I am new on xda-dev. I find it very difficult to use this website.
First there were a lot of issues related to registering and login and now after i can login there are so many other prob.
The text jumps and flickers like a monkey for ages, and the page continues to load.
It was even difficult to search for things on the forum or even start a new thread.
Every time i had to keep pressing the browser stop button to stop loading the page.
The image does not loads for image verification and so i can not post any message.
Just for your info i use No script in my browser but even if i allow scripts on this page still i face a lot of trouble.
First you do not let people register, then you do not let them login and then you do not let them search for solutions or start a new thread.
Dont we have a simple version of this site where i could focus just on exactly what i am here for.
I do not need so much of spoon feeding in the name of interactivity and user friendliness.
Please advise.
Use Mobile app like
Tapatalk
Xda developer app
Forum runner
Regards
Dr. Sanket
I can not even use it from my computer.
In some browsers it can not be opened at all.
Too irritating.
Takes ages to post one comment.
Switching over the forum style to classic solved a lot of problem.
But the Captcha image still takes ages to load.
I have to close and reopen the browser many times.
Search still creates a lot of problem.
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The problem is not why there is Captcha but why is it not opening easily.
Anyway for your info. after a new member posts 10 replies he does not gets captcha
I just wanted suggestion regarding what should be done to be able to easy communicate on this forum. Thanx all of you.
Every time i try to start a new thread, i have to write the title. The system is supposed to search for similar threads. BUT as soon as i do so the entire page refreshes and then there is nothing there on the screen. I have to keep doing that again and again. What a foolish way of making a website. I do not need so much of spoon feeding. Dont we have a simpler interface ?
What you describe never happened to me, even when I was new.
I think you need to focus on troubleshooting your computer/browser instead of complaining about the xda website.
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huaweiuser said:
Every time i try to start a new thread, i have to write the title. The system is supposed to search for similar threads. BUT as soon as i do so the entire page refreshes and then there is nothing there on the screen. I have to keep doing that again and again. What a foolish way of making a website. I do not need so much of spoon feeding. Dont we have a simpler interface ?
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What browsers are you using because I use it with Firefox and Opera without problem on my computer and have even browsed with my phones default browser without issue and am now using the xda app an I have less then 10 posts do you have cookies allowed or JavaScript enabled on your web browsers? That may or may not help
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I experienced similar problems using the website itself. The app seems to work a little better.
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What browsers are you using because I use it with Firefox and Opera without problem on my computer and have even browsed with my phones default browser without issue and am now using the xda app an I have less then 10 posts do you have cookies allowed or JavaScript enabled on your web browsers? That may or may not help
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I have tried, Firefox, Midori and Konquror on two different OS, Ubuntu and Mint but every where I faced some problem or the other. As i mentioned earlier, after i changed the website interface to 'classic' the problem reduced but did not end. Now mainly have problem with Capcha not loading at times or with the auto search of the title of a new thread. I feel the site is made more pro-mobile than for computer use. If some one has not faced these problems at any time does not means that there is somthing wrong with my system. The first time when I registered on this forum the entire page was simply flickering every moment, it would have been worth making a video of that I have been using dozens of forums but never had any trouble of this kind. I feel the system could have been made simpler.
With all the people who blatantly ignore the rules and requests, I don't think a ten post limit with CAPTCHA is all that unreasonable.
I like Linux a lot, but I don't think it's out of line to suggest the trouble lies in browser or OS support especially since Linux tends to be more persnickety than Windows due to market share and development, no matter where you want to place the blame for that.
If someone is having these problems outside of Linux, details would help narrow it down.
At any rate, it's not the forum's requests that are at fault, but the integration with something or lack of support.
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Pennycake said:
With all the people who blatantly ignore the rules and requests, I don't think a ten post limit with CAPTCHA is all that unreasonable.
If someone is having these problems outside of Linux, details would help narrow it down.
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Seems you did not even understand the question. The question is not WHY there is captcha but why it is creating trouble loading. And if it is bcoz of linux then it is strange as captcha is used in many other websites and no where i face any problem. Moreover there are others too who have faced other problems here. And i am not just facing captcha prob there are a host of other prob that makes using the website very difficult. Also how is it that there is problem some times and not there on other ocations ? If it was due to linux it would have been there always ! I would also like to remind you that Android is also built on Linux kernel. And any website that is highly OS specific is not a well planned website. Anyway it was just a feedback to help the site owners improve it "IF" they wish to. If they dont i can always find my way out
Thanx all of you for your help.
