Mobile site suggestions - About xda-developers.com

I'm on the XDA app and I'm having a hard time finding a "site suggestions" subforum if it exists, so I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong area.
Anyways, I cannot use the site on my phone at all since the introduction of the floating "menu" that lists most-thanked users and related threads, as it covers thread text almost completely. I'm attaching screenshots in both orientations. I'm using the stock AOSP gingerbread browser on Decks Reloaded ROM for the EVO 4g.
Is there any way to disable this, or a place I can request this feature be removed other than this thread?
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app

You have to contact the site admin or developer!

I just shot them a message now. I don't know why I didn't think of doing this last night!

Just sent a direct email, but thought I would follow up with you. I've been testing this on mobile browsers (different ones) and have identified some issues - I'll work on a fix and we'll check to see if this fixes your issue.

I've added some detection for disabling the sticky sidebar when on mobile. It's too funky due to the resizing/zooming that you do on mobile.
If you are on mobile I highly recommend our app, it works much better than the site - also we are working on a mobile theme for the site.

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(Requests/Suggestions) A Mobile Site for XDA plus some other improvements

I tried to surf this website on my browser on the mytouch 3g and realized that it is a pain the the @$$ to surf. I was wondering if there can be a mobile site.
- You can easily log into your account to access User CP and check your messages.
-Search for Threads and/or Add New Threads feature
-You can pick between Mobile or Desktop View
Also there are some other things that I feel could be better.
-When someone quotes you, you can get an email notification telling you. This way people don't have to subscribe to every thread they put a post to see if people respond to your post.
-A Google Chrome Plug-In like you can see your Account Status easier or search for forums from the URL Bar.
If anyone else has any issues that they want to be fixed please post them I'm pretty sure a Mod or Admin is going to see this thread.
I'm not sure if this has been proposed before but if it has please direct me to the thread and/or lock this thread. I really don't want to be banned or suspended. I searched but could find anything.
This probably would have been best to post in the sticky called (requests) From the Users to the Mods & Admins. However, I at least have an answer one of your questions, the mobile site one. Somebody on the boards (ktemkin) made a mobile site for XDA-Developers, which is can be accessed by going to http://xda-developers.mobi. It's not the prettiest site and it doesn't have full functionality, but it gets the job done better than any other solution out there at the moment. Hope that helps
Did not know about this. Like u said it's not pretty, but it's the best we have right now.
But vBulletin comes with built-in pda display -- no one ever sees this because it's obscure in the top-left menu on the homepage:
PDA layout
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/
DaveTheTytnIIGuy said:
This probably would have been best to post in the sticky called (requests) From the Users to the Mods & Admins. However, I at least have an answer one of your questions, the mobile site one. Somebody on the boards (ktemkin) made a mobile site for XDA-Developers, which is can be accessed by going to http://xda-developers.mobi. It's not the prettiest site and it doesn't have full functionality, but it gets the job done better than any other solution out there at the moment. Hope that helps
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quicksite said:
But vBulletin comes with built-in pda display -- no one ever sees this because it's obscure in the top-left menu on the homepage:
PDA layout
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/
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meh, that's just the standard Vbulletin Archive View, branded as a PDA layout. It's better than the standard view when on a mobile browser, but xda-developers.mobi renders things much better IMO. View the forum with your Hero's browser using each one, and I'm pretty sure you'll prefer xda-developers.mobi over the archive view. As I said, neither are perfect solutions, and a dedicated client (like the now halted XDApp) would be best, but both can get the job done to a degree.
Neither
http://xda-developers.mobi/
nor
https://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/
Work
Any other ideas?
Don't want to use the app
20GT said:
Neither
http://xda-developers.mobi/
nor
https://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/
Work
Any other ideas?
Don't want to use the app
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The forums are dynamic. They adjust to the size of device you are using. Just browse to the regular URL and it will adjust accordingly.
forum.xda-developers.com
the_scotsman said:
The forums are dynamic. They adjust to the size of device you are using. Just browse to the regular URL and it will adjust accordingly.
forum.xda-developers.com
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I swear last week I click view full site and it went from a mobile view to this.
Oh well, it is what it is
Que Sera, Sera
Thanks

Tapatalk=good, tapatalk spam= annoyance.

