Project Information
- Repository: https://github.com/ZeeRooo/MaterialFBook
- Title: Floating Button Bug
Expected behavior
The buttons with this issue are shortcuts to basic features on facebook. Considering that the features are present in both normal and low data mode, I expected the icons to work in both modes.
Actual behavior
When low data mode is activated, the buttons for post a status post a photo and check in are not functional, instead they direct you to the homepage or refresh it, if you were already on the homepage.
How to reproduce
Download, install and launch MATERIALFBOOK from fdroid.org
Click on the three vertical dashes located at the upper left corner of the interface, to launch the side drawer.
To activate low data mode
Navigate down the -drawer list and click on -settings.
On the -settings page, locate "Low data mode" toggle, in the general section just a few slides down the settings page.
Toggle the option "ON"
To test the buttons
Navigate back to the start page and log into the app with your facebook details
Once logged in, you should arrive at the home page
Now try the floating icons by clicking on the floating button located at the bottom right corner of the interface. The icons should be visible and accessible.
Browser/App version: V3.8.1
Operating system: Android v6.0 Marshmallow
Device: ITEL p12
Chipset: Spread
Unfortunately, this buttons do not work for low data mode. It was implemented to work just like that, when the toggle for low data mode is set to on materialfbook loads the basic facebook page as seen on mbasic.Facebook.com, this page has limited functionalities all with the aim of reducing internet data consumption.
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Uhm, they are just buttons, how do they affect data consumption?? @fego and if that happens to be the case, wont they be greyed or just inactive. In this cas they direct your back to homepage. Something is broken don't you think so
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Lol, have you tried opening the basic Facebook on a browser? See how it crops the pictures and all? And I did not say the buttons are for data consumption purposes, rather I was speaking of the "low data mode" toggle. The functions that these buttons call are not available in the basic mode. So your call to action sends them on an errand, they roam the page in search of the expected function, nothing is found and so they return nothing, hence the page is refreshed with nothing new to show.
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And for the records, there have been similar contributions, all saying the buttons do not work. I simply asked them to untoggle "low data mode" option and then it worked.
The only difference with your contribution is- you actually know that for this buttons to work, the "low data mode" option has to be ticked off. This you already know, but you still reported it as a bug.
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I believe its just a mere assumption, when you say "I know". What I know is the said features only work when low data is toggled off, but I didnt think that was the intended behaviour. Like I did mention, these are shortcuts. I believe they have to be functional everywhere, and when you say the functions to be called do not exist, I wonder if it is impossible to make a post or post a photo in basic mode from your end, because those functions work here.
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And for the records, there have been similar contributions, all saying the buttons do not work. I simply asked them to untoggle "low data mode" option and then it worked.
The only difference with your contribution is- you actually know that for this buttons to work, the "low data mode" option has to be ticked off. This you already know, but you still reported it as a bug.
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