Garage Talk app Beta testing
Android 4.4.4 on a Samsung Galaxy S5

SUMMARY:

ISSUES:
- App is generally slow and cumbersome. App menus and in-reply menus have delays.
- Would be nice to boot straight into CF forum since it's the only IB site I use. Perhaps add a 'Default Forum' options?
- I don't see a way to insert attachments into posts inline.
- Needs option to browse through device folders when attaching images.
- Keyboard does not recognize new sentences or line breaks, and therefore does not auto-capitalize the first letter.
- Zoom with two fingers moves a minute amount before swiping the image one way or the other. Double-tap zoom goes to a good size, but does not allow panning around image.
- Ability to upload more than 5 images to a post, as with the ForumRunner app, would be outstanding.
- App leaves little room for typing in the box provided. (See here)
- App does not seem to support screen rotation/landscape mode EXCEPT when viewing images.
- Messages only displays Inbox folder. No option for Sent or anything else is available.
- URLs in the app are not automatically converted to hyperlinks. This is something to consider.
- Some images are appearing as an attachment link instead of loading. They load on the web page. (See here)
Update: 17 FEB 2015 @5:18pm EST
- Multi-quote is forgotten when moving to another page.
- Selecting a thread from the Subscribed list doesn't go to the first unread post.
Update: 20 FEB 2015 @10:12am EST
- 10-character minimum posts. We don't need them.
Update: 20 FEB 2015 @4:20pm EST
- Posts in app have date stamp, but no time stamp. This is true of threads when browsing the forum, as well as individual posts within threads.
- When viewing user's profile "About" section, an option to view their signature would be profoundly helpful. Or simply give an option to view signatures in threads


IMPROVEMENTS:
- Pictures are loading clearly at full size. This is a huge improvement, but zoom is hardly functional.
- The ability to add images while editing is a very welcomed change.
- I like that Push notifications are turned off by default.
- .GIF images do function on the new app. That's a nice change


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ISSUES:
App is generally slow and cumbersome. App menus and in-reply menus have delays.
I don't see a way to insert attachments into posts inline.
Needs option to browse through device folders when attaching images.
Keyboard does not recognize new sentences, and therefore does not auto-capitalize the first letter.

TEST:
Profanity filter check:
**** ******* bastard passage bastard pack ****ed

EDIT: Moved OS/version to top of post.

 

IMPROVEMENT:
Pictures are loading clearly at full size. This is a huge improvement, but zoom is hardly functional.

ISSUES:
Zoom with two fingers moves a minute amount before swiping the image one way or the other.

Double-tap zoom goes to a good size, but does not allow panning around image

 

ISSUE:
App leaves little room for typing in the box provided. When I multi-quote the two posts above this, this is all the room I have to edit, modify, and type a reply:

 

TEST:
Orientation check:
Landscape
Portrait
Upside down

 

ISSUE:
Forum does not seem to support screen rotation/landscape mode EXCEPT when viewing images. This may be intentional, though I don't understand the reason.

Phone's screen rotation is turned on and functioning with other apps

 

ISSUE:
Messages only displays Inbox folder. No option for Sent or anything else is available

 

IMPROVEMENT:
The ability to add images while editing is a very welcomed change.

ISSUES:
URLs in the app are not automatically converted to hyperlinks. This is something to consider.

I just noticed in the Random Picture thread that some images are appearing as an attachment link instead of loading. They load on the web page.

Example:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showth...2<br /> 265527

 

ISSUES:
- Multi-quote is forgotten when moving to another page.
- Selecting a thread from the Subscribed list doesn't go to the first unread post.

 

ISSUE:
- 10-character minimum posts

We've never needed them. It has never been an issue, and it's damaging to some of the Off-Topic threads

 

ISSUE:
- Posts have date stamp, but no time stamp
- When viewing user's profile "About" section, an option to view their signature would be profoundly helpful. Or simply give an option to view signatures in threads