Holy cow is this full of bugs. It's basically unusable. If you select something and try to overtype it, it jumps your cursor elsewhere. If you try to select something to BOLD it, it doesn't work correctly. If you try to copy text it doesn't work correctly. I had to uninsall it.
I like having better control of notifications instead of having to check email but navigation is a pain without a back button. Edit: Has been out for months now. Still no back button any link from an email or browser has to be clicked twice. It will take you to your home feed on the app so you have to go back to the source and click it again. If you get a notification from the app it opens the app, the notification disappears and then you have to find the topic on your own. I’m about to delete the app and stick with using a browser. And I’m deducting another star.
While this app is handy to be able to view Groups on my mobile device, it absolutely fails at accessing linked content. Click on any image or attachment and while it opens, there’s no way to close but to forcefully kill the app. If the developer could fix this one issue they’d turn their ratings from 1 to 5 almost instantly. It would be nice if the developer could give this a bit of attention - especially when they are trying to collect fees from groups using the enhanced services like files and DB.
The app performs poorly- frequently closing unexpectedly. The navigation is unwieldy and it’s hard to switch between different discussions without backing out to the main screen, losing your place in the process. Final straw is having to login each and every time to access. Uninstalled.
Nav seems like it should be fundamental in the app. I have to force quit to get back to the post. easier to read via browser than via this apps. please fix it
The app is just bringing the website to an app. Many times I have to close it and start back up because there is no way to go back. Just use the website.
I have to agree with OnlyDavid. Not having a back button has me returning to the website to navigate Groups.io. I’m guessing (hoping) Mark has this in the mix on the next upgrade.
Saving website to homescreen also works very well. Looks and feels like an app with an icon. Groups.io is a good alternative to many intrusive social media companies. Not tracking and no ads. We are using instead of nextdoor.
One of the great things about building an app is that you can go fast beyond the standard webpage. It can be more interactive. You can rearrange the layout. Change the way the editor works to make it more like a word processor. You can do things that you never dreamed before. I understand this is a website, but the app is nothing but the website. Even worse, it’s the website without the back button or the ability to pull up two instances of the website. I don’t know why Groups.io bothered with the app.
Groups.io is the next generation platform for online communities. We are a modern platform for serious communities. Powerful management tools. Mobile ready. No ads, no tracking. We have the most advanced features of any group system, including: - Better archive organization with hashtags - Mute individual topics and hashtags - Advanced group management - Powerful additional features, including Chat, Calendar, Polls, Databases, Wiki, Files and Photos - Additional integrations with RSS, Trello, and Github - Member synchronization with Slack This app lets you: - Find and subscribe to existing groups - Receive real time push notifications about activity in your groups - Create and manage your groups
