[GUIDE] - XDA New User Guide - Getting started on XDA

[Oswald Boelcke]

Hallo,
How do I insert pictures and files? I just find the possibility to do this over the left.

Wie lassen sich Bilder und Dateien einfügen? Ich finde nur die Möglichkeit dies über links zu machen.
(Sorry for my bad English, Google translator)

If you create a new thread, reply to a post or edit your existing post (for latter you need to go to "advanced edit") just scroll down until you see "Attach files" and there "Manage attachments".
If my attached screenshots don't explain the process sufficiently just ask here again.

P.S. No need at all to apologise for language skills; and Google translator is fine. By the way: I usually use https://www.deepl.com/translator.

 

[tramjens]

If you create a new thread, reply to a post or edit your existing post (for latter you need to go to "advanced edit") just scroll down until you see "Attach files" and there "Manage attachments".
If my attached screenshots don't explain the process sufficiently just ask here again.

P.S. No need at all to apologise for language skills; and Google translator is fine. By the way: I usually use https://www.deepl.com/translator.

Thank you, I found it, i could have come up with it myself

 

[BeeJ1109]

How do you attach files to posts in the XDA app. on Android.
Click on paperclip symbol bottom LHS, then "+" symbol
Allows a directories, subdirectories, and files a similar to File Manager.
Select the file you wish to attach. Click on Yellow Arrow.
But a message appears to indicate file cannot be attached to the post.

"Error! Android failure to grabbing" "filename" "

I See your reply is for Windows version of XDA on a Browser on a PC.

XDA LABS APP IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

Any hints would be appreciated.

Cheers -

Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

 

[Oswald Boelcke]

How do you attach files to posts in the XDA app. on Android.
Click on paperclip symbol bottom LHS, then "+" symbol
Allows a directories, subdirectories, and files a similar to File Manager.
Select the file you wish to attach. Click on Yellow Arrow.
But a message appears to indicate file cannot be attached to the post.

"Error! Android failure to grabbing" "filename" "

I See your reply is for Windows version of XDA on a Browser on a PC.

XDA LABS APP IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

Any hints would be appreciated.

Cheers -

Using XDA Labs and do not know if it is the same as XDA app.
I clicked the paper clip, then the + button, navigated to the file I wanted to attach and that's it. This means exactly as described by you, and as shown it worked without issues minutes ago.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S8+ using XDA Labs

 

[BeeJ1109]

Using XDA Labs and do not know if it is the same as XDA app.
I clicked the paper clip, then the + button, navigated to the file I wanted to attach and that's it. This means exactly as described by you, and as shown it worked without issues minutes ago.

Hi Oswald,
Thanks for info.

I do same but my apps don't allow attachments. Using XDALABS or XDA from Play store latest version 1.6b on any of my 5 devices. Must be a hidden setting. On Android 9 or 10 Stock or Custom LOS or LFR
ROMs.

Cheers

Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

 

[BeeJ1109]

Hi Oswald,
Found out it was still not working. SAME Message on Screenshot.
Then tried again after taking screenshots. Paperclip > + sign in yellow > provided a list of files on Sdcard.
Fail to attach. But tried again this time I selected internal found Screenshot directory under recent then I was able to attach each file. So maybe I needed to reset by selecting different directory and click on any file. Then click on Select on RHS Top of Screen. ( Not seen before). That then starts upload file into this post.
So there were a few more steps to achieve the desired result. Happy Camper now.
Cheers


Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

 

[BeeJ1109]

This time I added last screenshot, but it added automatically after I selected the file I wanted to attach.
So it required setting up first up. Once that is stored into hidden setup. OPTION now works.
Might explain why mine failed each time on different devices, and your phone had been setup therefore you would not see this screen.
So I can try on other devices and setup asI did with this Tablet.
Cheers

Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

 

[Oswald Boelcke]

Hi Oswald,
Found out it was still not working. SAME Message on Screenshot.
Then tried again after taking screenshots. Paperclip > + sign in yellow > provided a list of files on Sdcard.
Fail to attach. But tried again this time I selected internal found Screenshot directory under recent then I was able to attach each file. So maybe I needed to reset by selecting different directory and click on any file. Then click on Select on RHS Top of Screen. ( Not seen before). That then starts upload file into this post.
So there were a few more steps to achieve the desired result. Happy Camper now.
Cheers


Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

This time I added last screenshot, but it added automatically after I selected the file I wanted to attach.
So it required setting up first up. Once that is stored into hidden setup. OPTION now works.
Might explain why mine failed each time on different devices, and your phone had been setup therefore you would not see this screen.
So I can try on other devices and setup asI did with this Tablet.
Cheers

Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

I'm really sorrow for the issues you still have. I'm always interested in an examination and investigation why things don't work or work on one device but not the other. However, in case of XDA Labs I'm not convinced that it's worth to invest time any more.
As far as I know we aren't too far away that XDA will be presented in a totally new design based on Xenforo - and vBulletin is gone. But I heard that XDA Labs is ending in turn and will be replaced by a new forum app. Sorry, I don't know details.

 

[BeeJ1109]

Good to hear that XDA LABS is getting an update after more than 2 years with NOT one update.
Cheers
Finally my Samsung Galaxy TAB 4 8.0 SM-T330 Milletwifi might be recognised correctly instead of Galaxy TAB 3 7.0 SM-T230. Completely different devices.
There are hundreds more Members using the Later Tablet in it's various models, ie T331, T335, T337.
Lots of Developement, ROMs, TWRP and general discussion groups.
Has it very own Forums and Discussion Groups setup with Thousands of Postings over several years.

Problem is These Devices are Automatically detected as Incorrect TAB 3 8.0, therefore provides incorrect links to the wrong Forums and Discussion Groups.

Asking several times to fix it, Requests to highest management levels of XDA. Only response The OP being Blackjack. does not respond to requests. As he and the XDA Team are Too Busy creating the New Version, to worry about fix Old v1.1.6b XDA app.

Come one change one byte from 3 to 4 in hex. How difficult is that. But only Blackjack has the code, according to the Head Administrator, whom I thought should have the Power to direct this very Small, little time required to amend the incorrect code, required to recognise the Tablet correctly.

Hopefully next version will work correctly from day one. But I am not Holding my Breath, given the response so far.

At least respond to my request, to at least Acknowledge would be courteous as a minimum.

Cheers

Sent from my SM-T835 using XDA Labs

 

[GuyInDogSuit]

I didn't see this (well, a search of this thread and several others linked from it), and I'm not sure if this is in the right section, but... I see there's a "profile banner" option on my user settings page, but there's no info about what the size/dimension/filetype constraints are. So far I've tried six different images and none will upload.

UPDATE: Tried a few others and one finally stuck. Sadly, it's just a low-res meme image, but it's a start, lol.

 

[Banana_sam]

Edit: wrong thread