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[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Glad to hear that it is now working

And I apologize again for not working for a fix, I had to decide not to fix because of having no time for this due to my mid-year tests. But i guess it was a good idea that someone else fix the "app not installed" error :)

Tbh I asked @waterpolo if he can do this, I sent him a PM and he accepted, A big thanks for him.

I wish you all a great experience with my app and a happy new year as well !❤️

***This part has been removed***

-ZG089
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Sir, I doubt that you've any reason to apologise. You're providing something for free to the benefit of our community, and this is highly appreciated. And we all know that real life comes first i.e. take all the time you need to run down your (and most likely your parent's) priority list. You don't owe anybody here anything.

I hope you'll report back with excellent results after your exams.
[Android Apps and Games] samhhmobil:
Done.

Nevertheless: ==>

"App not installed as package conflicts with an existing package."

(There are too many hooks in it. Better waiting for the next release from the official dev.)
[Android Apps and Games] Lughnasadh:
Try uninstalling your previous version first, as the message alludes to.
[Android Apps and Games] samhhmobil:
Too many experiments for just a regular update.

Better to wait for the next update by the real dev and waiting for the next "official" update by him. Staying with working v.14 until that may happen.

Thanks to the dev again!
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
Fair enough but because of the way the offical developer signs his app you will have to uninstall the old version before installing the new anyway, also V14 will expire and stop working, nothing to lose and much to gain by installing the unoffical official V15.

17 days tick tock tick tock.....
[Android Apps and Games] Duvel999:
Can I change the app color in the app?
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Unfortunately no. :(

I want to tell you all that the download links of his fixed releases of my app are added in the OP, just click on one of V15 download links and you will download the fixed release of my app :)

Thanks for your review :)❤️
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
I promised the dev to do no other changes. All the credits are for the 'real' dev.

@ZG089, The app colors and behavior is much better.

One recommendation is to make startup screen without black rectangle.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
v13 looks like : What did I do in my life to be ignored like that ! 😭
[Android Apps and Games] trevtdogg:
just curious, why create a deadline for when the apps will stop working?

wouldn't it be better to just let anyone who may be happily using an older version to continue to do so indefinitely?
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Good point, but you have to see these 2 posts :

[CLOSED] [Development] [UNOFFICIAL] XDA Forums App

INTRO : Instead of that XDA app on Google play that the Devs does not update it regularly, takes a lot of time to open and has some bugs, so I decided to introduce for you a new unofficial replacement --- a new XDA Forums app ! In-app...

xdaforums.com

[CLOSED] [Development] [UNOFFICIAL] XDA Forums App

INTRO : Instead of that XDA app on Google play that the Devs does not update it regularly, takes a lot of time to open and has some bugs, so I decided to introduce for you a new unofficial replacement --- a new XDA Forums app ! In-app...

xdaforums.com
[Android Apps and Games] trevtdogg:
ah, i see, thanks.

i don't know anything about developing apps, but obviously i don't want you to have to pay anything, especially on top of already doing the work for us as a developer.

hopefully a better free alternative becomes available for you in the future! thanks again :)
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
The dev spent hours to make and maintain the app. A reward is appreciated. I was also looking for free app, but sometime a small gift is more honest. Remember that development license and hardware to test cost money.
[Android Apps and Games] trevtdogg:
maybe we have a miscommunication, i wasn't talking about this app being free for people to use.

i was talking about how the dev posted links to old posts describing how the free dev tools they are using only allow an app to work for 30 days.
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
Tried v15 [watched threads + full screen] and it works well.

Design is better in v15 too.

For me, all it needs now is notifications and jump to last (unread) post in threads.

Good luck in your tests.

👍
[Android Apps and Games] trevtdogg:
hmmmm v14 has both of those features? I haven't updated yet though.
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
In V15 from watched threats it is jumping to first unreaded post. When the thread is mark as readed then it goes to first post. May be it's better to jump to last post.

