Develop Bugs

(requests) From the Users to the Mods & Admins

Hi all
A few of us Moderators have been getting PM's that in my case have not been dealt with due to the fact I am not always on the board.
All of us do this for free and in our spare time, and over time we move on, get new toys, or even go back to a real life without a keyboard under our fingers.
Please try to understand that some of us are Bias (I admit to it I have a BA and am not intrested in many of the other sections).
Thus I for one do not read all posts and all sections, I feel this is true for others, like I said I feel this.
We all however try to check the trash and keep the news clean.
For this reason we need a form of communication that is not based on a person but directed to a group and in this case its the Moderators and Admins.
It is with that motivation in mind that I have opened this thread and made it sticky in the hope that you are able to post issues that you think that at least one of us should deal with.
Please note that this board does not tolerate cracks, serials, pirated versions or the posting of software that should have been aquired by legal means and we will remove (delete) them when found. Please help us keep this site clean by posting links of that sort in this tread as well as telling us if you have found anything on the ftp site.
Please use this thread, use and edit the wiki and remember this board would not be as great as it is without YOU.
Thanks for your support.
MDAIIIUser

Thanks MDAIIIUser.
And remember, mods aren't Gods, despite us all being flaxen hair'd Adoni.
We can't create new Forums, change the Welcome page or Index page, or supply you with new flags or avatars. But ask anyway, it helps us put pressure on the Admis, who are the true Smooth Operators of this board.
V

Thanks guys!
Hi Guys,
Thanks for postings this.
We (admins) are behind you (though we also aren't gods )
Greetz,
Flar

redirection from www.xda-developers.com still pointed to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/front_page.php
link above is not valid anymore
I guess, it should be pointed to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php
nothing major, just easier that way

Think that is correct that is the main page, the forum is a sub element which you can get to from the main page. If you just want the forum then bookmark it.
Link above worked for me

[req] mobile forum theme
Let me first thank you for moving to a much better forum application than phpBB.
I hope one day we can have access to a mobile friendly theme from owr phone. If implemented, I would also like to request that the theme option be stored in cookies rather in the database so we wouldn't have to enter User CP and change the theme every time we log in from our mobile or desktop.
thanks!

Charmer Wiki locked, someone have a check on that please. Thanks

checked it,
opened, edit, saved and removed edit fine

Try on another different user account? Look at my screen shot. The Page-Info gives me the LOCKED status. And, I only see the View-Source not the normal Edit button. Something wrong?

Is it possible to regain the option: view your posts? I liked it but can't find it now anymore.

go User CP -> Find all your posts.

I didn't notice, thanks!

hanmin said:
Try on another different user account? Look at my screen shot. The Page-Info gives me the LOCKED status. And, I only see the View-Source not the normal Edit button. Something wrong?
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Sorry did notice that one, the page has been unlocked, thanks for pointing it out.

MDAIIIUser said:
Sorry did notice that one, the page has been unlocked, thanks for pointing it out.
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Hmm.. the WM5 wiki seems to be locked too
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Windows_Mobile_5

Somebody is having fun with the locking of pages!
Thanks (unlocked now)

Just wondering, with the recent spamfest that seems to be taking place is there any pattern developing in the IPs used that would allow an IP ban to be placed? or are they using anon proxies? I know from my own experience as an admin on another forum they can be a pain, but they really seem to be targetting this place.... A friend of mine is a developer for vb and if there is anything that could be of use I can ask him if he would be able to create a plugin to help you block it.
In many ways this is one of the best sites I have seen (apart from the one I am an admin on of course, we all take pride in the sites we run heh) and I would like to assist in any way to stop any of the users being taken in by spammers like that. (yes, I know most of the users here are smart enough not to fall for it lol) Certainly it's one of the most informative on the HTC devices.

I don't see Cingular in the drop-down list for profiles.... found this a bit odd....

Crash Override said:
Just wondering, with the recent spamfest that seems to be taking place is there any pattern developing in the IPs used that would allow an IP ban to be placed? or are they using anon proxies? I know from my own experience as an admin on another forum they can be a pain, but they really seem to be targetting this place.... A friend of mine is a developer for vb and if there is anything that could be of use I can ask him if he would be able to create a plugin to help you block it.
In many ways this is one of the best sites I have seen (apart from the one I am an admin on of course, we all take pride in the sites we run heh) and I would like to assist in any way to stop any of the users being taken in by spammers like that. (yes, I know most of the users here are smart enough not to fall for it lol) Certainly it's one of the most informative on the HTC devices.
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Hi Crash Override,
We were already working on this, we will add some ip bans today.
Thanks for you suggestions and compliments though
Greetz,
Flar

blazoner said:
I don't see Cingular in the drop-down list for profiles.... found this a bit odd....
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Seems I got overlooked....
It's bugging me that I have to show AT&T as my carrier, as apparently carrier isn't an optional field, and Cingular isn't available in the drop down menu....

yeah, I'd be ashamed to show AT&T as my carrier also!!!

