Duplicate Posts

phog

When using my Tablet to reply to a thread my post can be duplicated a number of times.

This started last night and has continued today.

Tablet is GoClever and I've used it from three different wifi locations.

Any help much appreciated.

biko

I've seen it with several posters.
Are you using the unofficial boards.ie app to access the site?

phog

biko wrote: »

I've seen it with several posters.
Are you using the unofficial boards.ie app to access the site?

Thanks, yes I think it's an unofficial Android App I'm using.

Is there an official one?

Boards.ie: Nicola

Our app is in development at the moment but not ready for general release just yet.

I'd recommend accessing touch.boards.ie through your mobile browswer-it is optimised for tablets and smartphones

biko

phog, get in touch with the app developer to fix it.
You'll find contact details on the Google Play page where you download it.

Dav

I've found 2 of these unofficial apps on Google Play - one of which is stripping out our ads and is therefore costing us money, so I've requested that he remove the app from Play and that he contact everyone who's installed it to remove it.

Unsurprisingly, we really don't like people costing us our wages.

Annasopra

Duplicate (or more) posts are happening in particular with specific users lately

Maudi

Dav wrote: »

I've found 2 of these unofficial apps on Google Play - one of which is stripping out our ads and is therefore costing us money, so I've requested that he remove the app from Play and that he contact everyone who's installed it to remove it.

Unsurprisingly, we really don't like people costing us our wages.

Hi dav.ive also noticed lately that my posts are duplicating themselves.im on the unofficial boards app.any idea why this is happening or how to fix the problem..thanks

Maudi

Dav wrote: »

I've found 2 of these unofficial apps on Google Play - one of which is stripping out our ads and is therefore costing us money, so I've requested that he remove the app from Play and that he contact everyone who's installed it to remove it.

Unsurprisingly, we really don't like people costing us our wages.

Hi dav.ive also noticed lately that my posts are duplicating themselves.im on the unofficial boards app.any idea why this is happening or how to fix the problem..thanks

Maudi

Dav wrote: »

I've found 2 of these unofficial apps on Google Play - one of which is stripping out our ads and is therefore costing us money, so I've requested that he remove the app from Play and that he contact everyone who's installed it to remove it.

Unsurprisingly, we really don't like people costing us our wages.

Hi dav.ive also noticed lately that my posts are duplicating themselves.im on the unofficial boards app.any idea why this is happening or how to fix the problem..thanks

:pac: proving your point there!

Maudi delete the app and use touch.boards.ie instead. There's no point in asking for a workaround/fix for something that boards doesn't want you using.

phog

Boards.ie: Nicola wrote: »

Our app is in development at the moment but not ready for general release just yet.

I'd recommend accessing touch.boards.ie through your mobile browswer-it is optimised for tablets and smartphones

Using touch.boards.ie but I'd prefer an app any estimated time of release for the official one?

biko

Sorry but I won't give support on an unofficial app someone else wrote, and I kinda guess the boards devs won't either.
Did you get in touch with the app developer and tell them to fix it like I suggested?

phog

biko wrote: »

Sorry but I won't give support on an unofficial app someone else wrote, and I kinda guess the boards devs won't either.

I'm not asking you to give support, I asked about an estimated time of release of an official one that's in development as mentioned in Post #4

Did you get in touch with the app developer and tell them to fix it like I suggested

No, I just stopped using it.

biko

phog wrote: »

I'm not asking you to give support, I asked about an estimated time of release of an official one that's in development as mentioned in Post #4

Oops, that was for Maudi. I should have quoted him so it was clearer.

Hopefully an official app will be available soon.

Maudi

biko wrote: »

Oops, that was for Maudi. I should have quoted him so it was clearer.

Hopefully an official app will be available soon.

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi

biko wrote: »

Oops, that was for Maudi. I should have quoted him so it was clearer.

Hopefully an official app will be available soon.

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi

biko wrote: »

Oops, that was for Maudi. I should have quoted him so it was clearer.

Hopefully an official app will be available soon.

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi

biko wrote: »

Oops, that was for Maudi. I should have quoted him so it was clearer.

Hopefully an official app will be available soon.

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi

biko wrote: »

Oops, that was for Maudi. I should have quoted him so it was clearer.

Hopefully an official app will be available soon.

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Ah seriously!

biko

Maudi wrote: »

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi wrote: »

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi wrote: »

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi wrote: »

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

Maudi wrote: »

Hi biko what did i ask you to do again?

...

Hi, you asked Dav "any idea why this is happening or how to fix the problem".
It's not our app so we can't really do anything at all.
Someone else wrote it and only they can fix their code.

As I suggested earlier, get in touch with the developer (you'll find the details on the app page on Google Play) and let them know.

Maudi, as I explained when you PM'd me you should delete the app, and type touch.boards.ie into your general internet app which is probably chrome (I'm on apple so I'm by sure what the android default is). The touch site is excellent and doesn't send your posts and PMs multiple times!

Maudi

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Maudi, as I explained when you PM'd me you should delete the app, and type touch.boards.ie into your general internet app which is probably chrome (I'm on apple so I'm by sure what the android default is). The touch site is excellent and doesn't send your posts and PMs multiple times!

Ok i tried it earlier and couldnt do it..il try again when i get home...we're not all computer whizz kids ya know.

Maudi

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Maudi, as I explained when you PM'd me you should delete the app, and type touch.boards.ie into your general internet app which is probably chrome (I'm on apple so I'm by sure what the android default is). The touch site is excellent and doesn't send your posts and PMs multiple times!

Ok i tried it earlier and couldnt do it..il try again when i get home...we're not all computer whizz kids ya know.

