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 <yan...@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 <w...@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=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 <yan...@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_Android >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Yann > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