Marketplace

I don't get it.
If I use the Android XDA app, the Marketplace is visible in General. Using a real browser however, it's not. A quick search for a link into the Marketplace rears a permissions error. And all of this without being registered. So what gives? Something I'm missing here?

nevezen said:
I don't get it.
If I use the Android XDA app, the Marketplace is visible in General. Using a real browser however, it's not. A quick search for a link into the Marketplace rears a permissions error. And all of this without being registered. So what gives? Something I'm missing here?
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what phone your using?

Oh, so it's now visible. After glancing through the rules/disclaimer it appears it'll become accessible after 8 posts for a noobjuice member. Clever.

nevezen said:
Oh, so it's now visible. After glancing through the rules/disclaimer it appears it'll become accessible after 8 posts for a noobjuice member. Clever.
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Good idea to read the Forum FAQ'S there is a lot in there that will help you

nevezen said:
I don't get it.
If I use the Android XDA app, the Marketplace is visible in General. Using a real browser however, it's not. A quick search for a link into the Marketplace rears a permissions error. And all of this without being registered. So what gives? Something I'm missing here?
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You need more posts and/or a longer membership (I can't recall the details).
Guess the Tapatalk app needs fixing .
Dave

nevezen said:
I don't get it.
If I use the Android XDA app, the Marketplace is visible in General. Using a real browser however, it's not. A quick search for a link into the Marketplace rears a permissions error. And all of this without being registered. So what gives? Something I'm missing here?
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It's not the app...we've changed the permission on the Marketplace to not allow access to a user until he/she has made 8 posts. That 8 post level is also the same point at which you can post links. It's just an anti-spam measure. We found people were registering at XDA just to spam the site or the Marketplace. This helps.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

This is good to know. Long time lurker and finally signed up so I could post in the marketplace but alas!

Can someone link to the rules for gaining access to the Marketplace? I have 8 posts but still cannot see it. Tried logging out and back in but still nothing

For a while there I thought I needed to check my eye sight. Makes sense now.

Hard to achieve 8 post if you have nothing to say or to discuss or if everything is so well explained that you do not need answers
Maybe you could add a waiting time also. Lets say after 4 weeks you get to see the market, I highly doubt anyone would wait 4 weeks just to spam something.

It doesn't make sense that you can view the Marketplace before you sign up (and then have it dissapear after you are a member).

oh!! so thats why i couldnt c the marketplace

I am new here. it seem that this is an useful forum.

welcome to forums
Once you become an active/regula user all XDA features will be unlocked and you will be able to post in marketplace, this rule is to protect us from spammers/scammers

Ah I was wondering why I wasn't able to see that deal I saw anymore... guess I'm off to ask more questions.

I have been on the site reading for 6 months now trying not to poste but now i need to use the market so here is my 8th poste thanks.

sweepstakes said:
It doesn't make sense that you can view the Marketplace before you sign up (and then have it dissapear after you are a member).
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Lol. Non-members can't see the marketplace anymore.
Trust me to say too much

As I said before:
Once you become regular/active members will see the benefit of having this
Meantime post and you´ll finally get access

Nice
Really smart security measure! I like it.
--XPiemaster

as long as its for security im all for it

Search no longer working?

Hi,
yesterday I wanted to list all my posts. I went to the tab called statistics and hit the link "display all posts" but I got an error that search is down for 5 minutes and that I should retry in 10 minutes.
I did, but same error.
Trying today, I still get this error - any ideas?

We put in place a limit on the number of searches that can be performed within a given period. We were finding that some users were exploiting the search, causing site slowness. So, we had to do something about it =D.

yes but it says try again in 10min and you wait 10min and then it still doesn't let you search is the issue.

sgt. slaughter said:
yes but it says try again in 10min and you wait 10min and then it still doesn't let you search is the issue.
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Replied to your other post. Basically in 10 min, you may or may not be able to use it, depending on how many people are actually using the feature at the time.

svetius said:
We put in place a limit on the number of searches that can be performed within a given period. We were finding that some users were exploiting the search, causing site slowness. So, we had to do something about it =D.
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Sorry svetius, but this is bad. Problem is, finding something is a two step process:
1. Find the correct thread (at leat one or more search to nail it).
2. Find the related post within the thread (again, more searchs).
We have lots of threads with hundreds, some with thousands of pages, it is impossible to NOT use search here, lots of them.