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Hey guys - I know this has been asked before, but I've been unable to find a decent answer:
Is there any Lynx-like browser for Android? I don't mind if it runs in the terminal or whatever, but I reckon it would do my limited data quota a massive favour.
Sent from my CM6.1 HTC Dream using XDA App
why don't you just disable the downloading of images?
NEUR0M4NCER said:
Hey guys - I know this has been asked before, but I've been unable to find a decent answer:
Is there any Lynx-like browser for Android? I don't mind if it runs in the terminal or whatever, but I reckon it would do my limited data quota a massive favour.
Sent from my CM6.1 HTC Dream using XDA App
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Have you tried Opera Mini? If you are worried about your data usage, I think you'll love its server-side compression technology. Well, depending in what are your feelings about your browsing privacy.
I know I can disable images, and yes, I tried a couple of browsers with server-side compression, but I was really hoping for the plain simplicity of a Lynx-like app. Thanks for the replies so far!
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i second this
lynx it's so cool for reading some heavy news websites that i ssh to home and use lynx from there
Hm, SSH to your home pc eh? Tell me more.
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The other thing you might consider is RSS. I read a lot of websites like this. Most major news websites now support RSS. Good luck. Lynx is hard to read and manage as it was designed for an earlier implementation of the web.
I wonder if it isn't easy to do since 1) it's all open source and 2) it should be a textbook JNI port...
xaffron said:
I wonder if it isn't easy to do since 1) it's all open source and 2) it should be a textbook JNI port...
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There are some instructions here, in chinese. If anyone does get a working binary, let us know;
http://www.embedu.org/Column/Column294.htm
Update: I followed the instructions, and it works. Here are the results:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16050683
I read through the instructions... Very nice and detailed directions there! However, they're not even using the NDK, they're compiling an ARM executable for Lynx (so if we go that route, the result would be a binary that has to be run from terminal emulator).
Food for thought...
Binary compiled successfully!
Done it!
I just followed the instruction from the chinese professor, and it works fine for me. I have created a tread for it at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16050683
The zip file is there, along with the instructions. Enjoy!
You can also try this one
TextOnly browser for android which displays only content from the article by stripping ads,scripts and images
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spacenext.textonly
There was something i used to do when i was browsing using an old Nokia dumbphone that might help.
Type the following into your address bar:
http://www.google.com/xhtml
Now search for the site you want to visit, i.e xda-developers, and click on the link. You should now be seeing it in a low data format. It's not pretty but it works pretty well on a mobile browser.
If you want you can then bookmark the site as it is, so that it will still have that formatting when you return to it next. Obviously, for every site you want to visit you have to go through the above, but if you also bookmark the xhtml version of google you can always start your browsing session from there and just bookmark all your reformatted favourites as you go.
For that mobile view you can just use the "mobile view (GWT)" option in Dolphin Browser HD
new android browser "Lynx Browser"
You may also want to have a look at the new android browser "Lynx Browser" at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weejim.app.lynx&hl=en
v0.1.16 now comes with "Light" theme support
singa76 said:
You may also want to have a look at the new android browser "Lynx Browser" at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.weejim.app.lynx&hl=en
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[email protected]:/ $ /data/local/lynx
Error opening terminal: screen.
1|[email protected]:/$
Wrong terminal app?
All Text Browser
NEUR0M4NCER said:
Hey guys - I know this has been asked before, but I've been unable to find a decent answer:
Is there any Lynx-like browser for Android? I don't mind if it runs in the terminal or whatever, but I reckon it would do my limited data quota a massive favour.
Sent from my CM6.1 HTC Dream using XDA App
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NEUR0M4NCER said:
Hey guys - I know this has been asked before, but I've been unable to find a decent answer:
Is there any Lynx-like browser for Android? I don't mind if it runs in the terminal or whatever, but I reckon it would do my limited data quota a massive favour.
Sent from my CM6.1 HTC Dream using XDA App
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Little Web Browser is pretty similar to Lynx. Free, but a HUGE fee if you want to get rid of the ads.
