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[About XDA developers] ipdev:
From your screen-record, I see you are using the Community App Dark theme.

About a year ago, I found the search function along with expanding the screen width was borked when using the Community Dark theme.

I switch to the xda-Dark theme and I could expand (hide the side bars) and the search function worked properly.

I just checked the regular (light) xda theme and the expand and search worked with that theme also.

Cheers. :cowboy:

Note:

Post #522 for reference.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
I'm not following this entirely. Is the app theme related to the asterisk issue or just the layout of the page?
[About XDA developers] ipdev:
When I set the theme to Community Dark, the search function is broken.

Computer using the full web (Brave browser)..

The search box in the title bar does not give me the options to limit my search by thread or user.

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So I get a global search for "theme".

Using the Search this thread button for "theme"

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Search results for query: *

Device using the mobile web (Brave browser)..

The search box in the title bar sometimes gives me the options to limit my search by thread or user.

If it actually opens the search box. Still shows

Search results for query: *

Using the Search this thread button for "theme"

Search results for query: *

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When I set the theme to one of the other options [XDA | XDA-Dark | XDA - Classic], the search function works correctly.

Both the one in the title bar and the Search this thread button.

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I search the thread for "theme"

Search results for query: theme

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The xda app, there is no search option in the title bar.

The Search this thread button is broken for me regardless of theme set.

I search the thread for "theme"

Search results for query: *

It has been a while since I last tested any of this so, I refreshed my self by testing this all again.

To quote myself from a different thread. 🙃

Hope it helps more than confuse. 🙃

Cheers. :cowboy:
[About XDA developers] IamTheBRAVE:
Just noticed this: do you guys have signatures showing under each post in xda app? I have the option activated in settings but it's not showing for me.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
Thanks for the explanation. That's a separate and more complicated issue than just replacing the * with your search criteria. I don't even use the part of the search that you're using their thanks again.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
I've never seen a signature connected to a post in the app. The only way I see signatures in the app is: Tap Username > tap Username again in pop up box > scroll horizontal banner to left > tap About > scroll to bottom.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I was running with it OFF. I just turned it ON and now I CAN see them in the WEB Interface.

PS: Your formatting of black text in your sig is hard to read when using the dark interface ;)

ooo... just realised I haven't updated my sig in years...
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I just had my desktop PC self destruct, so I needed to reinstate everything; still recovering. Part is of course my login / use of XDA. I have increased my display resolution, But I still think that in my previous setup, the width of the forum threads was MUCH wider. Now it only takes up part of the width. Is there a setting somewhere to change that? I use my BIG TV as my main screen.

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I *may* of done something funky to remove / exclude the space, it was a while ago... or hopefully its an option somewhere?
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
I've seen that on occasion and thought it might be due to script blocking with noscript and or Ublock, or an oddity in Firefox security settings but IIRC it also happened in a test in Chrome without such add-ons. I don't recall what set it right.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
There is a width toggle to the left of the Style Chooser. However, if your browser window is not wide enough, the width toggle is deliberately hidden. Go to the bottom of the page and watch the Style Chooser while you drag the lower right corner of the browser window to make it bigger.

I think once you've used the toggle, you are free to return the browser window to the size of your choice, and you will still benefit by having more of your space used to display the real content of a thread.
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
YEP! That did it., Nothing "funky". I think I need to sync all my tabs, as I have multiple open, and it comes and goes. I should get down to one, set it, and check they all do it from then on.(y)(y)(y)
[About XDA developers] zgfg:
Interesting, thanks.

I switched now to XDA-Dark as on the screenshot, and now Search this thread works properly in Chrome browser - just tested on the two my phones

However, Search this thread still returns Search results for: * in the XDA app.

I tested also with XDA theme (ugly, white) - still the same (in Chrome ok, not in XDA app)

But at least something - 'fix' for Chrome (and explaining why it works for some, and doesn't for the others - depending on the theme we use)
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I stumbled across this thread which seems to be missing a lot of illustrations -- every few lines there's a thumbnail / icon that looks like an Xed-out image.

Were these images withdrawn by the original poster? Did they get lost in the Xenforo migration?
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
I'm convinced the latter is the case. Recognised this also in some of my posts and had to re-upload images (if I still had them). If the OP is still active (seems to be the case with @freeza) consider to ping him and to suggest a re-upload.