MugMugs

Maudi wrote: »

Ok i tried it earlier and couldnt do it..il try again when i get home...we're not all computer whizz kids ya know.

Maudi wrote: »

Ok i tried it earlier and couldnt do it..il try again when i get home...we're not all computer whizz kids ya know.

Go to "Settings > Apps" then scroll to the Boards.ie App of whatever it's called and select it. Then press "Uninstall"

In your internet browser as Whoops has said type in "Touch.Boards.ie" and "now ye'r talking"

Dav

I don't think we'll have our app out this side of Christmas to be honest, but Alvis and Diego are working on the tech end of it daily and Coleman and Rebecca who are Product Managers are working hard on getting the interface and features right.

I don't understand why anyone would use an app that isn't an app at all, but a wrapper on our existing website. Just bookmark the website...

phog

Dav wrote: »

I don't think we'll have our app out this side of Christmas to be honest, but Alvis and Diego are working on the tech end of it daily and Coleman and Rebecca who are Product Managers are working hard on getting the interface and features right.

I don't understand why anyone would use an app that isn't an app at all, but a wrapper on our existing website. Just bookmark the website...

Thanks.

TBH, I wasn't aware of touch.boards.ie when I got my Tablet and I found the unofficial App excellent until recently when it started to duplicate posts.

I found the refresh "icon" on the app to be one click rather than two on the refresh on the touch.boards screen - other than that it's much of a muchness aside from as you say that you need to bookmark the site.

Maudi

Maudi wrote: »

Ok i tried it earlier and couldnt do it..il try again when i get home...we're not all computer whizz kids ya know.

Um, you're welcome...

Maudi

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Um, you're welcome...

Thanks..

Maudi

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Um, you're welcome...

I filled in all the necessarys on the chrome thing was told "nearly done"we have sent you an email to do something else with.. but nothing has happened??

Insect Overlord

Did you try to log in, or did you try to register a new account?

Boards.ie: Nicola

Maudi wrote: »

I filled in all the necessarys on the chrome thing was told "nearly done"we have sent you an email to do something else with.. but nothing has happened??

It sounds to me like you might have gone through the registration process, if you go to touch.boards.ie and click login in the top right hand corner you can log straight in using your username and password.

Annasopra

Maudi wrote: »

I filled in all the necessarys on the chrome thing was told "nearly done"we have sent you an email to do something else with.. but nothing has happened??

Could you try again please - your duplicate and triplicate posts in the Greystones forum are a bit irritating

Maudi

mango salsa wrote: »

Could you try again please - your duplicate and triplicate posts in the Greystones forum are a bit irritating

Any better?

Maudi

mango salsa wrote: »

Could you try again please - your duplicate and triplicate posts in the Greystones forum are a bit irritating

Any better?

Maudi

Maudi wrote: »

Any better?

Oh.f.f.s...what about now?

phog

Maudi wrote: »

Any better?

I think the problem is with the unofficial app. If you're still using it then dump it and use touch.boards.ie until the official boards app is ready use.

It worked for me anyway.

Maudi

phog wrote: »

I think the problem is with the unofficial app. If you're still using it then dump it and use touch.boards.ie until the official boards app is ready use.

It worked for me anyway.

Thanks.i did and it seems to be working

Just to let Dav/Nicola know, I was logged out on my phone yesterday and brought to the touch site which advertised the boards app. Might need to be looked at.

Annasopra

This is happening a lot.

Maybe Dav could put a sitewide announcement that the unofficial app may be causing this?

Posy

Yeah, I am seeing a lot of duplicate posts as of late, too.

Rovi

Deleted User wrote: »

Just to let Dav/Nicola know, I was logged out on my phone yesterday and brought to the touch site which advertised the boards app. Might need to be looked at.

I think this is still happening.
I'm pretty sure I've seen an ad for a Boards app a few times on the touch site over the last couple of days.

Hard to be critical of people for using it if it's being advertised on the site

Dav

hmmm, ok, time to issue a cease and desist to whoever is making this dodgy app.

phog

any idea on when the Boards official app will be ready?

Posy

They're going to be at the testing stage in the new year, so hopefully within the next few months.

Ken.

phog wrote: »

any idea on when the Boards official app will be ready?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057100995
Have a read of this. You might have missed the boat on being a tester though.

phog

ken wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057100995
Have a read of this. You might have missed the boat on being a tester though.

Probably missed out on testing but will keep an eye on the thread, thanks.

Padraig Mor

I haven't read through this whole thread but why are people supposing that this unofficial Boards app is the root of the problem? I only use the normal Touch site (no app) but regularly get duplicated posts. It seems to happen when pressing 'back' (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) to get back to the thread list after making a post, i.e. unless you press back several times very quickly, it resubmits the post.

phog

Padraig Mor wrote: »

I haven't read through this whole thread but why are people supposing that this unofficial Boards app is the root of the problem? I only use the normal Touch site (no app) but regularly get duplicated posts. It seems to happen when pressing 'back' (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) to get back to the thread list after making a post, i.e. unless you press back several times very quickly, it resubmits the post.

This has happened to me a few time since I switched to touch site as recently as last night.
I wasn't sure if it was me or my tablet. Last night there was a gap of nearly an hour between original post and duplicate post.

Padraig Mor

Padraig Mor wrote: »

I haven't read through this whole thread but why are people supposing that this unofficial Boards app is the root of the problem? I only use the normal Touch site (no app) but regularly get duplicated posts. It seems to happen when pressing 'back' (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) to get back to the thread list after making a post, i.e. unless you press back several times very quickly, it resubmits the post.

A lot of people who have encountered this problem have admitted that they use the unofficial boards.ie app.