When i close some irrelevant threads im used to say " Use Search"...now what i will say to them?
svetius said:
We put in place a limit on the number of searches that can be performed within a given period. We were finding that some users were exploiting the search, causing site slowness. So, we had to do something about it =D.
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af974 said:
When i close some irrelevant threads im used to say " Use Search"...now what i will say to them?
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Use Google?

Instead of doing this kind of thing, start from things that will not hurt our regular users, like disallowing guest access. Right now, there are more guests than registered users browsing the forum, creating an unnecessary burden on the system.

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Replied to your other post. Basically in 10 min, you may or may not be able to use it, depending on how many people are actually using the feature at the time.
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Then this should be explained in the message you get when trying to search then if this is in fact the case.
Now to be honest i understand needing to help speed up the site but this seems a little extreme and is going to cause the site to have more and more already redundant posts form people asking questions about things they could of found out by simply searching because they couldn't. resorting to having to search via google isn't the answer in the end, if thats the case search should just be disabled to begin with.
I do agree with disallowing non members the ability to search in hopes that us registered members can then be freed up to use it more freely.

Feed the beast...Hardware...more Hardware...
Oh and a good DBA that can tune the search engine would also be of help.
Love the site, except I can't search for anything.

bsinclair said:
Instead of doing this kind of thing, start from things that will not hurt our regular users, like disallowing guest access. Right now, there are more guests than registered users browsing the forum, creating an unnecessary burden on the system.
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Yes, Jesus Christ this is annoying. How was I ever exploiting the search? Search is the best and fastest way to find the threads I seek. This is nonsense.

Sorry, everyone. We're looking into the cause of this. It's possible that our server admin had to turn off search for several hours to do maintenance. It must have been unexpected, because usually he encourages us to announce the down time before it happens when it's going to be more than a few minutes.

its still working fine

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Xda Premium Photo Upload issues.

Any idea why this message shows up trying to upload photo to "tapatalk hosted" and if in try to upload to "this forum" it works but the option later dissapears and I'm stuck with an option that doesn't work...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Probably because the xda app is worse than Facebook. It only barely works.

Because they stopped supporting free hosting. You have to purchase unlimited hosting now if you want to host images through Tapatalk.
Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.

Just get tapatalk. Never have this problem again.

Or better yet, use neither, they should be banned.
People who use these tools are inconsiderate to others, they're being selfish.
1. Full forum search doesn't exist. The first rule of this forum is to search.
2. There is advertising by default as a signature. That's also banned on this forum.
3. It causes double signatures from idiots (app signature and forum signature).
4. There's no demarcation to the signature so it appears part of the message, this is horrible.
5. It only seems to work 50% of the time and leaves threads looking like a mess.
All because some people think it suits their personal need.
Bin it and ban it.

djmcnz said:
Or better yet, use neither, they should be banned.
People who use these tools are inconsiderate to others, they're being selfish.
1. Full forum search doesn't exist. The first rule of this forum is to search.
2. There is advertising by default as a signature. That's also banned on this forum.
3. It causes double signatures from idiots (app signature and forum signature).
4. There's no demarcation to the signature so it appears part of the message, this is horrible.
5. It only seems to work 50% of the time and leaves threads looking like a mess.
All because some people think it suits their personal need.
Bin it and ban it.
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We have a right to access our forums through mobile, and the forums themselves have included the plugins necessary for the app to work, so obviously they support it.
As far as what you're saying, when each of these forums fully supports a functional and usable mobile version, maybe I'd give up Tapatalk.
Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.

Zeinzu said:
We have a right to access our forums through mobile, and the forums themselves have included the plugins necessary for the app to work, so obviously they support it.
As far as what you're saying, when each of these forums fully supports a functional and usable mobile version, maybe I'd give up Tapatalk.
Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.
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They all work fine with a mobile browser and your personal preferences have nothing to do with the points I raised.

djmcnz said:
They all work fine with a mobile browser and your personal preferences have nothing to do with the points I raised.
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Untwist your panties and go make me a sandwich.
Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.