Cheers

Oswald Boelcke
[About XDA developers] Timmmmaaahh!:
Though the migration did break a thing or two, this doesn't seem to be the case here. The image links are still intact but it's leading to a parked domain so that's the culprit.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
So, the images were never uploaded to XDA, they've always been links to somewhere outside of XDA?
[About XDA developers] Timmmmaaahh!:
Exactly.
[About XDA developers] x2k13:
Did I miss something or are the signatures gone intentionally? In the app.
[About XDA developers] Wolfcity:
In the app signatures (for me) were only visible in landscape mode. That's still the case, see attached screenshots, first one portrait mode, second in landscape mode.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
D'oh! That's easier than going through user profile. Thanks! That being said this seems a strange design choice because in landscape mode there is a much smaller horizontal slice of the page visible. It would make more sense to me to have the signature visible in portrait rather than landscape, and it would make even more sense to have been visible in both.
[About XDA developers] Hider_2232:
Can i get some devices added into the 'Device Inventory' options so i can complete mine?
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
Only devices that have their own dedicated device forum can be added to the inventory. Are you talking about devices, which have their own fora, but are lacking the possibility to be added to the device inventory?
[About XDA developers] Hider_2232:
Devices that don't have their own fora/form
[About XDA developers] AnonVendetta:
I have a suggestion, but I know it'll never happen:

Ditch this XenForo garbage, put the forum back to way it was pre-XenForo. Ever since the switch was made, I feel like XDA management has been a bit misguided. They took something that was working fine and replaced it with garbage.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
I can't talk for the "management" and it might have looked from the outside that the site was working fine prior to the transition to Xenforo but that wasn't simply the case - at least from what I caught from the posts in our internal fora or while the moderators were internally testing the "new" Xenforo XDA.
[About XDA developers] khusika:
Linking Facebook Account to XDA seems broken, i think you need to update it with latest Facebook APIs.

Reproduce: Go to Account>Connected accounts>Associate with Facebook

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[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@MikeChannon

Sir, above post for your attention.
[About XDA developers] Timmmmaaahh!:
How is that a bad thing? 😬
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@MikeChannon Sir, allow me to bump above.
[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
Sorry, I did raise the matter through channels. It's not something we can fix with a quick change or update in Admin CP. So I'm told it'll be referred to Valnet's IT people. That means it could take some time to fix as it'll be in a to-do queue where things are dealt with in order of priority.

Mike
[About XDA developers] miguelontj:
Solo quiero saber de que se trata todo esto porque para empezar no se Inglés en que me podría beneficiar o afectar y que tendría que hacer,porque no tengo ni trabajo se los digo por si hay que pagar algo no puedo gracias

Mod translation: I just want to know what all this is about because to begin with I don't know English, how it could benefit or affect me and what I would have to do, because I don't even have a job, I'll tell you in case I have to pay something, I can't, thanks
[About XDA developers] Austinredstoner:
What happened to all of my post and reactions just yesterday I had over 900 post and over 1.9k reactions and now there all gone ? Can you confirm if it's a bug

Spoiler content hidden.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@MikeChannon @the_scotsman (CC @Clark Joseph Kent)

Gentlemen, please have a thorough look. Seems to me something happened that shouldn't have happen.
[About XDA developers] Badger50:
It appears one of the Mods made a mistake and removed all of your posts. I'll let the interested parties know and see if they can be restored.

@MikeChannon & @the_scotsman Gentleman, can you please help this member with his problem? Thank you as always
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
That was exactly what I've meant...
[About XDA developers] Badger50:
Dang Mods acting in parallel again! 😁
[About XDA developers] Clark Joseph Kent:
This might happened while he was caught in my friendly fire the other day, when banning the 15+ spammers, if so I do apologize. They can have my points/awards, I don't worry abt stats. Again apologize if this was the case.
[About XDA developers] Austinredstoner:
Still kinda sucks that I lost all of the hard work. Last archive was June 2nd according to wayback machine in case anyone wants to look at it.

https://web.archive.org/web/2022060...m/m/austinredstoner.11428717/#latest-activity
[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
We'll restore what we can. You may see your post count build up over the next few hours.

Mike
[About XDA developers] Austinredstoner:
Thanks you it's fixed now.
[About XDA developers] woodman:
:p:p:p
[About XDA developers] Moxiipc:
I have been having this issue even before the upgrade. When I go to the site it acts as if I not logged in until I look at a thread. Once I look at a thread it knows i'm signed in & everything is normal. But if I leave the thread & go to another forum, subforum, or the index page it acts like i'm not signed in then when I go back to a thread it has me signed in again.

