Ammar64 / Sharing

Share files and apps on android to other devices using browser
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UI is confusing and complex #13

Open mnalis opened 1 month ago

mnalis commented 1 month ago

(While looking for more active alternative to shareviahttp I found this app. So while a new user experience is still fresh, here is some feedback)

I want to send a file from my smartphone to my laptop. I opened the Sharing app, and easily found Add files icon. However, after I added files, it wasn't quite clear what to do. I saw Selected icon with number of files, so I though "oh maybe it works like checkout button on webshops", but no (there was no "proceed to pay i.e. download"-equivalent button). Then I needed to click separate button Link to get the URL to type in my laptop browser. I typed it in laptop's web browser, but it still didn't work, even while that URL window was opened. I closed it, but it still didn't work. Next in line was Users button, but that was totally confusing to me (and still is, to this moment) - I have no idea what it is supposed to do, but it didn't help me start the download.

Then I clicked Share button on the bottom, but that didn't appear to do anything either. Browser was still returning error.

Then, out of options (and contrary to any instinct) I pressed red "Power" button at the bottom (which I would've expected to shut down the app or something), and it turned green, and afterwards finally I was able to open that URL! (it still didn't work, but I'll open separate issue about that).

Perhaps implementing that menu / Tutorial (is it https://github.com/Ammar64/Sharing/issues/8?) would make it more undestandable... But I must note that I never needed any instructions/tutorial for shareviahttp -- everything was available on single screen and worked with one click.