Gawq app for iOS: Unable to scroll down on the Article Stats side bar menu

 iOS 14.4

Gawq app for iOS (version 1.1.3)

Date: 03/07/21

Description:

Here's a minor complaint with the current version of the Gawq app for iOS. Each article has an "Article Stats" side bar menu. I can't seem to scroll down on this "Article Stats" menu, even if I have commented.

There is text on the bottom of the screen which is half-legible, but if I try to scroll down to read it, nothing happens. It is a little frustrating.

.@dziabiak .@GawqTalk - hard to see here, but why can’t I scroll down in the Article Stats side bar? Even if there is a comment at the bottom, scrolling down to read it doesn’t seem possible... pic.twitter.com/huuShqesBp

— Random iOS Bugs (@RandomiOSBugs) March 7, 2021

It's difficult to see exactly what I mean in the video, so please take a look at the screenshots below.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Select any news article featured inside of the Gawq app

2. From the bottom of any article, select the "^" arrow

3. Select the "Article Stats" option 

4. From the Article Stats side bar, try to scroll up to read the comments section

Result: It does not seem possible to scroll up the Article Stats sidebar menu - user cannot see the partially obscured "comments" section at the bottom

Expected: The user should be able to scroll the Article Stats sidebar menu up and down in order to see the comments section at the bottom

I have just posted a comment to an article...

Now select the "Article Stats" option...

It does seem possible to scroll down and see the "Comments" section.

Gawq app for iOS: Search - a blank space after a search term negates valid results

 iOS 14.3 on an iPhone 8

Gawq app for iOS (version 1.0.8)

Date: 01/10/21

Description:

Here's a minor pet peeve with the search functionality of the Gawq app. If there is a single space entered behind a valid search term, categories like Topics and Channels are not displayed.

This is easier to show than to describe, so please take a look at the screenshots below.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. With a valid account - launch the app

2. Select the search option 

3. Select the input box under "Search the media"

4. Enter a valid search term like "Rolling Stone" with a single blank space trailing behind the term

5. Run a search - notice that Rolling Stone's channel is NOT returned

6. Run a search of "Rolling Stone" minus a single space

7. Note that Rolling Stone's channel is returned 

Result: The inclusion of a single space behind search terms results in valid Topics and Channels not being displayed. 

Expected: Many (all) users include a single space behind search terms in input boxes - the app should gracefully handle the inclusion of single spaces behind search terms 

Enter in a search term with no space behind the search term...

After searching for "Rolling Stone" without a space behind it, Rolling Stone's channel appears. This is expected behavior.

Now run a search for "Rolling Stone" with a single space behind the search term...

The channel for "Rolling Stone" does NOT appear. This is not expected behavior. 

Gawq app for iOS: Account Creation - Mobile Phone entry keypad is hard to activate if user creates account using Facebook or Google credentials

 iOS: 14.3 on an iPhone 6

Gawq app for iOS (version 1.0.2)

I downloaded the Gawq app for iOS today after reading an article about it. I like the idea of the app, and will continue to play around with it in the future.

There is one minor issue, however. The mobile phone entry keyboard on the "Complete registration" page does not seem to work very well if the user uses either Google or Facebook credentials to create an account.

The keyboard works flawlessly if the user uses Apple ID to create an account. They can continually call up and dismiss the mobile number keyboard continually. It doesn't work so well with Google or Facebook. I actually thought that the keyboard wasn't working at all after I logged in with my Facebook credentials.

Here's a video. The first part of the video shows the mobile phone keyboard entry after creating an account using Apple ID. It works great - the user can continually activate the keyboard. 

The second part of the video shows the same keyboard after creating an account using Facebook or Google. The keyboard is VERY difficult to active. 

.@dziabiak .@GawqTalk - bug with the Gawq app. The mobile phone keyboard doesn’t work (isn’t activated easily) when creating account with Google or Facebook credentials. Works fine with Apple ID. Very frustrating. pic.twitter.com/Fuch9tKZhX

— Random iOS Bugs (@RandomiOSBugs) December 21, 2020

 

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download the Gawq app for iOS

2. From the landing page, select either the Facebook or Google options

3. After entering in valid credentials, press under "Your mobile phone" to activate the keyboard on the "Complete Registration" screen

4. Dismiss the keyboard 

5. Try to activate the keyboard again 

Result: The keyboard for the mobile number entry does not work well if the user uses Google or Facebook to create an account - if the user dismisses the keyboard by accident, it is very difficult to activate it again 

Expected: The keyboard on the mobile number entry option on the "Complete registration" screen should work well after it has been dismissed by the user