I don't know what you mean by "entering an email", but when you add something to a workflow like a bug system, it's pretty common that it expects to be able to send you notifications about status changes, etc.
I didn't experience any of the issues you mentioned on my Nexus 5 phone and Nexus 7 tablet. No crashes, no overwritten files, and categories worked quite well with a string match list on search. I'm new to selfies, so I took a few. On the off chance that anyone cares what I look like :) here's one of them: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wil_Sinclair_Selfie.jpg
On the whole, I thought it was a great app, and I plan on using it for more than uploading selfies soon. ;)
I did notice that audio files weren't handled correctly in the app with the waiting wheel spinning endlessly, so I filed this bug: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70546
While I was playing around with it, I thought it would be cool if I could record audio for immediate upload like the functionality for taking and uploading a picture, so I added this bug: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70547
If you want to add your own issues, here's the place: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Commons%20App
If it's not obvious enough already, I'm going through my experience because I believe it's not just the WMF that needs to make an effort if we expect our software to shine. If you just want to complain in to the wind, I suppose posting to this list is one way to do it (tho I think there are better, more specific lists to post to). If you are serious about getting it fixed, you might have to do a bit more footwork, but you're much more likely to make a difference and help the developers help us.
Whenever someone complains about software on this list, I plan to go to bugzilla and check whether a bug has been filed. If it hasn't, I won't hesitate to call the complainer on it. Let's do our part, so the developers can do theirs.
,Wil
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Yann Forget yannfo@gmail.com wrote:
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 wllm@wllm.com:
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=342...
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=e...
,Wil
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Yann Forget yannfo@gmail.com 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_Andro...
Regards,
Yann
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