers] AnnetkoO:
Yes! I am using AdAway! It helped me! Thanks bro!
[About XDA developers] svetius:
Guys,

We have a new version of the app which should fix the login issue, as well as others. In fact, here is the changelog, and the APK is attached.

Please test!!
[About XDA developers] Machine318:
New app is great, but unlike the old app when opening a thread it starts at the OP not the first unread post.

Need that "jump to new" button
[About XDA developers] shinobisoft:
Just downloaded via the app. Downloaded file had a ".bin" extension instead of ".apk".
[About XDA developers] paulo boë:
Really nice update!! I love the new UI. It will take some getting used to tho😆

Ive got but one "bad" thing to say about it.

I dont know if it has been said or not.

One thing annoys the shet out of me. When clicking on a tread it opens it in an in-app browser. When i click on a link that goes to another site to download something, and then i want to go back it closes the tread... This is SUPER ANNOYING. Is it possible to allow users to press back and go back one page in the browser and have a button above the browser screen to close the tread.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Installs if you change file extension to .apk
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
New build doesn't show reply or other post options

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[About XDA developers] svetius:
Hmm...when you click onto an Alert?
[About XDA developers] Machine318:
Spoiler content hidden.
[About XDA developers] plegdroid:
Not sure to why it didn't download as apk for you 🤔☕
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
I also had to rename the file to .apk 🤔
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
In thread view and via alerts I have reply buttons.
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
Update looks about the same, but does seem a bit faster. No issues for me. I had gone 90% to Telegram use, now I'm at least 40% XDA! Thanks for all the hard work! 🍻
[About XDA developers] CobalTitan:
Fine work to login now. thanks
[About XDA developers] svetius:
🤓 nice, thanks for checking
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
Do you mean this "Jump to new" button? It is there on threads with new posts ... needs some time for been displayed.
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
Do you mean when following a link to an xda-external website via the xda app?

Can you please post a screenshot?
[About XDA developers] LittleH79:
Hi.

Thanks for the update. Great to see the login issues fixed.

Question, when leaving the app (either by home or back button) next time you start the app it does not auto refresh. You have to swipe down.

Is that how it should work?
[About XDA developers] Machine318:
Wasn't showing earlier. 😝
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Don't know, installed on device that I didn't take with me, and not in good area to download on this device.
[About XDA developers] paulo boë:
I mean this:

Screenrecorder-2020-12-17-19-53-31-120.mp4

drive.google.com

Edit: lol didn't know my screenrecorder also records music...
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
Yes, it is the same behavior when viewing an image attachment and then using the back action. For the xda app, "back" means leave the viewing thread.

That is why I am using the small "x" at the top right to close the image to just go back to the post/thread I am reading.
[About XDA developers] svetius:
Ok all, new version 2.15.12 is rolling out now, which fixes the login issue among other things. Thanks to everyone that helped test! The new version should be available within a few hours. :cool:
[About XDA developers] Thebear j koss:
Why do I keep getting ads? I don't wanna buy anything from best buy or have any use for the HP Spectre... Do I really need to post a hacked ad free xda on XDA?!!?
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
Install Adaway or Blokada.
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
This last beta version takes even longer to start. What is this app trying to do?

And please get rid of them trackers.
[About XDA developers] plegdroid:
Got the ads, but also, big lumps of blankness, no ad blocker.
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
Maybe it takes a while for some fancy ads to be loaded completely. ☕;)
[About XDA developers] Radem:
Hello after the update I can finally log in. Thank you 👍👍👍👍
[About XDA developers] MrBlubke:
new build 2.15.12 still not doing it for me... still stuck in the same loop... unfortunately... :(
[About XDA developers] paulo boë:
Yea i know, but it just doesn't seem like an optimal way. For now I guess I'll just have to deal with it
[About XDA developers] G A S T:
THX for the latest app update which fixed the issue with FF mobile on Android.

Now the authentication process works and I could log in for the first time into the new app.
[About XDA developers] sd_shadow:
Do you have the old labs app still? If so uninstall labs.
[About XDA developers] MrBlubke:
Deleted it even reinstalling XDA developers didn't help....
[About XDA developers] lfom:
Hello,

The new app simply killed the mobile experience of using XDA:

1. It is super slow

2. It is no where close to be optimized for mobile/phone view needing lots of taps and scrolling to navigate

3. Even the layout is completely counter productive for a small screen, looks like just a (badly done) mobile view of the website

4. It is super slow, like very lagging indeed. I am repeating just to make it clear that it is very slow.

The old XDA Labs was way better, too bad it simply stopped working, what I also think was a bad move since it was not noticed anywhere it would stop working.

