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:book: Search for books and download and convert them to different formats
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This app not working #32

Open emanabdo7 opened 1 month ago

emanabdo7 commented 1 month ago

I can not download any book or convert any book.Please fix this app

aloussase commented 1 month ago

Could you tell me a little more about what is not working? What happens when you try to download a book or convert one?

emanabdo7 commented 1 month ago

Could you tell me a little more about what is not working? What happens when you try to download a book or convert one?

When I try to download a book and click on the download button no thing happen .I clicked many times and nothing downloaded.the same happens when I try to convert a book already exists in my phone and nothing converted.i really don't know why the app not working I hope you can fix this.

aloussase commented 1 month ago

I am using the lastest version and can't reproduce the error. It's working fine for me. Are you sure you are using the latest version and have granted all necessary permissions?

Phoenix1025 commented 1 month ago

Same here! I can find books but cannot download them. It notifies that the app is downloading though. But nothing happens. I checked my permission manager and it says no permission is requested by the app. Fix it bro. This is a helpful app for me because it simplifies my work downloading from library genesis.

Phoenix1025 commented 1 month ago

I am using the lastest version and can't reproduce the error. It's working fine for me. Are you sure you are using the latest version and have granted all necessary permissions?

I think thats the problem bro, the app didn't ask for any permission.

aloussase commented 1 month ago

Are you checking your Downloads directory? Internet permissions are automatically granted, there is no need to grant them explicitly.

emanabdo7 commented 1 month ago

Are you checking your Downloads directory? Internet permissions are automatically granted, there is no need to grant them explicitly.

There are no books downloaded in the download directory. I really don't know why the app is not working. It may need storage permissions, but I checked my permission manager and it says no permission is requested by the app.

aloussase commented 1 month ago

I am sorry but I can't reproduce the error on my side. Maybe try uninstalling and installing again.

Phoenix1025 commented 1 month ago

Are you checking your Downloads directory? Internet permissions are automatically granted, there is no need to grant them explicitly.

There are no books downloaded in the download directory. I really don't know why the app is not working. It may need storage permissions, but I checked my permission manager and it says no permission is requested by the app.

Yes, same here bro. Im on realme c25y android 11 RMX3269_11_A.61. may be its the SAF sh*t of android bro? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app, same result.

tedneal commented 1 month ago

I can attest that the app indeed isn't working correctly. Doesn't download anything but search function works fine. Shows file format but file size is grayed out and clicking it does nothing.

On a rooted Unihertz Titan running Android 10.

zetaomegagon commented 1 month ago

@aloussase I think this issue should focus on the downloads problem. If you are okay with that then @emanabdo7 should retitle the issue to "Downloads not working" or similar, and open a new issue for the book conversion (which is not working for me, but I have not tested well enough to open an issue, IMO)

How are people testing downloads?

@tedneal @Phoenix1025 @Delorean12DMC

Here's how I tested:

  1. open the app
  2. open Rethink DNS app log
  3. do a search
  4. check DNS logs and see contact to library.lol
  5. try to download a book, and see that the Download Manager is connecting to download.library.lol
  6. check for a download notification...nothing
  7. check downloads...nothing
  8. search for Common Lisp
  9. hit the download button on 10 books
  10. repeat step No. 6...after a bit I see lots of "Download Failed messages"; one or two downloads in progress
  11. didn't see or hear the notification. Why? Check Download Manager notification settings. I can't change them (OnePlus 9 Pro, DivestOS 20), so download notifications are silent

I suggest people test like I did since downloads from LibGen, in my experience, can be pretty flakey

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

It doesn't request storage access at least in my case. This might be the reason downloading isn't an option. Also can't upload anything to convert to another format from internal storage.

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

I just noticed the conversion service was down. That would be causing problems with conversions, but it is already fixed.

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

For everyone having problems I suggest deleting the app and installing again, you should be asked notification permissions for example. I've been using the latest version to download books successfully so I don't really know what may be causing you guys issues.

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

Screenshot_20240608-143937 Screenshot_20240608-143908

This is what I see on the app. There's not anywhere to access internal storage to convert the file. Also downloadable files are grayed out as shown.

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

What do you mean downloadable files are greyed out? I can see the colored buttons, you need to click on those to download the book in the specified file format. The convert books screen does look weird on your device. You should be able to scroll down to see the file choose button below the conversion format selectors. What device are you using?

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

It is a Unihertz Titan. It has a 1:1 aspect ratio. I cannot find a way to scroll down. The file size is grayed out. Clicking the colored buttons seems to do nothing. Nothing has appeared in downloads.

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

Does that device have a touch screen? Or is it just handled through the keyboard?

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

Im gonna try that device in the emulator, though I doubt it's available lol

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

Does that device have a touch screen? Or is it just handled through the keyboard?

Yes, it has a touch screen and it also has a touch sensitive keyboard for scrolling.

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

Im gonna try that device in the emulator, though I doubt it's available lol

It might not be available. It's a very niche device.

zetaomegagon commented 4 weeks ago

@tedneal it should only need to request storage access if the app needs general access to storage. Did you try the method I outlined? Sometimes books just don't download from LibGen outside the application

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

@tedneal it should only need to request storage access if the app needs general access to storage. Did you try the method I outlined? Sometimes books just don't download from LibGen outside the application

I have followed your method. It connects to library.lol but I don't see any connections to download.library.lol

Nothing appears.

zetaomegagon commented 4 weeks ago

@tedneal well Download Manager connects to download.library.lol

Anyway, here's a screen recording of what I see

https://streamable.com/n9c6sm

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

Mmmm that makes me think the problem might be with the library genesis mirror being used. Can you verify that from your location you can download books from libgen.is?

tedneal commented 4 weeks ago

Mmmm that makes me think the problem might be with the library genesis mirror being used. Can you verify that from your location you can download books from libgen.is?

I don't seem to have issues accessing libgen.is but the downloads are accessing one of two mirrors. The attached screenshot shows one failing. The other url of library.lol seems to connect fine. Screenshot_20240608-174529

aloussase commented 4 weeks ago

Maybe I can make this a setting, choosing which libgen mirror to use.

emanabdo7 commented 2 weeks ago

I think that this app is not working on some mobile brands like Huawei. My phone is Huawei, and the app is not working. However, when I tested it on Oppo and Samsung, it's okay.