App notification for new post is not working. This could be hard to make working because webviewer doesn't support this out-of-the-box.

@ZG089, suggestion to add on first page what is planned for the future.
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
Yes, jump to the last unread post in the thread if there is one. Otherwise, jump to the last post in the thread.
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
That is not the behavior that I observe.
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
@ZG089, is it possible to do a refresh when the back button is pressed. The unread notification is then automatically removed.
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
No, that's the behavior I'd like, not what's currently implemented.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Here's a trick to go to the latest post in a thread : there is a small text that says (for example) : ZG089 replied

Thursday at 8:49

in the thread bar, clicking on the date "like the text I underlined " will lead you to the latest post in the thread, this trick works on v14 and v15 as well !

Although I made this app, I still learning and researching, I will learn more about APIs and things that can make me able to add this feature soon.

Thanks for the suggestion:)
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
I guess that it is possible.
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
Is it though?

If the back button is pressed and the screen is refreshed would defeat what 'back' means.

AFAIK, if it can't be done in a browser without further steps, it can't be done in webview.

Back + swipe down to refresh is the usual way.
[Android Apps and Games] badabing2003:
Curious why not use a build process on GitHub?

You know you can have a private repository if you want to keep the source code private,

You can also have a public repository.

GitHub action in the private repo can build it for you, and then publish the artifacts into your public repo.

Just an idea.

The whole process would be automated, you can configure it however you want, new builds get created on tag pushes, or even on each commit, totally up to you.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
I wish I knew that before I choose the compiler :(
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Announcement

I won't be available on XDA from now, until I finish my exams.

It would be better that you give me more suggestions about the app (I will see them in another time but I won't reply), and if you surprise me for the new year, I'd be happy for this ! And oh yes, thanks for who downloaded my app, thanks for your great reviews for the new v15 and a big thanks for @waterpolo for his contribution on fixing the app !

#HAPPY_NEW_2024

-ZG089

​
[Android Apps and Games] badabing2003:
Never too late :)

Good luck with your exams.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Emergency question : Would you like me to continue maintaining the app after I finish my exams ? Or just disable it forever as @dr.ketan released a reverse-engineered version of official XDA App ?

-React with 👍 if you want me to keep working with my app after the exams

- or with 😟 if you want me to disable the project forever.

When I created the app for the first time, my goal was to help the users of XDA Forums with a good, user-friendly app and even useful for new users of XDA Forums.

actually, it is really hard to satisfy everyone, but for me , satisfying everyone is a challenge , and I love challenges, Especially the hard ones 😎

-ZG089
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Please continue👍
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Wow, even @dr.ketan wants me to continue🥹

A Big thanks for you ! ❤️
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
@ZG089, Please consider to place the source on Github to working together on the project. By working together, results are achieved faster and you can strengthen each other.
[Android Apps and Games] deechte:
Please continue and make it open source!

Dr.ketan has managed to get things working by reverse engineering the app. But who knows what challenges will come in the future that cannot be dealt with because the source is not available.
[Android Apps and Games] sawdoctor:
Its not a competition xda is about sharing ideas and work. 6 months ago we had no working xda app now we have 3 excellent options. That's great news, the more options the better
[Android Apps and Games] trevtdogg:
i like this app the best of the 3 current options!

this app still works best for my preferences and style, so yes please continue :)

and i would love to see you make it open source and put it on github as well.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
*pump* the post has been edited
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
@Spannaa ???

What's funny in this post ?

I was talking seriously 😐
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
The vote - just get on with it 👍
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
@ZG089, unfortunately V15 app can't be used. For some reason there is a time limit.

Please, remove that in the next release.

