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Boards.ie not working on Android phone

  • 28-10-2018 4:42pm
    #1
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone else had a problem accessing Boards on their phone the last few days?. My Samsung Galaxy won't run the App since Friday.


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  • #2
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    First Up wrote: »
    Anyone else had a problem accessing Boards on their phone the last few days?. My Samsung Galaxy won't run the App since Friday.

    Getting 503 errors on the Brave app too


  • #3
    donspeekinglesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    Working okay for me at the moment. Site was down for a bit the other day, and I sometimes get the Cloudflare message.

    Am posting this from Brave.


  • #4
    jimmynokia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭jimmynokia


    Same here since last night


  • #5
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    Working through Chrome but not Android stock browser since Friday. Lots of Cloudflare checks though.


  • #6
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭corks finest


    donspeekinglesh wrote: »
    Working okay for me at the moment. Site was down for a bit the other day, and I sometimes get the Cloudflare message.

    Am posting this from Brave.
    Same


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  • #7
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,614 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Couldn’t log in at all since about lunch yesterday, desktop and phone. Different browsers, cleared cache, etc. Seems to be back up now in the last 20 minutes.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #8
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,268 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Having continuous problems since yesterday.Just got to log in now.


  • #9
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,664 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    DDoS defences it seems, must have been an attack or attempt at same.


  • #10
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    I've tried on five different browsers. Chrome is the only one that works.
    All the others give me this:


  • #11
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,740 ✭✭✭corks finest


    thesandeman wrote: »
    I've tried on five different browsers. Chrome is the only one that works.
    All the others give me this:
    I contacted boards via messenger,got a response ,and back working now, happy days


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  • #12
    EmptyTree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 749 ✭✭✭EmptyTree


    You'll probably get a better response / be better keeping an eye here:
    Can't log in thread on feedback forum


  • #13
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    EmptyTree wrote: »
    You'll probably get a better response / be better keeping an eye here:
    Can't log in thread on feedback forum

    Cheers. I found that after I posted here.


  • #14
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    I can access Boards via notifications on GMail but the app on my phone is still not working.


  • #15
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,030 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Been working fine for me via Chrome and the touch site. Only change is cloudflare checks when I first open the site.

    Have they actually made the app usable these days?


  • #16
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,496 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Have they actually made the app usable these days?
    Last updated February 23, 2016, what do you think?


  • #17
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Alun wrote: »
    Last updated February 23, 2016, what do you think?

    Its working again fwiw.....as is the site on Brave (for me anyway)


  • #18
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    Seems to be OK now.


  • #19
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    More problems since yesterday. Accessible through Google/Chrome but not through the Android app.


  • #20
    morgana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭morgana


    Was working fine for a few days - back to not working again since last night


  • #21
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Hi folks,

    Spotted this thread on the home page, so thought I'd chime in. We had some technical issues last weekend and again last night, but working to rectify these. However, I'm afraid that it's unlikely that the app will be working over the weekend.

    For what it's worth, we recommend using touch.boards.ie for mobile browsing, as the app is no longer supported.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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  • #22
    Alkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,882 ✭✭✭Alkers


    Not working for me currently and wasn't working all weekend either. I can see the pages through the app but posts and forums don't load


  • #23
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,268 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    Spotted this thread on the home page, so thought I'd chime in. We had some technical issues last weekend and again last night, but working to rectify these. However, I'm afraid that it's unlikely that the app will be working over the weekend.

    For what it's worth, we recommend using touch.boards.ie for mobile browsing, as the app is no longer supported.

    Jaysis mark, you guys are getting a hammering at the moment, is it technical issues on your end or external factors? Thanks for your efforts in rectifying these issues


  • #24
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    Spotted this thread on the home page, so thought I'd chime in. We had some technical issues last weekend and again last night, but working to rectify these. However, I'm afraid that it's unlikely that the app will be working over the weekend.

    For what it's worth, we recommend using touch.boards.ie for mobile browsing, as the app is no longer supported.

    You do realise that the Android app is by far the most user friendly access point for many? I'm sure you have your reasons for not supporting it but you are losing a lot of business.


  • #25
    PokeHerKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭PokeHerKing


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    Spotted this thread on the home page, so thought I'd chime in. We had some technical issues last weekend and again last night, but working to rectify these. However, I'm afraid that it's unlikely that the app will be working over the weekend.

    For what it's worth, we recommend using touch.boards.ie for mobile browsing, as the app is no longer supported.

    Sorry Mark can you clarify if the app is under repair or no longer supported?
    Thanks


  • #26
    rizzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,799 ✭✭✭rizzee


    What's the story with the app - is it still as bad as it was a year ago? I've never had a problem with it running on Chrome.


  • #27
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    The app is no longer supported. However, when full service is restored (it's linked to Responsive Site) the app will be back online.

    Unfortunately, there's only so many versions of the site that can be supported and maintained, etc.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #28
    r93kaey5p2izun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,962 ✭✭✭r93kaey5p2izun


    thesandeman wrote: »
    I've tried on five different browsers. Chrome is the only one that works.
    All the others give me this:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=464851&d=1540791432

    Still the same as this for me. Chrome only on Android. Other browsers all give the message above. Sometimes it fails immediately, sometimes it does a Cloudflare check before failing.


  • #29
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,580 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    First Up wrote: »
    You do realise that the Android app is by far the most user friendly access point for many? I'm sure you have your reasons for not supporting it but you are losing a lot of business.

    The app has always been dreadful, I have always used the touch.boards.ie on Chrome and it's been great...


  • #30
    engiweirdo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 593 ✭✭✭engiweirdo


    The now mandatorily imposed new look mobile is absolutely dreadful in comoarison to the "desktop mini" version in existed beforehand.


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  • #31
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    The app is no longer supported. However, when full service is restored (it's linked to Responsive Site) the app will be back online.

    Unfortunately, there's only so many versions of the site that can be supported and maintained, etc.
    I am not an expert in this business but among the many versions available, I'd have thought Android phones were used by a lot more people than some of the others.


  • #32
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Paulina Better Rattle wrote: »
    Still the same as this for me. Chrome only on Android. Other browsers all give the message above. Sometimes it fails immediately, sometimes it does a Cloudflare check before failing.

    I've got it working on Ecosia and Chrome now by but no joy with anything else.
    The trouble with those two is they won't let me increase the font size when using Boards (I can with other sites) so it's killing my eyes.


  • #33
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    While I can see the value in having an app, personally, offering a mobile version of website makes it available and consistent across a range of devices and handsets. We can also make changes (and implement fixes) faster and we don't have to maintain and support even more code bases. I hope that helps give some context.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #34
    First Up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,823 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    While I can see the value in having an app, personally, offering a mobile version of website makes it available and consistent across a range of devices and handsets. We can also make changes (and implement fixes) faster and we don't have to maintain and support even more code bases. I hope that helps give some context.

    It was available and consistent on my Android phone (and everyone else's) until you decided otherwise. It now takes me three times longer to access the site and the screen image is inferior.

    So I'll be accessing Boards far less but thanks for the explanation.


  • #35
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    First Up wrote: »
    It was available and consistent on my Android phone (and everyone else's) until you decided otherwise. It now takes me three times longer to access the site and the screen image is inferior.

    So I'll be accessing Boards far less but thanks for the explanation.

    The app is currently being impacted by technical issues that we faced last night and over last weekend. We are working through said issues, but there will be some disruption in the meantime.

    We're sorry for the inconvenience, but that's all that we can do at this point in time. While issues are being rectified, the touch site is available for mobile browsing.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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