Hi, The first thing to fix is the reporting: if the user accepts reporting, you should really report the issue without asking to enter a mail or some information the user does not know. I am fine playing a guinea pig if it is useful, but here I can't even report anything.
Regards, Yann 2014-09-07 11:15 GMT+05:30 Wil Sinclair <[email protected]>: > Hi Yann, most of the issues you're describing sound like straight-up bugs. > > When it comes to Android, it helps to know about issues that affect > some models but may not come up on the model/version that the > developer is using for testing. I think it's safe to say that the S4 > is a '''must work''' Android platform. Some of the open bugs already > filed might apply; if there are closed bugs that aren't fixed on S4, > they may need to be reopened with a comment. And some of the issues > you've mentioned don't seem to be captured at all: > > https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?component=Android&list_id=342313&product=Commons%20App > > IMO, we should be as diligent as possible when it comes to filing bugs > in the bug tracker. There are lots of concerns about the quality of > software that have been expressed here. Whether you happen to be > technical or not, this is one of the best ways each and every one of > us can do our part to build better software for our community. > > Now that I've preached it, it's off to practice for me. I'm > downloading the commons app on both of my Nexus devices now and will > file any bugs I see. If anyone would like to join me and Yann, you can > install the app on your Android device here: > > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wikimedia.commons&hl=en > > ,Wil > > On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Yann Forget <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am not a mobile user. So for the first time, I used the Mobile App >> on a Samsung S4 to upload a few pictures. I am quite disappointed, to >> say the least. I stopped counting how many times the application >> crashed while uploading just a few pictures. Then in reviewing my >> uploads, I can't see the description or the license, the field is >> blank. Then I discovered that the Application does not check if the >> name already exists, and uploads over the old file without warning. >> Luckily I didn't upload over someone else files. Then the categories I >> choose were not included, and also no warning there. It is a bit less >> bad on a tablet, where I can read the description and the license, but >> I can't add any category. I wonder how a software in such a bad >> condition gets deployed... Now it is much easier than on the desktop, >> and I understand why we get so many useless pictures from mobile >> uploads. >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Mobile_app#Feedback_on_Android >> >> Regards, >> >> Yann _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