I am using the bromite browser on my mobile device. I also tried the brave browser but this happens on brave as well.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
FYI, although people occasionally get logged out after site maintenance or periods of inactivity and must login again this did not seem to happen nearly as frequently as what you experience and not across all platforms, the XDA app and various browsers. It almost sounds like there's some kind of restriction on content being delivered to the device through the network or a cookie or scripts blocker or something like that. There are also some interdependencies between the XDA app and web browsers which could be affected by the same thing, For testing purposes, if possible, you might want to try on a different device and network and browser-optimally a computer with a full desktop browser on an unrestricted network.
[About XDA developers] Moxiipc:
You can also reconfigure xenforo to work properly on the bromite & brave browser. People shouldn't have to switch browsers for certain sites. More people are getting attracted to multiple privacy focused browsers & do not want to have to be forced to use mainstream one to browse a site. Most likely it's a script blocker because as I said i'm logged in I just don't see it until I go to a thread.

With that being said those 2 browsers I mentioned are built on chronium if that helps. I didn't know XDA has a mobile app to browse the forums is the app it's own or is it tapatalk to browse the forum?

I've uploaded a video so you can see whats happening.

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[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
You may have misunderstood the intent and content of my post so I shall clarify. What I suggested was for diagnostic purposes to help analyze a unique issue where you seem to be getting logged out in a manner that is atypical of previously reported issues as you navigate. I was using interdependency between app and browsers regarding the initial login as an example of of a mechanism which could explain the symptoms you are experiencing but I was not suggesting that it was normal to have to switch browsers just to navigate. I too have configured the app properly with the browsers you suggest and several more and was suggesting, again just for troubleshooting purposes, testing in a situation where there are none of those dependencies, and where it's less likely to experience the hypothetical cause - in other words on a different network if possible. Since the hypothesis is that some blocker or network asset unique to your setup is preventing a particular type of communication necessary for login I have suggested testing, on a different rig and or Network. I know that is easier said than done but knowing where the symptom occurs and where it doesn't would be helpful.

It might be worth trying the app but you may find, as many people have, that browsers are actually better. This suggestion too is just for diagnostic purposes and to make the device go through the interdependencies of the login where the app will attempt to log in then defer to a browser then bounce back to the app and then that should not be needed for subsequent logins. That would be the expected behavior and it would be helpful to know if that type of login in the app persists as well. If it does not then the app is experiencing the same issue as the browsers.

In any event, I'm out of ideas but some of this testing might help determine if the issue is local to your setup or if there is some issue with your account.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
Video not viewable. No URL visible in ATTACH clause.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
FYI, IDK if the clip was re-uploaded but in Win 10, FF I can see the video in line (playing underneath post text) and download it.

@Moxiipc, from the video it seem as if you never get fully logged in as the log-in button is visible much of the time. It is still possible to view posts when not logged in but, can you actually create new posts or edit existing posts at any point in the process? If you can do that while the UI is suggesting login then this is strange indeed. In any event, testing other means of access as previously suggested, alternate methods with minimal complicating factors, might help you distinguish between issues with the account or issues with the network or issues with blockers on the device.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I tried again; and again with Chrome. Still nothing.

When I "Reply", there's a clause

[ATTACH type="full"]5850753[/ATTACH]

but I don't know how to turn "5850753" into a full URL to try to access it directly.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
This is odd. I was also able to see the video live as embedded in the Naked Browser Pro on android and downloaded from there as well. Back to the desktop to get a link if possible. The video is embedded in the post but as a whole does not behave as a linked object, for instance one which you can right click to copy hyperlink, but the individual video playback toolbar buttons do behave in that manner so here is the link captured from the play button.

https://xdaforums.com/data/video/4337/4337239-03b1b9d274f5342086c687776a51f1b9.mp4
[About XDA developers] Moxiipc:
i'm logged in only on index & viewing forums does it happen. Threads I can reply to as you see i'm writing back to you.
[About XDA developers] Moxiipc:
This happens on the brave browser as well I think this is a chromium issue.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
D'oh. Of course.

This is a strange indeed. I am out of ideas, reduced to nothing more than notion that something must be perpetually deleting a cookie or a credential... but what?
[About XDA developers] Moxiipc:
I'm not sure but I downloaded regular chrome & firefox to test. This also happens on chrome but not firefox. I tried firefox lite in f-droid & this does not happen on that either.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
I was able to play it in Firefox under Windows.

I watched it three times. This is no way to communicate with me.

I caught that there is a "Log in" link on most pages, but the pages with no "Log in" do not make it clear to me that he is logged in, just that there is no easy "Log in" link. (In my browsers, both tablet and desktop, the top line of the page has my name on the right, with "message" and "notification" icons to the right of my name.)
[About XDA developers] Moxiipc:
What is unclear about the video? As you can see I am logged in. You see this when I go to threads thats why it disappears. Thats why when I tap on login you see the broken msg because I am logged in.

