Wikimedia Apps/Wikipedia/Feedback/Archive1

Issues

 * Comments from me after testing on my Droid Incredible. Back functionality, the Home button in the W logo, History, adding/removing bookmarks, and other basic navigation works as expected. Other stuff... Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   19:39, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * 50% of time, I saw the logo and search bar from the mobile site on page load, in addition the app's built in version. It was there for roughly 2-5 seconds before it disappeared.
 * I may end up fixing this related also to caching and such. Will keep an eye on it.... --brion 22:14, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Full screen search works well, but when I selected an article from the list, the typed text remained after page load (e.g. I saw "she" in my search box after loading the "Sheriff" article). Is it intentional that entered search text isn't cleared on page load?
 * You may wish to continue searching related pages, in which case that might be kinda nice. Not sure whether we should clear or not clear, I've seen UIs do both ways. --brion 22:14, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Google, Bing, and MediaWiki's desktop search all switch to the chosen text from the dropdown rather than retain what you typed or blank the search box, so I would strongly suggest we stay consistent with that. Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   22:29, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * In Settings there was a leftover default entry that said, "Checkbox Example: Lorem ipsum..." :-)
 * This should be gone in latest builds. :) --brion 22:14, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
 * When trying to load points on the map, the Nearby feature was unresponsive to either the menu or back buttons for quite some time.


 * Same as Steven, the search box from the mobile site shows up for a few seconds and then disappears (actually the pages load in a strange way, you see the middle of the article come up and then you jump to the top)
 * Same as Steven, my search which is then autofilled stays in the search box after I go to a page


 * I tried the "Nearby" feature which looks cool and the "Redo search" feature worked, but it wouldn't take me to the full article once I clicked on the flag. It just took me back to the article I was on before.
 * I tried adding Bookmarks, but they didn't appear in the Bookmarks list
 * It is not self-evidence that clicking on the W takes you to the home page.
 * We have a button graphic now Tfinc 23:51, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

--Bnewstead 02:02, 14 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Some feedback from me, in addition to the problems noted above by Steven and Barry -- Motorola Droid 3, running Android 2.3.4. I'm super excited to have the app -- thanks for all your hard work on it! Ldavis (WMF) 19:39, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't get the articles to load from the map; when I touch a point, it will pull up the name of the article and a short preview, but tapping on that doesn't take me to the article.


 * I tried typing the shortcut WP:USEDU into the search box; it gave me Wikipedia:USEDU as a suggestion, but it couldn't just hit the enter button (my phone has a physical keyboard, so I use that button constantly)--I had to use my finger to hit the Wikipedia:USEDU suggestion on the screen. I realize not a lot of us have physical keyboard phones, but there are a small subset of Android nuts like me who will only buy a phone with a physical keyboard. :)
 * Bug filed https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33263 Tfinc 23:55, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

General Feedback

 * More comments, but non-critical stuff. Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   19:39, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Share worked, but if I shared via the built in Message app, it apparently converted to an MMS, rather than an SMS with the link text? Not sure, needs investigating.
 * What phone are you using? I tried it and it sent as a txt as it should Tfinc 00:03, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Droid Incredible with Android 2.3.4. Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   00:23, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * In Nearby, it would be nice if "Redo search in this area" only appeared after I moved the map.
 * I completely forgot about the menu items for a while. I'd suggest we include a screenshot of these/explanation in the Android Market and in any other materials, since these features are great. The whole hidden menu items thing is a general Android UX problem, but with some user education we can show off the cool parts of the app I think.
 * when I am in the Wikipedia home page (of the app) and tap the search bar to conduct my first search, no cursor appears to signal that I can begin typing. Jwild 21:45, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I get this too; on an HTC Desire HD running Android 2.3.3 and the Swype (v 3.26.92D.35432.10) keyboard app. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:53, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: Not yet resolved even with the new updated version. Jwild 16:37, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Languages
I changed the language to Gikûyû, then went back and tapped the homepage on W and nothing loaded as screen shot shows HERE Android version 2.3.4, phone type Huawei Ideos U8150 --Stephenwanjau 03:44, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I saw the blank home screen after trying to reload it a couple times too. It seemed to go away if you refresh, but I didn't try another language version. Steven Walling (WMF) &bull; talk   04:17, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
 * That's because they don't have a configured home page. Same thing happens here : http://ki.m.wikipedia.org/

v1.1 Beta1 feedback
Map seems very flickery on my Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.0), though it's fine on my Nexus 1 (2.3). Hmm... more to test! :)

Some more map issues:


 * load 'San Francisco' article
 * click on geo coords to load map
 * go back
 * load 'Los Angeles' article
 * click on geo coords to load map

Testing on my Galaxy Nexus (flickery) and on my Kindle Fire (non-flicker), the map when loaded again seems messed up, like it's trying to show the tiles offscreen to the left.

Rotating the tablet to change orientation appears to reinitialize things and it shows ok.

Hebrew. I can share more details on IRC, but in general, is there some page that says what is supposed to work? -- Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי http://aharoni.wordpress.com
 * I'm having various issues with the maps, both in English and in