We have to wait for a new release.
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
I'm still using v14, NY edition
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Is it Working ??😳

If yes so I think you gave me a great idea !!
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Answering from v14
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
I don't understand why it's working on your device. I reinstall V14 and after a few seconds the screen show a refresh button. The same as V15, but with V15 also a message text showing which is better.
[Android Apps and Games] sawdoctor:
I've never had any version stop working for me. Only thing I can think of is i use a VPN and add blocker, maybe that helps?
[Android Apps and Games] waterpolo:
Thanks for pointing to a working direction. I solve it by DNS blocking 'appilix.com' with AdAway, see attached screenshot.
[Android Apps and Games] Spannaa:
Yep, works with AdGuard on non-rooted phone too 👍
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Wait WHAT !!!! 😳

Now, I don't know what to say at all, mates.

But now, i can say that you have found how to bypass the 30 days trial which is injected in the app and you bypassed it :)

But wait, will you bear using ad blockers while using the app ??
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
What VPN? I use googleOne and adaway and v15 stopped working, had to disable my vpn to get adaway to log DNS requests for me to find that appilix.com, v15 seems to be working again
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Block this from DNS list, remove XDA Fourms app data then Open XDA Forums but make sure that you have make things ready in your VPN/ad blocker/firewall
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
Didn't have to remove app data, just blocked that appilix.com entry, restarted the vpn and adaway and opened v15, working again
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Perfect 👍

No one answered yet ?
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
Not sure what response you are wanting? Yeah I will be using an ad blocker and imagine plenty others will as well.......
[Android Apps and Games] ew:
I already use adaway. Just added the site and now it works perfectly. Love the app and this is a perfect solution for me!
[Android Apps and Games] Oswald Boelcke:
Do I correctly read your message that you're releasing trial software here on XDA?

Allow me to point you to rule no. 11:

Please be prepared that this thread might be closed unless you provide here an exclusive free release without any time limitation for our XDA users.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
I guess it is going worse, isn't it ?🥲
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
ANNOUNCEMENT: THE Project is continued and will release 4.0 soon as a fix for the bug :)

The big updates will be postponed to 5.0.

4.0V-Stable is Under test !

It will be released tomorrow.

Changelog :

-Change tabs on the bottom drawer of the app

-A side drawer has been added, just swipe from the left to see the drawer

-Fixed bugs.

-Changed the app logo.( will be Changed later again on 5.0V or 6.0V)

Important note : THERE is an ADS bar appears if you are signed out from forums, the ads bar is FROM the website itself, not from the app, every ads things are removed from the app !

-Bonus Feature as an apology for being late for uploading: You can attach files using the app, this app was crashing when attaching a file to the app to upload or when going to select a file or more, it is safe to be used now.

Enjoy with V4.0-Stable 😉
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
It is Under development:)

I cannot do this but I may release one without bottom tab bar, tabs in this bar will be in the side bar ( push from the left to see the bar)

The 1,2 points seems hard, especially the 2nd point, it can be done manually in the website,

About the 1st point : I can add a tab for browsing bookmarks that you added 😉

If you want I will add it in the v5.0-beta.

The 3rd point : Under testing

Hello

I want to ask you all a question about the app:

Do you want the bottom tab bar be removed in the next release? ( note : tabs in the bottom bar will be migrated to the side bar ( that bar when you swipe from the left of the screen)

I am thinking about releasing the next versions with bottom bar & without bottom bars, what are your opinions about that? 🤔
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Thank you for this application, I have installed to a Xiaomi phone with MIUI 14 / Android 13.

Generally it's really a nice and useful application but I wanted to ask about the notifications

I don't receive notifications - only when I open the app it will show me that I have 2, 3, 5 or so alerts.

I have checked,and Notifications for the app are enabled/allowed., I have disabled Battery optimization and enabled Autostart - screenshots attached

Btw,I didn't need to do all that for the other apps that I use - even with eg Battery optimization enabled, they notifiy me in the background and/or on the locked screen, or they show notifications immediately upon I unlock the screen (WA, Blue Mail, Outlook, Teams, the old/official XDA App when I used it - I stopped using it after the XDA migration, weather widgets and so).