Like many people I find it annoying that the forum users posting with tapatalk often do not turrn off the default spam, "Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" which is added in to the body of the post. This forces us to read it over and over and over and over and over and over and over....... Here is an ongoing thread about this in N1 general ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669354
A couple of solutions mentioned in that thread and elsewhere are.... make it a policy much like searching before posting to turn off the spam in settings which by default is on. Add in a divider such as you see before signatures that separates it from the body of the post so that like signatures it is easy to ignore. Many forums have not enabled it because of the annoying spam and this forum could disable support. Others?
Agree, it's very annoying spam...
What about the default signature do you dislike the most? The TapaTalk part, or just its existence in general? We may be able to change the default signature or remove it for the next version. That said, he helps to let people know that XDA has an app. I can understand that it may get annoying.
Maybe if you change the font, so it won't be confused with the rest of the message. It's important to advertise the app.
Put another line-break in and maybe a "divider" (----) to make clear it's a sig.
Sent trough my Keyboard using the Game system under my Desk with Firefox.
__________________________fake sig.______________________________________
Sent with my Keyboard using the Game system under my Desk by Firefox.
-Not an i7 (why waste money)
-Not a GT480 (pity you, Nvidia, to late, to expensive, to warm)
(add al the other crap, some users like a big .gif and a comment to disable signatures viewable if you don't like it.)
svetius said:
What about the default signature do you dislike the most? The TapaTalk part, or just its existence in general? We may be able to change the default signature or remove it for the next version. That said, he helps to let people know that XDA has an app. I can understand that it may get annoying.
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It's just extremely long.
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk​
etc
It's ridiculous. Why does it need to be so long?
A) We don't need to see the device name. We can clearly see the forum they're posting in (and people usually put their device in their profile or signature anyway) so 99% of the time this information is completely useless.
B) The whole "mobile application powered by blah blah blah blah blah" is excessive. We know it's a mobile application. This entire site is about mobile devices!!!
Can you just shorten it? Something like this:
______________________
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App​
BOOM. Short and to the point.
Paul22000 said:
It's just extremely long.
<b>Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk​</b>
etc
It's ridiculous. Why does it need to be so long?
A) We don't need to see the device name. We can clearly see the forum they're posting in (and people usually put their device in their profile or signature anyway) so 99% of the time this information is completely useless.
B) The whole "mobile application powered by blah blah blah blah blah" is excessive. We know it's a mobile application. This entire site is about mobile devices!!!
Can you just shorten it? Something like this:
<b>______________________
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App​</b>
BOOM. Short and to the point.
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+1. The problem isn't the fact it adds text, but the fact that so much of the text is unneeded. IMO it should just be shortened and possibly in a variation of the font used in the post, like bold or in a different size.
Personally Im fine with just a divider such as the short one used for signatures. To me the bothersome part is that it appears in the body of the post and I end up reading it over and over. Signatures are easy to ignore even when they are fairly gratuitus because the are outside the body of the post.
Paul22000 said:
It's just extremely long.
<b>Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk​</b>
etc
It's ridiculous. Why does it need to be so long?
A) We don't need to see the device name. We can clearly see the forum they're posting in (and people usually put their device in their profile or signature anyway) so 99% of the time this information is completely useless.
B) The whole "mobile application powered by blah blah blah blah blah" is excessive. We know it's a mobile application. This entire site is about mobile devices!!!
Can you just shorten it? Something like this:
<b>______________________
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App​</b>
BOOM. Short and to the point.
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Would tend to agree with you on this one. I like your shortened version "Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App". Think this would be more appropriate
Will work on this for the next version. Hopefully within a week or two.
Thanks.
No, thank you for helping us all out with this.
svetius said:
Will work on this for the next version. Hopefully within a week or two.
Thanks.
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Are you the author of the app?
If so, yes, thanks for taking our feedback!
Paul22000 said:
Are you the author of the app?
If so, yes, thanks for taking our feedback!
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It would be easier if I was the author of the app-- because I could make these changes much more quickly. I'm more like the guy who convinced the Tapatalk folks to make the app for the community.
Anyway, doing my best to get this done. Thanks.
Actually, I stumbled on this thread on accident; but I like the signature the way it is, which is the reason why I left it. Yes, it's a bit long, but it's a good way to get the word out about a fantastic android application. Is it difficult to believe that people who use this application honestly don't mind giving a bit of free advertisement for amazing products?
I don't see how the sig's length is a problem. Look at almost anyone's sig that lists off the phones they've used and it'll be easily 5-10x the length of the Tapatalk sig. Maybe tweaking it to be a bit shorter, like "Via the XDA Tapatalk app - Nexus One"; but still, honestly, compared to any NORMAL signature, it's nothing.
However, it WOULD be nice to be able to set what your Tapatalk signature is manually.
MaximReapage said:
Actually, I stumbled on this thread on accident; but I like the signature the way it is, which is the reason why I left it. Yes, it's a bit long, but it's a good way to get the word out about a fantastic android application. Is it difficult to believe that people who use this application honestly don't mind giving a bit of free advertisement for amazing products?
I don't see how the sig's length is a problem. Look at almost anyone's sig that lists off the phones they've used and it'll be easily 5-10x the length of the Tapatalk sig. Maybe tweaking it to be a bit shorter, like "Via the XDA Tapatalk app - Nexus One"; but still, honestly, compared to any NORMAL signature, it's nothing.