djmcnz said:
Or better yet, use neither, they should be banned.
People who use these tools are inconsiderate to others, they're being selfish.
1. Full forum search doesn't exist. The first rule of this forum is to search.
2. There is advertising by default as a signature. That's also banned on this forum.
3. It causes double signatures from idiots (app signature and forum signature).
4. There's no demarcation to the signature so it appears part of the message, this is horrible.
5. It only seems to work 50% of the time and leaves threads looking like a mess.
All because some people think it suits their personal need.
Bin it and ban it.
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Ahem..
At least 899 of my 901 posts have been through a mobile app. Never had 1 problem with tapatalk.
Therefore, your argument is invalid.
good day sir!

djmcnz said:
Or better yet, use neither, they should be banned.
People who use these tools are inconsiderate to others, they're being selfish.
1. Full forum search doesn't exist. The first rule of this forum is to search.
2. There is advertising by default as a signature. That's also banned on this forum.
3. It causes double signatures from idiots (app signature and forum signature).
4. There's no demarcation to the signature so it appears part of the message, this is horrible.
5. It only seems to work 50% of the time and leaves threads looking like a mess.
All because some people think it suits their personal need.
Bin it and ban it.
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I agree with the first one. Tapatalk takes care of the others though.
*edit*
Isn't this in the wrong section anyhow? I've notice for a while, that when people need to know something about apps, they post here instead of Q&A. Maybe I'm used to the HD2 forum, because they used to crack the whip on stuff like this, but it seems perfectly fine here Just saying.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Please use the following thread for reporting bugs with the xda app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841646

Possible? broke lcd, unlock PIN from PC

Hey guys! My Galaxy s3 i747 from At&t has the lcd broken, I want to extract my information but since I do not have an LCD, I cannot input my pin so that the computer recognizes the device. Is there ANYTHING i can do? bypass the lockscreen from the PC to access the folders on android and recover my docs, or input the PIN from some sort of command, or screencast to succesfuly bypass this only barrier to get my pictures that are the most important part.

Try scrolling down a few posts

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Try scrolling down a few posts
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I will try that which helps, but the problem is that I had keepsafe app which hides pictures and documents which are really hidden folders. Which a normal backup I think would not back up, there are documents therewhich are of extreme value. That is why I am looking for a way to access the phone.
I tried screencasting but since it is not in debug mode, i guess it doesnt appear in my computer for the cast to access it.thanks

I saw a post someone saying that people don't use the search enough but a way to back up data.. The way it works from reading it was if you are rooted. I have a question. does any part of your screen work or is it just a big blob of color**. also I stopped rooting and modding my phone after getting a good one due to bugs in custom roms. Having stock allows me to call Samsung and ***** and rage and have support. Don't get me wrong the modding community is great and I respect that. But my phone is pretty much my work it has to work how it was sold to me.
I hope there is a way to allow you to fix it yourself with out sending it to Samsung. Or having to pay top dollar for your data.
also search on the internet has become to the point of hopeless, most the time you have to word it right or know the tech term to get the answer easy. I feel your pain and respect the fact you had the guts to ask for help.

Yopkin1 said:
I saw a post someone saying that people don't use the search enough but a way to back up data.. The way it works from reading it was if you are rooted. I have a question. does any part of your screen work or is it just a big blob of color**. also I stopped rooting and modding my phone after getting a good one due to bugs in custom roms. Having stock allows me to call Samsung and ***** and rage and have support. Don't get me wrong the modding community is great and I respect that. But my phone is pretty much my work it has to work how it was sold to me.
I hope there is a way to allow you to fix it yourself with out sending it to Samsung. Or having to pay top dollar for your data.
also search on the internet has become to the point of hopeless, most the time you have to word it right or know the tech term to get the answer easy. I feel your pain and respect the fact you had the guts to ask for help.
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My galaxy is actually rooted, i have searched for this and sincerely have not found a solution, i was looking for another galaxy s3 in the family or friends to temporarily use their screen and input the passcode, for now it is my only option. But i habe yet found nobody with this phone model
My lcd does not work completely, the glass and lcd broke.
I still look for the solution, i do not wait for it, but I kindly ask if anyone knows something i have not seen or found

Please read forum rules before posting
Questions and help issues go in Q&A and Help section
Thread moved
Thank you for your cooperation
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johnfortis said:
My galaxy is actually rooted, i have searched for this and sincerely have not found a solution, i was looking for another galaxy s3 in the family or friends to temporarily use their screen and input the passcode, for now it is my only option. But i habe yet found nobody with this phone model
My lcd does not work completely, the glass and lcd broke.
I still look for the solution, i do not wait for it, but I kindly ask if anyone knows something i have not seen or found
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Couldn't you Odin cwm recovery of you don't already have it and pull via adb?
There is a guide for doing it via backup image in twrp
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app