However, for this XDA client, I must always open the app to see how many alerts I already have

Is there please anybody with eg MIUI 12.5, 13 or 14), who can share experience with the notifications for this new XDA Developers app

Also one practical question/suggestion) - here we have to scroll the bar to the right to reach Watched threads tab.

IMO, Watched threads list is more often needed (eg, when I want to read once again something that was posted few days ago but I didn't have time to read carefully) than Manufacturers (I would need to open only when I buy a new phone), What's New (posts about everything,, not related to my devices and usually out of my interests), etc).

Also, in the official XDA app, Watched threads list was reachable by a single click, just like Alerts
[Android Apps and Games] rodken:
Attaching file(s) is still a problem child.
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
And please, Search this thread used to be very useful in the official app (although it needed some tricks to make it really searching for the given phrase)
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Btw, I cannot download an attachement by using this app - it looks as on the screenshot when I click to the attachement

---

I downloaded/installed your app originally from browser but now I have observed first in another thread, that by using the app I cannot download any attachment (zip, log, txt,apk)

Btw, I have checked the app permissions and I don't see any permission (allowed or denied) about Storage. It seems that app did not ask and consequently, in MIUI, it is blocked by default
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
To be honest I didn't add this feature :)

I thought you users may get the notifications from Gmail and open the app to reply to it, but I will add this feature later , do not worry ;)

OK, the tab will be added in V5.0 !

Maybe in the bottom tab bar or the side bar (that bar when you swipe from the left of the screen)

I will try to add this too, thanks mate 👍
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
What do you mean, sir ?

Does "attaching files" crash the app ?

It works with me (I use samsung A12, android 13)
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Well, this app is a web view, so the search engine is based on the website itself, not the app .
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
I tried to download a screenshot that you attached, it downloaded successfully

But wait I may find /detect the issue exactly
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Well, I have checked the issue now, I really can't download an attachment (.zip .apk, etc)

Will be fixed in v5.0 ;)
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
It looks like v5.0 should be released at the earliest time, well, Good news : v5.0-Beta is Under test !

But it will take a day or two to check If things got fixed or not.

Also, I see that the notifications problem needs that I need to have a lot of free time to add, the app is programmed to send notifications on downloading progress, but not programmed to send account notifications, which will take a long time to do this :(

Once the new features + fixes are confirmed to work, I will tell you everything before releasing ;)
[Android Apps and Games] rodken:
After troubleshooting, this version is very selective as to which file manager is chosen to attach files from.

I was able to attach a file after changing to an alternate file manager.

Further investigation is needed as to why.
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
For me attaching works (but not downloading attachements)

I'm already using this app for XDA and my posts here (with attachements) were posted by the app👍
[Android Apps and Games] zgfg:
Yeah, I know that your app displays in WebView - so Search this thread already works in your app just like in the browser - proof in the attachments

Sorry, must be I overlooked the icon yesterday when testing and wrongly reporting
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
So the app doesn't crash when attaching the file :)

I expected that it is not the app problem .

V5.0 will fix this ;)

Nice ❤️

Thanks for using the app 🙂

No problem, mate ;)

Well, I see some problems in v5.0-beta, which will affect the date of publishing the app.

Sorry :(

The app now is under maintenance, v4.0 still works but the fixes will be applied in v5.0

V5.0-Beta Test is done, it will be published in 1-3 days :)

#XDA_Developers
[Android Apps and Games] pogi.paul0119:
Wow. It's quick, enjoying the app.. keep the good work ☺️
[Android Apps and Games] dancrow:
Is it possible to make the font a little bit bigger than the extra large option in settings?
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
What ? I don't understand 😕
[Android Apps and Games] dancrow:
I'm wearing glasses and I think, even with the font set to extra large in theme settings of xda forum, the size of the display font is still small for me.

My question is: can you make your application display the messages with a bigger font size?

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Waaaaaaaait

I will release one with no free trials. I promise.

