Software update: FP4.FP4D.A.163.20220826

[anon9989719]

@anno291023

It distracts from the experience, so a fix would be greatly appreciated.

HI and welcome to the forum.
However this is a user forum so if you want Fairphone to note your desire for a feature change, ideally you would contact them.

There are other posts about this from three years ago so Fairphone clearly have other issues they consider more important, which you can read about and I would have to agree.

And it is being looked at

WiFi/mobile traffic arrows in status bar

Just sent the following to support. When there is WiFi or mobile network traffic, 2 arrows appear in the status bar which push other icons to the side for a second. This is distracting and looks like an UI error. Please reserve space in the status bar for these arrows so the icons won’t move anymore, or add an option to disable these arrows. Thanks. For context, this is the issue: [14 July 2023] I’ll update this thread when I have a response.

Discussion: Improving the software of FP3

WiFi and Network Icons in the status bar should have a fixed width - at the moment neighbouring icons jump left and right if network traffic occurs and is accordingly indicated by the up/down arrows. [Screenshot_20191117-220425] [Screenshot_20191117-220431] [Screenshot_20191117-220511] [Screenshot_20191117-220504] Early FP2 users might remember this scenario already.

[anno291023]

@anon9989719

However this is a user forum so if you want Fairphone to note your desire for a feature change, ideally you would contact them.

It’s not a feature change but clearly a bug when UI elements jump around. Anyway, obviously FP staff is reading this thread, because they posted recently. This thread has current posts and the older ones don’t, so I posted here.

I just wanted to give my feedback about the impression it makes on a new user but I’m not investing more time in this. I have more pressing software issues to take care of

[UPPERCASE]

It’s okay to post here, but to keep the complaints centrally it would be better to reply in threads about that subject. It will get bumped to the top once you comment, giving the topic attention again. Also, FP support does not use the forum much to prioritize issues. If you want things to get fixed, it’s best to #contactsupport.

[anno291023]

True but several regulars, including your good self IIRC, were talking about this issue and other status bar issues in this thread already. So I assumed it has something to do with this particular update.

I neither have the time nor inclination to dive deep into fora for every tech I use. I’d love if the things I buy for good money made it through the first five minutes of usage without obvious bugs, but as this seems impossible, I have to choose, and phones are not the things I want to waste time with. I posted the feedback, FP developers are free to take it into account or not, that’s it really. If devs cannot be bothered to fix an obvious bug that every customer sees immediately if they use gesture nav, that’s their choice.

[hirnsushi]

If you don’t want to waste time, the most effective way to get things fixed, is to #contactsupport directly with every problem you find.

Issues are prioritized based on the number of tickets opened for a specific problem. The amount of interaction you see in this thread isn’t indicative for how it’s usually like on this forum, Fairphone staff rarely chime in.

[anno291023]

Thanks yeah, I wasted too much already and I won’t be fixing FP’s apparently broken feedback system. The forum is there, just have a guy read it

I will send them a note though, thanks

Edit: “provide a proof of purchase in your request” LOL right

Edit 2: This and another issue reported in detail via #contactsupport, I have done what I can

[UPPERCASE]

Thank you for your service The forum is for community help, FP support doesn’t use it to track issues. They may of course, but they have communicated often that it’s best to #contactsupport for bugs, issues and feedback.