It is amazing how you'll always have at least one idiot in almost every forum who has no clue to what the correct answer might be but instead of shutting his ugly mug he tries to be a smart-ass and suggest a retarded "solution" that the OP had already discarded even before he asked. "Eh, why don't you disable images on Opera? (monkey squeaks)" ... well no ****tard, that's not a solution not even a proper answer to the question.
I can't seem to create threads? Not here note other sites. Also this includes new posts. Also having lots or errors with the xda app for android it won't let me login sometimes nor post.
And web errors occur a fair bit when trying to view pages.
Mainly with threads the blue bar moves about 1.5cm then stops.
Any ideas? (sent from trusty speedy iPhone)
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I can't seem to create threads? Not here note other sites. Also this includes new posts. Also having lots or errors with the xda app for android it won't let me login sometimes nor post.
And web errors occur a fair bit when trying to view pages.
Mainly with threads the blue bar moves about 1.5cm then stops.
Any ideas? (sent from trusty speedy iPhone)
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Ummmmmmmm, then what is this?
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Ummmmmmmm, then what is this?
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This is just random bits in the ether. Strange,, i can't reply to threads???
There are some post count restrictions in some forums, but you seem to be past that.
I'd say check that you are actually logged in when you surf.
tthat was creating a thread with my iPhone not transformer
I get the feeling many don't feel the same as I do (I get this feeling from my utter lack of success on Google with this), but is there a way to prevent the Youtube app from clearing the search bar after every search?
I like to watch a lot of episodic content and, of course, I would search for it using terms like 'Comedy Show Episode 01', but doing this is a bit more difficult due to how the Youtube app seems to clear the search bar after every search. Of course, if I also misspell a word during my search, I'd end up after to rewrite the entire thing.
Is there a way/tweak to allow my search queries to remain?
Copy it to your clipboard the first time you type it and change the number.
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Sheolrock said:
Copy it to your clipboard the first time you type it and change the number.
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Well, thanks for suggestion about copy/paste, but the reason I didn't use that to begin with is that I'm usually inter-switching between using Youtube, surfing various information websites, reading Kindle books, commenting on websites, and etc. More often than not, my clipboard is already filled with some other important notes I intend to use later.
Yes, I also understand I could simply copy/paste the note somewhere else to re-use the clipboard, but I was hoping for a quicker/simpler solution. If there isn't one, I will do it that way, but just keeping a bit of hope.
Ya I see why that wouldn't really work.
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Sheolrock said:
Ya I see why that wouldn't really work.
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Well, no matter. There doesn't appear to be any solution to my issue, so I guess using the clipboard in tandem with a note app is the only method available to me.
Thanks for responding to my thread.
Hi guys,
Wondering if anyone can help me fix this issue. Only started occurring today for some reason after a reboot.
Basically I'm logged in to XDA with the app, however I can't reply or view notifications etc as it comes up with an error "security error (user may not have permission to access this feature)"
The same error occurs when I try with tapatalk.
Strangely though I'm still getting notifications like before, I just can't view them when I open the apps.
I can log in with no problems using tapatalk on my iPad and using web browser.
Tried clearing cache, reinstalling apps, wiping app data and reboot with no success.
Is there any way to get these working again?
Also, this doesn't happen when I'm on wifi. I searched these forums and google and found one post from 2011 saying to uncheck 3g compatibility in settings but I can't find that setting anywhere in the app or in general phone rings
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Bump. Anyone have any idea how to fix this please?
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Bump. Anyone have any idea how to fix this please?
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Same issue, i thought at first it may have been redirects through tapatalk servers breaking. Disabled those, with crappalins. After doing that it persisted and then found links from 2012/13 where the problem existed and they said that any links that involved search would be disabled via applications to help server load(as they were under heavy load)
I can't confirm as nobody else is talking about it but I'm still effected on/off. Hard linked threads like "Q&A" of any given device will work but things that require a search like "participated" for your username don't generally work.
Not a solution, but sharing of sufferage.
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Same issue, i thought at first it may have been redirects through tapatalk servers breaking. Disabled those, with crappalins. After doing that it persisted and then found links from 2012/13 where the problem existed and they said that any links that involved search would be disabled via applications to help server load(as they were under heavy load)
I can't confirm as nobody else is talking about it but I'm still effected on/off. Hard linked threads like "Q&A" of any given device will work but things that require a search like "participated" for your username don't generally work.
