Thursday, February 9, 2017

IMDB app on an iPad Mini - easy way to freeze the app using "Refine" menu from photos

IMDB iOS app (version 7.6)
Date: 02/07/2017

Description:

I've found an easy way to disable the IMDB iOS app. It's done using a technique that I doubt any end users will ever run into, but I still found it interesting!

There is an easy way to drag the photo "Refine" photo option from a photo page, back onto the main page for a movie and/or actor.

When I get this bug to appear, the pop up "Refine" menu won't go away and the app is essentially stuck. Even if I exit out of, and then restart the app, the menu still stays stuck in place. I even exited out of the app, then returned 20 minutes later, and I found it was still doing the same thing.

Easier to describe than it is to show, so please take a look at the attached screenshot.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Download and launch the IMDB iOS app (version 7.6)
2. Log into your account
3. Select any movie ("John Wick: Chapter 2" for example)
4. Scroll down and select "Images"
5. From the Images: page select "Refine" and the Back arrow at the same time
6. Attempt to either "Cancel" "Clear" or "Refine" the pop up menu

Result: Easy way to freeze the IMDB app via the "Refine" feature on photos pages

Expected: Shouldn't be able to easily freeze the app - should be able to dismiss this "Refine" pop up menu

Download the app - then launch and sign in with an account...

Select any movie or actor that has images uploaded to their page...

Select "Images"...

Select these two options at roughly the same time...

The "Refine" menu gets stuck on this page. App gets frozen.

You can select different options on the "Refine" menu, but "Cancel" and "Clear" and "Refine" options do not do anything when selected. App is stuck like this.

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