However, it WOULD be nice to be able to set what your Tapatalk signature is manually.
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for me it's no problem that a good app is promoted and I wouldn't mind it at all, even if the current length would be preserved (or extended)
what I mind is the following: the location where it is printed into the message, there is only one blank line between post and tapatalk ad and I always read it because I think it's part of the post itself, but it's not
and that's the major diff compared to sigs (independent of their size and format): though signatures are also only separated by one blank line from the post they are always preceded by "__________________"
that way they are clearly distinguished from the post, you always know what's coming next and it's up to you to read or ignore it
so why not make the ad part of the signature (e.g. as a check-box in User CP, freely configurable text/format)? I would be much more happy then
but independent of how long the text is: as long as it's part of the post I don't really like it (and that's w/o saying anything about the app)
thx
Draken Korin said:
for me it's no problem that a good app is promoted and I wouldn't mind it at all, even if the current length would be preserved (or extended)
what I mind is the following: the location where it is printed into the message, there is only one blank line between post and tapatalk ad and I always read it because I think it's part of the post itself, but it's not
and that's the major diff compared to sigs (independent of their size and format): though signatures are also only separated by one blank line from the post they are always preceded by "__________________"
that way they are clearly distinguished from the post, you always know what's coming next and it's up to you to read or ignore it
so why not make the ad part of the signature (e.g. as a check-box in User CP, freely configurable text/format)? I would be much more happy then
but independent of how long the text is: as long as it's part of the post I don't really like it (and that's w/o saying anything about the app)
thx
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^^^ This.
Put ___________________________________ above the signature and 95% of the complaints would disappear.
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There was an update a few days ago, the changes in that build were, "v1.3.1:- Add Signature Customization". I'm not sure if this is related to some other issue or not. If it was supposed to addrress it then it was a failure. Paul and others are correct. Get this thing out of the body of the post and its all good.
On another forum I frequent people were asking for tapatalk and they refuse to do whatever it is that they have to do to provide support for it until tapatalk changes the spam. Good call IMO. I like this forum. The knowledge base is unmatched, the moderation is good. The brilliant little widget you added up in the top corner makes getting to a different section a breeze. That was the one complaint I had before, as more and more handsets were getting added it was starting to be a chore scrolling to the sections that interested me. Pretty much all in all a well hashed out forum. I guess considering the subject matter here it isnt a surprise that the number of tapatalk users is very high. Not sure if its something that anyone would really see coming but because the number is high the number of times you get spammed is high as well. I can only ask once again, please help us out.
On a personal level I dislike this kind of in your face spamming. No matter how good tapatalk is I will never use it until they change what they have to know is an irritant to many people. Not the kind of people I want to support.
The past few days I've been looking for a way to disable these messages on my end and I figured out a way!
For anyone else that's interested, here's how:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6396851#post6396851
Paul22000 said:
Chrome Users: ignore this step. Firefox Users: Get https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748
Get http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/41369
Turn on "Show Hidden Files and Folders" in Windows if it's not on already (My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View Tab)
Chrome: Go to C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\fldfipkglonbepjlmnkfofeajjbijeol\1.0\
Firefox: Go to C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\hk0gk3cd.default\gm_scripts\
(The bolded folders may be different for you. If so, sort by creation date and open the latest one.)
Edit the js file with notepad. Below the line that says "im*o" : "in my honest opinion", cut/paste the following:
"Sent from my * using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk1]",
"Sent from my * * using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk2]",
"Sent from my * * * using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk3]",
"Sent from my * * * * using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk4]",
"Sent from my * * * * * using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk5]",
"Sent from my * * * * * * using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk6]",
(You can of course change the "[Tapatalk6]" to whatever you want, even just two quotes "" for nothing at all. I just leave it like this because seeing the message replaced pleases me quite a bit! )
Save the file, restart your browser. The above text should be replaced.
Enjoy!
"Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk" : "[Tapatalk2]" <- Fake
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And an alternate method:
zgornz said:
I use the following greasemonkey script. It also stops the device selection box from using the browsers autocomplete
Code:
// ==UserScript==
// @name xda remove browser autocomplete
// @namespace KB
// @description XDA is braindead and has two autcompletes on their search field
// @include http://forum.xda-developers.com/*
// ==/UserScript==
document.getElementById('s').setAttribute('autocomplete', 'off');
document.body.innerHTML = document.body.innerHTML.replace(/Sent from my .*? using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk/g,
'<span style="font-size: 6pt; font-style: italic;">via tapatalk</span>');
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Paul22000 said:
The past few days I've been looking for a way to disable these messages on my end and I figured out a way!
For anyone else that's interested, here's how:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6396851#post6396851
And an alternate method:
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I don't so much mind seeing other people having that in their signatures. I just dislike the fact that if I personally use the XDA app, it insists on adding an annoying advertisement to the bottom of my post *without my consent*. If there could be a way to turn this off, I would greatly appreciate it.
Edit: someone didn't do a little looking around to find the option to turn it off. xD
Testing version 1.0
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Sent via the XDA Tapatalk Aipp