Not a solution, but sharing of sufferage.
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Do you also have the same problem with the XDA app? I find it really strange that this behaviour occurs over 2 apps.
It's also started occurring intermittently now ; may work completely fine for 3 days then it breaks for a couple of days.
I don't use XDA app but it's not the app. All times I've read of it both apps are effected. Its server side whether mobile portal overload or intentional dispersement of traffic by server Admins.
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I have a somewhat similar problem, I can't seem to use this app while on my home wifi, but if I connect to my mobile network (Verizon) the app loads and works perfectly. My home wifi always causes the app to say failure to load, even though everything else with my home wifi works. Ive tried clearing data, uninstalling/reinstalling. No luck.
Sent from my XT1060 using XDA Free mobile app
Yeah, me too. Login problem, for the development, please fix this problem ASAP. Thank in a tons.
I have the same trouble. If someone will solve it, I will be very thankful if you will write the solution here
adinahmadin said:
Yeah, me too. Login problem, for the development, please fix this problem ASAP. Thank in a tons.
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I have the same trouble. If someone will solve it, I will be very thankful if you will write the solution here
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First of all, you revived a thread from 2014 lol.
And second, around the 30th of November, XDA will have a big update, including the app. So your problem may be fixed by the upcoming update. Read more here : https://www.xda-developers.com/big-changes-to-xda-forums-are-coming-soon/
Hello,
I'm not associated with the developer of this app, but found this rare gem at reddit.
I was looking for a Tapatalk alternative over the last years, since Tapatalk is getting more and more advertisements (even the paid version) and it was criticized because of data leaks and a very bad privacy policy. The developers of Tapatalk don't listen to suggestions and make the app even worse, from one to the next update.
TrendStation is a Feed Player, which allows you to read RSS feeds, listen to podcasts or, which is my favourite feature of the app:
to browse any forum that uses the Tapatalk API.
I'm blown away by the simplicity of this app and the forum module, which is a lightweight alternative to Tapatalk itself. Forums can be added by adding the link of the corresponding forum.
There is no cloud service behind and the login data is not shared, everything stays local.
Since the app is really great made and the developer fixed bugs immediately when I wrote him, I'd like other users that look for a Tapatalk alternative to know about this app.
They removed ads immediately, when I asked them to do so. They'll add a donate entry at the app settings.
Google Play Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nt.ai
Website of the developer: http://limbostudio.html-5.me/?i=1
E-Mail of the developer: [email protected]
I'd like to share this app with you, because it replaced Tapatalk completely for me.
Please leave your feedback, I want to support the developer with it.
I installed this, looking for something better than TapaTalk that I only use for one forum. It will not add the forums, stating that I have the wrong URL (I know I do not) or forums do not use the Tapatalk API.
It is SNB Forums www.snbforums.com and tried www.snbforums.com/forums and it just does not work. I know they use the Tapatalk API because I can access those forums with Tapatalk.
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I installed this, looking for something better than TapaTalk that I only use for one forum. It will not add the forums, stating that I have the wrong URL (I know I do not) or forums do not use the Tapatalk API.
It is SNB Forums www.snbforums.com and tried www.snbforums.com/forums and it just does not work. I know they use the Tapatalk API because I can access those forums with Tapatalk.
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Do you need authentication to access the forum?
I have a forum that only can be accessed after user login so that's may be the problem about the app not syncing
I can't access either but I know for sure it uses Tapatalk API of course
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Do you need authentication to access the forum?
I have a forum that only can be accessed after user login so that's may be the problem about the app not syncing
I can't access either but I know for sure it uses Tapatalk API of course
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You can browse them with no log in. I just set at the add forum screen and get the toast stating wrong URL or does not use tapatalk api. Can't even get to the url.
Thanks for the feedback.
I talked to the developer, there seems to be a problem with a few forums using the Tapatalk API (Probably because of Cloudflare).
He is actually working on a fix.
The XDA forum and some other forums I tested (Android-Hilfe.de) are working fine for me.
Draygon said:
Thanks for the feedback.
I talked to the developer, there seems to be a problem with a few forums using the Tapatalk API (Probably because of Cloudflare).
He is actually working on a fix.
The XDA forum and some other forums I tested (Android-Hilfe.de) are working fine for me.
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Nice to know , the app seems really nice
Draygon said:
Thanks for the feedback.