The problem that is : i compile the app in an online compiler, but the app compiler injects the app code ( I don't know how) so it only works for 30 days

(I have explained it before : https://xdaforums.com/t/development-unofficial-new-xda-forums-app.4614343/post-89218837)

And TBH I do not give limitations to the app in return of paying or something, i only compile the app using online app compiler ( because of having a weak pc), but the compiler injects the app so it only works for 30 days, but whatever i have ideas about solving this anyways, but for now i cannot do / apply any of my ideas due to my exams, but i have told my users that i will release an update for the app after my exams.

Please do not close this thread 🙏

Thank you 😊
[Android Apps and Games] bombadier:
Don't know if it's a language barrier but I am really struggling to understand what you are getting at?
[Android Apps and Games] Retrial:
As I understand the app is based on https://appilix.com/ on Free Plan "For Testing, Expires in 30 Days", that's why every build has that expiration.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Repeat : It Will Be Solved !

And THERE WILL BE NO MORE FREE TRIALS

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL USERS.

PLEASE NO ONE TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, Let's behave like nothing happened

@Oswald Boelcke sorry if I annoyed you, I will release an update soon for the app after my exams with NO MORE FREE TRIALS. That way I will be not bypassing the red line :)
[Android Apps and Games] sawdoctor:
I fail to see what you have done wrong. You haven't given paid content for free and have been updating the app every 30 days.

It's hardly your fault if my VPN DNS adblocker automatically blocks a certain DNS. I certainly didn't add it and I'm certainly not going to remove it either.

Adblockers and DNS blockers are actively developed on xda , what is the point if no one is supposed to use them
[Android Apps and Games] samhhmobil:
Do I understand right?

This your XDA-Forum-app is "injected" with unknown third-party-code, and it's sending unknown parts of my data to an unknown third-party-website???

That's badest rubbish, I've ever seen in this forum ever!

Vote with ZERO!

samhhmobil

PS

This thread should be closed and erased ASAP.
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
Unknown WHAT !!

Hey man Hold up, I have compiled the app online, yes it has a code injected in the app but the code just makes the app works for 30 days as per free trial (screenshot was provided by @Retrial in a previous post. NO DATA IS BEING STOLEN AT ALL, I GUARANTEE THAT APPILIX.COM DOES NOT STEAL ANY DATA (I do not defend appilix but I just tell you that it does not steal data),YOU CAN EVEN SCAN THE APP USING AN ANTIVIRUS, ONE WARNING WILL SHOW UP BECAUSE OF USING TEST KEY FOR SIGNING, NOTHING ELSE

I gonna calm down, and say that you just judged things wrongly, THERE IS NO DATA IS STOLEN, the communication between the app and appilix.com is just checking if the 30 days of free trial (plan) has been finished or not, and telling you as a user if the app stopped working or not ( from about 2 months, when i closed the app from my app dashboard before the 30 days end, the app tells you a message like "seems like the app is not maintained", how is this message shown ? By a communication between the app and appilix.com to see if the app expiration is finished or not. The website tells the app that it has been closed, so the app shows to the user " this app is no longer maintained", or when it is expired, the app says "The app needs an upgrade from owner".

I have explained why there is "appilix.com" in the app DNS List.

And REPEAT : NO DATA IS STOLEN, AND THERE AREN'T ANY KIND OF VIRUSES OR TROJANS IN THE APP !!!!
[Android Apps and Games] ZG_DEV:
@Retrial you also didn't even give me a chance to talk, you rated my app with 1 star, better to check the last post i have sent so you can understand everything
[Android Apps and Games] samhhmobil:
You compiled an app "online", on an unknown server with an unknown resulting binary, really?

OK. Do you know the code that is injected, by source, byte by byte?

Or don't you really?

You really know the data, that is transferred to a third-party-website?

Or don't you really?

What kind of stupid thinking is that?

It's foolish, to trust such unknown sites.

It proofs, that you don't have any experience in serious coding. It's childish.

Just my 2¢

samhhmobil