Lodging a formal complaint against XDA

First of all, let me just say that I love this forum. I learned so much from it and I do appreciate the hard work that everyone does on it and contributions that are made on it.
I am lodging a formal complaint about the forum itself. I know XDA has an Android app of the forum in all it's glory, and it is a great app (could use some improvements, but that's another story) and I do use it constantly.
However, I also have Opera Mini and I have XDA on my speed dial to quickly go to my beloved G1 forum. This morning, I went to XDA through Opera after getting an error code ls2 on the XDA app, and what do I get???? A pop-up nagware box that says that you have a native app.
While that is fine for the first time I go to XDA, it is NOT fine anymore when the box pops up every time I go to a thread. EVERY TIME! If I click OK, I can proceed to the thread I want to read... If I click cancel... oops... Opera freezes and I don't get to go on.
Guys... I like both OK and I have my reasons to keep using the browser and not the app to access these forums. Can you just nag me once or not at all, please?
Thanks.
I've moved the thread to the correct sub-forum, our tech admins don't frequent off topic too often .
I'll ask someone to have a look at this for you.
Dave
nmw407 said:
First of all, let me just say that I love this forum. I learned so much from it and I do appreciate the hard work that everyone does on it and contributions that are made on it.
I am lodging a formal complaint about the forum itself. I know XDA has an Android app of the forum in all it's glory, and it is a great app (could use some improvements, but that's another story) and I do use it constantly.
However, I also have Opera Mini and I have XDA on my speed dial to quickly go to my beloved G1 forum. This morning, I went to XDA through Opera after getting an error code ls2 on the XDA app, and what do I get???? A pop-up nagware box that says that you have a native app.
While that is fine for the first time I go to XDA, it is NOT fine anymore when the box pops up every time I go to a thread. EVERY TIME! If I click OK, I can proceed to the thread I want to read... If I click cancel... oops... Opera freezes and I don't get to go on.
Guys... I like both OK and I have my reasons to keep using the browser and not the app to access these forums. Can you just nag me once or not at all, please?
Thanks.
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Sorry about this. It was only supposed to tell you ONCE that there is an app available, not multiple times. We turned off this function for now until we fix it, so you shouldn't see the pop up.
Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate all the hard work.
You may also want to change the title
Sounds like the issue is with Opera, not XDA. Since it works just fine with the stock browser, and even firefox with UAString changed.
Opera may not have the correct cookie information being sent or received.