I am really disappointed, but I do hope it will get better in the future, for the better of XDA.

Regards
[About XDA developers] Machine318:
Jump to new doesn't show in viewing thread.
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
Wow! Totally opposite experience better on every item. Old XDA (either one) took 30 seconds to never to load, this one takes maybe 2 seconds. Mine looks like a well thought out app. You sure you have the right app? I'm on a 4a, not sure if that matters. Not rooted.
[About XDA developers] NickosD:
Still no way to jump to the newest unread post in a thread? 🤦‍♂️

Just bring xda labs back imo, or let it co exist
[About XDA developers] sjamie:
Agreed and the Back button or Back arrow exiting the thread is a dealbreaker for me. I would think the new app would have matched the functionality of the old app before it was released. This does not seem to be the case.
[About XDA developers] eriol1:
I mostly agree with you.

I also experienced lagging with the new app (slow start up, slow thread loading) whereas the old labs app worked great for me (quick start up, fast thread loading, easy navigation and controls).

Since the new app is mostly just a wrapper around the website view anyway, I switched to using a browser shortcut to the watched threads page.

Adding a browser shortcut to your home screen should leverage the progressive web app functionality, so you get something more similar to an app than simply opening the website in a browser.

In chromium based browsers you need to navigate to the page you want a shortcut to, then open the three dot menu and you should get an option called "add to home screen".

In my case this works much better. Start up is much faster and so is thread loading.

I don't do much on the site apart from reading and responding to my watched threads, so having the shortcut go directly to the watched threads page means I barely have to do any navigation using the tiny menu buttons.
[About XDA developers] NickosD:
Clicking on the notification that someone reacted on my post gets me to the bottom of the page of that said post and not the post itself (as it should)
[About XDA developers] temporarium:
+1

Very irritating. That was the "workaround" method of getting to the unread posts quickly/efficiently. 🙄
[About XDA developers] It_ler:
I can confirm this behavior.

Maybe related to the "inline" ads, which might move the displayed area to the very bottom of the thread?! .. just guessing :unsure:
[About XDA developers] mixlex:
Thanks, i was having the same issue. I did suspect adaway but couldn't figure which setting. Such an easy fix. Good to go now.
[About XDA developers] svetius:
There's a fix coming for this soon.
[About XDA developers] Wacky2bakky:
I haven't gone completely thru this forum lately but there isn't a way to change something in the settings where when we click one of our watched forums, it takes us to the latest post and not the beginning? Thanks in advance.
[About XDA developers] Hausemaster:
Overall performance is a bit better, is size is 5.2 mb or something, not sure what they added, but it described about fixing login issues....
[About XDA developers] specialex:
Please bring back XDA Labs
[About XDA developers] mrrocketdog:
well , title says "tell us what you think".

firstly i'd like to say that i am not a developer. so i couldnt have done this. it is appreciated the time , effort , hours and knowledge that went into it.

but i think it was @lfom who said it best for me ; "it killed the mobile user experience". i can learn new ways to navigate to where i want to go. i can find most everything i look for. but the overall experience has , well diminished quite a bit for me personally. i know you all are working diligently to fix the things that are broke which is again highly appreciated. but i can get kinda the same experience with my mobile browser and launcher just by logging in and clicking on "save to home screen".

just my ¢.02 and do appreciate the effort.

all the best for xda and its members/families in the new year.

mrrocketdog , a.k.a. dave
[About XDA developers] lfom:
Yeah, it loads faster, as it is merely a web page wrapper, but the navigating/displaying the actual content is much worse. For instance, the Watched tab:

1. Tap on thread

2. See an useless preview of the first page

3. Tap View, wait FIRST page of the thread to load

4. Navigate to the last page

5. Scroll to find what is the newer post

The mobile view of the site simply sucks, sorry. XDA Labs or even the old Classic had a much more pleasant (and quicker) experience IMHO.
[About XDA developers] lfom:
Indeed, it the worst thing in the new version, making it almost completely useless. Also, not warning anywhere what used to work (Labs) would be completely shut down without notice. Very bad move...
[About XDA developers] tcat007:
I just use the alert icon.

Yeah the Home and Watched forums are a pain. I only use the Alerts icon. Goes directly to last, or newest messages from threads you're watching.
[About XDA developers] lekiaM:
This happens sometimes when viewing a thread🤔
[About XDA developers] GrandMstrBud:
Is there a forum for the new website? This is completely awful and hard to read, am I the only one that thinks the new site sucks?