Paperpile for iOS and Android private beta (closed)

Beta testing
#339

I’m testing the iOS app.
So far so good! A couple of crashes, but I’m not sure it was a problem with the app problem, more a network/wifi problem.
However, :slight_smile: I do have a couple of requests.

  1. Would be nice to have access to the build in dictionary in the pdf view. Very useful.
  2. More colors to underscore/highlight. I do have a color code and would love to have orange and black.
  3. To add a white page in an article. I use Documents from Readdle on iOS. With this app, I have the ability to add a page to the PDF. Very useful to take longer handwriting notes.

this being said, keep up the good work !

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#340

Another URL which can’t be imported using the Android beta:

#341

Bug report

(sorry if that has been already reported, but the forum search function doesn’t work to take me to places where a keyword is used in the thread, and this thread is way too-long to scroll through).

I’m using Android 8.0, and the latest verison of the Paperpile beta (I believe, no version is reported in the ‘About’ section of the app).

Most things are running smoothly, however one annoying cosmetic bug is that after downloading a PDF to my device using the ‘share to Paperpile’ button in my brower (Chrome 78.0.3904.96), the notification that the PDF is download is complete (in the Android pull-down tray) is not able to be removed unless I reboot my phone. I.e. I cannot swipe the notification away.

Another slight bug-bear is that it’s slightly annoying that you have to wait quite a few seconds for the reference to sync - so I have to stare at the spinning wheel for quite a while - I would be happy if this happened in the background (or as a tray notification), so I can continue reading/working in the browers.

#342

Using iOS beta on iPadOS. When annotating with Apple Pencil sometimes have an issue where a random really big streak will form above what I’m writing. I haven’t been able to reproduce the behavior consistently. Sometimes it happens a lot other times not as much.

#343

Hi!

I am sorry to write here, but I filled the survey 2x and got no invitation yet. Would be really happy to try out the Android version as a happy user of paperpile,

best

#344

Me too, and don’t be sorry. I regret having paid for paperpile. It’s a real bummer not being able to access my saved papers in my tablet, even if I try to open in an internet browser. Despite being logical that a paid service would try to implement this basic feature asap, they don’t seem to be concerned about fixing this. We work with these pdfs on a daily basis and having an app would be VERY useful, even if it’s in beta.

#345

The forum is for feedback. Read the initial post of this thread on how to get access properly.

#346

Hello! I wonder where can I sign up for any future beta testing? Thanks!

#347

Night mode (inverted pdf color) is really appreciated! However, there seem to be a number of other methods for doing this, including some which mostly preserve colors other than black/white (the windows application NegativeScreen manages to do this with its Smart Inversion mode: https://zerowidthjoiner.net/NegativeScreen).

It needn’t be perfect, but just to be able to have red lines in plots look something close to red, blue close to blue etc would be a small but important improvement, since the text in figure captions often refers to the colors used.

#348

Hi @stefan et al.,

The iOS beta on TestFlight is set to expire in 2 days. Can you please release a new build so we aren’t locked out?

Thanks,
Max

#349

Hi everyone,
We have just released a new version. It includes many fixes and quite a few new features (see full changelog below).

The most visible change is that we have a bottom tab with a “Recent” tab now. It allows you to quickly access the papers you have opened recently. The two bottom tabs look a bit lonely at the moment but it will make more sense with the next updates… So stay tuned. As always, all feedback is welcome.

  • Quick acess to recently opened papers in “Recent” screen
  • EZProxy support for off-campus file downloads
  • Star, unstar, trash, untrash and delete references
  • Faster opening of PDFs with many annotations (iOS)
  • Fix some stuck notification during PDF download (Android)
  • Fixed incorrectly displayed file size for some files
  • Attempt to fix crash when accessing “On your device” (feedback welcome!)
  • Allow adding labels and folders to references in search results
  • Many more tweaks and bug fixes
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#350

Attempt to fix crash when accessing “On your device” (feedback welcome!

Crashes every time!

Note regarding layout: My screen only shows about 4 references at a time. Seems it should be possible to show at least 7-8 (Which is how many emails Gmail can display at once with my current settings). That is with all the information displayed in a more efficient way. I would also suggest eventually having a “compact view” that could show even more…

#351

“On your device” still crashes my device - Moto G5s plus, Android 8.1.0

#352

Hey guys, when there willl be new beta tester positions available? I’ve fullfilled the form, but never got contacted. (I have a Pixel 3 XL with the latest Android version).

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#353

@Thiago_Oliveira, please contact us via chat/email (support@paperpile.com) and I’ll take care of your request.

#354

On which device are you?

We tried many layouts, turned out to be really tricky. It’s not really useful to abbreviate the title which takes most of the space. We will probably more aggressively abbreviate the author list. Actually we have started that and will show first and last authors.
Also it’s planned to hide the toolbar on top while scrolling (like for example in Google News) and make the bottom tab bar smaller on phones.

#355

I’ve filled out the request form to be included in the iOS beta a couple of time now and still no invite. How can I find out whether it’s likely I’ll get one? I love paperpile, but would really love to get involved in the beta.

#356

I’ve been testing Ipad version of Paperpile,
The existing references were successfully imported into the Ipad version, there were no problems accessing the abstract.
But, even though I can see the attached pdf file icon below the abstract section, it would not open however I tried. Is it normal or pdf opening function not implemented yet?
Do I have import all the pdf files once again on Ipad version of Paperpile?

Besides, clicking “On My Device” leads to app crash, as many of the members of this forum verified.
Thanks

#357

I’m using a Moto G7 Play with Android 9, and I’m having consistent issues using the app to annotate PDFs. The most vexing problem is that the app keeps losing my annotations (highlights and notes) and not syncing them with the files stored in the Paperpile folder in my Google Drive. This behavior is frustrating and makes the app unusable for reading and annotating papers, which was how I had hoped to use it in the first place.

#358

This is my first feedback, so please excuse me if I’m not doing it properly.

Overall the app is great, and I found no errors at all - running Android 10 on Pixel 3 XL.

I don’t know if this was already discussed but I really think it’s annoying to deal with the zoom level while reading my papers on landscape mode. Because the zoom level of the PDF isn’t kept the same after rolling to the next page (see the image attached, captured in the exact moment).

Is there any possibility to keep the zoom level intact while turning the page?

Thanks.

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