Search Thread seems buggy and mobile xda is missing it

Hello
It seems the "Search Thread" function is buggy fx:
I searched this thread where I used the search word "battery" but i could not find my post from yesterday (08-03 11:09) in that search (not to be mistaken with my post from today which I randomly posted 11:09 as well) so it seems the search thread function dosen't show all posts?
Another thing that xda really is missing (especially when it IS a site that focus on mobile devices) is the search thread function on mobile devices... Why is that function not available on mobile devices? Not even if i use the computer version of the site on my phone is it there and even the xda app is missing the function! What gives???
-Hapse
hapse said:
Hello
It seems the "Search Thread" function is buggy fx:
I searched this thread where I used the search word "battery" but i could not find my post from yesterday (08-03 11:09) in that search (not to be mistaken with my post from today which I randomly posted 11:09 as well) so it seems the search thread function dosen't show all posts?
Another thing that xda really is missing (especially when it IS a site that focus on mobile devices) is the search thread function on mobile devices... Why is that function not available on mobile devices? Not even if i use the computer version of the site on my phone is it there and even the xda app is missing the function! What gives???
-Hapse
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I just checked XDA on mobile and I see the search thread box in the sidebar - I know that is not optimal and we are working to move that back over to the main column. Can you confirm it is at least on the page?
For the search issue, it is weird, because when I search "lollipop battery" your post comes up, but when I search "battery" it does not. I'm trying to find out more about this.
bitpushr said:
I just checked XDA on mobile and I see the search thread box in the sidebar - I know that is not optimal and we are working to move that back over to the main column. Can you confirm it is at least on the page?
For the search issue, it is weird, because when I search "lollipop battery" your post comes up, but when I search "battery" it does not. I'm trying to find out more about this.
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Hi there
It seems I've been blind when I was trying to locate the search thread box on my mobile cause it IS there but yes it would be awesome if xda (on mobile devices) got a complete makeover as IMO the design doesn't fit with the quality of this site
Also i wish that the app would get a makeover because as i said earlier this site is pretty much all about mobile devices so I think it would only be fair that this awesome site had a equally awesome app
Yes the battery vs lollipop battery is an odd bug, hope it helps that i posted it
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It's missing for me too on ie and modern ie on windows 8.1 on teclast tablet, but only in some threads, like the cm12 for s4 thread, yet i see it fine in this thread. and it's here just fine using chrome, and its there most of the time in chrome on my s4. weird..

[Feature Request] More mobile optimalized website/forum

I really use the website a lot, but unfortunately the mobile version is working awful...
For example, the XDA Portal Posts are very ugly positioned on mobile phone screens. you can't scroll a little bit to the right and there are advertisements and so on..
I can continue this way, but I think you might notice my point. The mobile orientated css is awful right now (in my opinion) and (in my opinion) needs to be changed.
XDA, you càn do it! I know that!
There's a feedback/recommendation thread for such suggestions, which can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987254
:good:
Ah I didn't know that. Thank you for pointing me the right direction anyway!
DGooseman said:
I really use the website a lot, but unfortunately the mobile version is working awful...
For example, the XDA Portal Posts are very ugly positioned on mobile phone screens. you can't scroll a little bit to the right and there are advertisements and so on..
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I can continue this way, but I think you might notice my point. The mobile orientated css is awful right now (in my opinion) and (in my opinion) needs to be changed.
XDA, you càn do it! I know that!
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I do not bother with the newer xda themes, stay with 2010!!!
Also use a browser like Atlas (set to 175% screen) that can force desktop.
Then fall back to Chrome or NoChromo for editing.
Set xda options set to view threads linear, newest first. Then on a long thread, once you read the newest, change the drop down to hybrid to see the Op. Then switch as needed.
This is so you do not have to press that tiny little button to view the latest post in 2010 theme.
Why not use the app?
Sent from my Wiko DARKMOON
CyanogenMod 12.1
Thread Closed, not needed....

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