[CLOSED][OFFICIAL XDA][BETA][MAR 19]XDA Labs: Forum App + App Installer + Xposed Repo

blk_jack · Dec 17, 2015

TonikJDK said:
Got it. No issues on first glance. Editing in 3...2...1....

Editing works. Well done!

First successful in-app edit in thread! Everyone thank @TonikJDK !

burduli · Dec 17, 2015

New update is amazing! I like editing and posting in full screen features most. This app is now more near to get out from alpha phase.

BillGoss · Dec 17, 2015

blk_jack said:
Yea this is intentional. The navdrawer is more a center for calls to action. Where as the dropdown is meant to let you navigate the hierarchical sections of the app.

I think in general if you're used to using the navdrawer to switch between forums (like I was), using the dropdown takes at least a few days to really get used to, but for example I've been testing it now for over a week and the dropdown seems more natural (to me). At any rate the previous method didn't let you flip from Forums -> XDA Labs, unless you clicked the "Apps/Xposed updates" line, which applies a filter, wasn't as consistent and not clear to new users.

This way it's more consistent across a larger majority of the app.

It's not set in stone yet and things may change, but think of it this way. Before you'd have to swipe the navdrawer and press Forums, now you press the dropdown and press Forums. It's a different way of switching between the two main sections of the site with the same amount of actions.

In a perfect world it's even more seamless than that, but the reality is that the app has 2 major separate sections and we're still trying to figure out an approach that works well. I'm personally partial to more of an icon -somewhere- that kinda toggles, but that's not the most intuitive approach.

EDIT: I may change the behavior when hitting Back while viewing Quotes/Mentions, but it's tough to decide what to do. On one hand, if you're browsing Xposed and just want to read a new PM, hitting back should take you back to Xposed and not to the root of Forums... but on the other hand maybe that's what you want?

EDIT2: Er, hitting Back in Quotes/Mentions takes you to Forums.. did you try that @theminikiller or was it just not intuitive? I'm trying to understand the process in order to improve the user experience and not just putting you on the spot

EDIT3: I personally don't like the look of Android's built in PopupMenu and would love to switch to a slicker, smoother type of dropdown that just slides down and remains flush/the same color as the title bar..

I personally don't like having two different ways of navigating. For all options other than forums one uses the hamburger menu (navdrawer), but only for forums one has to use the drop-down list.
To me this is not intuitive, confusing, and hides access to the forums.

Please, pretty please, put access to forums back in the navdrawer.

burduli · Dec 17, 2015

BillGoss said:
I personally don't like having two different ways of navigating. For all options other than forums one uses the hamburger menu (navdrawer), but only for forumsone has to use the drop-down list.
To me this is not intuitive, confusing, and hides access to the forums.

Please, pretty please, put access to forums back in the navdrawer.

I agree. When I first updated app, I was unable to switch to forums. Then I read changelog and I thought: "Why did they do that?". It's uglier and more complex now.

woodman · Dec 17, 2015

TonikJDK said:
Got it. No issues on first glance. Editing in 3...2...1....

Editing works. Well done!

blk_jack said:
First successful in-app edit in thread! Everyone thank @TonikJDK !

I'm a bit jealous to not be first editing here :crying:
Congrats to @TonikJDK ! :

Edit : ok, done. :good:

TonikJDK · Dec 17, 2015

FLooDW said:
I'm a bit jealous to not be first editing here :crying:
Congrats to @TonikJDK ! :

Edit : ok, done. :good:

I will admit I was updating and typing that fast as heck so I didn't get beat out.

Sgace · Dec 17, 2015

Thnks for the great update, really love is.

One thing though; when opening the app it shows a weird opening animation, looks something like the animation that a screenshot makes when taken and fades out.

Cheers

blk_jack · Dec 17, 2015

Sgace said:
Thnks for the great update, really love is.

One thing though; when opening the app it shows a weird opening animation, looks something like the animation that a screenshot makes when taken and fades out.

Yea I noticed this when opening to Forums. I'll look into it. Offhand I'm actually pretty sure I know what's going on, I just need to check and do some testing.

Sgace · Dec 17, 2015

blk_jack said:
Yea I noticed this when opening to Forums. I'll look into it. Offhand I'm actually pretty sure I know what's going on, I just need to check and do some testing.

Thnx m8, really appreciate your work.

Cheers

Nergal di Cuthah · Dec 17, 2015

Avast reporting latest version as APK:cloudrep. False positive?

zelendel · Dec 17, 2015

Nergal di Cuthah said:
Avast reporting latest version as APK:cloudrep. False positive?

Well considering its avast then I would say most likely a false positive.

Nergal di Cuthah · Dec 17, 2015

zelendel said:
Well considering its avast then I would say most likely a false positive.

yes in general I'm sure you, as an individual, may not believe it on face value, nor did I, which is why I came to ask if anyone else got a similar flag (preferably from a different program). However, as you yourself quotes, "security is an illusion", thus perhaps haphazardly marking false positive without proper investigation, or at least confirmation/denial would indeed be false security.
Edit
Okay in the interim I found
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=179031.0
So I'll report it false

zelendel · Dec 17, 2015

Nergal di Cuthah said:
yes in general I'm sure you, as an individual, may not believe it on face value, nor did I, which is why I came to ask if anyone else got a similar flag (preferably from a different program). However, as you yourself quotes, "security is an illusion", thus perhaps haphazardly marking false positive without proper investigation, or at least confirmation/denial would indeed be false security.
Edit
Okay in the interim I found
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=179031.0
So I'll report it false

No what I mean it that as it is avast I would be inclined to think it is. Avast is just not one I would trust alone. There have been tons of issues with them and false positives. Ever since them and Kerpernsky started going at.

As for my sig. All it means is that your security is only as good as the hacker trying to break it.

Ban Dan · Dec 17, 2015

Respect and Thanks to the dev for this really useful app!

Please consider giving some love to the About section, it's an important aid to get to know other members and their work.
Being able to list someone's threads, posts, and thanked posts are important, as well as descriptive and activity (last active,... ) info.
Thank you!

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Any plans to Open Source the app? The server side?

Maxr1998 · Dec 17, 2015

It seems that this new version or the dec 15 version broke Chrome custom tabs in a way that it doesn't open the current page anymore, but the first page of the thread.. Please fix that. Apart from that, you guys did a really great job, and I'm already looking forward to contribute as soon as you release the source!

Beat_Slayer · Dec 18, 2015

Ban Dan said:
Any plans to Open Source the app? The server side?

I don't believe that the server api will be open-sourced, it can contain sensitive data.

As for the app it was said that it will be open-source as soon as it gets a little bit cleaned up.

Ban Dan · Dec 18, 2015

Beat_Slayer said:
I don't believe that the server api will be open-sourced, it can contain sensitive data...

Sensitive Data?!!

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Bug?
Trying to view the first thread of the s5360 Forum

xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/development/samsung-international-moderation-team-t2149990

maybeme2 · Dec 18, 2015

Beat_Slayer said:
I don't believe that the server api will be open-sourced, it can contain sensitive data.

"sensitive data"?

So who is watching the watchers...?

stunned · Dec 18, 2015

They promised the app will be open source

Beat_Slayer · Dec 18, 2015

Ban Dan said:
Sensitive Data?!!

maybeme2 said:
"sensitive data"?

So who is watching the watchers...?

Sensitive data like database structure and server file structure.

They may document the API, but that's a different story of open-source it.

And that's only a supposition not a certain affirmation as I don't know how the API it's coded.

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