I talked to the developer, there seems to be a problem with a few forums using the Tapatalk API (Probably because of Cloudflare).
He is actually working on a fix.
The XDA forum and some other forums I tested (Android-Hilfe.de) are working fine for me.
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Yes Cloudflare hosts SNB Forums.
I got following answer from the developer, regarding the problem that some forums cannot be added (Tapatalk API not in use error):
Limbo Studio said:
Hi,
Its seems as if The CloudFlares DDos protection is tampering with the access of the link. The site admins have not whitelisted the Tapatalk API and since these websites have migrated into Tapatalk itself, it explains why you could use these forums in The Tapatalk Application.
This issue has been faced by many around the world -*https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tap...s40.html?sid=9581d9c85a305ea26abd2a244e2cd4b8
We are sorry we couldn’t be of further assistance
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Probably someone can get in contact with the developer and help him. These reply is really sad for me.
Draygon said:
I got following answer from the developer, regarding the problem that some forums cannot be added (Tapatalk API not in use error):
Probably someone can get in contact with the developer and help him. These reply is really sad for me.
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Its not the apps fault but the websites, cloudflare blocks the tapatalk api,
ask the website admin to change it , i guess
Draygon said:
I got following answer from the developer, regarding the problem that some forums cannot be added (Tapatalk API not in use error):
Probably someone can get in contact with the developer and help him. These reply is really sad for me.
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Pass this on to the dev. New Cloudflare SDK and developer docs.
https://www.cloudflare.com/products/mobile-sdk/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/mobile-sdk/overview/
Source.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...-sdk-help-developers-improve-app-performance/
Its the websites cloudeflare firewall, it does not allow incoming connections with the app because it suspects it as a robot.
I like the app and its simple and efficient UI, and the fact that its only 8MB is pretty impressive
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Pass this on to the dev. New Cloudflare SDK and developer docs.
https://www.cloudflare.com/products/mobile-sdk/
https://developers.cloudflare.com/mobile-sdk/overview/
Source.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...-sdk-help-developers-improve-app-performance/
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Thanks, I sent your response to the developer. Probably he still cannot do anything about the issue, because of the mentioned Cloudflare Firewall.
Really sad, the app is awesome. But I can only add a few of my forums.
Draygon said:
Thanks, I sent your response to the developer. Probably he still cannot do anything about the issue, because of the mentioned Cloudflare Firewall.
Really sad, the app is awesome. But I can only add a few of my forums.
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Well its free and you can add all the major forums, so its a win-win
Cloudflare is a nuisance:crying:
can anyone send the apk? My playstore isnt working properly
I must do something wrong, none of the foruns links work, for example to add xda I use the link https://forum.xda-developers.com
Can someone point me in the right direction? tks
Hi, remove https:// to solve the problem.
I tried it, and only XDA worked for me. I really only visit 5 forums. And while I have begun to literally loathe both Tapatalk and Flipboard (these two are one in the same as far as not doing things for users),I cannot switch to to this so (as much as I'd love to) because of this issue..
Very nice presentation though...
Sent from my note 8...
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Hi, remove https:// to solve the problem.
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IMNSHO that is very bad advise to disable https. With all the hacking / privacy issues on the Internet, more security is essential. not less.
That would be a short term fix at best. If that was necessary, then that alone will keep me from using (or trying to use) TrendStation.
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2...ers-to-move-to-https-before-october-deadline/
https://www.techrepublic.com/articl...-how-it-could-make-the-entire-internet-safer/
https://www.cloudflare.com/learning-resources/tls-1-3/
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IMNSHO that is very bad advise to disable https. With all the hacking / privacy issues on the Internet, more security is essential. not less.
That would be a short term fix at best. If that was necessary, then that alone will keep me from using (or trying to use) TrendStation.
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2...ers-to-move-to-https-before-october-deadline/
https://www.techrepublic.com/articl...-how-it-could-make-the-entire-internet-safer/
https://www.cloudflare.com/learning-resources/tls-1-3/
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It's pretty secure as the app is fully local
Sent from my J7 Prime using TrendStation
I test and have some comments.
1. Poor translation of the Polish language
2. Additional menu in posts / three dots / slightly visible, changing the theme helps a little.
The appplication is developmental and great that someone is making a conciliatory for tatapalka.
Regards and look forward to further development of the app