As I confirmed this is a chromium issue because this does not happen on a firefox based browser.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
Please don't take this as a complaint or criticism but the video, as is the case with many screen capture videos of device issues, may not have seemed as clear to others who did not share the experience you reported. Add to that some problems downloading the file and then someone is viewing the file when the notes aren't so fresh in their mind. I relied much more on your description than the video, but the video did add information.

It sounds like you have found the common thread your issue, Chrome. Browsers are the most likely first suspect in cases like which is why I suggested alternate browsers. In your case of the logging issue this does not provide a full answer but it does make more clear a possible mechanism since it is all within one browser or one browser type. So network and device wide potential causes can probably be eliminated and instead - focus on cookies and blockers and perhaps bad coding or something else in the app which is causing the credentials to be deleted.

It may also be worth noting that it was Chrome which had a problem downloading the video.
[About XDA developers] TheMystic:
I have made some of my suggestions here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/restructuring-xda-forums.4564929/
[About XDA developers] zgfg:
I don't agree with your request (2)

"In this regard, it would be nice to have a forum for each version of Android, and then a sub-forum per brand. An issue with a particular version of Android will affect all devices, especially those that are from the same brand. "

IMO, and by my experience, a particular device was originally released with the one version of Android (like A11).and it later receives two or more major upgrades, like A12 and A13

But certain topics like its hardware characteristics and potential issues with (like problems with a fingerprint, problem with the virtual proximity sensor, etc) remain common and some workaround that was posted for an earlier version of ROM may still apply.

Hence they are not related to Android version or brand, but really per device

Then, there are also questions and discussions about the 'best ROM' that generally do not limit to the particular Android version

Etc. Also, guides about unlocking Bootloader, rooting, using and installing a particular custom Recovery might be common

On the other side ok - there are also issues that are common but not only or not that much for the particular Android version but to the vendor's modifications like MIUI versions for Xiaomi phones

Besides, how would you reorganize existing threads where the posts are mixed, related to the same device but different versions of Android (MIUI in the case of Xiaomi phones)

My two cents
[About XDA developers] TheMystic:
When Samsung releases OneUI 6 based on Android 14 later this year, any issues with it would be seen on S23 Ultra, S23 Plus, S23, S22 Ultra, S22 Plus, S22, S21 FE, and a whole lot of devices that get OneUI 6. Same logic applies to all the smartphone brands.

It is far easier to discuss issues related to the OS version in one sub-forum than spread it out over multiple sub-forums, which will also result in many duplicate posts for the same issue. Plus, users watching device specific sub-forums may not be aware of issues on their device if they haven't been discussed in those sub-forums.

Usually most people look for the latest Android versions in their custom ROMs. It is one of the main reasons why people install a custom ROM.

This is the only reason why a device specific sub-forum is useful. For pretty much everything else, a sub-forum as suggested above would be more useful.

As with reorganizing or redesigning the website, one must make use of Filters. It is the best way to organise and manage everything.
[About XDA developers] zgfg:
I gave you the reasons I see in my previous posts.

That's my opinion and this is yours

Don't have time to link then posts proving for devices like Lisa (Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE), davincie (Xiaomi Mi 9T) and similar subforums, related to devices I have/had and what I monitor and participated (hence knowing what and how was discussed)

Again, I gave my opinion, and I will no more reply to the quotes about the same

Good luck
[About XDA developers] TheMystic:
Thank you for your time. Your reasons were not convincing enough to stick to the current implementation though. There is scope for improvement as suggested above.
[About XDA developers] zgfg:
For me your reasons are not convincing for your requesting changes😁😁
[About XDA developers] pocketrule:
Alerts stop from time to time

About every 6-8 weeks alerts for threads that should be watched just stop. The other threads continue to alert when there are changes. So far this happend especially for the following threads:

[APP][2.2+] MiXplorer v6.x Released (fully-featured file manager)

MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual)

Maybe this happens for threads with a lot of activity...

I'm using only (mobile) web browsers for xda-developers, so this might be different when using the app. But I've found a similar issue here:

https://xdaforums.com/t/check-out-t...ink-app-rolling-out-now.4199599/post-87168587
[About XDA developers] zgfg:
By my experience (using XDA app), notifications stop coming if I ignore then and do not open/read that thread, its new posts for several days

Then if I open that thread, read the latest, then the notifications start coming again

For me it's not bad - I'm subscribed to some threads (like that MiX) but if there are too many and to often posts, it becomes boring and waste of time. I let the notifications 'pause' as above, until I have time to read and catch-up and continue to following
[About XDA developers] pocketrule:
Hmm, that would explain why this happens and would even be consistent. And now, I cannot tell anymore if this was the reason for missing alerts for me. I'll try to test it.

However, this would not solve my problem.

Pinging @Ultramanoid - just in case you want to add something.